Community Forests in Petén Guatemala: Upscaling and Sharing Knowledge

Community Forests in the biodiversity rich Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR) Petén, Guatemala, is a leading pioneer example of conservation of forest ecosystems through the action of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs).

• The Video 1 (Guatecarbon, ACOFOP, Guatemala), illustrates how Community Forests management in the MBR secures ecosystem conservation and local livelihoods through the protection and sustainable use of forest resources within community forest concessions.

Guatecarbon, proyecto REDD+ de Guatemala

• In the Video 2, the project leader, Marie Ange Ngo Bieng, explains how relevant is the Community Forests Management model of the ACOFOP for securing the future of tropical forests worldwide.

https://youtu.be/0tI3A3mJfL4

• The Video 3 presents dynamics of forest areas in Guatemala, from 1974 to 2016. This highlights forest conservation and resilience in the North of the country, in the Petén department, and this is correlated to the presence and actions of forest communities. This highlights also the contrasted huge deforestation and degradation in the rest of the national territory. 

https://youtu.be/mq31Ii6RcGk

• Video: Local communities and leaders of ACOFOP present the interest of community forest management for them.
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• Video: Scientists, local communities and leaders of ACOFOP involved in the project give elements highlighting the importance, the need of the prospected actions (researches and capacity buildings).
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• Video Activa: Environmental economists present their platform for technology for sustainable business and green markets.
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In collaboration with the Association of Forest Communities of Petén (ACOFOP), we will implement Capacity building and create of a South-South multidisciplinary network to improve, upscale and promote community management for forest conservation and local livelihood improvement, through sustainable use of forest resources linked to the green economy.