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Maya Biosphere Reserve

An archive of information about the Maya Biosphere Reserve of Guatemala available on the Rainforest Alliance website.

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The Maya Biosphere reserve, in Guatemala, is one of the leading examples of community forestry success worldwide
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Community: The Secret to Stopping Deforestation in Guatemala

The forest concessions of the Maya Biosphere Reserve have boasted a near-zero deforestation rate for 20 years.

Published on June 1, 2022

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Institutional Capacities in Latin America

Working across Latin America’s most significant natural landscapes—from the South American Amazon rainforest to the Mayan jungle which extends through Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize—the Rainforest... View more

Published on December 16, 2021
Available in: English, Spanish

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2020-2025 Strategy: Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve

For rural, isolated communities in Guatemala, natural capital is the people’s greatest wealth. Since 1997, the Rainforest Alliance has worked with community forestry concessions to strengthen their... View more

Published on November 10, 2021
Available in: English

25-year Extension Granted to Community Forest Concession in Petén, Guatemala

The government of Guatemala, through the Honorable National Council of Protected Areas (CONAP), has granted a 25-year extension to the community-managed forestry concession of Carmelita.

Published on December 20, 2019

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Guatemala’s Forest Guardians Go To Washington D.C.

We shared our conservation achievements in Guatemala with congressional staffers.

Published on October 15, 2018

Project Profile

2017-2019 Kleinhans Fellow: Megan Butler

Improving Community Forest Enterprise Governance in the Maya Biosphere Reserve This project focuses upon the social organization and governance of community forest enterprises (CFEs) in the Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR) of Northern Guatemala. CFEs operating in the MBR face intense land-conversion pressure and challenges related to organizational governance. The goal is to improve the organizational […]

Published on May 22, 2017

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