Stories from Guatemala

Sustainability stories from Guatemala

1 sourced story of people taking action in Guatemala.

Uaxactún, Petén, GuatemalaSince 1999

A village inside a Maya ruin looks after its own forest

Around 1,000 people in Uaxactún manage an 83,500-hectare forest in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve, living from xate palm, timber and other products while keeping deforestation low.

DocumentedForests and deforestation

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