Transcript Diapositiva 1 - Rainforest Alliance

Community Forest
Management, an Alternative
for Poverty Reduction and
Biodiversity Conservation
Peten, Guatemala, Central America
Relevant Data
Centro America, Ecological
bridge between North and
South America
GUATEMALA
194 protected areas
3,359,261 protected
ha (8,300,914 acres)
30.86% of the
Guatemalan territory
80% of the protected
areas are located in
Peten
ACOFOP
• Founded in 1995
• Goal: To promote
socioeconomic
development and
the quality of life of
the communities
through sustainable
forest management
• 23 community
organizations
• More than 500,000 ha
Major
Achievements certified
Socioeconomic Benefits
• The community timber forest
management generates more than
100,000 jobs per year
• The wood forest products sales generate
more than $ 4 million per year
• We contribute to local education efforts
• All salaries are over the minimum wage
• We have helped developed the local
technical capacities
• We invest almost $ 300,000 in the
prevention and combat of forest fires and
monitoring and patrolling of the area
Benefits derived from non-timber forest products
Xate
Chewing gum
(Chamaedorea elegans)
(Manilkara sapota)
Allspice
(Pimenta dioica)
Ramón seed
(Brosimum sp)
Environmental
achievements
Prevention and combat of forest
fires
Final thought
The forest concessions in the
Mayan Biosphere Reserve are
one of the most effective ways
to conserve the natural and
cultural heritage of
Guatemala
“Manejamos el bosque con
justicia social”