In Guatemala’s Maya biosphere reserve local people are making a living from trees at the same time as increasing forest cover, showing nature is best protected by those who depend on it. Mark Hillsdon writes in The Guardian as part… Read More ›
Forests
Indigenous communities mobilize to defend Guatemala’s forests from loggers
Jeff Abbott writes in the Waging Nonviolence website about indigenous communities protecting their forests from logging interests. Across Guatemala, indigenous communities are organizing to challenge logging in the country’s vast forests. These communities are concerned with the impact that both… Read More ›