We are Forests of People.
We are the alliance of indigenous peoples and local communities that protects the largest forested areas from Panama to Mexico.
We are Guardians of the Forest. We safeguard ancestral knowledge and combine it with innovative ideas. We protect the forests of Mesoamerica and seek solutions for a balanced coexistence with nature. We promote initiatives that combine technology, traditional wisdom and territorial governance for the well-being of our communities and the entire world.
European Union announces EUR 25.5 M investment in Mesoamerica’s Five Great Forests
Today at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), the European Union (EU) announced a 25.5 million euro investment in the protection and sustainable use of the Five Great Forests of Mesoamerica, and the Indigenous Peoples and local communities that risk...
European Union announces EUR 25.5 M investment in Mesoamerica’s Five Great Forests
Today at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), the European Union (EU) announced a 25.5 million euro investment in the protection and sustainable use of the Five Great Forests of Mesoamerica, and the Indigenous Peoples and local communities that risk their lives as their frontline defenders. This new funding will build upon the ongoing EU-funded pilot project implemented by the...
Youth education models adapted to indigenous and local communities are present at COP27
We've heard it already: our mother earth is in urgent need of care, the indigenous and local communities know how to preserve the environment, and the future of our forests depends on the youth. Even so, traditional teaching models have not adapted to the worldview of...
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The guardians of life and biodiversity are in serious danger while climate negotiations advance at the global level
By Dina Juc - Area of Rights and Culture, Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests Within the framework of World Environment Day, indigenous peoples remind the world, international organizations and state governments, that 80% of the planet's biodiversity is...
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