ACOFOP. Maya Biosphere Reserve – Petén, Guatemala.
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...
As indigenous people we move quickly to survive, but we need help
The Bribri people of the tropical forests of Costa Rica, came out of isolation only in the last decades. Because of this, we are often called “the hidden people.” As the deadly new coronavirus takes hold in Costa Rica and other tropical forest countries, we run the risk of being invisible again.
Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities strengthen their unity in the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests with the formalization of their legal status
On August 11 and 12, the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) held its General Assembly in continuity with the process of its Legal Constitution in Panama, which began in 2022. The Assembly was attended by the territorial authorities of its 10 member...
AMPB led the first Mesoamerican Climate Week to make visible the climate resilience experiences of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.
The Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMBP) led the first Mesoamerican Climate Week held in Panama City from June 13-16, 2023, to promote and highlight the territorial experiences of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in forest management, care and...
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...