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Guardians of the Forests of Mesoamerica convene the first Climate Week from the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
One of the objectives of the week will be to prepare a resilience strategy to protect the cultural and biological diversity of the region. Leaders of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities with extensive experience in community forest managementfrom Mexico to Panama...
Guardians of the Forests of Mesoamerica convene the first Climate Week from the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
One of the objectives of the week will be to prepare a resilience strategy to protect the cultural and biological diversity of the region. Leaders of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities with extensive experience in community forest managementfrom Mexico to Panama call for the First Mesoamerican Climate Week from June 13 to 16 in Panama City. The purpose of the week is to talk about the urgency of stopping the accelerated degradation of our ecosystems, which is a global emergency. Faced...
Second season of “Forests of Stories” addresses the traditional medicine of indigenous peoples and local communities
Indigenous and local community women who protect the main tropical forests of Mesoamerica share their knowledge about traditional medicine to treat COVID 19 The episodes will be released fortnightly and each one will last between 5 and 10 minutes. The forests speak...
Global Alliance of Territorial Communities consolidates presence in Central Africa
A delegation from the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests joined the exchange mission with authorities of indigenous and local communities of Central Africa. From February 21 to 23, in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, the AMPB participated in...
AMPB launches free virtual academy to strengthen communication skills in indigenous and local communities
The Community Communication Academy will open its doors to the indigenous and local communities of Mesoamerica! The Academy will offer virtual, free and open workshops with the aim of strengthening capacities for communication from the territories, so that more people...
Indigenous peoples and forest communities consolidate forest governance in the region through dialogue
The Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB), together with the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD) and its Technical Committee on Forests and Sustainable Landscapes, held the Regional Dialogue: “Community Forestry Agenda in...
AMPB reaches 11 years in the frontlines for territorial rights in Mesoamerica
The Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) commemorates eleven years of joint struggle for the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities in Mesoamerica. For more than a decade, AMPB's grassroots organizations have joined forces for national,...
Indigenous peoples and local communities of Mesoamerica present a direct financing mechanism to communities for high-impact climate action
Indigenous and local communities in Mesoamerica received with concern the announcement of $1.7 billion dollars made by public and private donors at the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC; If these funds use traditional channels, they will fail to reach the front...
Women Leaders of Mesoamerican create a fund for community resilience practices lead by women
Faced with the impact of climate change on the livelihoods of indigenous peoples and local communities, the territorial women leaders of Mesoamerica have developed their own financial alternative to overcome the current deficiency in direct funds for local women....
Mesoamerican Leadership School presents a teaching model adapted to community lifestyles at COP26
Modern education systems do not necessarily correspond to the ways of life of the communities, creating important gaps between conventional training and traditional ancestral knowledge. The Mesoamerican School of Leadership (EML) presented a novel model of pedagogy...
Indigenous peoples and local communities own 958 million hectares of the world’s tropical forests
At UNFCCC COP 26, New Research Shows Indigenous Peoples and local Communities hold at least 958 million hectares of land spanning most of the world’s endangered tropical forests – yet have legal rights to less than half of their lands. Community-held lands sequester...
Natural disasters, women and community forest governance
The increase in the frequency and magnitude of hurricanes worldwide is causing serious loss and damage to the communities and indigenous peoples of the world. Territorial women are leading actions to mitigate and adapt to these challenges, based on their traditional...
The Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests has reached COP26
This November 1st, at the same time as COP26 workdays begin, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, a strong delegation from the AMPB arrives. We come armed with strong ideas and success stories from indigenous peoples, local communities, and Mesoamerican forests in...
Petén community concessions sign a 25-year extension and award of two new Management Units
Delivery of the Extension Contracts for Community Forestry Concessions and Resolution of Award of two new Community Concessions for the integrated use and management of renewable natural resources in the Multiple Use Zone of the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala,...
Mayangna Women’s Government creates their strategic plan
The Board of the Mayangna Women's Government gathered in Managua, this 5 and 6 of October, with the objective of designing the strategic plan for the next five years of administration. Some of the strategic actions that they jointly defined are: To protect and...
Living Pharmacies of Mesoamerica: community healers share ancestral knowledge in a new book
A group of indigenous women and forest communities from the Mesoamerican region created the: "Traditional Mesoamerican Ancestral Medicine Recipe Book"; to demonstrate the breadth of traditional knowledge and healing properties available in the forests to treat...
Spokesmanship training workshops begin for indigenous and local community women leaders of Mesoamerica
38 indigenous and local community women leaders, representatives of the ten indigenous peoples and forest organizations that make up the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests, and who are representatives of the gender agenda of their communities in the...
Kábata Könana Indigenous Women’s Association receives prestigious Equator Prize from United Nations
The Kábata Könana Indigenous Women's Association of the Cabécar Territory in Talamanca, Costa Rica, was honored this Monday, October 4, at the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) 12th Equator Prize award ceremony. This award recognizes ten outstanding...
ACOFOP selected as Latin American and Caribbean observer to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
The Association of Forest Communities of Petén (ACOFOP) was elected again to be the civil society representative for Latin America and the Caribbean to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) as a Civil Society Organization (CSO) Observer 2021-2022. This...
Talamanca’s youth and women start leadership training for territorial advocacy
The Mesoamerican School of Leadership (EML by its Spanish initials) expands its coverage in the Mesoamerican region by initiating its work in the Talamanca area of Costa Rica. In coordination with RIBCA (Bribri and Cabécar Indigenous Network), the EML is in the...
Indigenous women from Mesoamerica discuss possible risk management routes in the face of natural disasters caused by climate change
Indigenous women, guardians of ancestral knowledge, have a critical role to play in the global battle against climate change. There must be direct funding for indigenous peoples and forest communities to compensate for the environmental services they provide to...
AMPB reconfigures work plans and technical support in territories
The technical team of the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) and its semi-autonomous units coordinated strategic themes to continue supporting the region's territorial agenda and the work of AMPB member organizations. From August 16 to 20, the...
European Union, WCS and CCAD to Support Conserving the Five Great Forests of Mesoamerica
EU support will enable WCS to work collaboratively with the Central American Commission for Environment and Development, Re:wild, Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIATOther partners include governments, civil...
Coordinator of Territorial Women Leaders of Mesoamerica participates in the largest indigenous mobilization in history
orest communities of the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) in the II March of Indigenous Women of Brazil that takes place today, September 10, 2021, within the framework of the Fight for Life Camp: The largest indigenous mobilization in history.
Shared experiences build the next steps in the implementation of the Mesoamerican School of Leadership
From August 22nd to 29th, The Mesoamerican School of Leadership (EML by its Spanish initials) held a Regional Workshop, in which the facilitators from each country and the core team met to share experiences and together plan the upcoming actions in the implementation...
AMPB held workshop to deepen understanding about Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) program
On Tuesday, September 7, the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) organized a workshop with its members and allies to provide details on The LEAF Coalition program, an update on the status of national and subnational processes of the Reducing Emissions...
In Marseille, territorial voices propose a community-based approach to conservation
A delegation of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC) is participating in the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France, to ask members to include communities in biodiversity conservation strategies. The Alliance of indigenous peoples and...
AMPB and new Executive Secretary of CCAD plan actions for the forest agenda in the region
The Coordinator of the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) held a meeting this September 31 with the new Executive Secretary of the Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD), Jair Urriola Quiroz, and his team, in which they agreed on the relevance of joint work in the region to promote the forestry and territorial governance agenda.
Mesoamerican Leadership School renovates programs in Petén and Honduran Mosquitia
The Mesoamerican School of Leadership (EML by its Spanish initials) conducted follow-up missions in Petén, Guatemala, and the Honduran Mosquitia last June and July. In Petén and the Honduran Mosquitia, the training program has worked with young people involved in the...
Sihkru Tara 2021: Walking in the footprints of our ancestors
This August 7, 8, and 9, Sihkru Tara is celebrated - the binational meeting of Miskito and Afro-descendant indigenous peoples of Nicaragua and Honduras will be held in the municipalities of Waspam and Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas (Nicaragua) and will culminate with the...
World fails to address indigenous contributions to climate change mitigation
Territorial leaders denounce ‘carbon piracy’ of ecosystem services provided by their forest communities on this Indigenous Peoples Day. UN scientific report released today states that forests are essential to retaining the store of carbon. Photo: If Not Us Then Who...
FEPROAH creates women’s organizations and affiliates new cooperatives
From July 28 to 30, the Federation of Agroforestry Producers of Honduras (FEPROAH) held an Extraordinary Assembly as part of the project: "Identity, territory, local communities and intergenerational integration for the promotion of sustainable development and...
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