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.
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...
Eight organizations of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities present their first systematization, “Indigenous and Community Economy in Mesoamerica”
This initiative represents an important milestone to revitalize indigenous and community economic practices in the region. On October 18, leaders from Mesoamerica gathered in a virtual event with members of AMPB's board of directors, strategic allies, donors, and...
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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.
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