Guatemala’s Sierra del Lacandón National Park has lost thousands of hectares of forest over the last two years, raising concerns among government officials and conservationists that the area ...

Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve is facing increased pressure from cattle ranching and farming at the same time that droughts threaten to spark an unprecedented wave of fires.

Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve's community-driven forest restoration, ... 2.1 million hectare green stain occupying 19% of Guatemalan territory – the size of El Salvador – went from 20% ...

A community-led conservation programme in Guatemala has halted and started to reverse two decades of deforestation in an area that was severely threatened by the land grabs of cattle ranchers and ...

Mayan forest concessions in Guatemala: ... Deforestation is virtually nil (0.4%) in forest concessions, whereas it is three times higher in the reserve core (36% of the MBR).

Tracing The Causes Of Deforestation Is Crucial. The EU Deforestation Regulation, set to take effect in late 2025, will require companies to prove their products are deforestation-free.

Why deforestation matters. There are some 250 million people who live in forest and savannah areas and depend on them for subsistence and income—many of them among the world’s rural poor ...