June 05, 2004
Carmelita community forestry

Two years ago, the staff of EcoMaya and ProPeten took me out to see the community forestry operations of the town of Carmelita, Guatemala. This village had been an airstrip center of the chicle trade until that market decreased. Now it could either gain or lose by the plans for El Mirador, since it is now the base for horseback trips into the site, the only way other than helicopter to reach it.

This is a review of the creation of the Carmelita community forestry concessions.

Community Forest Concessions, Institutional Reform, and Access to Traditional Resource Rights: The Case of Carmelita and the Maya Biosphere Reserve Petén, Guatemala

Posted by Dave at June 05, 2004 04:25 PM