October 2019 - Maya Biosphere Watch

JUNGLE THEME PARK THREATENS CONSERVATION EFFORTS

By Teena Clipston|2019-10-26T19:26:04+00:00October 26th, 2019|

Deep in the jungle of the Maya Biosphere Reserve in northern Guatemala, controversy is growing over a plan to build a Disney-like Maya theme park. It’s promoter, an American archaeologist, says it will be the salvation of the region, preventing deforestation, drug trafficking and halting migration to the U.S.

Leonardo DiCaprio supports the people of Petén and the Maya Biosphere Reserve

By General News|2019-10-25T16:29:06+00:00October 21st, 2019|

Leonardo DiCaprio, an American actor, producer, and environmentalist, shared two photos on his personal Instagram account in support of forest concessions in the Maya Biosphere Reserve. “In the first photo,” DiCaprio explains, “community-managed forest concessions protect the beauty of the Maya Biosphere Reserve, provide habitat for wildlife like jaguar and scarlet macaw, and create