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Palm Oil Plantations Threaten the Rainforests and People of Guatemala

Palm Oil Plantations Threaten the Rainforests and People of Guatemala

By Edwin Barnhart|2020-07-08T01:32:16+00:00July 8th, 2020|

There has been a lot of talk on social media this year about palm oil plantations in the Peten, so we’ve decided to make MEC’s position clear – we oppose palm oil farms in Guatemala, or any rain forest for that matter. It’s been suggested that replacing deforested areas with palm oil plantations is good for the rainforest, but that is patently false. After researching the history and current state of the palm oil industry, we would like to explain our perspective with the following position piece.

U.S. Senators draft legislation that infringes on land rights in Guatemala and Mexico.

U.S. Senators draft legislation that infringes on land rights in Guatemala and Mexico.

By General News|2020-01-04T23:12:40+00:00January 4th, 2020|

Flores, Guatemala - Maya Biosphere Watch recognizes that legislation S.3131 introduced into the U.S. Congress by Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Tom Udall (D-New Mexico), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and archaeologist Richard D. Hansen is an intrusion in Guatemala's current conservation policies and against the land rights of the Guatemalan people. The bill attempts to create

Renuevan oposición en Guatemala a la propuesta de ley presentada en Estados Unidos por el arqueólogo Richard D. Hansen

Renuevan oposición en Guatemala a la propuesta de ley presentada en Estados Unidos por el arqueólogo Richard D. Hansen

By General News|2020-01-03T19:52:58+00:00January 2nd, 2020|

Flores, Guatemala - Maya Biosphere Watch reconoce que la propuesta de ley S.3131 introducida en el Congreso de los Estados Unidos por los senadores Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Tom Udall (D-Nuevo México), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) y el arqueólogo Richard D. Hansen es una intrusión en las políticas de conservación actuales de Guatemala y va en

JUNGLE THEME PARK THREATENS CONSERVATION EFFORTS

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.