Central America & Mexico Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/regions/central-america-mexico/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 09:47:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-ra-frog-icon-32x32.png Central America & Mexico Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/regions/central-america-mexico/ 32 32 Forest Conservation Through Indigenous Entrepreneurship https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/forest-conservation-through-indigenous-entrepreneurship/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 09:47:38 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=97882 The Rainforest Alliance has a long history working alongside Indigenous Peoples, partnering with Indigenous organizations and communities in some of the world’s most ecologically and culturally significant landscapes, including the Amazon basin. Our teams of field professionals have built enduring relationships and co-design sustainable development programs that center Indigenous Peoples as the foremost guardians of […]

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]]> It Takes an Alliance: Activating Support for Indigenous Communities in Mexico https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/it-takes-an-alliance-activating-support-for-indigenous-communities-in-mexico/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/it-takes-an-alliance-activating-support-for-indigenous-communities-in-mexico/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2023 10:01:21 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=96236 We worked with eight indigenous coffee-farming communities in Chiapas to build skills in fire prevention, business skills, and health and nutrition. ... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/it-takes-an-alliance-activating-support-for-indigenous-communities-in-mexico/feed/ 0 What’s It Like to Work on a Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee Farm? Six Migrant Workers Share Their Stories https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/whats-it-like-to-work-on-a-rainforest-alliance-certified-coffee-farm/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/whats-it-like-to-work-on-a-rainforest-alliance-certified-coffee-farm/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:01:46 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=95687 Migrant workers from Guatemala talk about working on certified farms in Chiapas, Mexico. ... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/whats-it-like-to-work-on-a-rainforest-alliance-certified-coffee-farm/feed/ 0 An Indigenous Community Finds a New Home—and Restores a Landscape https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/an-indigenous-community-finds-a-new-home-and-restores-a-landscape/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/an-indigenous-community-finds-a-new-home-and-restores-a-landscape/#respond Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:16:34 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=95434 Once violently displaced, an Indigenous community in Chiapas, Mexico now flourishes.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/an-indigenous-community-finds-a-new-home-and-restores-a-landscape/feed/ 0 Origin Performance & Risk Report: Honduras https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/origin-performance-risk-report-honduras/ Mon, 07 Aug 2023 01:11:44 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=92927 The Rainforest Alliance and partners have worked in coffee for nearly four decades. While there are still challenges in the sector, we’ve also seen great improvements. In Honduras, producers range from smallholder to large-scale. While production costs are lower than in many other coffee-growing countries, earning a living income is very challenging and labor is […]

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]]> Women and Forests: A Winning Team in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/women-and-forests-a-winning-team-in-guatemalas-maya-biosphere-reserve/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/women-and-forests-a-winning-team-in-guatemalas-maya-biosphere-reserve/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:57:16 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=89674 If ever there were a question as to whether community forestry is an excellent conservation strategy, one would only have to look to the concessions of the Maya Biosphere Reserve for an answer—and to the women leaders who live there.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/women-and-forests-a-winning-team-in-guatemalas-maya-biosphere-reserve/feed/ 0 The Rainforest Alliance’s Work in Mexico https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/our-work-in-mexico/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/our-work-in-mexico/#respond Fri, 05 Aug 2022 04:58:00 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/uncategorized/the-rainforest-alliances-work-in-mexico/ We are working to grow Mexico’s domestic market for sustainably produced products.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/our-work-in-mexico/feed/ 0 The Science of Sustainability: Researchers Supporting Forest Communities in Latin America https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/the-science-of-sustainability-researchers-supporting-forest-communities-in-latin-america/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/the-science-of-sustainability-researchers-supporting-forest-communities-in-latin-america/#respond Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:02:25 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=84144 Meet three of the scientists whose work we have supported through the Kleinhans Fellowship for Community Forestry Research.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/the-science-of-sustainability-researchers-supporting-forest-communities-in-latin-america/feed/ 0 Community: The Secret to Stopping Deforestation in Guatemala https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/community-the-secret-to-stopping-deforestation-in-guatemala/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/community-the-secret-to-stopping-deforestation-in-guatemala/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:55:00 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/uncategorized/community-the-secret-to-stopping-deforestation-in-guatemala/ The forest concessions of the Maya Biosphere Reserve have boasted a near-zero deforestation rate for 20 years.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/community-the-secret-to-stopping-deforestation-in-guatemala/feed/ 0 A Mexican Coffee Farmer Becomes a Champion for Her Community https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/mexican-coffee-farmer-champion-for-her-community/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/mexican-coffee-farmer-champion-for-her-community/#respond Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:46:12 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=80110 The Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee farm that María Esther Saut Niño owns with her husband has become a model for area farmers.... Continue Reading

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