MECHANISMS FOR STRENGTHENING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN PREPARATION FOR THE REDD+ PROCESS IN GUATEMALA

Guatemala
2013 – 2014

A capacity building process was generated for Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala in the framework of the REDD+ strategy as a mechanism to mitigate climate change, in order to facilitate their participation in decision-making spaces.

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT:

• Capacity building processes for Indigenous Peoples on the REDD+ strategy
• Participation in dialogue and advocacy spaces at the national, regional and international levels
• Support to Indigenous Peoples for the management and conservation of their territories and forest remnants
• Transfer of techniques to indigenous communities to learn about data-collection methods and field samples for carbon measurement
• Systematization of biocultural monitoring in forests in indigenous territories
• Exchange of successful experiences among Central American countries in reducing deforestation and forest degradation