CHARACTERIZATION OF BIODIVERSITY AND STRATEGIES FOR THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF THE ORCHIDACEAE FAMILY FOR PROPAGATION, IN VITRO CONSERVATION AS A RESILIENCE MECHANISM IN THE FACE OF DISTURBANCE, AND THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE KAQCHIKEL VOLCANIC CHAIN

Guatemala
2015 – 2017

Characterization of biodiversity and strategies for the sustainable use of native species for propagation, in vitro conservation as a mechanism for ecosystem resilience, and the generation of economic alternatives in the Kaqchikel Volcanic Chain (CVK)

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT:

  • Study on the diversity of the Orchidaceae family of the endemism zones of the Central Kaqchikel Volcanic Chain
  • Equipment of a communal laboratory for the in vitro reproduction of native species of orchids in the CVK
  • Establishment of a germplasm bank of native and threatened orchid species cultivated through in vitro propagation techniques, with the participation of the women’s group of the Nimachay laboratory, as a mechanism for ex situ conservation
  • Training of a team of inhabitants of the community of San Bartolomé Milpas Altas in in vitro cultivation techniques, management and conservation of orchids