Logging usually destroys rainforests, but this Guatemala system is producing the opposite result
Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve is showing that forests can be protected while supporting local livelihoods. Communities legally harvest a limited number of trees under strict rules, restore degraded land and grow new forests. Officials say these community-managed concessions have maintained near-zero deforestation while creating jobs, boosting incomes and increasing forest cover.
Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve is showing that forests can be protected while supporting local livelihoods. Communities legally harvest a limited number of trees under strict rules, restore degraded land and grow new forests. Officials say these community-managed concessions have maintained near-zero deforestation while creating jobs, boosting incomes and increasing forest cover.
