Centro de Investigación y Difusión de la Ciencia Maya Oxlajuj B’aqtun |
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Guatemala
Statement: We Repudiate and Condemn the Murder of Elder Aj ilonel Domingo Choc Ché
Ajq’ij Domingo Choc Che was a husband and father, a community member who worked to help others, and an expert in the knowledge of herbs and medicinal plants and their ancestral uses. In the strongest terms possible, the ICCA Consortium joins Mayan and Guatemalan organisations in condemning Tat Domingo’s assassination and demanding swift action for justice, healing and peace. Read more ▸
The New Illness and its Impact on Our Lives: Indigenous Peoples Facing the COVID-19 Crisis in Guatemala
In the current context of State inaction and corruption, the challenges introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic have hit Indigenous communities in Guatemala especially hard. ICCA Consortium Council Member Felipe Gómez describes this multi-faceted crisis, along with the hopes and strategies of Indigenous communities: solidarity, spirituality, and community organization. Read more ▸
The Second Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium in Latin America
The second Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium in Latin America was held in October 2019, in Peru, before the III Congress of Protected Areas of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAPLAC). It was an occasion for the membership of the region to share experiences, deepen their strategies, and ensure the wide visibility of territories of life at the CAPLAC. Read more ▸
ICCA-GSI Undertakes Legal and Policy Analyses to Improve Recognition of ICCAs
As part of the ICCA Global Support Initiative, together with the ICCA Consortium and Natural Justice, the UNDP GEF SGP conducted analyses to evaluate the impacts and opportunities of laws, policies and institutional frameworks on ICCAs at the national level in several countries. Read more ▸
Guatemala: asesinan a siete defensores de la tierra en un mes
Entre el 9 de mayo y el 9 de junio, siete destacados líderes comunitarios del CODECA y el CCDA fueron asesinados en Guatemala. Diversas organizaciones internacionales y de DD.HH. han manifestado su preocupación por la ola de asesinatos y han solicitado a las autoridades medidas inmediatas para esclarecer los hechos y proteger a los defensores. Read more ▸
Apoyo estratégico a los TICCA en Guatemala
Con el objetivo de fortalecer la institucionalidad tradicional para mejorar la gobernanza y promover el desarrollo territorial basado en la cosmovisión, la conservación y… Read more “Apoyo estratégico a los TICCA en Guatemala” ▸
Felipe Gomez
Regional representative for Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
OXLAJUJ AJPOP |
OXLAJUJ AJPOP – National Conference of Ministers of Guatemala’s Mayan Spirituality – National IPO |
TICCA en Mesoamérica: evento regional de intercambio de conocimientos y aprendizaje
Por: Albert M. Chan-Dzul, Coordinador de la Región Mesoamérica Consorcio TICCA, Felipe Gómez Gómez, Miembro del Comité directivo Consorcio TICCA, Oswaldo Chayax Tesucún, Miembro… Read more “TICCA en Mesoamérica: evento regional de intercambio de conocimientos y aprendizaje” ▸
TICCA en Mesoamérica: evento regional de intercambio de conocimientos y aprendizaje
Mesoamérica es cuna de antiguas culturas, hogar de millones de personas y una de las regiones del mundo con mega-biodiversidad en una enorme variedad… Read more “TICCA en Mesoamérica: evento regional de intercambio de conocimientos y aprendizaje” ▸
ICCA Knowledge Sharing & Capacity-building Event in Mesoamerica
ICCA Knowledge Sharing & Capacity-building Event in Mesoamerica Academia de Lenguas Mayas, San José (Petén, Guatemala), 3-8 April, 2016 Find here the event description… Read more “ICCA Knowledge Sharing & Capacity-building Event in Mesoamerica” ▸
Itzá Maya youth– weavers of the future
By: Ernesto Noriega and Tatjana Puschkarsky, OrigiNations and Honorary members of the ICCA Cosnrotium The Itzá Maya people have influenced the history of Mesoamerica… Read more “Itzá Maya youth– weavers of the future” ▸
Guatemala
Guatemala
Procesos de organización del Consorcio Territorios y Areas Conservadas por pueblos indígenas en Guatemala
Por: Felipe Gómez Gómez , Maya Kiche’ y miembro del Comité de Pilotaje del Consorcio TICCAs Por miles de años los Pueblos Indígenas de… Read more “Procesos de organización del Consorcio Territorios y Areas Conservadas por pueblos indígenas en Guatemala” ▸
A first ICCA Consortium’s regional meeting in Mesoamerica kindles interests in indigenous conserved territories and community conserved areas, develops an action plan and identifies new Consortium co-coordinators for the region
By: Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend, Consortium Global Coordinator Our territory is not a “thing”, nor a set of resources to be used and exploited (…) our… Read more “A first ICCA Consortium’s regional meeting in Mesoamerica kindles interests in indigenous conserved territories and community conserved areas, develops an action plan and identifies new Consortium co-coordinators for the region” ▸
The beating heart of ICCAs in Central America
By: Bas Verschuuren (Honorary Member) and Felipe Gomez, Oxlajuj Ajpop (Member) From the 17th till the 27th of March participants from various Mesoamerican countries… Read more “The beating heart of ICCAs in Central America” ▸
The first ICCA Consortium’s regional meeting in Mesoamerica, March 17-27, 2013
Totonicapán (Guatemala) and its marvelously conserved forests provided an ideal hosting environment for the first ICCA Consortium’s regional meeting in Mesoamerica. The meeting gathered… Read more “The first ICCA Consortium’s regional meeting in Mesoamerica, March 17-27, 2013” ▸
Desde el pensamiento de los Pueblos Indígenas de Guatemala, por los derechos de la Madre Tierra
Agenda socioambiental Desde el pensamiento de los Pueblos Mayas Garifumas y Xinkas de Guatemala, Guatemala 15 de Octubre, 2010 (in Spanish)
Synthesis of the project: Recognition and support to Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs) in northern Mesoamerica
Recognition and support to Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs) in northern Mesoamerica, United Nations Development Programme, Global Environment Facility, Small Grants Programme, Synthesis… Read more “Synthesis of the project: Recognition and support to Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs) in northern Mesoamerica” ▸