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Conservation Perpetuates the Plunder of Forests in Guatemala

Behind financial institutions' and NGOs' plans to "combat" the climate crisis, a project aims to generate profits through the indiscriminate sale of forests.

Guatemala: Carbon, the Metric of Displacement in Petén

“I believe in conservation, but it must recognize the rights of communities and the possibility of their development,”

The commercial architecture of conservation in Petén

In the northern lands of Petén, Guatemala, a conglomerate of non-governmental organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Society, Rainforest Alliance and World Wildlife Fund-along with with their local partners and the financial support of institutions like the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-are promoting the commodification of nature.

Guatemala: Petén at the center of the sustainable development plans of the NGOs

Behind financial institutions' and NGOs' plans to “combat” the climate crisis, a project aims to generate profits through the indiscriminate sale of forests. This is the case of the Protected Areas of Guatemala. This model is being used to green capitalism, through local territorial reorganization policies that were implemented after the peace accords were signed in 1996.

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Participants from 18 states and 6 countries, around 500 people, celebrated the Second National Assembly for Water and Life in rebel Otomí territory

Mexico abides by United States climate policy, adding four wind farms in the Isthmus

U.S. creates alliances to accelerate new renewable energy complexes benefiting the main energy multinational companies

AMLO decrees expropriation of communal lands in Oaxaca for construction of industrial parks

The mexican president expropriates communal lands for construction of industrial parks linked to the Interoceanic Corridor in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec