By prioritising the recovery of natural capital and ancestral practices, communities in Guatemala are strengthening their resilience to climate change-induced droughts. The ‘Dry Corridor’ is an ecological region of Central America, which encompasses some of Guatemala, and is particularly vulnerable to increasingly irregular rainfall, suffering from both severe droughts and … [Read more...] about Developing sustainable livelihoods in Guatemala’s dry corridor
Ayme Sosa Villatoro
Ayme Sosa es experta en cambio climático de la Representación del BID en Guatemala desde el 2013. Especialista en REDD+, movilización de financiamiento climático, género y transversalización de cambio climático en proyectos sectoriales, instrumentos de política y planificación estratégica en países de Centroamérica. Asesora de Bancos Multilaterales de Desarrollo, sector público y privado, gobiernos locales, organizaciones comunitarias y de pueblos indígenas. Aymé es ingeniera forestal y cuenta con una Maestría en manejo de cuencas hidrográficas.
How a bug small as a water drop can destroy 100 million trees in three years?
This is what happened in Honduras between 2013 and 2016, the pine weevil, a beetle the size of a drop of water attacked an area equivalent to 1 million soccer fields in forests (500,000 hectares). This represents 25% of the countries' pine forest. Sadly, 100 million trees were destroyed. The affected area represents the loss of coverage that would have occurred in Honduras' … [Read more...] about How a bug small as a water drop can destroy 100 million trees in three years?
The game against deforestation. Won or lost?
We are a few weeks away from Russia 2018 and we do not want to miss the most important match: the game against deforestation. In Guatemala, 115,000 hectares of forest are lost each year, equivalent to 450 soccer fields every day. Terrible, is not it? Although it is a country that still conserves 34% of its forests, with this rate of deforestation, in a period of 30 years it … [Read more...] about The game against deforestation. Won or lost?