Community forest seed banks in San Marcos
Community forest seed banks in San Marcos
To provide a mean of conserving forest germoplasm with emphasis on endangered tree species at a community level.
This project consists on a series of training workshops on tree seed collection and preservation, management and appropriate storage methods of forestal seeds, consolidation of 10 forestal community committees at Comitancillo, San Marcos.
Additionally the NGO will facilitate the commercialization of the produced and certified seeds to local reforestation programs implemented by other organizations and institutions to promote sustainability of the project.
 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Asociación de Desarrollo Integral para el Occidente
Country:
Guatemala
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 13,973.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 5,693.64
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 2,512.82
Project Number:
PPS-18-99
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed

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Project Characteristics and Results
Gender Focus
75 participants are women.
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
All participants belong to the Mam ethnic group.
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SGP Country office contact

Ms Gabriela Estrada
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Address

5a. Avenida 5-55 zona 14, Edificio Europlaza, Torre IV, Nivel 10
Guatemala, 01014