Forest protection of the Banos de Agua Caliente watershed in Complejo Balneario Totonicapán
Improving and initiate management of watershed forests for the maintenance of a community bath.
This NGO is the oldest in the region, it was founded on 1938 and maintain the traditional organization with democratic principles. With this project they are going to preserve and improve the forest of the natural hot springs watershed that is used since precolonial times as medicinal baths by all the people of Totonicapán. Project objectives are: to train local stakeholders on basic forestry issues in order to protect and improve forest cover of the hot springs watershed through reforestation activities, elaborate a forest management plan with a participatory approach and to plant at least 45,000 trees on the watershed for this first year of activities on private owned lands from NGO associates.
This NGO is the oldest in the region, it was founded on 1938 and maintain the traditional organization with democratic principles. With this project they are going to preserve and improve the forest of the natural hot springs watershed that is used since precolonial times as medicinal baths by all the people of Totonicapán. Project objectives are: to train local stakeholders on basic forestry issues in order to protect and improve forest cover of the hot springs watershed through reforestation activities, elaborate a forest management plan with a participatory approach and to plant at least 45,000 trees on the watershed for this first year of activities on private owned lands from NGO associates.
Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Junta Directiva de los 48 cantones de Totonicapán.
Country:
Guatemala
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 11,551.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 6,141.00
Project Number:
PPS-07-97
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
All participants are of the k'iché ethnic group.
Notable Community Participation
Outstanding. Established a forestry system with active participation of 250 stakeholders, covering 10 Has of sensitive watershed.
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