a forest of hope conserving the Maya Forest of Belize, Guatemala
and Mexico a capacity-building partnership Slide 2 building
capacity for conservation a forest of hope conserving the Maya
Forest of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico Project Objective Unique
capacity-building partnership between The Nature Conservancy,
Rainforest Alliance and the World Environment Center to support
conservation activities in the Maya Forest of Belize, Guatemala and
Mexico Slide 3 Slide 4 building capacity for conservation a forest
of hope conserving the Maya Forest of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico
Why the Maya Forest? Second largest rainforest in the Americas
outside of the Amazon Helps preserve the incredible diversity of
this rainforest ecosystem Mitigate global warming by sequestering
carbon dioxide Enhances sustainable livelihoods Improves community
healthcare by providing job stability Slide 5 Slide 6 building
capacity for conservation a forest of hope conserving the Maya
Forest of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico Project Benefits Improved
conservation of critical habitats and species Improved quality of
life for indigenous peoples Leadership and precedent in the
creation of new models for public-private conservation and
development partnerships An approach to solving problems of
globalization through private-sector initiatives Slide 7 building
capacity for conservation a forest of hope conserving the Maya
Forest of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico Project Details Three linked
capacity-building tracks: Encourages formation of a tri-national
conservation coalition with a common vision for the Maya Forest
Promotes sustainable livelihoods through training, certification
and other market incentives Strengthens protection of parks,
private reserves and other protected areas Slide 8 building
capacity for conservation a forest of hope conserving the Maya
Forest of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico Track 1 - Conservation
Coalition Includes representatives of federal, state &
municipal governments; community leaders; NGOs; business;
development agencies and research institutions Coalition will
coalesce around the partnerships ecoregional planning process
Engages all stakeholders in a participatory process Portfolio of
priority sites protects native biodiversity Slide 9 building
capacity for conservation a forest of hope conserving the Maya
Forest of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico Track 1 - Conservation
Coalition Partnership has already initiated preliminary preparation
for a conservation blueprint Planning phase is expected to be
completed by Nov. 2004 Assemble core ecoregional planning team to
facilitate process with stakeholders Identify portfolio of priority
areas Define strategies to abate threats Slide 10 building capacity
for conservation a forest of hope conserving the Maya Forest of
Belize, Guatemala and Mexico Track 2 - Sustainable Livelihoods
Numerous threats to Maya Forest Deforestation - 200,000 acres per
year Population growth - 5-10% per year Illegal logging Focus on
implementation of best management practices in forestry, nontimber
forest products, agriculture and ecotourism Slide 11 building
capacity for conservation a forest of hope conserving the Maya
Forest of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico Track 2 - Sustainable
Livelihoods Partnering with local and indigenous communities to
sustainably harvest timber and xate, agricultural products and
train ecotourism operations. Promote sustainable harvesting of wood
and develop market linkages for other species Ensure sustainability
of the wild xate palm Link responsible buyers and producers
Increase best management practices by ecotourism operations Slide
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the Maya Forest of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico Track 3 - Managing
Protected Lands Partnership will improve management of public parks
and privately owned preserves Build capacity for protection through
training, education and technical assistance Leverage existing
USAID support for Parks in Peril program Slide 13 building capacity
for conservation a forest of hope conserving the Maya Forest of
Belize, Guatemala and Mexico Project Funding $2.5 million budget
over three years Corporate and public funding Corporate support
levels Gold: $250,000 Silver: $100,000 Bronze: $50,000 Slide 14
building capacity for conservation a forest of hope conserving the
Maya Forest of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico Gold Level Benefits Top
visibility (corporate name and logo) in all materials promoting the
partnership, including standalone website Prominent visibility at a
regional, tri-national conference VIP field trip to project site
One-page corporate profile in high-quality photo book on Maya
Forest Availability of project expert to speak at one of the
sponsors employee programs Subject of case studies at corporate
forums held by three partnership organizations Top visibility in
salute ad donated by WSJ or NYT Recognition in annual reports of
three organizations Slide 15 building capacity for conservation a
forest of hope conserving the Maya Forest of Belize, Guatemala and
Mexico Silver Level Benefits Corporate name listed on all materials
promoting the partnership, including standalone website Recognition
at a regional, tri-national conference Prominent visibility
(corporate name and logo) in high-quality photo book on Maya Forest
Subject of case studies at forums held by three partnership
organizations Recognition in salute ad donated by WSJ or NYT
Recognition in annual reports of three organizations Slide 16
building capacity for conservation a forest of hope conserving the
Maya Forest of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico Bronze Level Benefits
Corporate name listed on all materials promoting the partnership,
including standalone website Recognition at a regional,
tri-national conference Subject of case studies at forums held by
three partnership organizations Recognition in salute ad donated by
WSJ or NYT Slide 17 building capacity for conservation a forest of
hope conserving the Maya Forest of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico
Selected Metrics of Success Track 1 - Conservation Coalition No. of
organizations represented in the blueprint process No. of
organizations adopting the blueprint Track 2 - Sustainable
Livelihoods No. of acres certified under Smartwood program No. of
acres of xate under sustainable management Increase in no. of
tourists to Maya Forest Increase in income to region Reduction in
percent of illegally logged mahogany Increase in revenue from
non-traditional forest species Slide 18 building capacity for
conservation a forest of hope conserving the Maya Forest of Belize,
Guatemala and Mexico Selected Metrics of Success Track 3 - Managing
Protected Lands No. of acres under increased protection and
improved management No. of participants completing protected lands
management training programs Slide 19 building capacity for
conservation a forest of hope conserving the Maya Forest of Belize,
Guatemala and Mexico Questions and next steps?
