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(July 26, 2025)   -   From July 16 to 18, 2025, more than 200 participants gathered at IRTRA in San Miguel Zapotitlán, Retalhuleu, for the Third National Mangrove Symposium: "Connecting the Ecosystem for Sustainability." This technical-scientific event provided a platform to exchange experiences and strengthen capacities related to the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of mangroves in Guatemala. 

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(July 25, 2025)   -   A female giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), known in Honduras as oso caballo and in the Miskito language as Winku Tara, has been captured once again by a camera trap in the forests of Warunta, this time with her offspring. 

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(July 24, 2025)   -   Technicians from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador are receiving specialized training in remote sensing and geospatial algorithms to improve environmental monitoring in the Trifinio Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (RBTTF), a natural gem vital to Mesoamerican biodiversity. 

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(July 15, 2025)   -   Artificial watering holes have been installed at key locations in protected areas within both parks. Built with durable materials to withstand the harsh jungle conditions, they are placed in areas critical for wildlife, taking into account the logistical challenges of transporting water to such remote locations. 

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(July 07, 2025)   -   In the Maya Forest of Guatemala, growing corn on plots under restoration is not only an ancestral practice, but also an effective strategy for soil conservation. 

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(July 04, 2025)   -   The first Shorebird Festivals, held on June 17 and 28 in Nueva Concepción and Tiquisate, in the department of Escuintla on Guatemala’s Pacific coast, brought together over 500 students for educational activities including drawing contests, spelling bees, nature-themed crafts, and beach birdwatching outings.

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(July 03, 2025)   -   The community of Mokorón approves its participation in the proposed Indigenous Anthropological Reserve of Warunta, bringing the total area endorsed by Indigenous peoples to over 93,000 hectares of forest. 

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(June 30, 2025)   -   From June 8 to 11, a training workshop was held to strengthen the skills of WCS marine teams from Colombia, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras, along with representatives from the Bay Islands Conservation Association (BICA) Guanaja, in the use of the MERMAID platform (Marine Ecological Research Management AID).

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(June 26, 2025)   -   Rubí Alegría is making history as the first female forest regent in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala. In her role with WCS Guatemala, she supports the Asociación de Productores Agropecuarios y Forestales Selva Maya (ASOSELVA) in implementing a sustainable forest management model in La Corona–El Morgan Management Unit. 

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(June 23, 2025)   -   A recent biological survey conducted in the Warunta Anthropological Reserve confirmed the presence of Ectophylla alba, also known as the Honduran white bat.

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