(May 08, 2026)   -   Global Big Day, the worldwide birding event led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, will place a special focus this year on two “sister landscapes” linked by shared migratory birds: the Selva Maya of Guatemala, and the Appalachian Blue Ridge forests of North Carolina

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(May 02, 2026)   -   The opportunity to launch an eBird portal for Guatemala is also a recognition of something very special: the enthusiasm, expertise, and commitment of the country’s birding community.

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(January 30, 2026)   -   With the aim of evaluating the use of drone-mounted LiDAR technology to better understand landscape topography and ecosystem health, an eight-day aerial mapping expedition was recently completed in the central area of the Maya Forest Corridor, in Belize and Petén, Guatemala.

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(October 11, 2025)   -   Over the past two years, we have seen major progress in local techniques and capacities to study migratory birds in Guatemala’s Maya Forest, as well as new collaborations between the communities connected by these birds.

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(October 03, 2025)   -   An art exhibition highlighting the importance of migratory shorebirds along Guatemala’s Pacific coast opened on October 3 at the Natural History Museum of the University of San Carlos (USAC). 

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(October 01, 2025)   -   On September 10, 2025, the National Forest Institute (INAB) notified the Association of Environmental Fishermen (ASOPARMA) that their application for Forest Incentives to protect more than 20 hectares of mangroves had been approved. 

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(August 13, 2025)   -   In the restoration area “La Pailita”, within the Cruce a La Colorada Management Unit in the Multiple Use Zone, Mr. Luciano Aldana is one of 43 beneficiaries of the Agroforestry Systems (SAF) project. Here, former pastures used for illegal cattle ranching — previously covered only with grass — have been transformed into productive land where milpas grow alongside trees. 

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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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