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(July 08, 2023)   -   In this period, we highlight WCS's participation in the Mesoamerican Climate Week held in Panama, the approval of the first conceptual notes for the Small Grants Program in the La Amistad and El Darién forests, as well as soil restoration actions and capacity-building for indigenous groups and local communities in Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

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(June 24, 2023)   -   The Mesoamerican Climate Week brought together more than 200 individuals, including 80 leaders from the region and the world. Their voices united to call for action and advance direct financing for projects focused on the preservation of their territories.

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(June 11, 2023)   -   Leaders of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities with extensive experience in community forest management from Mexico to Panama call for the First Mesoamerican Climate Week from June 13 to 16 in Panama City.

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(February 28, 2023)   -   This newsletter covers the period of the last quarter of the year 2022 and its objective is to inform our community partners, indigenous associations, organizations, governments and the community of the European Union about the progress of the Alliance of the 5 Great Forests of Mesoamerica.

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(February 07, 2023)   -   At the last United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP27) held in Egypt at the end of 2022, the European Union announced the approval of $25 million dollars to conserve "The 5 Great Forests of Mesoamerica" (5GBM).

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(December 16, 2022)   -   The project, initially valued at 1.6 million lempiras, was carried out thanks to the collaboration between the Forest Conservation Institute (ICF), the Conservation Society (WCS), the Armed Forces and financial support from the European Union (EU).

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(December 13, 2022)   -   Renowned actor and environmentalist, Leonardo DiCaprio, has applauded the Honduran government for the inauguration of the first control post in the Tawahka-Asagni Biosphere Reserve, in the department of Gracias a Dios, northwestern Honduras.

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(December 04, 2022)   -   With the opening of the inter-institutional control post in the community of Krausirpi, Gracias a Dios, the authorities are seeking greater preservation of the forest heritage of La Moskitia, where they affirm that they will not allow the advance of "narco-roads".

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(December 01, 2022)   -   The Tawahka indigenous people's needs for the preservation of their forests as a means of livelihood were attended with the opening of the "Inter-institutional Control Post" in the Krausirpi community, located in the Tawahka-Asangni Biosphere Reserve, Department of Gracias a Dios.

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(November 16, 2022)   -   Today at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), the European Union (EU) announced a 25.5 million euro investment in the protection and sustainable use of the Five Great Forests of Mesoamerica, and the Indigenous Peoples and local communities that risk their lives as their frontline defenders.

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