Maya Forest Inc.

11/10/2011

This is the forest - and the people Maya Forest aims to protect. And they are under an old/new threat...

Environmental destruction. Human rights violation. Cultural erosion. By giving a voice to the indigenous people of southern Belize, SATIIM strives to prevent these imminent consequences. US Capital Energy want the oil from under their feet. Not even the law that protects the land will stand in the w...

07/20/2010

On June 28 this year Supreme Court of Belize confirmed the communal land rights of all Maya villages in Toledo. There was a celebration, but, unfortunately, the Maya's struggle for survival continues, because Belize government appealed the decision stalling - perhaps for years - its implementation. Please join us to:
"Urge Belize to Support Maya Land Rights "

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/maya-land-rights/
This is an important cause, and we'd like to encourage you to add your signature, to this petition too. It's free and takes just a few seconds of your time.Thanks!
It also has links to a film from the celebration and more detailed background information.

07/01/2010

Sarstoon Temash National Park, created in 1994 in the southernmost corner of Belize is the second largest national park in Belize. It is managed by a grassroot organization of surrounding indigenous communities (mostly Q'eqchi Maya and one Garifuna), SATIIM: Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management. It has been declared one of the best managed protected areas in Belize and a wetland of global importance (a so called Ramsar site)