Sustainability through tourism and natural resource management
Achieving economic and natural sustainability is a challenge that the countries of the region must address to ensure the development of their communities.
Bird tourism is one of the fastest growing activities in Central America, and to which many communities are joining. Photo: Jorge Rodríguez/Viatori
The protection of natural areas is possible thanks to the sustainable management of the communities, with the support of the State. Semuc Champey, a natural park in Guatemala, recently opened its doors, after seven months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Jorge Rodríguez/Viatori
Known by the name of Doña Cristina, this woman and her family survive thanks to tourism and the extraction of quartz, in the northeast of Guatemala. Photo: Jorge Rodríguez/Viatori
Some rural communities are implementing agricultural production models for self-consumption and ecotourism activities, to attract local and international tourism. Photo: Jorge Rodríguez/Viatori
There are areas where sustainability is nurtured through sustainable extractive management. In the north of Guatemala, there are communities that subsist thanks to the extraction of wood and xate for export. Photo: Jorge Rodriguez/Viatori
The groups of Mayan women weavers consider that development can be created for communities through actions that respect the culture and tradition of the peoples. Photo: Jorge Rodríguez/Viatori
The creation of handicrafts from natural products such as the hill, is an activity that is in danger of disappearing, thanks to excessive urban growth and the loss of natural ecosystems. Photo: Jorge Rodríguez/Viatori
Scientific tourism and wildlife watching is being implemented as a way to generate income for local populations, where the preservation of ecosystems is key to the development of natural life. Photo: Jorge Rodríguez/Viatori
The communities of Central America see tourism as an opportunity to generate development that their States have not provided, taking advantage of its scenic beauty and its access to natural areas. Photo: Jorge Rodríguez / Viatori
Silvicultural management is applied in some agroforestry areas, as a sustainable extractive model, which benefits both communities and natural life. Photo: Jorge Rodríguez / Viatori