The forests of Totonicapan cover about 45,000 acres – an impressive reach in the densely populated aldeas in this central part of Guatemala near Quetzaltenango. The twenty-eight communities that steward these forests are Quiche Maya, descendants of royalty who settled in this valley centuries ago. For them, a healthy forest signifies clean water, and they continue a long-held tradition of protecting and tending to their trees.
It is a country with great natural beauty and human potential, but the need for grassroots activism to protect its precious resources is even greater. Greengrants has been funding small environmental groups in Uganda for almost ten years, and we are inspired to see that the momentum is building.
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