Father and organic coffee producer, Dario has instilled in his five children the love for nature and the knowledge acquired by studying the course of ‘Forestry, Agroforestry and Environmental Promoters’ through FUNDAP. An environmental education that he teaches in his talks to other students as president of the Environmental Committee in his community.
DARÍO, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCER
WHO WE ARE
WWe are a FUNDAP program that was constituted in 1993, which executes innovative projects, not paternalistic, within the framework of alternative technologies, oriented to the sustainable management of the renewable natural resources and environmental improvement, directed to organized groups and poor communities of Guatemala, with the purpose to improve their quality of life, providing related support and focused on the sustainable management of renewable natural resources.
WHAT WE DO
We support beneficiaries of the different projects we execute with: strengthening of social organization for environmental purposes, environmental infrastructure (nurseries, forest nurseries, agroforestry, improved stoves, potable water systems), forest management (protection plans, reforestation, agroforestry and production) and environmental education (recycling, environment, clean energy, etc). In a specialized manner, the program supports the preparation and presentation of forest management plans before the INAB National Forest Institute, in order to be included in the different forest incentive programs of the State of Guatemala.
HOW WE WORK
• Encouraging owners and owners of small areas of forest land for the sustainable use of renewable natural resources.
• Strengthening social and environmental organization.
• Supporting environmental infrastructure of a social nature.
• Stimulating the protection and use of renewable natural resources.
• Strengthening the process of forest governance.
• Recovering degraded areas.
The supported area has an extension of 19,632 Km2 (12,198 Square miles), which represent 18.02% of the national territory.
Results of 2019
PEOPLE
were assisted through the Environmental Program
COLABORATORS
comprise the Environmental Program team


PEOPLE
received advice and accompaniment

PEOPLE TRAINED
to develop their own forestry management plan

TECHNICAL SUPPORTS
for the implementation of forest management plans

HECTARES
of forests under forestry management
OUR OFFICES
ENVIRONMENTAL HEADQUARTERS
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
- 8a. calle 25A-70, zona 3
- (502) 7763-6131
- 8:00 – 18:00
- forestalambiental@fundap.com.gt

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OUR OFFICES
ENVIRONMENTAL HEADQUARTERS
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
- Address: 8a. calle 25A-70, zona 3
- Phone: (502) 7763-6131
- Office hours: 8:00 – 18:00
- Email: forestalambiental@fundap.com.gt
Social Organization