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Roughly the size of Tennessee, Guatemala is home to a range of habitats. From the crystal blue waters of the Caribbean Sea in the east to the mangrove forests and black volcanic sand beaches where sea turtles breed in the west, the country is rich in biological as well as cultural diversity.
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"Islands of evolution"--the volcanic mountain chain of Atitlán © Nicole Balloffet |
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The Motagua Valley Thorn Scrub, found in Motagua-Polochic System, is a very small ecoregion that hosts Central America's driest ecosystem.
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Guatemala Partner Organizations
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Between 1954 and 1989, the advance of the agricultural frontier in Guatemala was responsible for the clearing of half of the country’s forests. Despite such rapid environmental change, conservation has made significant inroads, with 22 percent of Guatemala now under protected status. Parks in Peril (PiP) collaborates with partners in two regions of the country: the Sierra Madre volcanoes in the western highlands and the east-central Motagua-Polochic System. With Guatemala-based partners, PiP achieves conservation objectives by providing incentives and sustainable economic activities for local people to protect and sustainably manage public and private lands. PiP is also working to improve leadership in conservation finance by strengthening an independent, non-governmental national environmental fund.
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