During the first week of February, the Association of Forest Communities of Petén (Asociación de Comunidades Forestales del Petén, ACOFOP) hosted a series of events on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Maya Biosphere Reserve (RBM).

Libreville, January 31, 2020 - A cooperation agreement was signed between the Ministry of Forests of Gabon and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

FSC recently established a technical working group and a consultative forum to develop a continuous improvement procedure. The aim is to ease smallholders and communities’ access to FSC certification.