{"id":37287,"date":"2025-09-16T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/?p=37287"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:33:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T17:33:22","slug":"conectando-saberes-para-transformar-paisajes-la-comunidad-de-practica-de-pares-da-un-paso-adelante-en-copan-ruinas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/2025\/09\/16\/conectando-saberes-para-transformar-paisajes-la-comunidad-de-practica-de-pares-da-un-paso-adelante-en-copan-ruinas\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting Knowledge to Transform Landscapes: The PARES Community of Practice Takes a Step Forward in Cop\u00e1n Ruinas"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em><em>The PARES Community of Practice is consolidating itself as a strategic space where collective action becomes concrete solutions for our territories.\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>The PARES Project \u2013 Peace, Action, Resilience, and Sustainability in Latin American Landscapes, funded by the European Union and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and regionally implemented by CATIE, brought together more than 25 representatives from six countries this Monday, September 8, in a key meeting of its Community of Practice (CoP). Participants included representatives from the 12 PARES Project grants, focal points from the Ministries of Environment of Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico, and officials from UNEP and CATIE.<br><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" data-id=\"37291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" data-id=\"37292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes3.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes3-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes3-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" data-id=\"37293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes4.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes4-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes4-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes4-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><p><br>The day was a vibrant space for exchange and collective construction, where organizations shared lessons, achievements, and challenges from PARES implementation, exploring how to transform accumulated experience into concrete routes of action for climate adaptation, social cohesion, and peace.\u00a0<\/p><p>Through participatory dynamics, attendees mapped the progress achieved and envisioned the governance required by this regional network, identifying the elements that will make it possible to sustain it: trust among actors, inclusion of women, youth, and Indigenous peoples, and mechanisms for multi-level cooperation.\u00a0<br><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" data-id=\"37294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes5-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes5-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes5-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" data-id=\"37295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes7.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes7-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes7-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes7-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><p><br>The meeting closed with a clear message: the Community of Practice does not remain in ideas but advances with concrete collaboration agreements between countries and organizations, giving real content to the shared vision. These commitments are the driving force for the CoP to continue growing as a regional space that connects adaptation, peace, and governance, responding to the major challenges of the Central American Dry Corridor and other landscapes in Latin America.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cThe PARES Community of Practice is consolidating itself as a strategic space where collective action becomes concrete solutions for our territories,\u201d was one of the reflections that marked the end of the event.\u00a0<br><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"709\" data-id=\"37297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes6-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes6-1.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes6-1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes6-1-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" data-id=\"37298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes8.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes8-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes8-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes8-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"709\" data-id=\"37299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes9.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes9-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes9-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"709\" data-id=\"37302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes10.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes10-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes10-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" data-id=\"37301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes11.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes11-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes11-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes11-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" data-id=\"37304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes12.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes12-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes12-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes12-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" data-id=\"37303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes13.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes13.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes13-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes13-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes13-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" data-id=\"37300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes14.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes14-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes14-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conectando-saberes14-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><br><strong>Photos courtesy of: Onan Osorto from CODDEFFAGOLF.<\/strong><br>______________________________________________<\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p><br><\/p><p><strong>What is the PARES Project?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>PARES is an initiative implemented by CATIE in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), within the framework of the UNEP-European Union Alliance <em>\u201cFacilitating specific approaches to address climate and environmental risks related to peace and security\u201d<\/em>. The project is implemented in 12 vulnerable landscapes across six countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the goal of strengthening climate resilience, promoting social cohesion, and contributing to climate adaptation as a conflict-prevention tool.&nbsp;<\/p><p>During its implementation, PARES combines participatory governance actions, capacity building, and the development of concrete adaptation measures aimed at directly impacting local communities, fostering conditions for a culture of peace and stability.\u00a0<br><br><br><\/p><p><br><br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>More information\/written by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Ileana \u00c1valos<br>PARES Project Coordinator<br>Climate Action Unit<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:ileana.avalos@catie.ac.cr\">ileana.avalos@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Proyecto PARES \u2013 Paz, Acci\u00f3n, Resiliencia y Sostenibilidad en paisajes de Am\u00e9rica Latina, financiado por la Uni\u00f3n Europea y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) e implementado regionalmente por el CATIE, reuni\u00f3, este lunes &hellip; <\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":37290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[727,735,736],"class_list":["post-37287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-adaptacion-climatica","tag-cohesion-social","tag-gobernanza-territorial","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37287"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37310,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37287\/revisions\/37310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}