{"id":37954,"date":"2025-10-14T07:15:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/?p=37954"},"modified":"2025-10-14T07:15:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:15:53","slug":"doctora-en-ciencias-del-catie-devuelve-resultados-de-su-investigacion-a-comunidades-locales-en-izabal-guatemala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/2025\/10\/14\/doctora-en-ciencias-del-catie-devuelve-resultados-de-su-investigacion-a-comunidades-locales-en-izabal-guatemala\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor in Sciences from CATIE returns research results to local communities in Izabal, Guatemala"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>The action reinforces CATIE\u2019s commitment to responsible, participatory science oriented toward the common good.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>B\u00e1rbara Isabela Escobar Anleu, Doctor in Management and Conservation of Tropical Forests and Biodiversity from CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center), recently carried out a field tour to share the results of her doctoral research with local communities and collaborating institutions in the department of Izabal, Guatemala.<\/p><p>The activity included three presentations in different areas:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In Morales, with institutional and community staff who supported her work in the Sierra Caral Water and Forest Reserve (co-managed by FUNDAECO and CONAP) and the Monta\u00f1a Chiclera Municipal Park.<\/li>\n\n<li>In R\u00edo Dulce, with teams from the R\u00edo Dulce National Park, managed by CONAP, and representatives from the Q\u2019eqchi\u2019 communities of Creek Jute and Nueva Esperanza.<\/li>\n\n<li>In El Estor, where she met with local staff and students from the Bocas del Polochic Wildlife Refuge, an area co-managed by CONAP and the Fundaci\u00f3n Defensores de la Naturaleza.<br><\/li><\/ul><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=\"567\" data-id=\"37957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" data-id=\"37958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-3.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-3-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-3-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><p><br>\u201cIt was a very rewarding experience to return to the areas where I conducted my research and share the results with the people and communities who collaborated in the process. In some places, I had to rely on local colleagues to translate into Q\u2019eqchi\u2019, and I was deeply moved by how well the information was received. This experience reaffirms my conviction that doing science is also about building a better world and promoting the common good,\u201d Escobar highlighted.<\/p><p>The researcher emphasized that returning results to the communities and institutions that support scientific processes is a way to avoid \u201cextractivist science\u201d practices and to strengthen collaboration between science and society.<\/p><p>These activities were made possible thanks to the support of the Russell E. Train Education for Nature (WWF) fellowship, with additional backing from the National Council of Protected Areas (CONAP), FUNDAECO, and Defensores de la Naturaleza. Her doctoral research and studies were funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Wild Felid Research &amp; Management Association, and Idea Wild.<br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-4.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-4-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-4-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><br>\u201cThis type of action reflects CATIE\u2019s and its students\u2019 commitment to responsible and collaborative science that not only generates knowledge but also returns it and puts it at the service of communities,\u201d emphasized Alejandra Mart\u00ednez-Salinas, coordinator of CATIE\u2019s Forests and Biodiversity in Productive Landscapes Unit.<\/p><p>The experience of returning results in Izabal was also recognized by Guatemala\u2019s environmental authorities. <strong>CONAP <\/strong>CONAP highlighted the initiative through a post on its official social media, where it underscored the importance of strengthening ties between science, local communities, and biodiversity conservation. You can read the post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/conapgt\/posts\/pfbid02t4DmYpQnVzjTVxiKrPZuCbQ8wASAmAJ3fBoz3DwVninsQ2s8D1SeJMLiouj7YAyQl?rdid=rRhzWaq0Av5C8RO8\">here<\/a>.<br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-5-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-5-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-5-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Doctora-en-ciencias-5-600x277.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><br><br><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\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>B\u00e1rbara I. Escobar Anleu<br>PhD in Management and Conservation of Tropical Forests and Biodiversity at CATIE<br>DAAD and WWF Russell E. Train Fellow<br>Wild Felid Legacy Scholarship Recipient<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><p><strong>Written by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Karla Salazar Leiva<br>Communicator<br>Communications and Marketing Office<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:karla.salazar@catie.ac.cr\">karla.salazar@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B\u00e1rbara Isabela Escobar Anleu, Doctora en Manejo y Conservaci\u00f3n de Bosques Tropicales y Biodiversidad del CATIE (Centro Agron\u00f3mico Tropical de Investigaci\u00f3n y Ense\u00f1anza), realiz\u00f3 recientemente una gira de devoluci\u00f3n de resultados de su investigaci\u00f3n doctoral en comunidades locales e instituciones &hellip; <\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":37955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","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":[133,105,110,745],"class_list":["post-37954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-bosques","tag-catie","tag-guatemala","tag-investigacion-doctoral","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37954","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37954"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37963,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37954\/revisions\/37963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}