{"id":38668,"date":"2025-11-12T10:24:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/?p=38668"},"modified":"2025-11-12T10:25:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:25:15","slug":"fortaleciendo-la-resiliencia-biocultural-frente-al-cambio-climatico-en-guatemala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/2025\/11\/12\/fortaleciendo-la-resiliencia-biocultural-frente-al-cambio-climatico-en-guatemala\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Biocultural Resilience in the Face of Climate Change in Guatemala"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>The Biocultural Landscapes Project promotes climate resilience and conservation through nature-based solutions together with Indigenous and local communities in Guatemala.\u00a0<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>In the Indigenous territories of Alta Verapaz and Chiquimula, Guatemala, climate change is no longer a prediction\u2014it is a daily reality challenging food security and livelihoods. In 2024, Q\u2019eqchi\u2019 communities in Senah\u00fa faced a historic seven-month drought, resulting in the loss of 60% of cropland and 82% of cardamom production, as well as forest fires. In Olopa, Chiquimula, the prolonged \u201ccan\u00edcula\u201d (dry heat spell) affected maize cultivation, especially in plots without trees to provide shade from high temperatures.<\/p><p>In response, communities have not stood still. Through the Biocultural Resilience project, Q\u2019eqchi\u2019 Indigenous cooperatives and Chort\u00ed communities are strengthening territorial governance by systematizing ancestral knowledge, recognizing the value of trees\u2014especially forests and agroforestry systems\u2014to preserve water, protect soil, and safeguard crops.<\/p><p>This participatory process\u2014centered on nature-based solutions and Indigenous worldviews\u2014enhances climate resilience and collective wellbeing. It also aligns directly with COP30 priorities: climate action grounded in justice, inclusion of Indigenous peoples, biodiversity conservation, sustainable agriculture, and strengthened local governance.<\/p><p>Because, as the communities say: <em>\u201cMother Earth is our home; it is our responsibility to take care of her.\u201d<\/em><br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/resiliencia2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/resiliencia2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/resiliencia2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/resiliencia2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/resiliencia2-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/resiliencia2-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Systematization meeting on traditional Indigenous knowledge with Chort\u00ed communities. (Erick L\u00f3pez) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p><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>Jeremy Haggar<br>Project Leader, Biocultural Resilience<br>Natural Resources Institute (NRI), Universidad de Greenwich<br><a href=\"mailto:J.P.Haggar@greenwich.ac.uk\">J.P.Haggar@greenwich.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>Alejandra Mart\u00ednez-Salinas<br>Coordinator<br>Forests and Biodiversity in Productive Landscapes Unit<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:amartinez@catie.ac.cr\">amartinez@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/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 Madrigal<br>Communicator<br>Communications and Marketing Office<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:karla.madrigal@catie.ac.cr\">karla.madrigal@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>En los territorios ind\u00edgenas de Alta Verapaz y Chiquimula, en Guatemala, el cambio clim\u00e1tico ya no es una predicci\u00f3n: es una realidad diaria que desaf\u00eda la seguridad alimentaria y los medios de vida. Comunidades Q\u2019eqchi\u2019 en Senah\u00fa enfrentaron en el &hellip; <\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":38671,"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":[683,761,268],"class_list":["post-38668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-comunidades-indigenas","tag-conocimiento-ancestral","tag-resiliencia","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38668","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\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38668"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38674,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38668\/revisions\/38674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}