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Mexico, Guatemala and Belize to create tri-national nature reserve to protect Mayan jungle
The tri-national corridor will protect nearly 7,000 species and reinforce cross-border cooperation amid ongoing debate over the Maya Train’s environmental impact, officials said.
- On August 16, 2025, Mexico, Guatemala and Belize signed the Biocultural Corridor of the Great Maya Forest covering 5.7 million hectares across Mesoamerica.
- In recent years, environmental groups like Mexico-based Selvame say the Maya Train has sliced through jungle, damaged cave systems, and authorities report approximately 7 million trees were cut down.
- The corridor will involve Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities and aims to protect ecosystems, amid reports of deforestation of about 7 million trees in four years.
- Conservation measures include the Merit for Conservation of the Great Maya Forest award and the designation of August 15 as the 'Day of the Great Maya Forest' starting in 2026, with Mexico’s Sembrando Vida program entering a second phase in Guatemala and Belize.
- Uncertainty remains over how the train’s potential route will be affected, as Arévalo insisted extensions must avoid protected areas in Petén, requiring environmental studies and an alternative loop.
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Mexico, Guatemala and Belize Launch Trinational Corridor to Protect the Great Maya Forest - teleSUR English
Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have signed an agreement to establish the Biocultural Corridor of the Great Maya Forest, a trinational conservation initiative covering 5.7 million hectares across Mesoamerica. The project seeks to protect biodiversity, strengthen community participation, and reinforce cross-border cooperation. RELATED: July Breaks Streak of Record Temperatures, But Climate Crisis Continues The corridor, described as the largest of i…
The agreement signed by President Claudia Sheinbaum, Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala and John Antonio Briceño of Belize, aims to save nearly 7,000 species, including 200 classified as risky, 50 priority and 250 endemic to Mexico.
Tri-National Nature Reserve to Preserve the Mayan Rainforest Amid Train Line Controversy
Leaders from Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize have announced a tri-national nature reserve to protect the Mayan rainforest. This move follows discussions about expanding the Maya Train, a project criticized for environmental damage. The nature reserve aims to preserve over 14 million acres of critical habitat.
Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico.- The governments of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize pledged to protect the 5.7 million hectares of the Maya Forest that extends across the three countries. During the signing ceremony of the agreement, President Claudia Sheinbaum stressed that this natural area is the second largest lung in the continent after the Amazon. "We are talking about 0.6 million hectares in the case of Belize, 2.7 million hectares in the case o…
While the eyes of the world were placed on Friday in the talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, further south three presidents signed what they consider a “historical agreement” to preserve the second largest rainforest on the American continent. President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a decree with her counterparts from Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, and Belize, Juan Briceño, to preserve 5.7 million hectares of tropical forest through the crea…
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