 Farmers from Samac reading a poster about birds of the Sierra Sacranix. |
To raise environmental awareness among local indigenous communities, PROEVAL RAXMU carries out popular activities in rural villages. In slide presentations we inform about birds and their habitat,
bird monitoring, birding tourism, and conservation. Waterproof posters in Maya
Q'eqchi' language, Spanish, and English, inform local people and visitors about
the local avifauna.
The PROEVAL RAXMU bird census takers are highly skilled in identifying and finding birds, especially by their calls and songs. This ability makes them excellent local birding guides. All three bird monitoring sites are being promoted as birding hotspots in Guatemala, which provides additional income to local farmers:
www.cayaya-birding.com/Destination.html
http://www.chelemha.org/birding.htm
In Sacranix, a collaboration was established between Peace Corps and PROEVAL RAXMU. PROEVAL RAXMU bird census takers receive special training for general skills of guiding tourists, and in turn they give special training to other tourists guide for finding and identifying the most conspicuous birds.
To raise awareness for conservation among the Guatemalan and international society, PROEVAL RAXMU produced postcards of Guatemalan birds, which are distributed in hotels and bookstores.
PROEVAL RAXMU informs the Guatemalan society and local conservation stakeholders about conservation activities in local meetings and congresses.
Some photographs from our community outreach program:
Slide show about birds, bird monitoring, and birding tourism in the community
of Samac, Sierra Sacranix, in August 2006. More than 140 persons assisted,
90 of them were women.
PROEVAL RAXMU stand during the X Congress of the Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservación, Antigua Guatemala, November 2006.
Poster about birds at Sierra Sacranix, in Q'eqchi' language (villages of Raxquix, Sanimtacá, and Xalabé).
After a slide show in Rocjá Pomtilá, March 2007.
After a slide show in Rocjá Pomtilá, March 2007.
Slide show about bird conservation, given to forest rangers of the Laguna Lachua National Park, March 2007.
Slide show about bird conservation, given to forest rangers of the Laguna Lachua National Park, March 2007.
Slide show in Raxquix, September 2007.
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