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May 6, 20211 min read
Products in Development
Below are some Non-Timber Forest Products in development Ideas Food Medicine Decorative uses Spiritual uses Ceremonial uses Chicle Beer...
Rainforest Alliance
May 6, 20212 min read
Selling Points of Ramón
For years, the stigma on ramón was that it was a poor person’s food, used only in times of famine and not traditionally meant to be in...
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Social Practices of Ramon
Approximately 100,000 jobs are created annually, with wages above the country’s average from ramón harvesting, processing, and selling...
Rainforest Alliance
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Ecological benefits of raising bees
In Guatemala, Mayan communities have been raising a native bee species known as the “melipona” bee for thousands of years. While small...
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What is Allspice Used for?
Allspice is mostly used as a spice, but it does have a history of traditional and folk medicinal uses. Some uses of the herb as herbal...
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May 6, 20212 min read
What is Allspice?
Allspice is a dried fruit of Pimenta diocia plant, a native tree found in Central and Latin America. The fruit of this plant is picked...
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Environmental Impacts
Chamaedorea is among the world’s most endangered palm plants due to overharvesting of the rainforest, waste removal of leaves, and...
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May 6, 20211 min read
What is a Xate?
Xate (pronounced SHA-tay) are leaves produced from the Chamaedorea genus tree. The heart-shaped or fish-tail lush leaves are commonly...
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May 6, 20213 min read
Teeccino and the Ramón Seed
For 30 years, Caroline MacDougall has worked with the forest concession communities in the Peten as part of Teeccino’s mission to create...
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May 6, 20214 min read
Caroline's Story
Learn about Caroline MacDougal's background and how she was able to connect with the ramón seed. For Caroline MacDougal, the long time...
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Juan Trujillo
Coordinator of the non-timber forest products in the Maya Biosphere Reserve for the Rainforest Alliance Juan Trujillo is the coordinator...
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Julio Madrid Cruz
Coordinator: Non-timber forest products - ACOFOP and FORESCOM Julio Javier Madrid Cruz ggrew up in the Reserve, and remembers what life...
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Jose Roman
Director of Programs in Latin America: Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/articles/conservation-superhero-jose-roman...
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Jorge Cruz
Manager of Rainforest Alliance’s Petén Office Jorge Cruz is the hometown hero from Petén who now serves as a manager of Rainforest...
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Carolina Alvarez
Program Coordinator of Youth Leadership in ACOFOP https://twitter.com/carolinauaxac A community needs people that give back and serve...
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Ana Centeno
Xatera, community worker https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/articles/a-woman-in-charge-from-cook-to-community-leader Photo: Sergio...
Rainforest Alliance
May 6, 20212 min read
The Xate Project is Changing the Lives of Women in the Community of Carmelita
Meet Sofia and Desly. Two xateras from the Carmelita village. Sofia Maritza Hernandez has been working with xate for nine years, sorting...
Rainforest Alliance
May 6, 20212 min read
Carmelita
Carmelita: Located in the northern region of the country, and in the middle of the Peten, this village is home to El Mirador, one of the...
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La Colorada
La Colorada: Located in the northern region of the Peten, this area is known for its xate palm concession plants. Granted concession...
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May 6, 20211 min read
Ancestral Roots of the Ramon Seed
"The ramón is one of the oldest products of the Maya culture. In nutrition, ramón has since the Mayan times nourished like maíz [corn],...
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