All this activity is also snuffing out the possibility of having a rich wildlife population in the reserve. Community Outreach Director at Ya'axche Conservation Trust told us more about this reality.
Gustavo Requena, Community Outreach and Livelihoods Director
"Also the great potential for other income generating activities such as ecotourism in this area, because there is a lot of biodiversity. Prior to having this concession, we had timber extraction and that was a direct threat to the biodiversity. Now, because of the sustainable agricultural practices that are being implemented in this area, we have the scarlet macaw, tapir, jaguar, monkeys - all coming back and that in itself I think highlights the full potential of what this concession, what this model can do for the rest of protected areas in this country."
The Trust hopes that the government takes a serious look at this concession model and implements it in other forest reserves since it has been a success in Maya Mountain North, of course this is aside from the squatters situation that the Trust hopes will now be addressed.
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