• 24 Guatemalan villages within 10 km from border• Population = over 30,000 inhabitants

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Human Pressure

Deforestation - Milpa Encroachments

Cumulative Deforestation 1980 - 2015

Cumulative Deforestation 1980 – October 2015

Illegal Xaté Extraction

Losses in Illegally harvested Xaté

Species YearIllegal Extracted Leaves

US$Mean/ ha CF

C. ernesti-augustii2012 105.8 16,335,268 724,197.00

2015 70.3 10,877,800 482,249.00

C. oblongata2012 2.5 382,193 4,459.00

2015 3.6 561,684 6,553.00

Productive Capacity and Value of Xaté

Species YearProductive Capacity US$

Mean/ ha CF

C. ernesti-augustii2012 53.6 8,290,648 525,074.00

2015 58.9 9,118,475 577,503.00

C. oblongata2012 91.255 14,120,251 235,338.00

2015 81.685 12,639,447 210,657.00

Illegal Logging

Cumulative Illegal Logging Impact

Cumulative Illegal Logging Impact

Volume(m3)

Board feet Value (US$)

Mahogany

Mean per tree 2.28 598.7

15,997,659.00mean per hectare 0.596 156

Projected Total ILZI 27,137.67 7,110,071

Cedar

Mean per tree 3.35 877.73

14,049,457.00Mean per hectare 0.588 154

Projected Total ILZI 26,812 7,024,729

Total 30,047,116.00

Scarlet Macaw Poaching

Scarlet Macaw Nesting Dynamics

Percentage of Scarlet Macaw Nestspoached annually

Illegal Gold Panning

Cumulative Gold Panning

Freshwater Macro-invertebrates MeanAbundance comparison 2014

Illegal Hunting

Mean comparison for game speciesbased on size and distance from border

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Achievements

Ranger Training

SMART Patrol Activities

Patrol Effort

Year Kilometres Number ofPatrols

Number of days

2014 678 35 61

2015 2090 76 102

Joint Patrols – Illegal MilpasIn South Cebada

Border Patrols to address Agriculture

Dynamics of Activities

North CebadaNew fields appearing

South CebadaForest Recovering

Agriculture Incursions April 2015

Sapote 1: March 2015

Sapote 1: March 2015

Joint Patrols – Illegal Logging

Joint Patrols – Illegal Gold Panning

Patrols – Illegal Wildlife Traffic

Environmental Enforcement

Year Xateros MilpaFarmers

GoldPanners

MacawPoachers

Hunters Loggers

2014 2 0 3 1 escaped 2 0

2015 4 3 6 3 escaped 1 escaped 0

Summary Points

• Illegal intruders are tactical and formidable• Constant patrols needed even when agricultural fields appear

to have been abandoned• Continuous strategic planning required with joint forces• Rangers require ongoing training and better equipment• Limited road access limits governance• Presence on the ground has proven effective• A sustained effort is necessary

Maintain an active boots on the ground

1.Maintenance of park ranger effort2.Sustained manning of Conservation Posts

Create an effective boots on the ground

1.Upgrade of road access to Southern C.Ps2.Institute a Conservation Post Commission

Bolster bi-national efforts

1.Implement the environmental protection MoU2.Strengthened engagement of OAS with NGO’s

Securing Long Term Finances

1.Facilitate mechanisms for self sustenance2.Annual funds from Central Government

Improving Management Structure

1.Development of CF Advisory Council2.Development of an integrated management plan

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