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posted on March 25, 2008

Study Finds Better Forest Protection and Fewer Wildfires in Forest Stewardship Council-Certified Areas in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve

A new Rainforest Alliance study has found that forest concessions managed in compliance with Forest Stewardship Council certification standards have seen fewer wildfires and less deforestation compared with protected and other areas within the Maya Biosphere Reserve, an area of tropical forest in Guatemala’s northern Petén region that the government set aside to conserve its unique natural and cultural patrimony.

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