The following article was published in the Guatemala Times on February 13, 2010.
By BARBARA SCHIEBER: From the characterization of subsistence hunting to its communitarian management. Applied participative research with Maya-Q´eqchi´ communities in the Ecoregion Lachuá, Guatemala
How did it all start:
Wildlife hunting for domestic consumption (subsistence hunting) is a very common activity that is part of the cultural identity of many indigenous communities of Guatemala’s rural area, but it has been poorly studied in our country. However, unmanaged subsistence hunting is a serious threat for wild animal populations and can cause drastic effects and negative alterations in the natural dynamics of ecosystem.
The Ecoregión Lachua is home to 55 Maya-Q´eqchi´ communities that still have agriculture and forest use practices, such as wildlife hunting, that are traditionally carried out in a way that contributes to the sustainability of these natural resources. Maya-Q´eqchi´ cosmovision has many traditional elements that promote and favor a responsible and respectful use of nature.
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