Description

In 2024, FLAAR Mesoamérica advanced its work in biodiversity and cultural heritage documentation, particularly within the Maya Biosphere Reserve (RBM). Highlights include a bat research expedition in Uaxactún and the develpoment of new catalogs of flora and fauna that will be published in 2025. Additional reports featured inland mangroves, with and a new study on the pine forests near Tikal.

Beyond the RBM, the team traveled to Copán, Honduras, to document archaeological artifacts, and the recording of the documentary Guacamayas, which won an award at the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival in Monterrey, Mexico. It was the first Guatemalan film selected for this event. FLAAR also conducted expeditions to Lake Atitlán to study aquatic birds and Alta Verapaz to study traditional uses of sapote mamey seeds. We also donate over 650 MayanToons books to rural schools in Petén and Izabal. These efforts reflect FLAAR’s ongoing commitment to education, conservation, and expanding its impact into 2025.