Citizen Science is the involvement of the public in scientific research. For FCD, the Citizen Science Program with the Scarlet Macaw Conservation Program provides the opportunity for volunteers to assist with the biomonitoring and protection of the scarlet macaws during the peak nesting period. This year, FCD announced the call for volunteers in March through […]

ABSTRACT Freshwater macroinvertebrates are used as biological indicators of water quality. The changes are reflected in community composition and abundance. In this study 38 sampling sites were distributed across the Chiquibul Forest. Overall mean abundance and richness was significantly greater during 2017 compared to both 2014 and 2020 surveys. There was significant difference on mean […]

Abstract The 2020 dry season forest fires caused extreme damage to the Caracol Archaeological Reserve and the Chiquibul National Park ecosystem, both of which form part of the Maya Forest, known as the largest remaining contiguous block of neo-tropical forest north of the Amazon. These forest fires burnt vast regions of standing tropical forests as […]