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Manuel Martinez

Guatemala

Social Management Representative at ACOFOP, Manuel Martinez organises trainings and workshops as part of their sustainable community forest management initiatives. He was a close friend of Walter Mendez, who was killed in 2016 for defending community land from invading farmers causing deforestation.

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