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Welder Ramirez

Guatemala

Welder is a Guatemalan citizen and resident of the community Cruce a La Colorada, which holds a concession that allows the sustainable management of the forest named Asociación Forestal Integral Cruce a La Colorada (AFICC), located North of the Peten department, in the Maya Biosphere Reserve.

He is one of the youngsters that began to study community communication in 2015 and attended workshops related to photography & editing, video recording & editing, interviewing and writing. Since then, he has assisted the headquarters of the Forest Community Association of Peten (ACOFOP), where he provides visual materials of work conducted in forest communities.

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    Leadership in RBM (the Maya Biosphere Reserve) is a short documentary created by the Association of Forest Communities in Petén (ACOFOP) that follows Natalia Mejicanos, a key leader in the Maya Biosphere Reserve. The film highlights her efforts towards environmental conservation and land sovereignty in the region. The documentary provides an intimate look at Natalia's commitment to sustainable development, community solidarity, and amplifying the voices of women in rural and indigenous communities.

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