Surviving in the Rainforest:
The Realities of Looting in the Rural Villages of El Petén, Guatemala
Abbreviations
ARCAS: Asociación de Rescate y Conservación de Vida Silvestre (Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Association).
IDAEH: Instituto de Antropología e Historia de Guatemala (Guatemalan Institute of Anthropology and History).
CATIE: Centro Agronómico de Investigación Tropical (Agronomic Center for Tropical Research).
CECON: Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas (Center for Conservation Studies).
CI: Conservación Internacional (Conservation International).
CONAMA: Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente (National Commission for the Environment).
CONAP: Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas (National Council for Protected Areas).
CPRs: Comités de Población en Resistencia (Committees of Population in Resistance).
FYDEP: Empresa de Fomento y Desarrollo Económico del Petén (Company for the Fomentation and Economical Development of Petén).
INGUAT: Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo (Guatemalan Tourism Commission).
NGO: Non-Government Organization.
PROPETEN: Proyecto Petenero para un Bosque Sostenible (Petén Project for a Sustainable Forest).
RBM: Reserva de Biosfera Maya (Maya Biosphere Reserve).
SUCHILMA: Sindicato Unico de Chicleros y Laborantes de Madera (Union of Gum Extractors and Timber Workers).
TNC: The Nature Conservancy.
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