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Integrating Environmental Module into Guatemala's Demographic Survey

Learn about Peten's population growth, forest loss, and conservation efforts in Maya Biosphere Reserve. Discover how initiatives aim to foster sustainable development and community participation.

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Integrating Environmental Module into Guatemala's Demographic Survey

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  1. Population-Environmental Piggybacking: Integrating an Environmental Module into Guatemala's Demographic and Health Survey By: Liza Grandia, President ProPetén, Board of Directors & Ph.D. Candidate UC-Berkeley, Department of Anthropology

  2. All-weather dirt road inaugurated in 1969 connecting Peten with Guatemala City

  3. Petén’s Population, 1714-present Source: Schwartz (1990) A Forest Society Petén has grown by around 10% annually since 1960. Roughly 2/3 of that growth has been from in-migration and 1/3 from natural reproduction.

  4. Between the 1960s and 1990s, more than half Petén’s forests were lost. View over Tikal

  5. Photo Credit: Ericka Moerkerken

  6. Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR) • Established in 1990 by the Guatemalan Congress • 16,000 km2, twice the size of Yellowstone • Largest protected area north of the Amazon • Sub-tropical forests, wetlands, and savannas • Heartland of the ancient Maya civilization and home to the ruins of Tikal • High level of biodiversity and an important habitat for migratory birds

  7. Maya Biosphere Reserve

  8. Settlements in the Maya Biosphere Reserve Source: Grunberg, et al. CARE/CEMEC-CONAP

  9. Population ProjectionsWorking-Age Men (15-19) in the Maya Biosphere Reserve

  10. From forestry to family planning? Photo credit: Liza Grandia Photo credit: Liza Grandia

  11. Mission Generate innovative processes that facilitate the conservation of the natural and cultural heritage of Petén by fostering sustainable and equitable development based on community participation, relevant scientific research, strategic alliances and policy. Thematic focus • Population, health and environment • Environmental education • Economic alternatives for sustainable development • Relevant research and advocacy Conservation with Humanity www.propeten.org

  12. Peten DHS Themes Migration Agriculture Land extension and tenure Conservation and environmental knowledge and opinions Pesticides Population perceptions Wage labor and nontimber forest products

  13. Additional themes Agrarian issues (inheritance and relation to family size) Land speculation and concentration Environmental opinions Environmental justice issues Traditional medicine Nutrition and agriculture, local foods

  14. Guatemala 1978: 6.8 1987: 5.6 1995: 5.1 1998: 5.0 2002: 4.4 Petén in 1998 Overall: 6.8 Urban: 4.3 Rural 7.6 (indigenous 8.6) (mestizo 6.1) Total Fertility Rate (TFR) Petén in 2002 • Overall: 5.8 Breakdown not available Source: Demographic and Health Surveys, Guatemala

  15. Primary Health Care in Critical Conservation Areas The community health post in Paso Caballos, built after this village burned down the Conservation International biological station in Laguna del Tigre National Park.

  16. Midwifery trainings

  17. Hands-on midwifery training Photo credit: ProPeten

  18. Photo credit: Liza Grandia

  19. Photo credit: ProPeten

  20. Medicinal Plants

  21. Photo credit: ProPeten

  22. Photo credit: Liza Grandia

  23. Photo credit: ProPeten

  24. Demographic Analysis

  25. Map of Remedios Program Area

  26. Photo Credit: Ericka Moerkerken

  27. Photo Credit: Ericka Moerkerken

  28. Photo Credit: Ericka Moerkerken

  29. Photo Credit: Ericka Moerkerken

  30. Photo Credit: Ericka Moerkerken

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