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Name:

Cooperativa Carmelita R.L

Business Name:

Cooperativa Carmelita R.L

Location:

15.194747614366413, -90.76904296875

Country:

Guatemala

Region:

Central America

Website:

http://www.turismocooperativacarmelita.com/

Do you have experience exporting directly?

Yes

Describe yourself in 140 characters or less:

Carmelita is a cooperative that holds about 54,000 has. of forest within the Maya Biosphere Reserve.

Bio:

Carmelita is legally constituted as a cooperative which implies specific mechanisms for benefit distribution and reinvestment of utilities. It was constituted as a cooperative in 1996 following the creation of the Maya Biosphere Reserve in 1990 within which the cooperative holds a forest concession of 53,797.9ha. all supported largely by local grassroots organizations and NGOs. Both the community and the cooperative are situated within the forest concession. The principal objective is to p romote the conservation of natural resources through sustainable forest management and community participation, in an economically viable fashion and respecting biodiversity of diverse forest resources. Main production includes:
-production of sawn wood of precious woods (mahogany, tropical cedar)
-production of roundwood of lesser-known species (LKS)
-NTFP extraction, in particular Chamaedorea palm or xate (Chamaedorea spp.), allspice (Pimenta dioica), and chicle gum (Manilkara zapota)
-ecotourism in connection with the archeological sites in the park “El Mirador.”

**All images from Creative Commons. Specific authors: Chris H, Gabriela Allegro

Number of employees:

51-250

Size of business (annual sales in US$)

US$1, 000, 001-US$3, 000, 000

What is your primary language?

English

Type (select all that apply)

Wholesaler, distributor or broker

Export to

United States,

Business - First/Last Name

Carmelita RL

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