ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
 
 
Project Name and Description
Relevant Information
Petén Integrated Development Plan. Phase 1
Identification of tropical forest strata and conditions of xate ornamental leaf. Identification of eleven areas that required forest management. Identification of problems related to waste water disposal and water resources contamination
Location:
Santa Elena, Petén 		Starting date: August, 1989
   Contractor:
AHT - APESA 		Ending date: February, 1992
Contractee:
KfW 		Total personnel: 19 (APESA)
Petén Integrated Development Plan. Phase 2
Further studies on environmental problems identified in first phase: technical studies to legally declare protected areas, master plan studies for eleven protected areas of tropical forests, water treatment and supply for urban areas, funding scheme for an emergency tropical forest protection program.
    Location:
Santa Elena, Petén 		Starting date:April, 1992
Contractor:
AHT - APESA 		Ending date: March, 1995
Contractee:
KfW 		Total personnel: 8 (APESA)
Ecological Evaluation of the Maya Biosphere Reserve.
The study was organized in 3 phases: Identification of areas of ecological importance, an analysis of critical threats, and a priorization of reserve management actions, which included a new zoning scheme and 23 identified projects. No field work was done and all work was carried out through satellite image interpretation and aerial reconnaissance systems.
   Location:
Santa Elena, Petén 		Starting date: May, 1993
Contractor:
APESA 		Ending date:January, 1994
Contractee:
TNC - USAID		 Total personnel: 11
Socio-demographic Survey for Baja Verapaz Forest Management Master Plan
A questionnaire on socio-economic information and population attitudes towards forest protection and reforestation was applied to 69 communities and a total of 285 families. The information was tabulated in a Fox-Base platform and a report analyzing results was prepared
   Location:
Salamá, Baja Verapaz		 Starting date: July, 1995
Contractor:
APESA 		Ending date: September, 1995
Contractee:
JICA - JAFTA 		Total personnel: 21
Ecological Evaluation of Tropical Forest Areas In the Barillas Region of Huehuetenango
The study consisted of three phases: one of field work in a previously stratified area (see land use studies), a second of laboratory work, data pro- cessing and analyzing and one last phase of data application to establish ecological strata that could lead to a zoning definition. Four different life zones were identified.
   Location:
Barillas, Huehuetenango		 Starting date: March, 1998
Contractor:
APESA 		Ending date:September, 1998
Contractee:
CECI - USAID 		Total personnel: 9
Sustainable Development Program for Petén
 This regional program (see Regional Studies) provided the creation of a data base for managing and monitoring the Maya Biosphere Reserve, aid in managing core zones, forest protection through tourism activities, community forest management and an EIA of the whole Program
   Location:
Santa Elena, Petén 		Starting date: January, 1996
Contractor:
Interconsult-Scanteam- APESA		 Ending date: September, 1996
Contractee:
IDB 		Total personnel: 14 (APESA)
Ecological Appraisal of the Ixcán and Northern Alta Verapaz. Previous land use work (see in Land Use Studies) determined areas of interest. A total of 29 pre-chosen areas were investigated in a two month field work. Forest and fauna inventories were undertaken. Collected data was analyzed in the laboratory and an input model was created for priorization and zoning areas.
   Location:
Playa Grande, Quiché 		Starting date: June, 1998
Contractor:
APESA 		Ending date: August, 1999
Contractee:
CHF - USAID 		Total personnel: 12
Environmental Impact Assessment of the Cuchumatanes Range Rural Development Project
A project in its final development was the subject of an appraisal at farm, community participation levels, at physical and geographic points and at a regional level. An impact matrix was developed to identify positive and negative impacts. A mitigation program was designed
   Location:
Chiantla, Huehuetenango		 Starting date: February, 1998
Contractor:
NGF - APESA		 Ending date: April, 1998
Contractee:
UNOPS 		Total personnel: 6 (APESA)
Trinational Program for the Sustainable Development of the Upper Lempa River Watershed
The environmental part of this regional study (see additional information in Regional Studies) covered geophysical aspects of land use, water contamination through population and agroindustrial activities, deforestation and an EIA of the program.
   Location:
Esquipulas, Guatemala		 Starting date: January, 2000
Contractor:
Interconsult-APESA- Noragric 		Ending date: January, 2001
Contractee:
IDB 		Total personnel: 11 (APESA)
Sustainable Tourism Development Program IDB – Mundo Maya Organization
The environmental part of this regional study (see additional information in Regional Studies) covered the design of a mapping model to aid in regional programming, management of protected areas and an orientation on the EIAs each of the projects was required to undertake.
   Location:
Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico 		Starting date: January, 2000
Contractor:
APESA-BCEOM-IIT		 Ending date: April, 2003
Contractee:
IDB 		Total personnel: 26