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

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

5. Petén’s Population, 1714-present 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. Source: Schwartz (1990) A Forest Society

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

7. Photo Credit: Ericka Moerkerken

9. Established in 1990 by the Guatemalan Congress 16,000 km 2, 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 Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR)

11. Maya Biosphere Reserve

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

13. Population Projections Working-Age Men (15-19) in the Maya Biosphere Reserve

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

15. Conservation with Humanity 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 www.propeten.org

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

17. 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

18. Total Fertility Rate (TFR) 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 Rural7.6 (indigenous 8.6) (mestizo 6.1) Source: Demographic and Health Surveys, Guatemala Petén in 2002 Overall: 5.8 Breakdown not available

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

20. Midwifery trainings

21. Hands-on midwifery training Photo credit: ProPeten

22. Photo credit: Liza Grandia

23. Photo credit: ProPeten

24. Medicinal Plants

25. Photo credit: ProPeten

26. Photo credit: Liza Grandia

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28. Demographic Analysis

30. Map of Remedios Program Area

31. Photo Credit: Ericka Moerkerken