British Embassy welcomes environmental ideas ahead of COP26

The British Ambassador to Guatemala, Nick Whittingham, said:

All people have ideas and projects to improve the environment. The work of citizens to take care of the climate and the environment must be like a snowball, which grows more and more and more.

The Ambassador participated yesterday in the virtual forum for the closure of the #CambioXelClima environmental campaign carried out during March by the British Embassy, Prensa Libre and Guatevisión.

The Ambassador added:

Our job should be to create that effect with many initiatives so that there can be a positive impact for the environment.

Five representatives of the same number of projects participated in the forum and were selected from the more than 30 received from Prensa Libre readers and Guatevisión viewers.

The selected projects were announced, one by one, the week of March 15 to 19, on the print, digital and television platforms.

The participants explained individually the impact of their projects on their communities and urged Guatemalans to get involved in ecological initiatives or to be encouraged to develop their own ideas for the benefit of the environment.

The Guatemalan Ambassador for Environment and Climate Change at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rita Mishaan, also participated. She stated that:

Even though the State has a great task in developing programs and policies, those responsible for the disaster of the loss of natural resources are Guatemalans themselves. We all need to be more aware and socialize the importance of caring for the Earth.

The projects selected by the campaign are:

Las Mercedes ravine is a green lung in zone 8 of Mixco. It is home to dozens of species of trees, plants and animals.

The Guatemalan Orchid Association is in zone 5 of Guatemala. It is a space to balance the ecosystem.

The Violeta Orgánica business initiative decided to make organic soaps with burned oil and thus reduce water pollution.

Composting latrines of the Sangre de Cristo Health Project seek to save water and provide health to families in the department of Guatemala.

The Bosques de Lemoa Nature Reserve, in Santa Cruz del Quiché, works for forest conservation focused on restoring the ecosystem.

See the forum here