FROM FARMLAND TO FOREST - PART III
How Reforestation Projects are Helping Rural Farmers in Chiapas
Cooperativa AMBIO has been working in the rural area of Tziscao, Chiapas for over a decade, as can be seen in the size of trees in their reforested plots.
Located in the border between Mexico and Guatemala, the area is often visited by tourists from both countries wishing to admire the deep blue and crystalline waters of Lake Tziscao.
With the support of AMBIO, the indigenous inhabitants of Tziscao continue to turn abandoned agricultural lands into planted forests in an effort to restore the water sources that feed this beautiful lake and their families.
This short photo essay portrays the human scars in the landscape and the humble people helping to bring the rainforest back.









Special thanks to Cooperativa Ambio for access and interviews. Find out more about Ambio and Scolel’te at http://ambio.org.mx/
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