On September 10, the Centre for Action of Corporate Social Responsibility in Guatemala (CentraRSE), Action against Hunger (ACH), the Centre for Natural Disasters Prevention in Central America (CEPREDENAC) and ICC, launched the virtual course called: “Key Aspects of Disaster Risk Management and Reduction, and Biosafety”. The course is financed by ... Read More

Last July the ICC led the organization of the First Inter-University Congress on Disaster Risk Management, many students and professionals from different places of Guatemala, Mexico, Central America and South America participated in the event. The congress was held from July 20 to July 23, with many online conferences and discussion ... Read More

Reforestation activities began in Parramos, Chimaltenango in order to conserve water sources and forest areas that are a refuge for wildlife in that municipality. The reforestation of 10 initial hectares began on July 2nd, within the “Parramos” Municipal Regional Park, located in the municipality of Parramos, Chimaltenango, Guatemala. The Regional Park ... Read More

ICC participated in the opening of an ecological park located in the municipality of Nueva Concepción, Escuintla, Guatemala. The opening included a reforestation activity with the participation of staff from the Municipality, representatives of sugar mills in the area, representatives of the National Forest Institute (INAB) and technicians from the ICC.

With the support of ICC and the Guatemalan Integral Development Centre (CEDIG), the environmental management office of the Municipality of Parramos, Chimaltenango, Guatemala, distributed 1,400 trees to 115 families in the area. Families from the San José Parrojas Village were benefited with the trees, with the objective of improving their livelihoods, ... Read More

In a cooperative effort between the Sugar Company from El Salvador (Grupo CASSA) and ICC, six new meteorological stations were installed in El Salvador and were added to the Meteorological Station Network of ICC (REDMET). The first three stations were installed at the end of 2019: Central Izalco (located in Izalco, ... Read More

ICC together with the farmer association “ASOBORDAS” from the Nueva Concepción Municipality in Escuintla, Guatemala, released some 3,000 juvenile fish of native species and 800 freshwater snails in the Coyolate River. These juvenile fish and snails are reproduced at the facilities of Ingenio Pantaleon (a sugar mill) with technical advice and ... Read More

A community tree nursery was implemented in the Tahuexco village located in Mazatenango, Suchitepéquez. This action was carried out in collaboration with the National Forestry Institute (INAB) and ICC. The nursery has species such as Aripin (Caesalpinia velutina), Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) and Plumillo (Schizolobium parahyba), as well as ... Read More