"On August, 2011, Rainforest Alliance and other 13 non-govermental organizations launched the "Sian Ka´an – Calakmul" Alliance, to protect the tropical forest into and near to the Sian Ka´an and Calakmul biosphere reserves. That area, along with the Peten rainforest constitutes the second biggest rainforest in the American continent, after the Amazon rainforest."

"On August, 2011, Rainforest Alliance and other 13 non-govermental organizations launched the "Sian Ka´an – Calakmul" Alliance, to protect the tropical forest into and near to the Sian Ka´an and Calakmul biosphere reserves. That area, along with the Peten rainforest constitutes the second biggest rainforest in the American continent, after the Amazon rainforest."

"La Trinidad indiegnous community pioneered using horizontal sawmills in south Mexico. As they hava a tiny 805 has. forest property, they needed a light-weighted solution to their sawing needs. They are producing 2,400 cubic meters pine timber per year and 1,120 cubic meters oaks."

"Tres Garantías Ejido bought a german-made portable mill, but decided to use it as stationary, because they prefered to have closer control over it and because they can have better job conditions working under a roof near to their town"

"This sawmill is owned by Caobas Ejido. It saws roundwood from different groups, charging a 2.50 pesos per board feet fee."