Ramiro Batzin, Maya Kaqchikel, Co-President of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) and Environmental and Social Specialist for the Guatemala Dedicated Grant Mechanisms (DGM) for IPLCs
Ramiro Batzin, Maya Kaqchikel, is a long-standing Indigenous leader, both in Guatemala and on the global stage. He is Co-President of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) and Environmental and Social Specialist for the Guatemala Dedicated Grant Mechanisms (DGM) for IPLCs
Internationally, Ramiro has been a driving force in ensuring that Indigenous Peoples and local communities have a strong voice in global biodiversity conservation — helping secure recognition of their rights, knowledge, and contributions in the decisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its protocols.
At home in Guatemala, Ramiro has been equally influential — championing the recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ cultural forest management practices, their land rights, and their traditional governance systems as central to conserving forests and biodiversity.
