The following organizations are involved in the protection of the natural and cultural patrimony of Guatemala in the Sierra del Lacandon Biosphere.
  The project draws support from the University of Pennsylvania departments of Anthropology and Earth and Environmental Sciences, and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
 
The Defensores de la Naturaleza is a Non-governmental organization charged with the protection and development of sustainable uses of natural resources in the Sierra del Lacandon and Sierra de las Minas National Forests of Guatemala. The Defensores work in conjunction with governmental organizations such as CONAP.
 


The Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas is the governmental organization within Guatemala charged with the preservation of protected areas. In the Sierra del Lacandon National Forest CONAP works in conjunction with the Defensores de la Naturaleza to protect the natural and cultural patrimony of Guatemala.
 

"World Monuments Fund (WMF) is the foremost private, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic art and architecture worldwide through fieldwork, advocacy, grantmaking, education, and training. Since its founding in 1965, the New York-based WMF has worked with local communities and partners to stem the loss of more than 300 important and irreplaceable monuments in 70 countries including the Temple of Preah Khan at Angkor, Hagia Sophia, and Brancusi's monumental Endless Column. The World Monuments Watch, a program of World Monuments Fund, issues the List of 100 Most Endangered Sites every other year." (from their website, http://wmf.org)
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