In response to increased pressures undermining community rights to forest land in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, RRI collaborator Asociaci?n de Comunidades Forestales de Pet?n (ACOFOP) trained community leaders on policy advocacy to help strengthen their efforts against external actors. The training was complemented by efforts from the Community Forestry Association of Ut?z Che? who organized a larger activity to elicit community participation in national policy advocacy.