ACOFOP and Ut?zChe? organized an exchange between Guatemalan forest communities and community representatives from Peru and Colombia from May 21-25 in Guatemala. The groups visited forest concessions and other communities in the Pet?n region, as well as throughout the southern and western parts of the country. Representatives from indigenous, campesino, and Afro-descendant communities exchanged experiences and strategies on community forests management, such as the political, organizational and entrepreneurial aspects that can strengthen the capacity of communities to manage and benefit from the natural resources in their territories. The participants in the exchange also had the opportunity to learn about the implications of the Lacey Law in the United States, as well as the FLEGT system in the European Union.