15 Worldview s and Integra tion The teaching of cultural greatness of Mayan culture in Guatemala, gives an enormous value to its identity, which must go hand in hand with the teaching of modern knowledge and other discoveries in the Western world, as well as a right to education and use of modern technologies that every citizen must have. One of the challenges of RCE Guatemala is promoting changes throughout the educational system, so as to introduce a culturally relevant education, where cultural and linguistic diversity of indigenous peoples can be recognised. By this way, culture should be seen as a central point of education for sustainable development and crucial for future generations in order to preserve their identity. Among the country´s vast cultural heritage are more than 5,000 archaeological sites associated with the Mayan culture, 24 different existing languages, and three places that have been recognised as “Cultural Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO . A variety of regional women dresses, whose characteristics express the natural wealth of its flora and fauna. A worldview full of Mayan principles favorable to sustainability. Several of the RCE Guatemala stakeholders work for changes in primary and secondary education, as well as in higher education under this principle. For example: Programa de Apoyo Académico a Estudiantes Indígenas (PAAEI) is a programme which is intended to strengthen identity, leadership, political participation and academic training of indigenous students at San Carlos University. Rigoberta Menchu Tum Foundation has several programmes of education and training of teachers and education advocates in rural areas to strengthen leadership, social and community roles and close relationships with the community. Programa de Desarrollo Santiago (PRODESA) promotes compliance with the human right to education by supporting educational reform, compliance with national and international commitments on education and policy advocacy. In its actions the organisation favors the indigenous regions of the country. Escuela de Formación de Profesores de Enseñanza Media (EFPEM) is responsible for teacher training and basic education for educational reform. 104 Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLA CSO) trains outreach workers for the conservation of community forests. Museo Odontológico (MUSEODONT) has a botanical garden, where it owns several local plants used by indigenous peoples of Guatemala for oral health. The Museum is opened to high school students and students of the career of Dentistry. Radio USAC, TV USAC and Maya TV are media that broadcast news, interviews and the activities of network members, related to the promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples. Faculty of Agronomy. Nagoya Protocol, biodiversity and traditional knowledge Traditional Knowledge and Biodiversity: A University Experience Towards Curricular Innovation Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge in the Mesoamerican Context Besides having an enormous cultural legacy of contributions to humanity from the Mayan culture, Guatemala also has an enormous biological richness. Today, Guatemala is part of the Group of Like-Minded Megadiverse Countries (LMMC), composed of a group of countries that harbour the majority of the Earth´s species and are therefore considered extremely biodiverse and home to associated traditional knowledge. Other neighbouring countries such as Mexico, are also part of the 20 Megadiverse countries in the world. The southern part of Mexico, along with Guatemala, covers the largest area
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