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6d ago

Mexico, Guatemala and Belize Endorse Security, Migration and Gran Selva Maya Corridor

With key agreements entering implementation, the three governments aim to strengthen border security, manage migration flows through binational programs, extend the Tren Maya, protect 5.7 million hectares of the Gran Selva Maya under a trilateral governance framework.

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Overview

  • Sheinbaum and Arévalo reactivated the High-Level Security Group, scheduling an October follow-up meeting to coordinate cross-border operations against organized crime.
  • Mexico and Guatemala agreed to draft a binational repatriation protocol and launch a temporary work program to facilitate safe and orderly labor migration.
  • The governments committed to initiating trinational feasibility and environmental studies for extending the Tren Maya through Guatemala and potentially into Belize.
  • In Calakmul, leaders joined Belize’s Prime Minister John Briceño to sign the Declaration of Calakmul, establishing the 5.7 million-hectare Corredor Biocultural Gran Selva Maya.
  • A trilateral Council of Protected Areas will oversee conservation efforts in the corridor, ensure community participation and uphold environmental safeguards.