A Tropical Montane Cloud Forest Eco-hydrology Student Research Initiative. The Cloud Chasers research initiative aims to improve our understanding of:
- The hydro-meteorological function of cloud forests in maintaining a microclimate that supports a specialized ecosystem, traditional crops, and water sources
- The influence of historic and future changes in climate and land use on the water quality and availability in a cloud forest catchment in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.
A Spanish version of this page can be found here: https://guatemalacloudchasers.com/
Projects
Nov-Jan 2023
Prototyping experimental setup for canopy water balance and fog interception modeling.
Sep-Oct 2023
Installation of automated canopy water balance setup and river discharge gauge.
Jan-Apr 2024
Analysis of land use change and erosion risk in study catchment.
May-Jul 2024
Water quality analysis, study of grey water management options. Calvin Clean Water Institute.
Apr-Jun 2025
Cloud Forest Canopy water balance monitoring and communication.
Recent updates
- Cloud Chasers 2025 – Newsletter 3
The day we are writing this newsletter is marked in the Maya calendar by Imox—thespirit (or Nawal) of water. This calendar is composed of 18 months of 20 days each, plus afinal month of 3 days. Each of these 20 days is lined a specific Nawal—a spiritual force orarchetype representing the natural energies that shape all beings. Today’s Nawal, Imox, signifies beginnings: a current that flows before thoughts or structures take form. - Cloud Chasers 2025 – Newsletter 2
This week, the entire CCFC team was immersed in an international conference, filled with more than 70 inspiring people from across 11 different countries, from Peru to Mexico. Thename of the conference? Curso “Formación de Formadores en el Corredor Agroecológico:Abejas nativas sin aguijón, Redes y Procesos Territoriales.”Or in English: Training of Trainers in the Agroecological Corridor: Stingless Native Bees,Networks, and Territorial Processes. - Cloud Chasers 2025 – Newsletter 1
We are Yoselin, Sara, Luis, Marloes, Job, Julia, Eliane and Kaatje, and we are currently writing this from our back garden: the Cloud Forest of Altaverapaz, Guatemala. The past month our team has gathered in Guatemala, welcomed by the country’s ‘eternal spring’. With some of us living here, others spending some weeks learning Spanish, and others freshly coming from the Netherlands; we are now finally complete! Complete, and ready to start working on our project to gain insights into Cloud forests.
Partners and Collaboration
Contact
linnaea@cloudforestconservation.org
Linnaea Cahill, project coordinator
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