Maya Mountains Ethnobotany and Ecology Project

The Maya Montains Ethnobotany and Ecology Project (MMEEP) is a ongoing transdisciplinary team of doctors, scientists, traditional healers, elders and community members of the Q’eqchi’ Maya people of the Maya Mountains, Belize, Central America.  We are working toward the development of culturally relevant, sustainable, holistic healthcare via traditional medicine and traditional botanical knowledge. The project focuses on evaluating the safety and efficacy of traditional medicines for the prevention and treatment of ailments in local communities. Our efforts promote health and facilitate the conservation of Maya biodiversity, traditional healing and culture but also serve as a model for cross-cultural exchange of indigenous technologies to other North American groups.