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75 Years of Advancing Human Rights and Conserving the Natural Environment The Overbrook Foundation partners with innovative and impactful organizations to address some of the worlds most pressing challenges in the areas of the environment and human rights. From playing a pivotal role in securing marriage equality in the United States to helping organize the first Peoples Climate March the Foundation has pursued its mission with a blend of passion pragmatism humility and hope since our founding in 1948. Grantee Voices Asociacion de Comunidades Forestales de Peten ACOFOP employs a community forestry model to manage more than 500000 hectares of forest in the largest protected natural area in Guatemala and the largest forest reserve in Mesoamerica. Why is ACOFOP so successful in engaging local communities to help manage tropical forests and fight deforestation.