Octavio Ixtacuy López: Doctor in Ecology and Sustainable Development from El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) Mexico, 2006; Master’s degree in Social Sciences with a major in Sociology from the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO-Mexico) 1986; Bachelor in Economics from the Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala in 1981; Diploma in International Indigenous Management from Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, Canada in 1995. Onsite academic experiences in Canada, Costa Rica, Japan and Spain. He has directed Bachelor, Master and PhD theses.