Federación Tribus Pech de Honduras (FETRIPH) unites 12 Pech communities in northeastern Honduras to fight for the protection of their forests against illegal occupation by settlers and to promote alternative livelihoods in a unique Access and Benefit Sharing scheme. The group has founded a cooperative to sell liquidambar, an ingredient important in the fragrance and flavor industry, and has set production standards that ensure sustainability while addressing scarcity concerns in the international market, as well as guaranteeing a fair income for producers and the protection of Pech traditional knowledge. Sixty percent of revenues directly benefit producers, providing a stable income for 60 families; the remaining 40 percent of revenues are directed to a community social fund that promotes education and public health.

FETRIPH successfully opposed the creation of a 'people free' national park, which would have stripped the Pech from the right to sustainably use liquidambar trees. Through FETRIPH's efforts, the government has instead signed an agreement with FETRIPH for co-management of the 34,000-hectare Anthropological and Forest Reserve 'Montaña del Carbón', which provides the community with stewardship over their forest.