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CEDO works with governments, conservation groups
and community members. Together we work to protect natural resources and
develop sustainable, non-threatening ways to use the ecosystems of the
Upper Gulf of California and Sonoran Desert. A measure of success of these
efforts has been the establishment of protected biosphere reserves and
the development of management programs for their operation. CEDO is recognized
in the region as a leader in community outreach.
CEDO's community based programs focus on understanding
and responding to the needs of four groups throughout the Upper Gulf Biosphere
region: Teachers;
Artisanal
fishermen; Community leaders; Tourists
and general public.
PRESS RELEASES:
06.25.07
CEDO establishes the Peñasco Estero Conservation Fund to allow
us to implement urgently needed actions for the conservation of the
biodiversity and beauty of our estuaries..Read
more. Download the
brochure
03.23.07
CEDO and Clifton-Meridian Development Co. signed a compromise
agreement ending a two-year dispute over property rights in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora
More here...
Visit this page to find out more about
CEDO's struggle
with developers in Puerto Peñasco
11.29.06
CEDO received an honorary mention in the National Conservation Award
2006. This award is given by the National Commission for Natural Protected
Areas and the Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources. Read
our press release or the official
CONANP page
10.21.06
The Mexican Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT)
approved a project with buildings of over 20 stories in the mouth of Estero
Morua. The project, "The Pointe", will have innumerable ecological impacts.
On October 12 approval for the megadevelopment "The Pointe in Las
Conchas" appeared in the Official Gazette of the Secretary of the Environment
and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), even though this project violates establish
law as expressed in the LGEEPA (General Law for Ecological Balance and
Environmental Protection.)
(Download the full press
release here).
9.25.06
Renewed Threat to the Environment and Commercial Divers of Puerto Peñasco
Posed by the Sandy Beach Marina
The Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans, CEDO,
is issuing this alert about a renewed threat to the environment and commercial
divers of Puerto Peñasco. In January of this year, CEDO wrote about a
marina proposed by the Sandy Beach Resorts. These plans implied the destruction
of the La Choya Estuary and the rocky reef located in front of the Reef
Restaurant. CEDO, along with researchers, fishermen, and members of the
Tohono O'odham nation petitioned the environmental authorities to not
authorize this project. The arguments against approval were based on the
impacts the project would have on the environment, the local culture and
fisheries, and an incomplete and incorrect Environmental Impact Study.
(Download the full press release
here).
BUILDINGS: CEDO's Earthship Visitor Center
was the first
Earthship built in Mexico! Find out more about this ecologically sound
building method utilizing old tires and tin cans.
FLAT TAILED HORNED LIZARD: Download: Flat
Tailed Horned Lizard (PDF 25Kb).
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