Conserving the Oaxaca City Watershed in Mexico

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Conserving the Oaxaca City Watershed in Mexico

	Summary This project delivers information, planning, training, and collaborative cornerstones for the long-term conservation of the San Felipe Mountains.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The San Felipe Mountains provide most of the city's water, regulate the climate of the region, harbor a rich nature, and provide the livelihood of several rural communities. However, deforestation, urban growth, and water and soil contamination all threaten the mountains and their historical inhabitants. It is urgent that we protect the watershed and improve the quality of life of its inhabitants.

Activities

a) Surveys to support integral land use planning; b) Collaboration to gather all regional actors; c) Training program to provide communities with skills on restoration, production and social improvement; d) Disseminating and communicating the process

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Funding Policy: partial (Retired)

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The outcome will be to an attained balance between human needs and nature protection.

Project Message

After 20 years of working with communities, I am convinced that water is the most critical issue for both culture and survival. My project tackles the issue at the basic level - social attitudes.
- Juan José Consejo, Director of INSO