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Greetings from Oaxaca,
Mexico!
The
Wetlands Protection Project along the Pacific coast of Oaxaca
State in Mexico, are run by two organizations,
The Program for Restoration and Reforestation of the Ecosystems of
Mangrove swamp
(PROMANGLAR),
and the
Program for the Protection and Conservation of Marine Turtles
(PROTUMAR).
PROTUMAR has 5 protected turtle nesting sites/beaches registered
with the
Secretariat of Environmental and Natural Resources
(SEMARNAT)
and two more sites are in process. Each of the nesting sites are
located on a different beach and are taken care of by organized
community conservation groups that rely on sustainable and
productive projects for their livelihoods.
Within
the framework of the PROTUMAR programme, we hope to introduce
The Sandwatch Project
to our
groups, by virtue of it fitting in so well with the conservation of
both beaches and the protection of marine turtles habitats.
In particular we think that
Sandwatch
would fit
in well with the community groups we have in
Playa Ventanilla,
and also interest a team of Life-guards at
Puerto Escondido,
which is a very important beach for tourism in Oaxaca. |
