The Alliance approach is to:
- Establish open and participatory discussions;
- Iincorporate the ejidos into the Alliance;
- Ddevelop fair and effective conservation legal structures in partnership with the ejidos;
- Rresponsibly manage individual ejido trust accounts; and
- Mmonitor and defend the established conservation structures.
The Alliance's goal is to protect 894,035 of the 1.5 million acres of coastal ecosystems surrounding Laguna San Ignacio. The estimated cost of the project is around 9.9 million dollars.
CONSERVATION TARGET AREA: 894,035 ACRES
TOTAL COST: $9,944,545 |

Phase |
Ejido |
Conservation Target Area (Acres) |
Total Cost |
1 |
Luis Echeverria Alvarez |
Common lands: 120,847 ACCOMPLISHED
Private lands: 20,000 |
$1,586,471 |
2 |
Mexican Federal Lands |
66,503 |
$738,221 |
3 |
San Ignacio |
126,684 |
$1,382,471 |
4 |
Emiliano Zapata |
174,317 |
$1,837,921 |
5 |
El Baturi |
137,502 |
$1,528,508 |
6 |
Los Cuarenta |
102,337 |
$1,225,906 |
7 |
San Jose de Gracia |
145,845 |
$1,645,047 |
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