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Featured Grantees: Investment Opportunities in Environment
For Information on how
you can donate to these grantees, contact Anne McEnany
at anne@icfdn.org,
or visit our website and DONATE ONLINE at
www.icfdn.org.
Many of ICF’s donors enjoy recreational and sportfishing
in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) region of Baja
California and Baja California Sur. Keeping these
fishing stocks at a sustainable level is critical for
local villages and for tourism operators, both of which
depend on healthy stocks and predictable fishing
seasons.
This quarter, ICF highlights three loal nonprofit
organizations that are taking the lead in fisheries in
the Gulf of California, focusing on marine protected
areas, fisher-to-fisher networking, and scientific
research. |
 Grupo
Ecologista Antares, A.C. (GEA),
Loreto Bay
National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Based in Loreto, GEA helped establish the Loreto
Bay National Park and is currently focusing on
its expansion. GEA works regularly with the park
service on enforcement and monitoring of
“no-take zones” and the artificial reef inside
the park. GEA's programs include: an active
monitoring program for fish, sea lions, whales,
sharks, and sea turtles; and environmental
education programs for students, tourists, and
local decision-makers.
By supporting GEA,
you will contribute to:
- Expanding
Loreto Bay National Park
- Building
the Eco-Center for the Desert and the Sea
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Supporting the marine mammal, turtle, and
shark protection programs in Loreto
Contact: Fernando
Arcas at GEA –
antaresgea@prodigy.net.mx |
Comunidad y
Biodiversidad, A.C.(COBI),
Loreto Bay National
Park, Baja California Sur; San Pedro Martír
Island Biosphere Reserve, Gulf of California;
and Bahía Kino, Sonora, Mexico
 COBI is a marine conservation
organization focusing on alternatives to
overfishing in the Gulf of California. With a
science-based approach, COBI is providing
concrete data in “no-take zones” of existing
marine protected areas in Loreto and San Pedro
Martír Island, as well as along Sonora’s coastal
waters, to help build a justification for a
network of marine protected areas in the Gulf of
California.
By supporting COBI, you will contribute to:
Contact Luis Bourillon atlbourillon@cobi.org.mx
www.cobi.org.mx
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 Sociedad
de Historia Natural Niparajá, A.C.,
Isla Espíritu Santo and San Cosme- Punto Mechudo
Corridor, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Niparajá has focused
its efforts on protecting the coastal landscape
between La Paz and Loreto in Baja California
Sur, including the offshore islands in the area.
Their work includes land acquisition, fisheries
policy reform, community development and
productive employment projects, as well as
environmental education. Niparajá's initiatives
include: organizing the second fisherto- fisher
exchange in La Paz, which will bring over 100
fishermen from the Gulf of California region to
discuss best practices, challenges, and
potential solutions; as well as establishing a
marine protected area adjacent to Isla Espíritu
Santo.
By supporting
Niparajá, you will contribute to:
- Protecting
critical marine habitat near La Paz
- Purchasing
coastal properties slated for development
- Establishing
a network of fishermen in the Gulf of
California
Contact: Gaby
Anaya at Niparajá —
ganaya@niparaja.org |
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