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Country
Mexico
Year
2021
Income Group
Upper middle income
Source
VNR
Facilitating multistakeholder engagement
Report
3
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Sub-region
Central America
Finding
The Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve has been a protected area in the state of Querétaro since 1997. The Sierra Gorda Ecological Group is a participatory conservation system working to reconcile economic development and biodiversity conservation in the region.
The Group is a multistakeholder and interdisciplinary forum highlighting cultural practices in favor of a safe environment, advocating regional sustainable public policies.
The innovative, low-cost, efficient and participatory management model of the Group has led it to obtain the One World Award 2021, as a recognition of its role in promoting a sustainable culture through educational and waste management programs, wildlife protection, the establishment of fire and illegal logging prevention brigades, and for building a regenerative economy throughout sustainable tourism services delivery.
