Expert collaborators and representatives of the advisory councils of the Sierra del Águila, the Mesophilic Forests and the Cerro Viejo – Chapinaya – Los Sabinos are also participating.
In Jalisco, 971,334.15 hectares–about 3,750 square miles–are under some conservation agency, including thirteen Ramsar sites, such as Lake Chapala. Credit: D. Arturo Ortega.
Editor. – The director of the Intermunicipal Association for the Protection of the Environment and Sustainable Development of Lake Chapala (Aipromades), Gabriel Vásquez Sánchez, was appointed state representative in the State Council of Natural Protected Areas (ANP). He was installed by the Ministry of Environment and Territorial Development (Semadet) last week.
The Council was installed as part of the implementation of the State Program of ANP and Other Conservation Instruments (OIC). These organizations and programs aim to improve ecosystem management, and prioritize the recovery and maintenance of environmental services and their sustainable use. They will support Semadet with expert advice, recommendations for environmental policies, and decision making.
Expert collaborators Eduardo Santana Castellón and Ernesto Sánchez Proal, as well as representatives of the advisory councils of the Sierra del Águila, the Mesophilic Forests and the Cerro Viejo – Chapinaya – Los Sabinos are also participating. The installation of the State Council of PNAs (Protected Natural Areas) and ICOs is made up of representatives from Semadet, the State Attorney’s Office for Environmental Protection (Proepa), the Jalisco Secretary of Rural Development (Sader), the Secretary of Tourism (SecturJal), the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (Conanp), the National Forestry Commission (Conafor), the University of Guadalajara (UdeG), the Northwest Fund (Fonnor A. C.), the State Livestock Unit, the Forestry Union, and the Chamber of Tourism.
Javier Sampayo Lazcano, director of the Decentralized Public Organization (OPD) Sierra de Quila, will represent the Federal Areas, and Gabriel Vásquez Sánchez, director of the Intermunicipal Association for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development of Lake Chapala (Aipromades), will represent the State Areas. Expert collaborators Eduardo Santana Castellón and Ernesto Sánchez Proal also participated, as well as representatives of the advisory councils of the Sierra del Águila, the Mesophilic Forests and Cerro Viejo – Chapinaya – Los Sabinos.
During the session, Fonnor A.C. was appointed as representative to the State Biodiversity Committee (CEB), a body that monitors and coordinates the execution of the actions established in the Jalisco State Biodiversity Strategy (EEB-Jal). In Jalisco, 971,334.15 hectares are under some kind of conservation agency, including eleven federal PNAs, eight state PNAs, and eight municipal PNAs. There are also two state Environmental Recovery Zones (ZRA) and one municipal PNA. There are thirteen Ramsar sites (wetland sites designated to be of international importance under Ramsar Convention on Wetlands)and seven Areas Voluntarily Designated for Conservation (ADVC).
Resources for more information:
The State Program of ANP and OIC:
Information about modification to the LEEEPA:
Translated by Amy Esperanto
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