The proposed state park will cover the need for green areas in the El Sauzal de Rodríguez Delegation, making a space for family gatherings and sports. The Municipal President is expected to make a formal request to the Governor of the State, Jaime Bonilla, to create what would be the first state-run natural protected area.

Los Cabos

Los Cabos is the region at the end of the Peninsula of Baja California. Where the natural landscape and seascape are just spectacular – the desert meets the sea in San José del Cabo, and life shines with every wave.

The NOSSA Group, Northwest Civil Society for Environmental Sustainability, presents Caring for what matters. 2021 Environment Budget: Analysis and proposals. An analysis of the 2021 Federal Expenditure Budget Project and the Federal Executive’s Initiative to reform, add, and remove various provisions of the Federal Law of Rights, with emphasis on the National Commission for Natural Protected Areas (CONANP).

The North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) awarded Pronatura Noroeste the “Gary T. Myers Award” for its contributions to the conservation of birds in Northwest Mexico. The award ceremony was held on August 19, 2020 and was attended by several members of the international conservation community.

With a comprehensive view of the basin for conservation work, Pronatura Noroeste collaborates with the management of the La Michilia Biosphere Reserve to facilitate processes that help the integration of the Management Program and the formation of the Advisory Council that supports the area’s governance.

The Advisory Council of the Federal Natural Protected Areas of the Great Islands Region of the Gulf of California appointed a new Chairman this past 21st of January. By a qualified majority, they chose Christian Portillo, who serves as the Project Coordinator for Pronatura Noroeste in Baja California.

The Bahía Santa María ecosystem in Sinaloa faces an environmental problem due to contaminated water from the Cedritos Drain discharging in this wetland of international importance. In addition, the drain overflows during rainy season, causing social and public health problems. To find a solution, in November of 2019, Pronatura Noroeste promoted the creation of the Specialized Working Group (SWG) within the Cuenca de los Ríos Mocorito al Quelite Council, with the aim of developing a strategic plan.

In order to share with various actors involved in the conservation of Natural Protected Areas and participate in collaborative networks, the conceptual model for improving governance was presented at the III Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Protected Areas, organized by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Commission on Protected Areas in Lima, Peru.

At Pronatura Noroeste we promote the training and operational strengthening of advisory councils, for which we collaborate with the National Commission for Natural Protected Areas (CONANP) and partners, with the aim of developing methodologies to evaluate and improve the functioning of the councils through self-evaluation, which allows for the identification of areas for improvement.

Pronatura Noroeste received the Ecological Merit Award 2016 in the framework of the Conference of Parties (COP 13), on the Agreement on Biological Diversity, in the city of Cancun, Quintana Roo. The ceremony, held Sunday December 4 2016 at the International Convention Center in Cancun, was chaired by Rafael Pacciano Alamán, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat).