Peggy J. Turk Boyer Collection
By: CEDO Intercultural. The "Peggy J. Turk Boyer Collection" is a recognition of the research and work carried out by the founder of the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans who, in collaboration with researchers, naturalists, scientists, and academics, contributed information for...
Acknowledgments, Biodiversity, CEDO, Stories
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Consumption as a Tool for Sustainability
By: Nélida Barajas Acosta, Executive Director, CEDO Intercultural Hem Nalini Morzaria-Luna, Associate Researcher, CEDO Intercultural Sarah Mesnick, NOAA Researcher Miguel Ángel Cisneros Mata, INAPESCA Researcher. The northern Gulf of California, recognized for its biological and cultural diversity, was declared a World Heritage Site[1]. Petroglyphs from...
Biodiversity, CEDO, Fishing, food
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Meet the giants of the Sea of Cortez: Whale watching in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora
By: M.B. Angeles Sánchez Cruz, Conservation, Biodiversity and Citizen Science Manager M.S Paloma A. Valdivia Jiménez, Education, Communications and Outreach Manager CEDO Intercultural. The winter season has arrived and with it come the species that migrate to warmer places. Among these, whales are undoubtedly one...
A Few Thoughts on the Importance of Fishing and Aquaculture in Sonora
By: Dr. Miguel Ángel Cisneros Mata | Researcher at National Institute of Fishing and Aquaculture Three important elements converged in 2020: 1) The 25th anniversary of the publication of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (FAO 1995). 2) The mandate to achieve the key...
In Memoriam: Richard Felger
By: Sula Vanderplank | Director of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Conservation Program, Pronatura Noroeste Dr. Richard Stephen Felger was born in 1934 and grew up in Los Angeles where he loved to visit the tide pools… he once told me that he started out as a...
Solar Energy, a Clean, Accessible, and Inexhaustible Energy for Sustainable Development
The Sun is the center of our lives and the main source of energy. In the history of humanity, the sun has been a fundamental element in cultures and religions. We currently use the sun’s energy to produce electricity, to heat water and cook, to...
A Turtle’s Rescue and Release Story in Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point)
It was a cool October morning when we received the call from ZOFEMAT (the local animal rescue agency). An Olive Ridley turtle was found at Playa Hermosa. She had gone out at night to lay her eggs and looked tired and had some wounds on...
A Tri-national Approach to Fighting Food Loss and Waste in North America
By: Antonia Andúgar Miñarro, Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Introduction It is estimated that each year, food loss and waste (FLW) in North America amounts to 168 million tons of the food produced for human consumption. This waste occurs throughout the food supply chain in...
FONNOR | An Environmental Fund for the Northwest.
Paola Bauche Petersen, María José Mesén Arias, Cristina Nieto Enrigue, Azucena Mercado Rodríguez, Carolina Salinas García, Velna Mayoral Benoit, Fabiola Gómez Salas y José Machorro Reyes. FONNOR, A.C. was born in October 2013 as a private regional fund to channel resources, align efforts, and strengthen...
Whale Shark | Our Esperanza (Hope)
A whale shark being tagged by one of the MigraMar scientists. Credit: César Peñaherrera, MigraMar On September 2019, as part of the Galapagos Whale Shark Project, a group of scientists led by Jonathan Green and Alex Hearn (MigraMar) in the vicinity of Darwin Island, north...
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