Regional Artisanal Fishing and Aquaculture Festival, Sonora 2022
Regional Artisanal Fishing and Aquaculture Festival, Sonora 2022 The Artisanal Fishing and Aquaculture Festival Sonora 2022 (FRPAAS 2022), aimed to focus attention and recognize the work of fishers and aquaculturists in Sonora and the northern Gulf of California for their contribution to the supply of...
O’odham Gathering at Schuk Toak 2022
O’odham Gathering at Schuk Toak 2022 This is a Gathering of the people to honor one another with respect, to honor our Mother Earth and to share our knowledge. To Respect, Preserve, Protect and Educate about the importance of our land, oceans, animals, and all...
Learning About Western Osprey Nests in a Fishing Community of the Sonoran Coast
Learning About Western Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Nests in a Fishing Community of the Sonoran Coast By: Lucila Armenta Méndez and Manuel Muñoz Espinoza The western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a permanent resident bird of prey along the coast of Sonora. Measuring close to 23 in...
CEDO Signs Collaboration Agreements with Tucson Mexico Sister Cities Association and the Puerto Peñasco City Council
By: CEDO Intercultural | Cover photo: CEDO Archive On October 21st, Casa Sosa-Carrillo-Frémont in Tucson was the stage for the “Reconnect with CEDO” Event where the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) signed two important agreements that define collaborative work on...
The 2021 International Coastal Cleanup is a success in Puerto Peñasco
By: CEDO Intercultural | Cover photo: CEDO Archive International Coastal Cleanup 2021 | Photo: CEDO Archive International Coastal Cleanup 2021 | Photo: CEDO Archive More than 600 people of Puerto Peñasco, including 57 governmental and educational institutions, civil society organizations, private companies, fishers, families, and...
CEDO was present at the World Congress of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature
By: Nélida Barajas Acosta, Executive Director, CEDO Intercultural. . IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 logo In 2021, the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans became a member organization of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. In the regional context, we...
Life Between the Land and the Sea: A Look at What Makes the Intertidal Ecosystems of the Northern Gulf of California Unique
By: Jessica Potter As a child who loved the ocean but was reluctant to get into the water, I remember visiting Puerto Peñasco and being fascinated with all of the marine life I could see in the tide pools without even having to put my...
Community Center and School of the Sea reopened in Ejido Rodolfo Campodónico
By: CEDO Intercultural. On Saturday June 19, and to continue with the World Oceans Day celebrations, we reopened a public space at the Ejido Rodolfo Campodónico, in Caborca, Sonora. The space was restored, equipped, and prepared to function as a Community Center, Virtual Classroom and...
Puerto Peñasco Celebrates World Oceans Day
By: CEDO Intercultural. As part of the celebration of World Oceans Day, the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) in collaboration with Greater Good Charities, Free the Ocean, the Puerto Peñasco City Council through the office of Ecology and Zofemat, as...
Inseparable: Water, wetlands, and life
By: Laura Martínez Ríos, Executive Director, Pro Esteros Many of us have heard that wetlands are among the most economically valuable and most biodiverse ecosystems in the world. But surely, we’ve also heard that they are disappearing three times faster than forests, with dire consequences...
