- Civil associations CALEV, which is dedicated to rescuing wildlife and ECOBAC, which works on the prevention, surveillance and humpback whale monitoring, received the $60 thousand pesos in the fund.
On Monday
August 29, 2016 the Punta de Mita Foundation symbolically delivered the moneys from
the Conservation Fund to the grassroots organizations that were accredited as
the winners for their conservation projects on Banderas Bay.
The winning
organizations were the Centro de Rescate
de Fauna Silvestre, CALEV A.C. and Ecología
y Conservación de Ballenas, ECOBAC, A.C. The event took place at the
Banderas Bay Technological Institute.
A total of
nine organizations presented conservation projects in order to participate in
the call, but only two of them will be able to access the $60 thousand pesos that were in the fund; the other
participants received consultations on the structure of their projects and will
be able to participate again in the future.
“I’ve very
happy to be able to award this money to grassroots organizations and
associations in Banderas Bay in pro of the conservation of the flora and
fauna,” commented Lisa Schalla, Executive Director of the Punta de Mita
Foundation. “We’re very excited to have had this opportunity.”
CALEV A.C. is
dedicated to rescuing wildlife including birds, land tortoises, marine turtles,
crocodiles and other species in order to nurse them back to health and
reintroduce them to their habitats.
ECOBAC works
on the prevention, surveillance and monitoring of the humpback whales in order
to keep local watercraft and visitors informed about the rules and regulations
that are in place to prevent any harm or harassment of these cetaceans, which
visit the bay constantly.
Both
associations seek to give back to nature and build a better society together
with the environment.
In the
interest of transparency, the partnerships will request receipts for the work, and
the Punta de Mita Foundation will then pay the suppliers directly. The
Conservation Fund thrives on donations and sales of the Viva Natura Field Guide.
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