SAL A PAJAREAR

Sal a Pajarear (go birdwatch) helps children explore their local ecosystem with the help of an older guide, using observation and an atlas to recognize and study the many birds. The youngsters enjoy learning about animals and the environment, as well as developing social-emotional skills through interactions with other youngsters.

Fotografía: ©Martin Broen

TS'ONOT

TAE collaborates on this effort to safeguard and preserve Yucatan's cenotes. The health of these unique places becomes a tool for biodiversity conservation on the Peninsula when water quality in cenotes is monitored by communities.

Our partners are Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Fundación Gonzalo Río Arronte, and Fundación Claudia y Roberto Hernández.

MAYA AQUIFER ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY NETWORK (RIEAM, for its Spanish acronym)

TAE is part of RIEAM, collaborating with Kalanbio, A.C., the National Coastal Resilience Laboratory (LANRESC), the Faculty of Chemistry at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), BACAB GIPS, Centinelas del Agua, PCP, and Cenotes Urbanos. The network aims to strengthen the ecological integrity of the Maya Aquifer by connecting local communities, NGOs, experts, and funders to protect and sustainably manage cenotes. At the same time, the network will provide systemic and robust information to support decision-making at different levels.

The network’s work includes training community leaders and technical personnel, conducting community-based and scientific assessments and monitoring, proposing solutions, and developing rural and urban communication strategies.

The project is currently supported by the Gonzalo Río Arronte Foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Harte Charitable Foundation, the Summit Foundation, and the Claudia and Roberto Hernández Foundation.