In this issue you can read about: Editorial. Message for World Wetlands Day 2021. Pro Esteros commemorates Wetlands Day. Educational materials as support for teachers. Wildlife monitoring in our wetlands. Wetland Inhabitants: Flame Skimmer. Download PDF
On March 14th and 15th, the “1st Whale Cultural Festival” took place at the Sea boardwalk, in Ensenada, B. C. The event was carried out by Proturismo de Ensenada (the Municipal Agency in charge of promoting tourism), and the Port Administration of Ensenada.
From September 25 to 29, 2019 we were present at the 3rd National Meeting of Urban Bird Program Coordinators which was held in Jilotepec, in the State of Mexico, where we shared experiences with other coordinators from all over the country. This meeting was organized by Biodiversidad y Desarrollo Sostenible de Jilotepec, A.C., NABCI and..
Join the 2023 fundraising campaign to support the documentation and conservation of the nesting sites of the Least Tern in Northwestern Mexico. The objective of this campaign is to find out if the populations of the states of Sonora, Sinaloa and South Baja California are connected with the endangered population of California and Baja California, and for that we need to support local community groups that will monitor and protect the birds that nest on the beaches near their communities, as well as the young biologists who will be the faces of conservation and research for years to come.
At Pro Esteros, we focus our efforts on the conservation of the wetlands of the Baja California peninsula. For this reason this year we submitted a proposal to invest our efforts in five wetlands of the Baja California peninsula. We want to work with communities and companies to ensure that the government provides better services in waste management and avoid damaging the flora and fauna of these ecosystems.
Global Wetland Outlook: Conservation and wise use of wetlands are vital for human livelihoods. The wide range of ecosystem services wetlands provide means that they lie at the heart of sustainable development. Yet policy and decision-makers often underestimate the value of their benefits to nature and humankind.
In 1988 we started a project called Pro Esteros, a non-profit organization with the objective of conserving the wetlands in the northwest region of the country. Today in 2018 we celebrate 30 years of uninterrupted work for the conservation of the wetlands of our region.
Para conmemorar los 30 años de Pro Esteros, decidimos darle identidad y relevancia a nuestro aniversario. Es por eso que, junto con las maestras Laura Susana Zamudio Vega y Gabriela Bacelis de la Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño de la UABC, involucramos a sus estudiantes a participar en el concurso del diseño y elaboración de nuestro logotipo del 30 aniversario de Pro Esteros.
To commemorate February 2, World Wetlands Day, we held for the fifth consecutive year our “Nuestros humedales” photography contest. Participants had from December 21, 2017 and until January 21 2018, to submit their pictures. This contest was addressed to residents of the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa and Nayarit, and for..
In this issue you can read about: Algalita promotes our ocean’s conservation. Water quality monitoring at La Misión Estuary. Shark Whale: the giant of the oceans. Scouting and nature care. Protected species in México. Wetland’s inhabitant: Great Blue Heron. Descargar versión español PDF Download English version PDF