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en Español: Taller en Uruapan sobre Conservación de Bosques Mexicanos
ICFJ held the first workshop in Uruapan, Michoacán Nov. 13-16,
2002. The program featured a field trip to ejido San Juan Nuevo
Parangaricutiro, which operates profitable forest-management and
furniture-making businesses that have been certified as sustainable
by Smartwood. Participants saw erosion pouring into Lake Pátzcuaro,
a site of long-term deforestation.
The workshop featured a preview of a new report sponsored by the
Ford Foundation on forestry in Mexico, with a case study on the
success of community forestry in Balcón, in Guerrero State.
Speakers included leaders from universities, NGOs, government
agencies, journalism and local communities. Leading consultants
included:
- Leticia Merino
National Autonomous University of Mexico
- David Bray
Chair and associate professor, Department of Environmental
Studies, Florida International University
- Talli Nauman
Journalism to Raise Environmental Awareness, Aguascaliente,
Mexico
20 Mexican journalists were selected from applicants such as
reporters, producers and editors. All travel and living expenses
were paid by the program.
For information, contact Rob Taylor by phone at ICFJ, (202) 737-3700,
ext. 101, or by e-mail at
rob@icfj.org
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