BSP's Latin America & Caribbean Program
Sierra Madre Occidental; Chihuahua, Mexico
Building a biosphere reserve through community
planning.
From 1993 to 1998, BSP supported the Sierra Madre Alliance, the U.S.
partner of the Advisory Council of the Sierra Madre (CASMAC), in its efforts
to advise and assist the Tarahumara and Tepehuan people, and the neighboring
communities in Chihuahua, to regain control of their forests and way of life.
Edwin Bustillos, founder of CASMAC and 1996 winner of the Goldman Environmental
Prize for North America, has led indigenous groups in creating a
model of conservation in the Pino Gordo region. Dozens of inspired communities
are now proposing forest reserves that may one day be integrated into a single
biosphere reserve.
Additional Resource
For additional information on the Sierra Madre Alliance, e-mail Randall
Gingrich at sierrama@infosel.net.mx
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