Mexican Foundation for Environmental Education

From SourceWatch
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Mexican Foundation for Environmental Education

In 1995 Rodolfo Ogarrio was President [1]

Receives support from the Ford Foundation. [2]

In 2003 "a transaction funded by an alliance of US and Mexican NGOs, the government of Mexico has acquired a 96-km2 group of islands in the Gulf of California, setting a precedent for private support of national protection efforts in the country, according to government officials. The US $3.3-million deal - led by the Mexican Foundation for Environmental Education (FUNDEA), The Nature Conservancy, and the World Wildlife Fund - will bring the biodiverse islands under federal protection." [3]