Projects
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Grant-Making Program Coordination
Since 2018, I have conducted a grant-making process. The process included putting together a call for proposals, and bringing together a panel of experts from different fields within the University of Arizona and the community to evaluate the proposals we received. I facilitated the discussions with the panelists and helped them go through the guidelines […]
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Program Management
As Assistant Director for the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO), I managed the following programs: Ecosystems conservation program. CEDO implemented coastal conservation strategies for engaging local stakeholders to actively participate in the management and sustainable use of resources, further strengthening legal conservation instruments in these areas. We conducted field trips […]
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Implementing a Coastal Marine Spatial Planning and Management Process
When I served as Assistant Director for the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO, Inc.) in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico, I participated in implementing a coastal marine spatial planning and management process. The bottom-up process, set up in a biological–fisheries corridor in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico, advocated for traditional community […]
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Economic Tools for Conservation Training
In 2014, I got a scholarship to attend the ten-day training Economic Tools for Conservation led by the Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF). The training encompassed themes ranging from fisheries management and sustainable agriculture to business planning and finance mechanisms. Topics included principles and techniques to analyze, in a comprehensive way, the economic and environmental aspects […]
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Programa Pescadero Training Workshop Series
Between 2011 and 2015, I attended several training workshops and forums framed within the Pescadero Program. The program, funded by the Mexican Fund for Nature Conservation (FMCN), aimed to strengthen civil society organizations' institutional and leadership capacities in northwestern Mexico. Fondo Noroeste (FONNOR), developed the program to reinforce personal and institutional skills and design strategies […]
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Implementation of a Community Effort for the Conservation of Wetland Habitats in Peñasco, Mexico
In 2014, I procured funds from the State of Sonora Water Commission to led a participatory community project to engage users in a conservation initiative. The conservation target was a hypersaline wetland used for recreation, education, tourism, and oyster farming by the community of Peñasco, Mexico. In the absence of a legal conservation tool for […]
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Promoting an Initiative for Climate Change Adaptation in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico
In 2013, I secured funds for the design and implementation of a strategy to manage the effects of climate change on wetland habitats in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. The three-year project included dissemination of information on climate change in community forums, identifying marine and coastal habitat indicators for climate change, and developing a […]
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Conservation Agreement for the Protection of Sea Lion in San Jorge Island, Mexico
In 2012, I secured funds to led a community initiative to establish an agreement to protect a sea lion (Zalophus Californianus) habitat in San Jorge Island in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. The project aimed to determine the feasibility of implementing a marine protected area (MPA) surrounding the island. The project involved stakeholder mapping […]
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Implementation of a Community Participatory Model in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico
In 2011, I secured funds to implement a community engagement process in a wetland system in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. The three-year project aimed to promote the conservation of coastal ecosystems supported by active and informed communities. The wetland system, integrated by six hypersaline estuaries, provides a wide range of ecosystem services including […]
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Putting Into Practice What I Learned in the Diploma in Environmental Policy and Management Tools Course
In 2010 I obtained a scholarship to study at the CEU San Pablo University in Madrid, Spain. The three-month Diploma in Environmental Policy and Management Tools included academic training for European policies in water resource administration, solid waste management, conservation of habitats, analysis of noise and air pollution, marine conservation, and others. Classes included a […]
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