For the fourth time, on August 4, the National Day of Calakmul was celebrated, a site recognized by UNESCO as Mixed Cultural and Natural World Heritage, unique in Mexico in this category.
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The Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, a Natural Protected Area (NPA) of 723 thousand hectares, managed by the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), is located in the south of the state of Campeche, Mexico and is considered one of the most important green lungs in the country and the world.
In the framework of the 30th Anniversary of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, on May 25, the Handicrafts Route was launched with an in-touch visit to three community organizations of artisans of the Ejido 20 de Noviembre
Bees provide essential ecosystem services; for example pollination without which the provision of agricultural products would be very complicated. To recognize the role of bees, besides promoting the development of good management practices and governance in the beekeeping sector, was the objective of the family activities of the National Bee […]
Control and surveillance activities are fundamental for the management of Natural Protected Areas (PAs). The Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (smartconservationtools.org) is a free software composed of a database, a geographic information system (GIS) and an analysis and reporting module.
The Sello Colectivo Calakmul initiative encourages regional companies to have a continuous improvement system that contributes to sustainable development. In this sense, the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (CBR) of the National Nature Conservation Authority of Mexico (CONANP), the Haciendas del Mundo Maya Foundation (FHMM), the State Institute for the Promotion of […]
On October 20 and 21, 2017, the Second Ecotourism Fest ‘Calakmul 2017’ was held. It is an event led by the City Council of Calakmul, institutions of the three levels of government and various civil society organizations to promote sustainable tourism with the participation of local service providers.
On May 23, 2017, in the framework of the 28th. Anniversary of Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, the Sello Colectivo Calakmul certificate (CSCC as acronym in Spanish), was given to four social companies that obtained level 1 of 3 (bronze); besides, recognitions to ten students who concluded their training as consultants / evaluators.
“Calakmul, Natural and Cultural Heritage” In the framework of the First Calakmul Ecotourism Fair 2016 “Culture, Nature and Conservation”; the Technological University of Calakmul, the Tourism Bureau of the State of Campeche, the County Tourism Office of Calakmul, PRONATURA, The Calakmul Biosphere of CONANP and the Selva Maya Program […]
From June 27th to 30th, a visit was made by the Expert Coordinator of Sustainable Tourism from the German Agency for Cooperation (GIZ) in the municipality of Cozumel, Karola Tippmann, to the municipality of Calakmul with the objective of exchanging experiences on sustainable tourism with services providers, representatives of the […]
As part of the activities developed by the GIZ Selva Maya Program in its 3rd line of work: “Sustainable alternatives to increase income”; The past 26th and 27th of April, 2016 was carried out in the municipality of Calakmul, Campeche; An exchange of experiences on sustainable beekeeping issues, involving government […]