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GESGIAP
http://www.sierragorda.net/
Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda I.A.P is our creator, and our educator par
excellence as it offers the Earth Center successful experience in
environmental education, sustainability, conservation, management of
natural resourses, and fundraising. This institution has 20 years
experience working for the conservation, natural richness, and
sustainable developmentof the Sierra Gorda. Since 2006, when the Earth
Center was launche the Group has sought to replicate its experience at
various levels; both public and private. The Earth Center also has the
support of many partners who have made links with the GESGIAP and now
form part of our group of experts.
CECADESU
http://www.semarnat.gob.mx/educacionambiental/Pages/inicio.aspx
This is the Center for Education and Training for Sustaible Development
which is part of the Secretaria of the Environment and Natural Resources
(SEMARNAT) in Mexico. CECADESU works in designing projects, programs and
strategies which promote a culture of respect and care for the
environment in Mexican society. To this end, tools such as environmental
education, training for sustainable development and educational
communication are used.
UAQ
http://www.uaq.mx
The Autonomus University of Queretaro (UAQ), which is the highest tier
of education in our state, endorses en Environmental Education Diploma
through its faculty of Natural Sciences. This diploma has been taught at
the Earth Center since 2006; "Strategies for Teaching- Learning for a
Sustainable Future"
Nacional
Monte de Piedad
http://dns.montepiedad.com.mx/
Nacional Monte de Piedad is for everyone; Centro Tierra was founded with
the support of this philantropic institution that has motivated Mexican
society the year 1775.
The campus in harmonious and spacious, equipped with state of the art
technology that makes the day to day activities of Centro Tierra Sierra
Gorda possible, promoting a love for nature and providing services for
everyone, including the local community and society in general.
Since 2003 Nacional Monte de
Piedad has been the benefactor of Centro Tierra.
U.S.E.B.E.Q
http://www.usebeq.sep.gob.mx
The unit of educational services of Querétaro state is an independent
body of the government, decreed in 1986 by the former mayor Enrique
Burgos García. USEBEQ endorses the environmental education diploma wich
is taught at the Earth Center and grants points which count towards its
ranking system, a valuable asset for the teaching community.
Ciudad Saludable
http://www.ciudadsaludable.org/es/index.html
This is a peruvian organization wich is made up of people who are
dedicated to sustainable development; are experts in desing, have
experience in influencing public policy and in implementation and
evaluation of projects, and are linked with development of technologies.
This staff also has experience in analytical documentation,
investigation, and technical application via the implementation of new
systems, and increased capabilities, especially regarding environmental
and social management. Since the year 2006, this organization has formed
part of the group of expert collaborators of the Earth Center especially
regarding integrated management of solid waste.
Bosque Sustentable, A.C
http://www.sierragorda.net/
Bosque Sustentable was established in 2001 with the objective of meeting
the requirements of the project "Conservation of the Biodiversity of the
Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve" via a strategy of protection and
sustainable use of resources. Since 2007, thanks to its ample experience
in restoration, conservation, management and best use of forest
resources, as well as protection of soils and development of viable
alternatives, this association forms part of the group of experts that
offer training at the Earth Center.
USDA Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us
Since 2001, GESGIAP and the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve have
collaborated with biologistsand engineers from the Pacific Northwest
Research Station of the United States Forest Service, evaluating the
condition of priority hydrological watersheds, determining appropriate
land uses, surveying aquatic fauna apecies richness, and analyzing water
quality, among other topics. During 2006 researches from the Station
came to the Sierra Gorda and gave a workshop title: " Constrution and
Maintenance of Low Impact Rural Highways", the workshop was given to
members of various government institutions and other Natural Protected
Areas.
Ashoka
Entrepreneurs for the Public
http://www.ashoka.org/
http://www.espanol.ashoka.org/Public/Home.asp
The Ashoka foundation was formed in 1981, Since then, it has offered
support to more than 1,800 socil entrepreneurs from more than 60
countries that have made a difference trough their projects. The
entrepreneurs from more than 60 countries that have made a difference
through their projects. The entrepreneurs contribute new development
models in diverse fields such as helping homeless children, improving
livlihoods, and the protecting the environment. We have a good
relationship with the Ashoka foundation as in 1995 Martha Ruíz Corzo,
now Director of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, received a grant
from Ashoka for her conservation and sustainable development project in
the Sierra Gorda. Ashoka partners inspire each other to adopt their
innovations, showing that any citizen can make a positive difference. In
2007, two of the Ashoka Social entrepreneurs, from Chile and Mexico,
wiil share their experiences by training staff at the Earth Center.
SVT
http://www.svtconsulting.com/
Based in San Francisco, California this consultancy has existed since
2001 and has evaluated the social benefit af many projects around the
worl. In our case, the process of evaluating the social benefit of
conservation in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve began in 2006. The
evaluation took a close look at the wide array of benefits derived from
the conservation and sustainable development project which was started
at the Reserve in 1989. The project has been carried out with the
communities of the Sierra Gorda as well as national and internationl
actors that have joined the initiative. This year at the Earth Center a
group of social entrepreneurs from all over tha worl will be trained in
methods for the evaluation of the social return of various projects,
thanks to backing from the Ashoka foundation.
Gloval Village Engineers
http://www.gvengineers.org/
GVE is a body of professional engineers that works whit rural
communities in developing countries worlwide, in areas such as
development of infraestructure and environmental protection. Members of
GVE have been collaborating for some time with the GESGIAP and the
reserve on various projects. They are experts in environmental impacts
and sewage water treatment plants and have offered to help in the
implementation and evaluation of various projects whitin the reserve.
Members of GVE will be joining the group of experts at the Earth Center
this year.
Mitsubishi Corporation
Foundation for the Americas
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