As part of events held across the globe on February 2 nd to commemorate World Wetlands Day, the Intercultural Center of Desert and Ocean Studies (CEDO), Launched the XV Environmental Contest CEDO 2009, inviting the participation of students from all levels, teachers, as well as members of others organizations and special clubs.
The yearly environmental contests involve youth from Puerto Penasco through participation in order to strengthen their knowledge about a particular environment theme relevant to the local community; Projects include scientific field research, looking for solutions to principal problems detected and promoting what they have learned with the rest of the community. Some of the themes covered by past environmental contests have included water shortages, organic waste wetlands, and rocky reefs.
On this occasion, the 2009 CEDO Environmental Contest, entitled “Flying until the end”, is dedicated to the conservation of migratory birds as a symbol of the connectivity represented among different wetlands across the globe.
Many of the birds we can see in our region in reality are visitors that travel thousands of miles each year. From their breeding grounds in the coldest areas in the north, the birds migrate in order to spend winters in the warmer areas of the south where there is a abundance of food and sufficient hours of daily light, Some others birds, including the least tern (sternula antillarum) migrate from South America during the spring, in order to breed and nest in the estuaries in the region during the summer, The wetlands represent an important point for migratory birds, as they allow them to prepare to continue along their routes. The wetlands provide birds with water, a place to rest, feed, nest and raise their young, as well a protected site away from predators and inclement weather.
The objectives of the 2009 CEDO Environmental Contest “Flying until the end” Include:
• Carrying out field research so that students learn about the principal migratory birds that come to this region.
• Raising awareness within the community of the importance of the estuaries surrounding Puerto Penasco for migratory birds.
• Acts of conservation to reduce some of the treats that are affecting migratory birds.
The Environment Contest will run from March 3 rd 2009 to April 24 th. The judging committee will include members from the community as well as specialists in the field who will evaluate the activities of each team and select winners. Teams will be divided into two categories:
1) pre school and elementary and
2) Jr. Highs – High Schools and Higher Education. The categories may change upon the decision of the organizers, depending on the numbers of teams registered in each category. Each institution may participate with one or more teams. Teams will be evaluating in dependently and the top 3 teams in each category will receive awards.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Puerto Penasco Is Here To Stay
Governor inaugurates first phase of Hacienda de Cortez subdivision
Sonora Governor Eduardo Bours Castelo assures Penasco is here to stay as it undoubtedly has a tremendous future. With this in mind, he stated, he will continue to put his bets on this tourist destination.
Bours made these remarks upon the occasion of the inauguration of the first phase of the Hacienda de Cortez housing subdivision, which includes 560 homes and represents an investment of 150 million pesos.
In a ceremony held at the new housing development, located at kilometer 88 of the penasco-sonoyta highway, the sonoran head of State delivered Rogelio Mendez, Abisai Garcia and Arturo Loreto deeds to their new social interest homes in the suvdivision. Begun in June 2008, the project envisions the construction of a total of 2 thousand homes.
Bours Castelo emphasized the delivery of these 560 houses in one more example of the join work of the government with the private sector to better the living conditions of the people of Penasco.
The national subdirector of the regional offices of the National Institute for the Housing of Workers (Infonavit), Victor Eduardo Perez Orozco, emphasized there are advances in housing in the city due to the coordinated work of the three levels of government with investors.
In this manner, he added, Penasco now welcomes new housing development, which is very important as it is the municipality with the greatest demand in this realm.
792,000 pesos to be used to replace dirt floors with concrete: Seeking social equity.
With the objective of attaining social equity, a recent announcement outlined the planned use of $792,100 pesos to replace dirt floors with concrete ones in 400 homes in outlying areas of the city.
Within the framework making Governor Bours Castelo's twentieth official visit to the area, the training workshop entitled “A paso firme” served as the venue for the presentation of funds that will benefit families of limited means.
Governor Eduardo Bours, accompanied by major Raul Contreras and Heriberto Renteria, from sonoyta and penasco respectively, head up the event announcing that 2,268 families from the areas of Caborca, San Luis rio Colorado, sonoyta and Penasco are set to benefit from these founds.
Mrs. Elizama Sanchez took advantage of the opportunity to speak about the work of Governor Bours as a frined and as a human being concerned with resolving the needs of Sonoran families.
He stressed that while the state government is interest in large infrastructure construction, like the coastal highway, it is also interested in plans to achieve social equity and this is what the program a paso firme is about.
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Sonora Governor Eduardo Bours Castelo assures Penasco is here to stay as it undoubtedly has a tremendous future. With this in mind, he stated, he will continue to put his bets on this tourist destination.
Bours made these remarks upon the occasion of the inauguration of the first phase of the Hacienda de Cortez housing subdivision, which includes 560 homes and represents an investment of 150 million pesos.
In a ceremony held at the new housing development, located at kilometer 88 of the penasco-sonoyta highway, the sonoran head of State delivered Rogelio Mendez, Abisai Garcia and Arturo Loreto deeds to their new social interest homes in the suvdivision. Begun in June 2008, the project envisions the construction of a total of 2 thousand homes.
Bours Castelo emphasized the delivery of these 560 houses in one more example of the join work of the government with the private sector to better the living conditions of the people of Penasco.
The national subdirector of the regional offices of the National Institute for the Housing of Workers (Infonavit), Victor Eduardo Perez Orozco, emphasized there are advances in housing in the city due to the coordinated work of the three levels of government with investors.
In this manner, he added, Penasco now welcomes new housing development, which is very important as it is the municipality with the greatest demand in this realm.
792,000 pesos to be used to replace dirt floors with concrete: Seeking social equity.
With the objective of attaining social equity, a recent announcement outlined the planned use of $792,100 pesos to replace dirt floors with concrete ones in 400 homes in outlying areas of the city.
Within the framework making Governor Bours Castelo's twentieth official visit to the area, the training workshop entitled “A paso firme” served as the venue for the presentation of funds that will benefit families of limited means.
Governor Eduardo Bours, accompanied by major Raul Contreras and Heriberto Renteria, from sonoyta and penasco respectively, head up the event announcing that 2,268 families from the areas of Caborca, San Luis rio Colorado, sonoyta and Penasco are set to benefit from these founds.
Mrs. Elizama Sanchez took advantage of the opportunity to speak about the work of Governor Bours as a frined and as a human being concerned with resolving the needs of Sonoran families.
He stressed that while the state government is interest in large infrastructure construction, like the coastal highway, it is also interested in plans to achieve social equity and this is what the program a paso firme is about.
RealtyExecutivesMex.com is a complete guide to Mexico Real Estate. Contact Mexico Realty Executives for Mexico Property or for setting up your own Mexico Real Estate Franchise. If you've been perusing homes for sale in Mexico, please, let Realty Executives Mexico be your guiding light. We can find your dream home for you!
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