The Oaxaca Communty Foundation, the Oaxacan Fund for Nature Conservation and the Red de Humedales de la Costa Oaxaqueña have established a strategic Alliance to promote sustainable projects in Oaxaca’s coastal region.

The program entitled “Sea Turtles of Oaxaca and Local Development” assists three coastal groups who develop sea turtle protection activities in the beaches of their communities and are beginning to create productive projects to generate employment and improve family income. Both processes require further investment to reach their maximum potential.

One example of this program is the community of La Tuza, which has begun producing organic honey.  The advances of this community have been surprising: the actors involved in the cooperative have realized the importance of their honey production in improving their standard of living, and they are currently developing ways to successfully commercialize their product.

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If you would like more information about these and other coastal development or conservation projects, please visit the Oaxacan Fund for Nature Conservation’s page.