DEFENSORES DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE DE LOS TUXTLAS, A. C.

                                                                                                                                                   ecological activism

PROJECT GRANTS
The association Desarrollo Para Un Futuro Sustentable (Development for a Sustainable Future)
negotiated funds from
Fomento Social Banamex (Social Fomentation Banamex) and DIF del Estado
de Veracruz
(Comprehensive Family Development of  the State of Veracruz) to finance 12 projects  
managed by 7 associations in Los Tuxtlas. DEMATAC will administer the two projects below, with a
grant totaling
$ 643,490.00 MXN (Mexican Pesos)
“Reactivación de Actividades Comunitarias para la Preservación de los Recursos Naturales
Afectadas por el Huracán Stan”

Sea Turtle Hatcheries

General Objective:

Support community initiatives for the preservation of natural resources in the Reserva de la Biosfera -
Los Tuxtlas.
“Programa de  Educación Ambiental y Prevención de Desastres a través del
Manejo de Residuos Producto de las Afectaciones Causadas por el Huracán Stan,
en la Región de Los Tuxtlas”
(Link text in Spanish)

General Objective:

Promote the integrated management of solid waste material through actions oriented toward  
awareness and training of  promoters for adequate management of domestic solid waste material
within the region of Los Tuxtlas.
Your tax deductible donation will help protect the northernmost tropical
rain forest in the Americas, and contribute to environmental awareness
worldwide.