Plan to curb environmental threats in the Gulf of California to be launched

 Tijuana, September 5. The National Water Commission (Conagua) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) signed a collaboration agreement to conduct sustainability studies in the Gulf of California.

During the signing of the agreement, it was highlighted that this project is the second in a plan developed by the Faculty of Engineering and the Institute of Marine Sciences and Limnology, aimed at addressing the main threats to the Gulf of California: pollution from nutrients and mining activity, excessive fishing and unsustainable techniques, and climate change.

This project will last two years and will be funded with 25 million pesos from the Mexican government through the National Infrastructure Fund, which will allocate the funds to Conagua. The project aims to establish a network of friends of the Gulf of California, establish systems for measuring the watershed's conditions, and provide financing, as well as sustainable programs for agriculture, livestock, and fishing.

The head of the Investment Banking Unit of the National Bank of Public Works and Services, Carlos Mier y Terán Ordiales, emphasized the strong interest in financing this project, given its focus on the sustainability of a strategic area for Mexico.