GEF GRANT: US$7.35 million
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The new grant for the Consolidation of the Protected Areas System Project will be used to further capitalize the endowment of the protected areas fund under the Mexican Fund for Nature Conservation and add four new protected areas to the program. The new protected areas include: “La Encrucijada” in Chiapas state, “El Pinacate Gran Desierto del Altar” in Sonora state, “Sierra La Laguna” in Baja California Sur state, and “Banco Chinchorro” in Quintana Roo state.
