CEMEX

Huichapan "Cerro Pardo" y "Puzolana" (Mexico)

Huichapan, Hidalgo, Mexico

Certified through 2023

Project Name
Project Type
Restauración Ambiental Comunitaria
Awareness & Community Engagement
About the Program
Mexico is a megadiverse country, ranking eleventh among the nations with the greatest biodiversity in birds, fifth in vascular plants, fifth in amphibians, third in mammals and second in reptiles. Huichapan is a municipality located in the Valle del Mezquital, west of the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. It is a semi-arid temperate region dominated by scrublands and grasslands, although much of the area is also used for agriculture. The team at CEMEX works to improve habitat conditions in the surrounding desert through soil restoration and reforestation actions, in order to recover the vegetation cover, to stop and counteract the erosion process and gradually recover the capacity and natural potential to provide environmental goods and services. The team also manages the "Jardín de Zothé" ("Zothe's Garden") community garden of regional plants, which is maintained by local students as part of an environmental education program. 

Practices and Impacts
  • The team leads an awareness project based on the Participatory Environmental Education model, which recognizes and incorporates the knowledge and practices of the participants in the educational process. Participants learn and build environmental awareness dynamically by interacting with different environmental phenomena in their communities and engaging with local technicians, scientists and specialists. The program reaches an estimated 1,500 people each year.
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