WHY the BAJA CALIFORNIA peninsula?
One of the world’s last truly wild places, the Baja California peninsula is a unique yet threatened environment. It is an area of solitude, with sheltered coves, secluded beaches and rugged mountains and deserts. Pro Peninsula works in some of the world’s most precious natural areas, including biosphere reserves, World Heritage sites, and national parks.
The diverse habitats found throughout this region support a wealth of biodiversity, including gray whale nurseries, vital sea turtle nesting and foraging habitats, hundreds of species of birds, and some of the most productive fishing grounds in all of Mexico.
Unfortunately, this area is threatened by unchecked and unsustainable growth and development, over-harvesting and poaching of natural resources, and the under-staffing and under-funding of the region’s protected natural areas.
Driven by the rapid increase in resource demand, the biologically unique region of Baja California is confronting a series of growing environmental threats. Current threats include industrial development, such as the proposed Liquid Natural Gas plants, tourism development, the proposed Escalera Náutica project, overfishing and overexploitation of water resources, and the understaffing and underfunding of protected areas, to name a few. Presently there is a need for more long-term planning for environmental management, increased enforcement of the law, the creation of reserves and management plans, implementation of specific management programs, and increased protection and monitoring of endangered species.
Follow the links to the right for a detailed description of current environmental threats confronting the peninsula. This is by no means an exhaustive list, if you or your organization you would like to see other specific information posted here, please send us an email.
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