Aztecs and Axolotls: Integrating conservation and tourism at Xochimilco, Mexico
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £96,332
WHERE Mexico
Summary
To assist Mexico in the development of a sustainable development programme to conserve the axolotl and other endemic fauna and flora of Xochimilco through the promotion of nature tourism
a) Axolotl/Xochimilco ecology data
b) Mexicans trained: MSc Tourism & Conservation; amphibian ecology, conservation education assessment and community appraisal
c) Trajineros trained as nature guides; unemployed artisans trained-souvenir production
d) Species/ Habitat Action Plan
e) Conservation education programme
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