Chiapas | State Biodiversity Strategy


2006	The States of Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo and Yucatan of the South-Southeastern Region commit to producing their corresponding studies and strategies, through the signing of the “Declaration of Merida”.

2008	STATE STUDY. IDESMAC, A.C. coordinated the compilation of contributions to the Study/Strategy. Two EE follow-up meetings have been held.
2008	STRATEGY. A meeting with environmental authorities was held regarding the State Strategies for Biodiversity of the South-Southeastern Region.
2009	CONABIO and IDESMAC revise the final versions of the contributions to the EE, with progress at 90%.

Implementation activities in the strategy framework have not begun.

December 1st-3rd , 2008, Chiapas. The South-Southeast regional environmental authorities gathered at the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez to celebrate the “3rd. Environmental Authorities Meeting on State Strategies for Biodiversity”.

	Lourdes Adriana López Moreno Head of the Office of the Environment and Housing semavi@chiapas.gob.mx
	Alejandro Callejas Linares (State Liaison) Under Secretary, SEMAVI acallejas@yahoo.com
	Grelsvia A. Aguiluz Casas (Coordinator of the State Study) Institute for Sustainable Development in Mesoamerica A.C. gaguiluz@idesmac.org.mx y grelsvia_aguiluz@yahoo.com.mx