Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature (FMCN)
| Mission | The objective of "Sustainable Rural Life" is to encourage the utilization of ecotechnologies that improve public health, promote the sustainable use of natural resources. |
| Partner Type | Implementer |
| Organization Type | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organizational Expertise | Climate/Environment |
| Expertise | FMCN has 16 years of experience financing and supervising conservation projects throughout Mexico. Identify and assist local NGOs in carrying out effective, results-based projects.
Sustainable Rural Life seeks to to promote the sustainable use of natural resources by gradually introducing the appropriate eco-technologies that improve the health of rural communities in Mexico while reducing deforestation, the loss of biodiversity and the emission of greenhouse gasses |
| Technologies and Fuels | Solar |
| Other Technologies and Fuels | Efficient stoves and solar ovens (hot pots) |
| Clean Cooking Activities | In 2011, FMCN partnered with The Canadian Fund and U’yo’olche A.C. to expand the first phase of the Sustainable Rural Life project in 3 Mayan communities in the state of Quintana Roo and install Hot Pots for 100 families.
In 2012, FMCN has worked directly with Environment Canada to launch projects with the following NGOs: Niparajá in Baja California, Profauna in Coahuila, U’yoo’olche in Quintana Roo, and the cooperative of Mujeres de la Frontera Sur in Tabasco. FMCN received approximately 1.6 million pesos in funding from this project. In seeking to enlist corporate partnerships, FMCN is collaborating with Continental Messaging Services (SCM) to develop their corporate responsibility efforts from a donation-based approach to a holistic plan to distribute and train employees in the usage of eco-technologies. So far, employees have benefitted from the various eco-technologies offered; technologies like Hot Pots, clean cookstoves and solar water heaters among others. In 2012, SCM has furthered its dedication to this project by committing approximately 1.2 million pesos to the development of Sustainable Rural Life |
| Partnership | Exchange of information, opportunities and experiences from both sides |
| Regions Operating In | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Countries Operating In | Mexico |
| Address | Damas no. 49 |
| City | Mexico City |
| Postal Code | 3900 |
| Website | www.fmcn.org |
| Primary Point of Contact | |
| Salutation | Mrs. |
| First Name | Monica |
| Last Name | Alvarez |
| monica.alvarez@fmcn.org | |
