Mexican Foundation for Environmental Education

Mexican Foundation for Environmental Education

In 1995 Rodolfo Ogarrio was President

Receives support from the Ford Foundation. 

In 2003 "a transaction funded by an alliance of US and Mexican NGOs, the government of Mexico has acquired a 96-km2 group of islands in the Gulf of California, setting a precedent for private support of national protection efforts in the country, according to government officials. The US $3.3-million deal - led by the Mexican Foundation for Environmental Education (FUNDEA), The Nature Conservancy, and the World Wildlife Fund - will bring the biodiverse islands under federal protection."