During the 24th Annual International Conference of the North American Campaign for the Protection of Pollinators (NAPPC), the Hidalgo State Biodiversity Commission (Coesbioh) was honored with the 2024 NAPPC Farmer-Rancher Award, in recognition of the work of Rancho Los Álamos.
The distinction was received in Washington D.C. by Erika Ortigoza Vázquez, head of Coesbioh, and Omar Díaz Segura, director of Biodiversity Outreach.
Ortigoza Vázquez highlighted that Rancho Los Álamos, also known as the Great Bee Sanctuary, is a vital refuge for various pollinator species in Tula, one of the areas most affected by pollution.
“It is a space of life and hope for bees, wasps, beetles and, in particular, fireflies, whose population has recovered considerably,” he said during the ceremony held at the National Museum of the American Indian.
Ciro Reyes Moreno, who has led conservation efforts at the sanctuary, was recognized for his dedication to biodiversity. The Great Bee Sanctuary, which covers 5,000 square meters and has more than 200,000 sunflowers, serves as a refuge for eight groups of pollinators.
In addition, the focus on agricultural diversity, with crops of alfalfa, squash, beans and corn, avoids monoculture, benefiting both bees and the ecosystem.
Coesbioh provided technical support to the project, facilitating its state certification and achieving national recognition by the National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (Conabio).
In addition, it nominated two conservation initiatives in different categories, achieving that one of them was awarded.
Source: eluniversalhidalgo
