State and municipal agencies, educational institutions, lodging centers, socially responsible business foundations, and civil society organizations joined forces this Friday morning to clean 3 kilometers of Cerritos Beach, organized by the Sinaloa Secretariat of Well-being and Sustainable Development (SEBIDES) and the Municipal Government’s Beach Operator and Administrator.
The President of Mazatlán, Estrella Palacios Domínguez, and the head of the State Government’s SEBIDES, María Inés Pérez Corral, led the kickoff event for the cleanup, which was part of the “Together! For a Clean Beach” program, accompanied by environmental authorities and leaders from the education sector.
Palacios Domínguez expressed her gratitude to all the participants who joined in to rid the three kilometers of Cerritos Beach of trash, an initiative that aims to promote well-being and sustainability in Mazatlán and Sinaloa. She emphasized that Mazatlan residents are privileged to have beautiful and unique ecosystems, so it is up to each person to preserve them in the best possible condition.
“Our Governor, Dr. Rubén Rocha Moya, has been very clear in stating that the environment is a priority for Sinaloa. And along those same lines, our President of the Republic, Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum, has promoted keeping our beaches free, public, and clean. This event is an example of how collaboration between the government, the private sector, and citizens can have a positive impact. We are going to leave these three kilometers of Cerritos Beach pristine, but beyond that, we are going to send the message that caring for the environment starts here,” said President Estrella Palacios.
For her part, the head of SEBIDES in Sinaloa stated that since the program began, 154 tons of trash have been collected on the beaches of El Maviri, Ahome; Las Glorias, Guasave; La Reforma, Angostura; El Tambor, Navolato; Las Labradas and Barras de Piaxtla, San Ignacio; La Guadalupana, Culiacán; Ponce, Eldorado; and Drain Number 9, Juan José Ríos.
Perez Corral indicated that these actions aim to ensure that Sinaloa no longer contributes to the so-called “Garbage Continent,” a country-sized solid waste that ends up in the ocean. She urged citizens to contribute to environmental protection.
The cleanup included personnel from SEBIDES, ISJU (National Youth Union), the Municipal Welfare and Social Development Department, the Beach Operator and Administrator, IMJU (National Youth Union), CONANP (National Association of Public Education), the educational institutions of COBAES, CECYTE, CONALEP, CECATI, IPN (National Institute of Public Education), UPSIN (National Association of Hotels and Tourism Companies), and the Tres Islas Hotel and Motel Association.
The cleanup included the presence of Saúl Gerardo Meza López, Director of the Sinaloa Youth Institute (ISJU); Jorge Rosario Bojórquez Berrelleza, Mayor of Navolato; Mildred Castro Hernández, Polytechnic Coordinator for Sustainability of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN); Francisco Javier García Ruiz, Director of Welfare and Social Development of the Municipality; Ángel García Contreras, Director of the Beach Operator and Administrator; and others.
Source: revistaespejo
