In its first edition, the Balam Beh EcoFair brought together more than 300 Campeche residents this Saturday, June 7, at the 20 de Noviembre Sports Center in commemoration of World Environment Day.
In the context of World Environment Day, the Balam Beh EcoFair held its first edition this Saturday, June 7, at the 20 de Noviembre Sports Center, bringing together more than 300 people interested in sustainability, responsible consumption, and the conservation of the natural environment.
This fair emerges as a vibrant meeting place for citizens to embrace the ancestral knowledge that still flourishes in our communities. Its objective is clear: to promote a more harmonious relationship with nature, encouraging the consumption of local, agroecological, chemical-free products made using practices that respect and regenerate the environment. It also highlights the work of local producers and artisans who sustainably harness natural resources to generate a circular and conscious economy.
The Balam Beh EcoFair is an initiative promoted by the Ministry of Environment, Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Energy (Semabicce), which aims to be repeated monthly, bringing sustainable alternatives to sectors of the population that typically lack access to these products or this type of environmental education. The aim is to foster in citizens a sense of belonging, pride, and co-responsibility for the land we inhabit.
During this first edition, more than 30 agroecological producers from the municipalities of Hopelchén, Escárcega, Candelaria, Seybaplaya, Calkiní, Campeche, Champotón, Carmen, and Hecelchakán participated. Also present were artisans, Environmental Management Units (UMAs), and other initiatives that promote sustainability through their daily work.
Thanks to the collaboration of citizens, the barter market helped collect 49 kilograms (kg) of PET and 10.8 kg of cans, which were exchanged for secondhand clothing, books, utensils, basic food items, plants, and much more.
The event offered workshops on coconut crafts, watercolor painting using natural dyes, a yoga session, and artistic performances of music and dance, demonstrating that sustainability can also be expressed through cultural and community channels.
Semabicce (the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources) calls on all citizens to consume more consciously: choosing natural products, reducing the use of plastics, and, above all, supporting those who produce locally and sustainably. As the theme of this year’s World Environment Day points out, it is urgent to rethink our habits and protect the biodiversity that gives us life.
Events like the Balam Beh EcoFair are a “seed for change”: an invitation to reconnect with our land, our roots, and with an economy that cares, rather than depletes.
Source: lajornadamaya
