Ambassador
Garza Announces $5 Million Dollars for the Environment
On October 15, 2007, during a ceremony marking the
completion of the "Parks in Peril" program,
Ambassador Garza announced an additional $5 million
dollars to support conservation, forestry, and global
climate change programs this year. (See press release)
In the auditorium of Mexico's National Commission of
National Protected Areas, Amb. Garza reiterated the
committment of the U.S. government to bilateral cooperation
with Mexico on environmental issues. (See full text of the Ambassador's remarks)
Amb.
Garza at the podium; in the background: Dr. Jim Reiger,
Rosario Álvarez, Juan Elvira Quesada, Dr. Ernesto
Enkerlin, Rodger Garner
Dr. Jim Reiger, Program Manager for
the Parks in Peril program; Rosario Alvarez, Director
of the Mexico Program for The Nature Conservancy; Juan
Elvira Quesada, Secretary of the Environment and Natural
Resources; and Dr. Ernesto Enkerlin, President of Mexico's
National Commission for Protected Areas, presented Amb.
Garza with a certificate of recognition for the support
the U.S. government has provided to Mexican parks.