Border farmers, water contamination, and the NAAEC environmental side accord to NAFTA

Article Abstract:

The author discusses social mobilization strategies used by farmers in the US-Mexico border area of Sonora to achieve government cleanup of contaminated river water, focusing on the involvement of the Commission on Environmental Cooperation.

Laws, regulations and rules, Political activity, Environmental aspects, Public participation, Water pollution, Farmers, Environmental remediation

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Two nations, one river: managing ecosystem conservation in the Colorado River delta

Article Abstract:

The authors examines the numerous institutions, both private and governmental in Mexico and the US, which could aid in the Colorado River delta conservation and options available for managing the delta's ecosystem.

Analysis, Water, Biotic communities, Wetland conservation, Environmental protection, Colorado River (North America), Deltas

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Conservation connections in a fragmented desert environment: the U.S.-Mexico border

Article Abstract:

The author discusses private and governmental efforts in both Mexico and the US to form conservation connections to protect the Sonora and Chihuahua Deserts.

Protection and preservation, Conservation of natural resources, Natural resource conservation, Desert ecology

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