San Jose Island Eco-Development Master Plan
Approved
In a 21-0 unanimous
vote, the La Paz City Council composed of four
different National Political Parties (PRD, PAN,
PRI, & PT), approved the “San Jose
Island Eco-Development Master Plan”. San
Jose Island is located between La Paz and Loreto,
in the Sea of Cortez. The island became private
property in 1887 and is under state, not federal
jurisdiction. This particular situation that
combines “Private Property and State Jurisdiction”
represents an important ecological and economic
asset for the State of Baja California Sur.
The objectives for
the approved Eco-Development Master Plan are:
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The Integration of San Jose
Island to Regional Development
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To establish an Nautical
Eco-Tourism Corridor between La Paz, San
Jose Island and Loreto
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To establish the San Jose
Island Conservancy on 95% of the property
(41,000 acres)
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To create an Eco-Science
and Tourism Alliance for the generation
of resources to conserve, protect and
restore this and other islands (900 in
the Sea of Cortez)
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To establish on the remaining
5% of the property the Infrastructure
for the Interpretation of Nature and Tourism
The fundamental objective of the San Jose Island
Program is to achieve a sustainable Regional
Development, one that will allow the coexistence
between social-economic development and the
conservation of the environment. The Eco-Tourist
development of San Jose Island provides a responsible
and feasible alternative and also an economical
justification to conserve, protect and restore
areas that would otherwise be impossible to
safeguard for future generations.
Mexico is embarking
on a new era, where private enterprise has to
undertake a different, more active and responsible
role in environmental consideration. It is a
proven fact that laws and bureaucracy are not
enough to curb the damage being done to Mexico’s
amazing natural resources. The challenge grows
greater everyday. International support will
be required and through new and more creative
programs which involve the Mexican People and
their private corporations, this change can
be realized.
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