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Conducts rescue work for threatened desert pupfish, longfin dace, and Sonoyta mud turtles, restores commercial fishing resources like sea snails and spiny oyster scallops, and works on the conservation of Estero Morúa. Also promotes projects to protect blue carbon ecosystems and contributes to sea turtle conservation through the "Tu apoyo es su futuro" campaign and the "Jñar Ñawaa" Turtle Camp.

Protects and promotes wetlands as blue carbon ecosystems due to their high capacity for CO2 capture and storage; collaborated with South Pole to include Northern California wetlands in Blue Carbon Markets.

Protects and promotes wetland ecosystems as natural climate change mitigators through blue carbon initiatives, including collaboration with South Pole to include Northern California wetlands in Blue Carbon Markets and advancing projects that leverage high CO2 capture and storage capacity of coastal ecosystems.

Works on the ongoing conservation and care of Estero Morúa in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, a biodiverse lagoon ecosystem in the northern Gulf of California.

Offers limited-capacity cooking classes with Chef Sebastien Vieilletoile and painting classes with Julieta Olalde, each capped at 15 participants per session, integrating cultural expression with community engagement.

Provides small-group cooking classes with Chef Sebastien Vieilletoile and painting classes with Julieta Olalde, each limited to 15 participants, integrating cultural expression with environmental awareness.

Conducts rescue and conservation work for threatened native species including desert pupfish, longfin dace, and Sonoyta mud turtles, which are at risk due to diminished river water in their habitats.

Offers a suite of guided "Xperience" programs including the Estuary Xperience, Kayak Xperience, Oyster Xperience, Tidepool Xperience, Dunes Xperience, and Pinacate Xperience, which combine ecotourism with environmental education through wildlife observation, cultural learning, and hands-on activities in ecologically significant areas.

Offers various guided experiences including hiking through hypersaline estuaries, kayaking through estuary channels, exploring tide pools, visiting the Great Altar Desert, and touring volcanic landscapes in the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve. Also provides natural history talks and cooking and painting classes.

Conducts environmental educational programs including contests, beach cleanups, environmental movies, and the Wet Feet Summer Camp, and produces informational materials such as tide calendars, newsletters, and radio programs.

Delivers long-standing environmental education programs including contests, beach cleanups, environmental movies, the Wet Feet Summer Camp, and produces educational materials such as CEDO Tide Calendars, CEDO News, Voices of the Sea and the Desert, Fishing Between Tides, and radio programs, reaching thousands across Mexico and the U.S. over four decades.

Delivers long-running environmental education initiatives including CEDO Tide Calendars, CEDO News, Voices of the Sea and the Desert, Fishing Between Tides, radio programs, contests, beach cleanups, environmental movies, and the Wet Feet Summer Camp for over four decades.

Works on the conservation and care of Estero Morúa in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, a biodiverse lagoon ecosystem in the northern Gulf of California.

Offers a suite of guided public experiences including the Estuary Xperience, Kayak Xperience, Oyster Xperience, Tidepool Xperience, Dunes Xperience, and Pinacate Xperience, each designed to educate participants about local ecology, culture, and conservation through immersive activities.

Restores commercial fishing resources such as sea snail and spiny oyster scallop populations in the Gulf of California through targeted ecological and community-based interventions.

Offers public natural history talks that explore the formation, fauna, flora, and human relationship with the Sea of Cortez, using interactive exhibits, fossils, and skeletons including a 20-meter whale skeleton.

Operates exhibitions and offers natural history talks at its Puerto Peñasco campus, including viewing a 20-meter whale skeleton and interactive exploration of the Sea of Cortez’s formation, fauna, flora, and human-environment relationships.

Operates a campus in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, which includes exhibitions, a botanical garden, ponds for endemic fish, animal skeletons, a library, a laboratory, dormitories, and a lecture hall. Also informs cruisers about the organization's work in the Gulf of California through the "Navegando por CEDO" program.

Operates a multi-functional campus in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, featuring exhibitions, a botanical garden, endemic fish ponds, animal skeletons, a library, laboratory, dormitories, and a lecture hall to support education and research.

Conducts rescue operations for endangered species including desert pupfish, longfin dace, and Sonoyta mud turtles, which are threatened by diminished river water in their native habitats.

Restores key commercial fishing resources such as sea snail and spiny oyster scallop populations in the Gulf of California to support ecological and economic sustainability.

Launched the "Tu apoyo es su futuro" campaign to support sea turtle conservation and establish the "Jñar Ñawaa" Turtle Camp, focusing on protection and community engagement.

Conducts sea turtle conservation efforts through the "Tu apoyo es su futuro" campaign and supports the establishment of the "Jñar Ñawaa" Turtle Camp to protect and care for sea turtles.

Collaboratively designs regional fisheries management proposals and engages with decision-makers and natural resource managers at high government levels to promote conservation, sustainable development, and environmental education.

Collaboratively designs regional fisheries management proposals and engages in advocacy that has garnered support from high-level government decision-makers and natural resource managers for over 40 years.

Collaboratively designs regional fisheries management proposals and engages decision-makers and natural resource managers at high government levels to support conservation, sustainable development, and environmental education initiatives.

Develops and implements environmental impact assessments in protected areas and leads research on climate change vulnerability in coastal communities, including projects in the Gulf of California and Yucatan Peninsula, and contributes to blue carbon and NDC-related policy proposals.

Collects biodiversity data, studies regional sociobiological fishing dynamics, develops and implements environmental impact assessments, assesses the vulnerability of coastal communities to climate change, analyzes potential impacts of oil pollution on fish communities, studies changes in fishery zones, and describes community participation in spatial planning. Collaborates with other institutions to generate scientific knowledge and has built an integrated research program.

Conducts scientific research on the biophysical, ecological, and socioeconomic characteristics of the northern Gulf of California through field studies, partnerships with U.S. and Mexican researchers, community monitoring, and independent studies, making it one of the most researched habitats in the region.

Studies regional sociobiological fishing dynamics and generates scientific knowledge in collaboration with academic institutions to inform sustainable fisheries management and policy.

Collects biodiversity data via the iNaturalist app for inclusion in global scientific repositories and conducts field research on species, fishery zones, and wetland ecosystems in the Gulf of California and Northern California, including studies on mesopelagic fish and oil pollution impacts.

Provides training and technical support to regional coastal fishermen through workshops on environmental impact assessments and fisheries management; operates "Escuela del Mar" for labor certification and continuous training; supports human resource development and community-led sustainable livelihoods over 40+ years.

Conducts workshops and training programs for regional coastal fishermen on environmental impact assessments and fisheries management, and supports human resource development through long-term community capacity-building blocks focused on sustainable livelihoods.

Conducts workshops for coastal fishermen on environmental impact assessments and fisheries management, operates "Escuela del Mar" for continuous training and certification for community partners, and supports the training of human resources. Strengthens communities to participate in designing and implementing sustainable livelihoods.

Operates "Escuela del Mar," a training center providing continuous technical education, labor competency certification, and advisory services for community members whose livelihoods depend on marine resources.

Strengthens and creates collaborations with university researchers by generating joint research proposals and supporting an integrated research program through field studies, visiting researchers, and community monitoring.