Encuentro Ganadero del Desierto Chihuahuense Event

December 12, 2024 | Posted in Events, General News

The second Encuentro Ganadero del Desierto Chihuahuense event, led by our partners at Evaluación Integral y Restauración de Hábitat, was held Nov 14-15, 2024 in Chihuahua City, Mexico. The successful event was the result of the joint effort by Bird Conservation of the Rockies, Pronatura Noreste, Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, Rancho Tres Papalotes, Rancho Terrenates, Tonkawa Consulting, and Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología de la Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua.

Photo By Jesús Franco

Now in its third year, this gathering of stakeholders, primarily from northern Mexico, is focused on bringing together private and communal landowners, government and non-governmental organizations, and academics to share and discuss natural resource sustainable use and management topics in the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion.

This year’s agenda included topics related to the connection between drought and climate change, sustainable ranching on communal lands, grassland biodiversity, livestock marketing strategies, benefits of prescribed fire, as well as binational and trinational grassland bird conservation and investment strategies.

The indoor session was followed by a field trip to a private property where sustainable management/grassland bird habitat enhancements and partnerships between private landowners and governmental/nongovernmental organizations were highlighted.

Photo By Jesus Franco

Approximately 150 people attended, representing at least 10 different Mexico and US organizations including the Rio Grande Joint Venture.