UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
This page details the UN Sustainable Development Goals being addressed by the SeaTrees project in Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Sustainable Development in Laguna San Ignacio
SeaTrees has supported the planting and regeneration of mangrove forests in Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico, beginning in March of 2022 in partnership with local planting partners WILDCOAST and the local community.
WILDCOAST has partnered with a local group of women, “Mujeres de El Dátil,” trained to operate the entire project, including mangrove seedling collection, planting, boat operation, and monitoring. In future years, this group will train and empower other women throughout Baja California and Mexico to do the same in their own communities.
This project provides living-wage employment and training opportunities for the local community, empowers gender equity, protects the area from increased climate change impacts, and safeguards critical habitats for several vulnerable species. This in turn drives all of the other Sustainable Development benefits produced by the project.
Key Impact Metrics
- Provides living-wage employment to the local community.
- 11 women and 2 men trained in project management and monitoring.
- 250+ inhabitants of El Dátil have benefited from this project both directly and indirectly.
- Protects local areas and communities from sea-level rise and increased storm surges.
- Safeguards critical gray whale nursery habitat.
Sustainable Development Goals addressed by the project
SeaTrees evaluates this project annually to measure its impact on all relevant Sustainable Development Goals. The Laguna San Ignacio project addresses seven SDGs. Read below for more details.
No Poverty
The families and communities of the Laguna San Ignacio area depend on the local ecosystem for income and survival. Recently, climate change and its increasingly intense tropical storms and sea-level rise pose emerging threats to this region. In partnership with WILDCOAST, this project has created several paid jobs and training opportunities for local communities, allowing for an increase in stable income in the region and potential for future expansion.
Zero Hunger
The communities of the Laguna San Ignacio area are active fishing cooperatives, whale watching outfitters, and small-scale ranchers, all relying primarily on the surrounding ecosystem for food sources. The mangroves planted through this project will provide nurseries and feeding grounds for commercially important fisheries and other wildlife, both of great economic value, which sustain food and income for the local communities.
Gender Equality
Gender equality is a fundamental goal of this project. The Laguna San Ignacio project is led by a group of 11 women trained by WILDCOAST in mangrove restoration and responsible for conducting all related activities, including mangrove seedling collection, planting, boat operation, and project monitoring. This will also build and increase these women’s capacities to manage the project, train others, and develop communication skills to advocate for themselves and their community for future generations.
Decent Work
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Climate Change
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Life Below Water
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Life on Land
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To read about the UN Sustainable Development Goals in detail please reference this link.
