Speakers
“Norma Elena Negrete Aguayo – national coordinator of ECPAT Mexico – member of ECPAT
International and president of Espacios de Desarrollo Integral. ECPAT International is a network of
civil society organisations committed to ending all forms of child sexual exploitation, it has
currently 122 member organisations in 104 countries.
Norma developed and contributed to number of research studies on the topic of ending trafficking
and sexual exploitation of children, among others the first Global Study on sexual exploitation of
children in travel and tourism and Protective environments for the prevention of sexual
exploitation of youth in travel and tourism in the context of COVID-19 pandemic in Quintana Roo.
Norma holds a degree in psychology from The Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), and a
post graduate degree in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from the Universidad Iberoamericana and
Master of Criminal Sciences with Honorable Mention from the National Institute of Criminal
Sciences (INACIPE).”
Passionate of nature and travel above all things, Emiliano is Engineer in Sustainable Development by Tec de Monterrey with a specialization in Social Innovation. He has participated in community development programs in countries such as Kenya, Uganda, Colombia, Morocco or Italy. He is member of MIT’s International Development Innovation Network and co-founder of the social enterprise Rutopía. Awarded with more than 6 international prizes such as the Hult Prize 2019, given by expresident Bill Clinton in the UN Headquarters, New York.
“Rodolfo Salinas MsC. is Innovation Director and founder of Natoure. In 2006 he graduated as a Military Industrial Engineer at Military University of Bolivia, later he obtained a Master’s Degree in Project Management at the Bolivian Catholic University, as well as another Master’s degree in Sustainable Development Sciences at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education.
He has also specializations in Strategic Planning from ITAM and Strategic Entrepreneurship in Harvard Business School, counts with international certifications for project management by the Project Management Institute in the USA as well as mega project management in the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom, currently he is a PhD student in the Sustainable Development department at UNAM. Rodolfo is also a prominent climate leader in Latin America at The Climate Reality Project and a socio-environmental leader of the UK’s Active Citizens program for Mexico.
After 12 years of international experience leading large projects in transnational companies of Technology, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Banking and Oil & Gas, he decided to give his life a 180 degree turn, and dedicate himself fully to the purpose of his life; In this way with Alejandra Rios, they decided to found natoure.org.
Natoure is a fair trade marketplace for sustainable tourism that works on conservation of nature and inclusion of indigenus communities as a mission. Each trip drastically reduces travel carbon footprint and helps to conserve natural parks and destinations visited, by boosting local economies while providing memorable travel experiences for our travelers.
We truly believe that now more than ever it is important to protect nature, since actually 1/3 of climate change is due to biodiversity loss, and in Latin America every minute we lose 21 soccer fields of forest.
In 2019 Natoure was chosen by the World Tourism Organization as one of the 10 Startups with the greatest potential in America, in 2020 won the Global Innovation Factory by GIZ, on november of 2021 was selected in the top 3 global most innovative startups in Front Runners by World travel Market UK, and global top 10 on Climate Launchpad 2021. AT the moment Natoure works with about 110 communities in Mexico and 25 Natural Protected Areas, it also has the largest digital community in social networks with more than 155,000 followers www.facebook.com/Natoure.org
Natoure is also a citizen science and advocacy on socio-environmental policies platform, with the creation of campaigns as #SoyXochimilco (change.org/SoyXochimilco) and Abejas por el Clima (change.org/AbejasPorElClima), have achieved more than 100 million reactions in Social Networks and accumulated more than half a million citizens. Natoure and SECTUR currently lead the Mexican 2030 Sustainable Tourism Strategy.”
Biologist graduated from the National School of Biological Sciences of the Instituto Polítecnico Nacional, with a Master’s Degree in Negotiation and Management of Environmental Policies. He served in the Miguel Álvarez del Toro Board of Trustees whose mission was the protection of ecological reserves, as well as in the El Ocote Forest Flora and Fauna Protection Zone decreed by the Federal Executive in which he began the process for the recategorization as a Biosphere Reserve. I work in the Directorate of the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve and the set of Protected Natural Areas of the Lacandona Jungle, participated in the construction and was head of the Directorate of Strengthening of Regional Operation, which gave rise to the regions of the CONANP, was Director of various Protected Natural Areas and is currently Regional Director of the South Isthmus and South Pacific Border Region. He has participated in the publication of scientific journals and book chapters. He has coordinated regional projects of the Global Enviromental Fund in projects of Adaptation to climate change, agrobiodiversity and integral landscape management, as well as has been an advisor to organizations such as FAO, Rare.
Hydrobiologist by profession, with a master’s degree in Teaching of Natural Sciences, experience in the development of biological monitoring strategies, environmental education, community development, nature tourism and sustainable fishing. He currently works at Conservation International México and has participated in national and international conferences.
“Verena Knopp.
Originally from Germany, she has a degree in Tourism Business Administration.
She has 30 years of experience in the industry and is the founder of Sat Mexico DMC. She began her professional career in Germany, as a Commercial Director for one of the most prestigious organizations in Latin America in Frankfurt. In 1990 she began her career in Mexico.
Verena Knopp’s talent has been reflected in the success of a human, creative and competitive company.
In this stage as President of CONEXSTUR, her main objectives:
– Continue with and generate new projects that position Mexico in the international market.
– Reinforce the work of the Incoming Tour Operator in our country.
– Collaborate jointly with Associations of the Tourism Sector in other countries.
– In actions during his leadership, he has implemented social responsibility, sustainability, and the reduction of the use of plastic.
The responsibility of leading 15 Incoming Tour Operators of Mexico in times of crisis is an interesting experience, however, she continues promoting teamwork and the preservation of the quality that characterizes our Association.”
“She has served in different positions in the private sector and in the federal public administration, mainly in tourism planning, sustainable development and climate change.
Throughout her career, she has promoted the design, obtaining funds, and implementation of projects on the integration of biodiversity and climate change focused on the tourism sector with national and international organizations.
She has been the co-author of various publications on the sustainable development of tourism in the country. Currently, she works as Director of Sustainable Tourism Development Zones in the Federal Tourism Secretariat.”
Anna Pollock, Founder of Conscious.Travel, has 48 years’ experience in tourism as an independent consultant, strategist, international speaker and change agent and is now acclaimed thought leader in the emerging field of regenerative tourism.
Past clients include the Canadian Tourism Commission, PATA, European Travel Commission, Tourism British Columbia, the Australian Tourism Export Council, Tourism Tasmania, Innovation Norway, Visit Flanders, Rotterdam Partners and departments of industry, conservation and tourism in New Zealand. Anna has been recipient of The Visionary of the Year Award from the Canadian tourism industry, and identified as a finalist in Newsweek’s annual Tourism Visionary Awards.
Anna has undertaken seminal work in many aspects of tourism, notably in education, sustainability and technology. During the 1990s, Anna established herself as a thought leader on the strategic implications of the Internet; she created the first internet-based tourism strategy for Scotland.; co-developed one of the first mlti-purpose destination management systems, and prepared one of the first reports on the impact of climate change for the Canadian tourism industry in 2007.
In October 2016, she was retained by Visit Flanders to assist their strategic planning and, over a two year period, supported their Travel to Tomorrow program, helping to shift their official policy from volume growth to destination flourishing. During that period, she was able to develop her unique approach to regenerative tourism and assist a number of communities through a program of action learning. That led to a LEADER project that applied the flourishing destinations concept in Scotland; Romania; and Flanders.
Having influenced the first ever regional tourism strategy in New Zealand to integrate regenerative principles, Anna was invited to New Zealand in 2019 and began working with the regional tourism organisations and the Department of Conservation. Her writing and speaking led her to be invited by the New Zealand Government to sit on the Tourism Futures Task Force that produces its report We Are Aotearoa in January 2021. She was the only member of the Task Force outside New Zealand.
Anna has recently been retained to advise on a regenerative recovery program for Northern Ireland and, in recently completed delivery of an online educational program Back To Life to 100 + participants in New Zealand that was designed to enable destinations and their stakeholders better understand and apply regenerative principles.
As her current focus is on the intimate relationship between food farming and hospitality, her topic of Rural Tourism – from a regenerative perspective will be timely
If something has marked Antonio’s life and training, it has been his deep connection with the outdoors world. He began his “formal” involvement with the outdoors as a Scout at age 8, and since then every stage of his life has revolved around finding opportunities to be outdoors. From his professional training to his hobbies, contact with nature is the common denominator. For the last 12 years, since the founding of one of his companies, Experiencias Genuinas, Antonio has sought to build a team of experts through whom he has been able to shape a new way of designing destinations and doing tourism. Our motto “Nobody protects what he does not love and does not love what he does not know” … has become our mission. We facilitate access to incredible places, worthy of admiration, respect and conservation.
Cony Vallejo
“She has a degree in International Trade with a Master’s degree in Administration with a specialty in Marketing from the University of Guanajuato.
She has held different positions in the State and Federal Public Administration. She was in charge of the Public Relations of the Representation Office of the Government of the State of Guanajuato in Mexico City. She also collaborated in the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), as Advisor to the General Directorate; and Deputy Director of Promotion Strategies and Linking with North America, being she Technical Secretary of the Sectorial Funds of CONACYT with INEGI and the Ministry of Foreign Relations.
In the tourism field, he collaborated in the Council for Tourism Promotion of Mexico (CPTM), where he had the opportunity to lead the organization, logistics and protocol of the meetings of the Governing Board, with the participation of the sector at the national level: businessmen , chambers, associations, legislators and the Federal Cabinet.
She collaborated in the organization of the First Day of the Dead Parade in Mexico City, as well as in the launch of the “National Movement for Tourism Travel All of Mexico”, in the Strategic Presentation of Development and Promotion for Cultural and Religious tourism ; as well as in the presentation of the Marketing Plan to the Tourism Sector.
She currently works as Director of Tourism Segments of the Tourism Secretariat of the Government of the State of Guanajuato. From where she drives the Reunions, Romance, Nature and Adventure Segments. “
“Román Caamal Coh is an active promoter of community tourism and leader of development based initiatives. In community tourism he has more than 15 years of experience as operations manager and later as manager of Community Tours Sian Ka’an, an emblematic company for its successful participation in the market and for its social and environmental responsibility.
In these responsibilities he has gained great experience in adapting the business model based on his understanding of tourism markets. His experience adapting the business model includes: the constant adaptation of tourism products, the development of collaborators’ capabilities, the adoption of standards and the certification of both environmental and business management performance (Distintivo M, certification based on NMX-AA-133-SCFI-2013 Requirements and Specifications for Ecotourism Sustainability, Distintivo S Certification Process with Earth Check and certification with NOM-09-TUR-2002 that establishes the elements to which guides specialized in specific activities must adhere, endorsed by SECTUR Federal). His vast experience has been crucial to promote collaborative initiatives between community enterprises, among which are the Peninsular Network of community tourism, the brand Indigenous Paradises in Mexico, as well as exhibitor in exchanges of experiences in the Social Service and Trade of São Paulo Brazil and Belize. On the other hand, in his experience knowing the market, is the construction and management of a sales force for CTSK products through more than 100 actors in the value chain of local tourism.
He is currently president and founder of the Community Tourism Network of the Mayan Zone of Quintana Roo and member of the governance committee of the Peninsular Alliance of Community Tourism.
He has experience in integrating community tourism project portfolios, carrying out project diagnostics and managing funds and/or financing. Mr. Caamal is an industrial engineer with a specialization in business development and is a master’s candidate in technology with a focus on professional service delivery. He is indigenous Mayan bilingual Spanish and Mayan peninsular.”
“Pablo César Albores León, Mexican, Originally from Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
President of the ALLIANCE OF TOURIST ENTREPRENEURS OF THE NATURE SEGMENT OF THE STATE OF CHIAPAS A.C.
General Tourist Guide NOM 08 TUR 2002
Guide of Specialized Tourists, Adventure Tourism, Hiking NOM 09 TUR 2000
International Consultant on Sustainable Development for the Green Fund.
Certificate of Labor Competence in the Standard of Competence for “”Formulation of the Design of Investment Projects of the Rural Sector””
Graduated from the Industrial Engineering career with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a specialty in strategic marketing, studying in Madrid, Spain.
Founding partner and COMPETITIVENESS CONSULTANT for DEVELOPMENT OF NATURE PRODUCTS in ECOEXPERIENCIAS TOUR OPERADORES, a company that was born in 1999 within the ITESM Campus Chiapas, consolidating the company in the Monterrey Campus in 2000.
He had the opportunity to live and carry out projects in CHINA, CANADA AND SPAIN, always working with the part of social responsibility, the pillars of all my professional training are in the CEMEX and FEMSA group.
In the last 15 years I have dedicated myself to developing products and generating competitiveness in different communities in the state of Chiapas, with the Sustainable Competitiveness Model developed in 2010 in synergy with my partner and brother Héctor Albores.
The experience of having attended 4 world summits that have been held in Chiapas, Namibia, Ireland and Chile generated a broader vision to be able to offer products in the nature segment with high added value when integrating local communities .
Working in the search for the competitiveness of the CHIAPAS destination, it was possible to influence so that with the support of the STATE SECRETARY OF TOURISM and the MUNICIPAL TOURISM BUREAU OF TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ, more than 100 NOM-09 guides in different regions could be trained and certified. of the State of Chiapas in the last 8 years.”
Miguel Angel Muñoz
Systems Engineer from ITESM, Graduate in History from UAZ, collaborator of NATGEO, Director of the Museum of History and Curiosities of San Cristóbal. 12 years of experience in the Tourism area (Hospitality, Congresses and Conventions and DMC). I have specialized in Evangelization Processes during the sixteenth century, from which my research on theological concepts and textile iconography in the Chiapas area is derived.
She was born in Mexico City on August 15, 1960. He studied Biology at the UNAM 80-83 Faculty of Sciences with an emphasis on ichthyology at the UNAM Institute of Biology 1983-1993. He worked at the INE / SEDESOL 1994-1995 in Conservation of Biodiversity in Selected Natural Protected Areas of Mexico GEF / World Bank. Deputy Director of Projects in the Gulf of California Islands Flora and Fauna Protection Area 1993-1995. Founding member of Conservacion del Territorio Insular Mexicano, A.C. (ISLA) 1995, holding the position of General Director 1995-2008, as Executive President of the organization 2008-2021. She currently works as General Director at ISLA, A.C. 2021. She has a diploma in Integrated Coastal Management / Coastal Resources Center-University of Rhode Island 2000. He designed the conservation strategy of the Archipelago of the Holy Spirit as a Heritage of Mexicans 1993-2003. She is a Certified Technical Advisor CONAFOR 2009-2021. Professional work has led her to develop environmental policy instruments such as Management Programs in ANP, Community Territorial Regulations under an integrated management scheme of the territory, development of instruments of Good Management Practices in whale watching, Sport Fishing, Tourist Marinas, Ecotourism-Interpretive Trails; participating in the proposal of NOM-133 Whales and Voluntary Mexican Standards NMX-AA-133 Ecotourism, NMX-AA-119 Marinas, NMX-AA-120 de Playas, NMX-AA-178- Tourist Real Estate Developments in the Gulf of California; advice for the certification of ecotourism companies in Protected Natural Areas; planning and resolution of environmental conflicts, development of public policies for the integration of biodiversity in the tourism sector in Mexico. Member of the Sustainable Development Advisory Council / SEMARNAT representative of Baja California Sur, before the National Council of SEMARNAT 2005-2007 and representative of the social sector in Baja California Sur 2011-2014. President of the Advisory Council of the Balandra Flora and Fauna Protection Area 2016-2021. Represent a Focal Point in Baja California Sur the National Earth Charter Network that promotes the Principles and Values from 2013- 2021. He is a member of the Council of Civil Society Organizations of the World Bank’s Global Environment Facility 2015-2021 (GEF / Wold Bank). He works as a Local Implementing Partner in Baja California Sur of the Integration of Biodiversity Conservation in the Tourism Sector Project with emphasis on coastal ecosystems rich in biodiversity 2021-2026 SECTUR / GEF / UNDP / Amigos de Sian Ka´an, ISLA, WWF.
Jericó Abramo Masso (first name also written Yericó; born on October 17, 1975) Originally from Saltillo, Coahuila.
Thought
Jericó Abramo Masso is a politician from Coahuila with progressive thinking in aspects of democracy and governance, who has used the strategy of the sum of knowledge for better decision-making, passionate about comparative models of public administration, examples of national and international experiences and affect of statistics and hard data.
He is a natural generator of synergies, who is convinced that the sum of all political, social, academic, and private initiative actors are the strategy that will lead to informed and sustained decision-making.
He is currently a Federal Deputy representing the Fourth Electoral District of Coahuila de Zaragoza, in the LXV Legislature of the Mexican Congress.
He head of the Secretary of Housing and Territorial Planning of the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza.
He was a Federal Deputy for the VII Federal Electoral District of Coahuila of the LXIII Legislature, from September 1, 2015 to January 9, 2018.
In 2009 he was elected Municipal President of Saltillo, Coahuila, a position he held from 2010 to 2013; the motto of his administration was “” Saltillo eres tú “”.
He was elected Federal Deputy for the IV Federal Electoral District of Coahuila of the LX Legislature, serving as such from 2006 to 2009.
Jericó studied his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Universidad Autónoma del Noreste in Saltillo in 1997.
Participation in the specialization course in Politics and Social Affairs at the Universidad Iberoamericana in 2002.
Participation in the finance specialization course at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies (ITESM) in 1998.
Participation in the specialization course in Internal Business Communication by the Faculty of Continuing Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. in 1995.
“Ricardo Campos is originally from Teotihuacan Mexico, Geographer by profession and specialist in territorial planning and Indigenous rights. Since 2015, he has been president of the Indigenous Tourism Network of Mexico (RITA) and partner of the Community Tourism Network of the Teotihuacan Valley since 2007.
He is currently the focal point of the Mesoamerican Indigenous Council and a member of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity. In the last 5 years, he has also held the position of titular counselor of the Indigenous Peoples representation of CONAFOR’s national forestry council. “
“Working actively as the President of the Midwest Chapter the past four years, our chapter worked hard in 2016 to defeat a major tax proposal in Illinois that would have imposed a 5.5% sales tax on Illinois travel agencies. Our Grassroots efforts generated over 1300 messages to State Legislators. In addition, our ASTA Members called and had personal meetings with key legislators. We successfully got our ASTA Members as well as non-ASTA Members involved. That, in turn, helped us gain new members for our chapter. Non-members saw the value of ASTA first-hand.
ASTA requires a strong leadership team on the Board of Directors, but even more we need strong chapters for the Grassroots efforts that are needed for advocacy. We have a challenge at the Chapter level getting our members involved and also gaining new members into our chapters. As an active chapter president for the past four years, I can bring knowledge of the chapters and ideas to the Board of Directors to help with these issues.
Since the day I took my first position as a retail travel agent in 1990, I have learned and grown within this industry. I am proud to say I have always worked for owners who saw the value of ASTA and were active members of this organization. Now it my turn to continue to promote this organization and our industry and make it even stronger!”
Nature tourism professional with a focus on community development, with experience in coordinating and facilitating collaborative processes in rural communities, seeking solutions to current challenges, through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he is currently part of the technical team of Conservation International Mexico with the GEF Oaxaca-Chiapas Sustainable Landscapes Project
Rosi Amerena is a consultant, science journalist and editor specializing in environmental issues. She is currently a consultant for the United Nations Development Program where she participates in developing the governance guidelines of the Tlatocan for Sustainable Tourism
JULIÁN ARROYO CORVERA
PRESIDENT OF AMAV CDMX/ OMEXTUR TOUR OPERATOR
Graduated from the Intercontinental University in Mexico City with studies in the tourism relations degree and with a Diploma in Tourist Guide from the National Polytechnic Institute.
His career has developed in different areas of the tourism and restaurant sector.
For 10 years he worked as a National Tourist Guide, working with different Tour Operators in the country and having the opportunity to coordinate the trips of national and international tourists.
17 years ago he started with his own tourist transportation business and a year later OMEXTUR was founded, dedicated to receptive tourism and promoting abroad.
In 2018 he started as President of the Mexican Association of Travel Agencies of Mexico City.
2019 Tourism Ambassador of the CDMX by the Government of the CDMX and the Secretary of Tourism and is part of the Council of Tourism Diplomacy.
Sebastian is a senior executive and advisor specialized in public affairs, tourism, digital economy, and corporate social responsibility. In Airbnb leads the partnerships program and the strategy to position the platform as the main leader for sustainable tourism in Mexico. Previously, he was general advisor to Enrique de la Madrid, former Federal Secretary of Tourism. Sebastian is an authentic believer that the synergy between government authorities, business sector, entrepreneurs and society is crucial to promote local economic development and transform social reality through human’s creativity and innovation. He studied a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations at Tec de Monterrey ,and a Master in Public Policy at ITAM.
“His curiosity about the world, his enthusiasm for systemic development and his entrepreneurial drive translate into short, medium and long-term results, which affect sustainable human development.
Alejandra Zorrilla is director of Identity and Development and co-founder of the Campus
Digital idyd, a proposal recognized in Latin America for its innovative formulas and
humanists, who promote the training of creative people, promote the development of
supportive communities and stimulate the design and implementation of sustainable and sustainable proposals.
He has developed multiple projects related to tourism, culture and biodiversity from the private, public and social sectors for more than 35 years, aiming to promote an innovative, self-managed and participatory culture, so that individual and collective efforts and resources increase the social, environmental and economic value of the projects in which it participates.
She studied tourism business administration in the eighties, graduated as a pedagogue thirty years later, and was recognized for innovation by the group of Mexico Tourism Experts. Her notable contribution to the development of the country through her social, educational and cultural contribution, as well as her professional excellence, led her to receive the investiture of Doctor Honoris Causa in 2021.
He has collaborated with various national and international organizations, including the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the World Bank (WB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the United Nations Educational Organization, the Science and Culture (UNESCO), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), as well as ministries, associations and companies related to culture, biodiversity and tourism in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Peru.
She has participated in various studies and publications and given more than 500 seminars and conferences on tourism, culture and the environment in Mexico, Central America, the United States and Europe. Her book “The Time and Space of Cultural Travel” is considered a benchmark for the development of cultural tourism in Mexico. “
Rob Holmes es el fundador y estratega jefe de GLP Films, una agencia de marketing sostenible galardonada comprometida con la narración de historias alineadas con los criterios de desarrollo sostenible (ODS, GSTC, destinos ecológicos) para ayudar a nuestros socios a reposicionarse estratégicamente para convertirse en los principales destinos turísticos sostenibles. Desde 2008, el trabajo de GLP se ha extendido por los cinco continentes y más de 40 países, creando más de 200 cortometrajes. GLP se especializa en estrategia de contenido digital, narración auténtica galardonada, posicionamiento de marca, desarrollo de partes interesadas y campañas de distribución de medios.
De acuerdo con su dedicación al turismo sostenible, Rob tiene un B.A. Licenciada en Manejo de Vida Silvestre y Biología de la Conservación, y una Maestría en Negocios Internacionales, Mercadeo y Manejo Ambiental. Rob a menudo habla sobre turismo sostenible, ROI de la narración, marketing de marca y marketing de contenido en eventos líderes de la industria como WTM London, ITB Berlin, PATA, WTTC y más.
Lorena studied biology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, studied the Advanced Studies Program in Sustainable Development and the Environment LEAD at El Colegio de México, has several diplomas, among which are Legislation and Environmental Management from UNAM; Climate Change and Conservation Strategies for Biodiversity by the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey -ITESM, Social Management and Youth Policies by FLACSO and the OAS and Management of Development Projects by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); She has a doctorate in Environmental Management from the Center for Atmospheric Studies of the UAPV and a master’s degree in Green Economy from the University of Lleida, Spain and NEXT International Business School. She has founded and belonged to various Civil Society Organizations; She has been a citizen advisor for the Mexico City Environmental and Territorial Procurator’s Office (PAOT), SEMARNAT and the Reforma Newspaper. She led various projects on the environment, sustainable development and climate change in collaboration with national and international bodies such as UNDP and UNEP. She has worked in various areas with an environmental focus and climate change, she served as Director of Environmental Management and Education for Sustainable Development in the Secretariat of Environment and Natural History of the Government of Chiapas; She has given conferences, workshops, subjects and courses at a national and international level; she also has published various articles and technical, educational and outreach materials. She has been part of the team of Consultants of R-Evolution Consulting Group, and INDABA Network and a member of the group of Biodiversity Integration Experts advising CONABIO, SECTUR and SAGARPA and served as an expert consultant in Adaptation to Climate Change for GIZ. She is currently the director of the ADAPTUR Project “Adaptation based on Private Sector Ecosystems with a focus on Tourism in Mexico”, a coordinated project between the German Agency for Sustainable Development Cooperation in Mexico GIZ; SECTUR, SEMARNAT, CONANP and INECC.
Degree in Tourism and Master in Anthropological Sciences, with specialization in Social Anthropology. I have 3 diplomas, one focused on the Management of Tourism Projects in the Rural Environment, another in Environmental Education and the last in Business Leadership.
Since 2008 I have focused on tourism from the “sustainable” version, being the municipal coordinator of the Agenda 21 program for Sustainable Tourism in Mexico, a program that I coordinate for two years in partnership with the SECRETARY OF TOURISM. In July 2009 I entered the world of beaches, through a federal program promoted by CONAGUA called PROPLAYAS (Clean Beaches Program). In 2009 I had to create the first Operational Management of beaches in Mexico for Huatulco, Oaxaca.
In 2012, we began to replicate our experiences on coastal resource management in 5 coastal municipalities of Oaxaca. My main strength was the formation of the Clean Beach Committees, the beach certifications (under three sustainable schemes), environmental education programs and the recovery of coastal biodiversity in balance with tourism activity, including the consolidation of the Huatulco Tortuguero Camp and the formation of the Wildlife Committee in Santa María Huatulco.
Currently I coordinate through the WWF, the project called: Integration of Biodiversity Conservation Criteria for the Tourism Sector in Mexico with emphasis on Coastal Ecosystems Rich in Biodiversity. Specifically the corridor from Chacahua to Huatulco, kuxatur project.
Carlos Jesús Gómez Flores was born on October 12, 1958 in Monterrey, NL. He is a writer, editorial journalist, playwright, composer and cultural promoter. He is the author of more than 20 books on cultural chronicle and history. National speaker and
international on sustainability issues.
He has a degree in Economics, a degree in Political Science and Public Administration: he studied postgraduate degrees in Sustainable Development and Industrial Relations and doctorates in Sustainable Development and Alternative Methods for dispute resolution. He is currently studying for a Ph.D. in Educational Sciences. Since 1994 he has been a lifetime chronicler of Bustamante, N.L. President of the Citizen Committee of the Magical Town of Bustamante since 2018.
He was president of the Cultural Council of Nuevo León AC (1998-1999), an antecedent institution of CONARTE and president of the State Association of Municipal Chroniclers of Nuevo León (2014-2016). Municipal Chronicler of Bustamante since 1993. President of the Bustamante Magical Town Committee since 2018.
He received the Medal of Civic Merit “Presea Estado de Nuevo León” in its 2018 edition.
He is President of the National Association of Citizen Committees of Magical Towns; Institutional Vice President of the Latin American Forum of Environmental Sciences: member of the Tlatocan of the SECTUR and president of the National Association of Cronistas of Mexican Cities. He is co-founder and CEO of Mundo Sustentable, A.C. This foundation is dedicated to promoting environmental education, ecosystem conservation, and the implementation of alternative development models in indigenous peoples such as the Yaquis, Tarahumaras, Chontales, Nahuas, Yoremes and Mayas.
