Endemic Seeds Bank to empower women and girls
Organization information
Asociacion Cultural Na Bolom
Location: San Cristobal de Las Casas, Mexico
Summary
Endemic and extinction plants are devastating the cultural and ecologic environment in the Lacandona jungle. This seeds bank will serve as a nursery base within the Lacandona Forest, promoting the protection of plants in danger of extinction. The collaboration between the recollection of seeds by women and girls will generate a synergy of local trade throughout a collaborative scheme for knowledge and economic empowerment for girls and women.
Project locations
Mexico