Cemex Presents Its Conservation Model.Business Editors MADERAS DE EL CARMEN There are many toponyms called Carmen or El Carmen. See also Carmen (disambiguation).
CEMEX--(NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CX)-- - El Carmen Project - The objective is to preserve the region's rich environment - Reintroduce species to the area As part of CEMEX'S conservation and environmental policies, the Company presented today the El Carmen Project. The Project's goal is to preserve the natural environment of one of Northern Mexico's richest ecological reserves. Located in Coahuila State, just south of the U.S. border and east of the Chihuahua Desert, El Carmen is a joint effort between CEMEX CEMEX Cementos Mexicanos and the Sierra Madre Sierra Madre, city, United States Sierra Madre (sēĕr`ə mä`drā), residential city (1990 pop. 10,762), Los Angeles co., S Calif., at the foot of Mt. Wilson; inc. 1907. There is some light manufacturing. Association to protect one of Mexico's most pristine ecological zones. The area is renowned for its large prairies, which are bordered by impressive mountains, pine and oak forests, as well as a desert with the largest variety of cactus. This region has historically been an important mining and forestry center that maintains its natural richness and scenic beauty as a result of its isolation and small population. Such characteristics have fostered the preservation of animals such as the El Carmen White Tail Deer, the Javalina, the Mule Deer mule deer Large-eared deer (Odocoileus hemionus) of western North America that lives alone or in small groups at high altitudes in summer and lower altitudes in winter. Mule deer stand 3–3. and 70 other mammal species, as well as another 50 reptiles and amphibians amphibians members of the animal class Amphibia. Includes frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and cecilians all capable of living on land or in water. . Nonetheless, during the 20th Century several species in the region became extinct, such as the Phonhorn Antelope and the Bighorn Sheep Bighorn sheep a tall (up to 3 ft), heavy (up to 300 lb body weight) wild sheep that lives in inaccessible mountain country where it exercises its principal achievement of prodigious leaping and climbing. Called also Ovis canadensis. Several regional varieties, e.g. O. c. , which were last seen in the 1940s. Presently, the region's most notable species is the Black Bear, Mexico's largest carnivore carnivore (kär`nəvôr'), term commonly applied to any animal whose diet consists wholly or largely of animal matter. In animal systematics it refers to members of the mammalian order Carnivora (see Chordata). , which has found sanctuary on this land as well as the conditions it needs to reproduce and expand its population towards the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The Project includes the preservation of the bio-diversity of 55 thousand hectares of land, of which 60% are part of the Wildlife Protection Area of the Maderas de El Carmen. Several other actions geared toward the preservation of the region will be conducted through the identification of natural richness in terms of animal species, ecosystems and biological corridors, along with the history and culture of the area. The Project seeks to restore wilderness areas damaged by human activity, and native flora and fauna that had become extinct or are in danger of becoming so. "Our vision of El Carmen project is to preserve this variety of pristine ecosystems, as well as to reintroduce several large mammals into the area that have become extinct and to repopulated the area. At the same time, we want to guarantee that they can continue to exist and reproduce in order to inhabit this and other areas", said Armando J. Garcia Segovia, Executive Vice President of Development at CEMEX. "We know the biological importance of the region and are conscious of its frailty and the richness of the Chihuahua Desert. It is one of the most diverse deserts in the world in terms of species and a place where wild life has one of its last safe havens Safe Havens is a comic strip drawn by cartoonist Bill Holbrook and syndicated by King Features Syndicate. Started in 1988, the strip is currently published in more than 50 newspapers. ," added Garcia Segovia. Moreover, Garcia Segovia explained that the importance of the region has been recognized by organizations such as World Wildlife Fund, the North America Environmental Cooperation Commission, The Nature Conservancy, Conabio, Birdlife International, Pronatura, Profauna, the Maderas de El Carmen Museum, the Sierra Madre Association and Unidos para la Conservacion (United for Preservation). All of the measures taken thus far to preserve El Carmen are supported by an Advisory Board composed of members with a long and well-know track record in the preservation arena. The Board members are the following: Gerardo Ceballos Researcher from the Ecology Institute at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) Felipe Delgado President of Pronatura, North East Exequiel Ezcurra President of the National Ecology Institute of Semarnat Kathryn S. Fuller Kathryn S. Fuller is the Chair of the non-profit charity, the Ford Foundation, an occupation she has held since May, 2004. Fuller was also the President and Chief Executive Officer of the World Wildlife Fund U.S., one of the world's largest nature conservation organizations. President of the World Wildlife Fund, United States David Garza Laguera, Alberto Garza Santos, Mauricio Marroquin Maderas de El Carmen Museum Carlos Manterola Director of Unidos Para La Conservacion Russell Mittermeier President of Conservation International Guillermo Osuna President of Fundacion Holistica de Recursos Patricio Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Jorge Soberon Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Bio-diversity Knowledge and Use It is the profound desire of all those involved in the El Carmen Project that the related activities stimulate environmental awareness and promote a strong sense of bio-diversity responsibility. CEMEX is one of the three largest cement companies in the world, with approximately 78 million metric tons of production capacity. It is also the world's largest trader of cement and its leading producer of white cement. CEMEX is engaged in the production, distribution, marketing, and sale of cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and clinker clink·er n. 1. The incombustible residue, fused into an irregular lump, that remains after the combustion of coal. 2. A partially vitrified brick or a mass of bricks fused together. 3. through operating subsidiaries on four continents. For more information, visit www.cemex.com. |
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