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Mission:

Plan and execute R + D + i projects (research, development and introduction) that raise the environmental performance of entities, the community and the quality of ecosystems, taking as a starting point constant improvement and teamwork.

Vision:

Entity of science and technological innovation recognized for its level of competence, managed by certified processes, structured by self-directed work teams and quickly adapted to changes in the environment.

IDENTIFICATION OF THE ENTITY

Name of the entity: Matanzas Environmental Services Center Peninsula Zapata Division

Director of the Zapata Peninsula Division: Jorge Luís Jiménez Hernández

Telephone: 45 915538

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Project title: Incorporating multiple environmental considerations and their economic implications in the management of landscapes, forests and productive sectors in Cuba

Implementing Entity: National Center for Protected Areas (CNAP) of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA)

Title: “Transformation for the local development of small community groups in the Ciénaga de Zapata Biosphere Reserve”

Responsible Institution: Organ of attention to the integral development of the Cienaga de Zapata belonging to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (Citma)

Start date: January 2015 End date: December 2018

MOST RELEVANT RESULTS

10 spaces “patios and agro-ecological farms” were developed and strengthened. Promoting agroecological practices, ornamental and artisanal crops, through sustainable actions that contribute to local development with its corresponding benefits to the communities, including: elaboration and use of organic compost, development of

polyculture, treatment of pests and diseases of agricultural crops using biofertilizers, soil processing; use of cleaner technologies: windmills, drip irrigation systems, seed exchange and conservation between producers, rainwater collectors.

    Development of community nurseries with native forest stands for reforestation: Those responsible for farms and yards have been advised in the creation of forest nurseries, in the culmination of community integration workshops; actions committed as a final result of the project, an example is the patio de María, Los Hondones community, space created by strengthening the project for agroecological activities, forest nursery and infrastructure for the operation of exchange, receiving views, sharing with the community. Experiences in sustainable practices, with projections to be incorporated into the rural tourism modality in the new tourist products that are planned for the territory.

Title: "Community experiences are committed to the conservation of biodiversity in Protected Areas in the South of Cuba": II phase of Transformation for local development in small community groups in the Cienaga de Zapata Biosphere Reserve ".

Responsible Institution: Matanzas Environmental Services Center belonging to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (Citma)

Start date: January 2015 End date: December 2018

Brief description of the project

The project will be carried out in communities of the Ciénaga de Zapata that have been participating in the first phase of the project