WORKSHOPS BY GONZALO RIO ARRONTE FOUNDATION,
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WWF-MEXICO
For more information and registration, please contact Marco Antonio Nunez (manunez@wwfmex.org).
All workshops have duration of 20-24 total hours, with a maximum capacity of 25 people. Workshops will be lead by officials from various levels of government and non-governmental organizations. The instructors are academics and professionals recognized nationally and internationally.

HydroSheds (Nov 14-15): HydroSHEDS is a mapping product that provides hydrographic information for regional and global-scale applications in a consistent format. It offers a suite of geo-referenced data sets (vector and raster) at various scales, including river networks, watershed boundaries, drainage directions, and flow accumulations.
Delivered by WWF-US.

Workshop: Managing Protected Areas in a Changing Climate (Nov 14):
Fiesta Americana Hotel 8:30-18:30.
Contact: Jim Barborak. Session will be in Spanish, and there is no fee.
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Objectives:

• Enable participants to understand the potential impacts of climate change on protected areas and biodiversity;

• Learn about strategies to maximize resilience of protected areas to climate change;

• Develop skills in identifying strategies for protected areas to contribute to climate change mitigation, to enlighten visitors and locals about the problem, and implement mechanisms to adapt to likely changes.