The Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) continuously seeks individuals to help strengthen its environmental programs and goals. Nélida Barajas Acosta, director of the local non-governmental organization, invites interested individuals from the community to explore their volunteer program. CEDO works to identify volunteers according to their interests, profile, availability, location, and […]
In addition to Friday night’s acoustic session (Sept 30th), and Saturday’s main concert (Oct 1st), this weekend’s “Music for the Sea” at the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) offers history talks, nature tours, yoga, and beachside camaraderie. There’s still time to get concert tickets plus sign up for daily activities! […]
Looking to soak in sea, sand, nature, sunsets, and Latin beats this weekend in Rocky Point? Look no further than the Music for the Sea benefit concert at the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO), located in Las Conchas on the east side of town. Though the Gran Concierto will fill […]
CEDO Intercultural presents “Music for the Sea” with Orkesta Mendoza featuring Quetzal Guerrero and special guests • Natural history talks, yoga meditation, beach walks, hiking and snorkeling with sea lions are just some of the daytime activities concert participants can also enjoy. CEDO Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans is hosting the […]
Join Orkesta Mendoza featuring Quetzal Guerrero, plus special guests Salvador Duran, Mariachi Nuevo Azteca de Tucson, Los Èsplifs (DJ set), Golden Boots, and Puerto Peñasco’s own Agua De Coco for two special evenings of spectacular live music right next to the sea! Concerts will take place Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1 at the picturesque CEDO grounds in Las Conchas on the Sea of Cortez […]
The Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) has announced Puerto Peñasco will host the 2022 Regional Fisheries & Aquaculture Festival, June 7th-9th. The Festival, which will be open to the general public and held at the Peñasco Expo Convention Center, aims to promote and assist the regional fishing sector through just […]
CEDO ANNOUNCES REGIONAL FISHERIESAND AQUACULTURE FESTIVAL SONORA 2022 Promoting artisanal fisheries and aquaculture in the northern Gulf of California – Save the Date – June 7-9, 2022 at the Peñasco Expo Center 2022 has been recognized by the United Nations Assembly as the INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ARTISANAL FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE (#IYAFA2022), an initiative that highlights and […]
Following significant challenges last year, due to the lingering effects caused by COVID, the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO), has set positive expectations for 2022. CEDO Executive Director Nelida Barajas Acosta recognizes the whole world continues to face enormous hurdles in reorganizing ways of living and working, noting their team […]
As the year winds down, Nélida Barajas Acosta, Executive Director of the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) reported that despite Covid-19, in 2021 the organization managed to bounce back and make firm strides in programs aimed at sustainable fishing. Barajas Acosta stressed CEDO made even greater strides than was expected […]
After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the back-to-back days of deals, join us in kicking off the holiday giving season on Giving Tuesday! While things are slowly getting back to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic, the mission of CEDO in fostering vibrant communities and resilient ecosystems in the Northern Gulf of California and other ecoregions […]
Just two days after a young fin whale beached itself on the shores of the Mirador in Rocky Point, prompting a titanic rescue effort, on Friday, July 9th the lifeless corpse of another fin whale washed up in the same spot. At about 6:00 a.m. on Friday morning, a report came in about the whale […]
There’s nothing like hitting the beach on a Saturday morning before 7 a.m. as the tide inches out. On June 12th, that’s exactly what organizers from the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) called for to help mark World Oceans Day celebrated a few days before. As the first of three […]
Nélida Barajas Acosta, Executive Director of the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO), recently took first place in the Tierra de Mujeres Mexico contest, which honors women from across the country whose work promotes caring for the environment. Barajas Acosta’s project, entitled “Women of the sea, soul of salt, and heart […]
On April 6th, 2021, AZCentral reported: Carl Hodges, a longtime Arizona innovator and prominent atmospheric scientist who was one of the first to recognize and address climate change using seawater, died the morning of April 3rd at 84 years old after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
2020 was a challenging year, in the extreme, for the entire world due to the coronavirus pandemic, itself a result of environmental degradation caused by the unsustainable actions of humans on our environment. Scientists have long predicted that declining natural habitat and increased exploitation of wild species virtually assures human exposure to potentially devastating novel […]
The Mexican Center for Philanthropy (CEMEFI) has granted the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) 2020 Accreditation for Institutionality and Transparency (AIT). CEMEFI aims to foster the professionalization of the philanthropic sector by providing certainty to donors while promoting transparency and accountability. “CEDO Intercultural is one of 69 organizations from civil […]