Adopt or plant a tree in the Monarch region.
You'll do more than put a seed in the ground: you'll ensure these forests survive for future generations.
BosqueSomos is an initiative of Alternare A.C., an organization dedicated for more than 23 years to promoting sustainable development for the conservation of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, working with the communities that inhabit the region.
Through BosqueSomos, we want to offer you an alternative to get involved in building a sustainable future and regenerating the ecosystems that host the wonderful migratory phenomenon of the monarch butterfly.
You'll be collaborating with Alternare and the Carpinteros indigenous community in Michoacán, Mexico, through a tree adoption program where you and anyone around the world can adopt a tree in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.
We are
Alternare
At Alternare, we have decades of work supporting the conservation and regeneration of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. Our work strategy is based on a comprehensive sustainable development model, which includes training and support for local communities. This approach promotes community well-being while promoting the proper use and management of natural resources and strengthening resilience to the effects of climate change.
Our work has been recognized
nationally and internationally
The impact of our model addresses some of the major problems we face globally: environmental degradation, food insecurity, rural poverty, and many others.
The comprehensiveness of our work has allowed us to receive numerous national and international recognitions. During 2020, we were named the second initiative to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
In 2018, The United Nations, through FAO, selected us as one of the best innovative and scalable initiatives. to achieve sustainable rural development through our results in eradicating poverty in rural communities and protecting and regenerating natural resources. In addition, the Organization of American States (OAS) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service named us `Champions of Conservation.'
Join us and together we can build a sustainable future!
Become a
Recurring donor
Make a tax-deductible donation and help us promote the conservation and regeneration of our ecosystems with the help of communities.
Your donation is much more than you can imagine: it's an investment in the future of our planet.
We are an indigenous
community of carpenters
The Carpinteros indigenous community is located within the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in the municipality of Zitácuaro, in the northwestern sub-region of the state of Michoacán.
Our community contributes 222 hectares of forest to the core zone of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve; another 287 hectares are part of the buffer zone; while 348 hectares are in the open zone.
Our community's forests are typical of temperate climates, with varieties such as oak, capulin, ash, and pine. At higher altitudes, there is also an oyamel forest where the Monarch Butterfly winters annually, from November to March.
The environment is the foundation of everything. Today we work together and in an organized way to improve the forest.
We work together to create a community free from poverty, one that is motivated and benefits from everyone's efforts.
Through this project, we invite you to become part of the area's wealth and participate in building a sustainable future. Adopt or plant a tree in the Monarch region, and together we can regenerate and conserve the area.
The Monarch
Butterfly Biosphere
Reserve
The Mexican government established (1986) the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR) with the purpose of protecting the overwintering area of the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus). Currently, the decree protects the butterfly's main sanctuaries. These forests also represent the habitat of hundreds of plants and animals and are home to endemic organisms such as the salamander (Pseudoeurycea belli), the axolotl (Ambystoma rivulare), and species subject to special protection such as the pine (Pinus martinezii). The National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO) considers the area a priority terrestrial region (110, Sierra Chincua) for conservation. The area is comprised of 11 municipalities in the states of Mexico and Michoacán, encompassing 57 ejidos (common lands), 13 indigenous communities, and 21 small properties (CONANP, 2011).
The region protects
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The monarch butterfly travels
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Are you ready to plant a tree in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve?
Be part
of this enormous forest restoration effort
We have a goal of maintaining and planting more than 300 hectares of forest in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve with the help of the Carpinteros Indigenous community. It's a huge number, but we know we can achieve it with your help.
Our mission
Through BosqueSomos, we want to offer you an alternative to get involved in building a sustainable future and regenerating the ecosystems that host the wonderful migratory phenomenon of the monarch butterfly.
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