Mexico

Region: Las Altas Montañas de Veracruz, Veracruz State

Communities: Tepetzingo, Ixhuatlan del Café, Guzmantla

Partner Organization:

• Vinculación y Desarrollo en el Café, AC (VIDA AC)

CAN Programs and Initiatives:

• Youth Leadership and Food Sovereignty Initiative
• Field Study and Fieldcourses
• Agroeco® Coffee

Researchers:

• Dr. Carlos Guadarrama-Zugasti, Professor of Agroecology, Universidad Autonoma Chapingo, Mexico  carolusver@yahoo.es
• Dr. Laura E. Trujillo, Professor, Political Ecology, Universidad Autonoma Chapingo, Mexico  lauratrujillo.ortega@gmail.com

Field Study Coordinators:

• Clara Palma  auge_ixhuatlan@hotmail.com
• Ernesto Illescas  ernestoillesca@yahoo.com

Region: San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas

Partner Organizations:

• El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) http://www.ecosur.mx/
• Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS) www.ciesas.edu.mx

CAN Programs and Projects:

• Field Study

Researchers:

• Dr. Bruce Ferguson, Researcher, Departamento de Agroecología, ECOSUR
• Dr. Helda Morales, Researcher, Departamento de Agroecología, ECOSUR
• Katharine Nigh, Restaurateur, La Casa del Pan, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México http://www.casadelpan.com/casadel2.htm
• Dr. Ronald Nigh, Research anthropologist and professor, CIESAS

Field Study Coordinators:

• Emel Orhun  emelorhun@gmail.com
• Irene Sanchez  claudia_irene1@hotmail.com

Region: Quintana Roo and Yucatán

Communities: 13 municipalities in Yucatán State

Partner Organization:

• Universidad Intercultural Maya University of Quintana Roo (UIMQRoo) http://www.uimqroo.edu.mx/

CAN Programs and Initiatives:

• Food Sovereignty and Water Access Initiative in the Yucatan
• Field Study

Researchers:

• Dr. Francisco Rosado May, President, UIMQRoo
• Santos Alvarado Dzul  santos.uimqroo@gmail.com
• Jean Pierre Luckson  jeanluckson@gmail.com
• Sussane Kissman  suskiss@cruzio.com
• Hector Calix de Dios  calixdedios@gmail.com

Field Study Coordinators:

• Jean Pierre Luckson  jeanluckson@gmail.com
• Sussane Kissman  suskiss@cruzio.com

Region: Yucatán

Communities: Tzucacab, Cepeda

Partner Organization:

• ProTrópico, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY) www.uady.mx

CAN Programs and Initiatives:

• Field Study

Researchers:

• Dr. Juan Jose Jimenez Osornio, Professor, UADY
• Devon Sampson, Doctoral student in Environmental Studies, UCSC

Field Study Coordinator:

• Patricia Montanez  montanez@tunku.uady.mx