THE PROJECT FROM REYNA CORREA CONTRIBUTES IN REDUCING A GREAT PROBLEM FOR YURIRIA'S LAGOON.

Guanajuato, Gto., October 30, 2015.- With a research that allows water lily from Yuriria's lagoon to elaborate a high quality compost for gardening and ornate domestic plants, Reyna Correa Cruz, graduate from the University of Guanajuato, obtained the 2nd place in the National Contest of College Works on Protected Natural Areas and Climatic Change 2015.

Water lily is harmful for Yuriria's lagoon and limits touristic and fishing activities, therefore the projects seeks to diminish the negative impacts when withdrawn, besides collaborating in eradicating the illegal extraction of soil from the forests for their sale.

This research is how the graduate from the Major in Business Management contributes in constructing a better environment and links academy with society through scientific development, innovation, environmental conservation and economic development.

The work "Aprovechamiento del lirio acuático (Eichornia crasspens) de la laguna de Yuriria para la elaboración y comercialización de productos sustitutos de la tierra del monte, útiles en las actividades de jardinería, horticultura ornamental y agricultura orgánica." (Exploitation of water lily (Eichornia crasspens) from Yuriria's Lagoon for the elaboration and commercialization of substitute products of mount's soil, useful in gardening, ornamental horticulture and organic agriculture activities); received the 2nd place in the category of research projects from the contest organized by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP for its acronym in Spanish).

The contest seeks to encourage in young college students to think, discuss and be conscious regarding the attitudes and forms of relation with their social and environmental environments, explained the National Commissioner of Protected Natural Areas, Alejandro Del Mazo Maza in a notice.

In this edition, the contest integrated the subject Climatic Change and the winners received several publications and a recognition. In addition, they will participate in an experience exchange in the "Monarca" butterfly biosphere reserve with the purpose to have an approach with the communities and the technical team in the area, and this experience would go into their projects in protecting and conserving the natural heritage.

CONANP through PNUD organized together with the "Resilience" project, this exchange, and it has resources from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

The National Contest of College Works is ten years old. Experts from Universities such as UNAM; Veracruzana; from Guadalajara; from the State of Mexico; Autónoma de Mexico and Chihuahua; as well as International programs and organisms from the environment sector form the judging jury.