Capable and strong organizations are a key factor behind successful conservation. Since its first call for proposals (1996 to 1998), the FMCN has supported efforts that seek to enhance organizational development. This strategy changed in 1999, when FMCN started organizing training workshops for members of conservation groups seeking financial support (1999-2000).
In 2000, FMCN began the design of a new capacity development program, which came as a result of its permanent search to improve capacity building by using previous experiences. The program was developed jointly with two organizations with experience in this matter: Private Agencies Collaborating Together (PACT) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The Mexican Conservation Learning Initiative (IMAC in Spanish) was born out of this.
IMAC was created to help civil organizations increase their abilities to conserve Mexican nature, through intra and inter-institutional learning. IMAC encourages learning within organizations and among them, as well as exchanging information, experiences, and knowledge.
Intra and inter institutional learning, is a key element that enables change and capacity development. IMAC’s system seeks to empower that capacity by creating learning communities. A learning community is a group of people or institutions that share knowledge, experiences, and best practices related to a specific topic.
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IMAC’s goal is to become an effective agent of change for organizations that are willing to create and share information, experiences, and knowledge. IMAC also strives to build and operate learning communities, which, in the long run, will be a powerful resource that improves effective organization in civil society.
IMAC has developed five learning groups which are:
- Coastal Northwest Conservation (CANO)
- Fire Management (CAMAFU)
- Grassroots participation in protected areas
- Watersheds management
- A clearinghouse for information on water issues (CEVIA)
For further information, you can visit the following web site
http://www.imacmexico.org |
