Government seed funding
To receive federal government funding from the National Commission on Protected Areas and other supporters, the enterprise must demonstrate its environmental and social benefits (as detailed in the business plan) alongside the ability to be self-sustaining within a given period of time. The grant is used to purchase necessary equipment and train staff.
Subsidies by the Mexican government helped to hire a team and build capacities of the management body
- It is important to explore different potential sources of funding
- The project has to show that it can be self-sustaining at a certain stage and will not depend on subsidies for its implementation forever