Mexico Los Volcanes

Ecological characteristics:

The importance of this site arises from the fact that it is located within the Transverse Volcanic Axis in its centre – east part, making it the biogeographical boundary between the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. It includes a very Declaration date: 2010 marked ecosystem gradient deriving from the variations in Surface area: 171,774.4 ha altitude, favouring enormous specific wealth and the pres- Administrative division: ence of endemic species. Its diverse ecosystems consist of Iztaccíhuatl National Park pine, Sacred Fir (Abies religiosa, Oyamel in ) for- ests and high-mountain prairies. Its geological formations, Human activities: (hills, volcanic cones and slopes) are of volcanic origin with a predomination of basalt and andesitic rocks. The Within the reserve, the core zone comes under federal ju- altitude varies between 2,589 m above sea level and 5,452 risdiction, the buffer zone under each State’s land planning m above sea level. and a combination of , communal and small landown- ers. The transition zone is the property of the , com- munities and small landowners. The transition zone is the only part with human settlements, including 31 480 inhabi- tants and land given over to farming, stock-raising, for- estry, harvesting or other uses. The Ecological Planning Programme for Popocatépetl Vol- cano and its Area of Influence covers a surface area of approximately 283,192,53 hectares involving 34 munici- palities in three States, namely: , , Cocotitlán, , , , , , , and , in the State of ; , , Atzizihuacan, , Cohuecan, Chiautzingo, San Nicolás de los Ran- chos, , , Tian- guismanalco, , , Domingo Arenas, , , , San Felipe Teot- lancingo and San Jerónimo Tecuinapan, in the State of ; Ocuituco, Temoac, Tetela del Volcán, and Zacualpan de Amilpas in the State of .

Contact information:

Miguel Angel Rodríguez Trejo Plaza de la Constitución Nº 9 B planta baja C.P. 56900 Amecameca de Juárez, Estado de México Mexico Email: [email protected] [email protected]