Los Cabos, BCS. November 9, 2023. With the goal of achieving by 2040 that the Sea of Cortés Region reach a inclusive economic developmentThe company is committed to a sustainable, environmentally friendly approach for the benefit of all people, José Antonio Díaz Quintanar presented the 12 dreams that will guide a Sea of Cortez Forum on this route.
The founding donor of this civic organization and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CaffenioThe vision for the future of the company, he said, is to Sea of Cortés Region is divided into three axes: environment, economic development and social and human development, with four postulates for each of them.
"From the regeneration of the environment, we seek that the marine ecosystem of each region (in 2040) is used for tourism purposes in an intensive, dynamic way, but with respect and harmony with our environment," he said.
In addition, sustainable food production should be increased by 2040, applying new fishing and agricultural techniques, taking advantage of technological advances, and the region's companies should operate under high standards of sustainability and respect for the environment.
In the area of economic development, Diaz Quintanar emphasized that the Sea of Cortés Region will become an important pole of attraction for talent, generating a surplus.
"One thing we have found that is indispensable is continuity in the economic development projects that we have in our cities and in our states," he said, "One role we can play is to make sure that those projects that are very good are carried out."
The Sonora businessman emphasized that economic development must seek equality.
"We are looking for equal development, because there are many marginalized people who do not have opportunities. We have to find a way for those marginalized people in extreme poverty to get out of there and for economic development to reach them as well," he stressed.
Díaz Quintanar considered that a key element to achieve economic development is to put an end to impunity, because without the rule of law there is no confidence and therefore no investment or jobs.
Of the 12 dreams that guide Sea of Cortez Forumthe one he considered most important was that of the civic participation people, because that's what makes the difference.
Although these dreams are very ambitious, they are achievable goals, because if Japan, which is geographically the size of the U.S., is the same size as the U.S., it will be possible to achieve them. Sea of Cortés RegionThe world's third largest economy, it can be achieved here as well, he said.
THE 12 DREAMS THAT GUIDE FORO MAR DE CORTÉS TOWARDS 2040
Environmental Development
1. Use of the region's marine ecosystem for tourism purposes in an intensive and dynamic manner, but in harmony with and respecting the environment.
2. Increase in the sustainable production of food at sea and on land by applying new scientific-technological arts and advances.
3. Promoting access to sufficient water, in quality and quantity, to support the sustainable development of the region, to compensate nature, and to provide enough for human consumption.
4. That mining companies in the region operate under high standards of sustainability and respect for the environment.
Economic Development
5. The region is an important pole of attraction for talent, generating a surplus that has enriched us.
6. Economic growth has been consistent and has remained in the top quintile of the country.
7. The region's productive sector has been accentuated and boosted in 4 sectors:
- Sustainable food production in sea and land and its convergence and evolution towards biosciences.
- Sustainable tourism and related services.
- High-tech manufacturing.
- Clean energies and their application in the value chain.
8. New generation companies have been created, protagonists of development and catalysts of social change.
Human and Social Development
9. We were able to convene, train and articulate key players in the region and some major sponsors from outside the region, specifically international ones.
10. We have been able to promote a more socially conscious and responsible business management of the region's stakeholders; we have evident and documented results and impact.
11. The new rulers of the region include more capable, committed and dignified leadership.
12. The human development index and the civic culture and civic participation of the population are the most outstanding nationally and globally recognized.
