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The participants showed enthusiasm and disposition during the workshops sessions. This shows one of the consequences of such workshops. Participants understood that there are tasks that can not be implemented without the help of Civil Society Organizations. In this way, the network of those who share the San Quintín Bay conservation dream is strengthen. During the conviviality where acknowledgements were handed over, we were able to understand one of the major achievements of the workshop: everyone, including locals and people from Terra Peninsular and Pro Esteros, value the tranquility, flora, fauna and the feeling of enjoyment that San Quintín Bay offers. We all want that this attributes remain here for future generations to enjoy them. The main objective of these workshops is the first step towards the autonomous growth of La Chorera. We expect that in the near future this community no longer needs the help of Civil Society Organizations to solve their socio-environmental problems. The intention of Terra Peninsular and Pro Esteros is to give tools to our most important allies when it comes to conserving the bay: the locals. This means to be close to them while growing, as well as to grow with them and to enjoy the process of creating new awareness on the use and conservation of nature. All of this, to improve the life quality of the bay inhabitants. 20 JUNE 2016 References: • Carabias, J. (2001). Conservación de los ecosistemas y el desarrollo rural sustentable en América Latina: condiciones, limitantes y retos. La transición hacia el desarrollo sustentable, 257-280. • Didier, F. (2002). Causas de deterioro en la Montaña de Guerrero. Tesis de maestría. Facultad de Ciencias UNAM, México. • Landa, R., J. Meave y J. Carabias (1997). “Environmental Deterioration in rural Mexico: an examination of the concept.” Ecological Applications , 7(1): 316-329. • Morales Hernández, J. (2011). La crisis global y sus impactos en la vida rural. En J. Morales Hernández, P. Muro Bowling, J. Carlos Canuto, H. Ochoa García, M. E. López Ramírez, L. Velázquez López, . . . Ó. Rodríguez Rivera, La agroecologíoa: En la construcción de alternativas hacia la sustentabilidad rural (pág. 318). México, DF: Siglo Veintiuno editores.