Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas

Centro de Estudios ConservacionistasAbbreviation| CECON

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Formation| 1981
Type| Academic
Purpose| Academic research, Conservation studies
Headquarters| Guatemala City
Coordinates| Template:Coord/display/ti

Region served

| Guatemala

Parent organization

| Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia, USAC
Affiliations| CONAP
Website| www.usac.edu.gt/cecon

The Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas (CECON; Center for Conservation Studies) is a scientific research institute of the San Carlos University of Guatemala (USAC).[1][2] The center was created in August 1981, and since February 1982 has been administratively attached to USAC's faculty of chemistry and pharmacy.

The "Protected Areas Unit" of CECON manages a number of nature reserves, including:[3]

* Mario Dary Rivera Protected Biotope, better known as "Biotopo del Quetzal", located in Salamá, Baja Verapaz.
* Chocón Machacas Protected Biotope in Livingston, Izabal.
* Cerro Cahuí Protected Biotope
* San Miguel la Palotada (El Zotz) Protected Biotope
* Naachtún-Dos Lagunas Protected Biotope
* El Tigre Protected Biotope in Petén
* Monterrico Multiple use area in Monterrico, Santa Rosa.

## References

1. ↑ CECON. "Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas - Reseña Histórica". Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20101201135127/http://usac.edu.gt/cecon_sub.php?c=1773. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
2. ↑ CECON. "Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas - Objetivos". Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20101201135030/http://usac.edu.gt/cecon_sub.php?c=1774. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
3. ↑ CECON. "Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas - Áreas Protegidas". Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20101201134716/http://usac.edu.gt/cecon_sub.php?c=1775. Retrieved 2009-08-22.

## External links

* Biotopos administrados por el CECON Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
* Centro de Datos para la conservación, CECON, USAC Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.

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