Welcome to the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans.
Join us to explore, understand, and protect the natural resources and cultures of the Sonoran Desert and Sea of Cortez. Our mission is to bring together people, knowledge and solutions for vibrant communities AND resilient ecosystems, in the northern Gulf of California and beyond.
By promoting environmental awareness, disseminating knowledge and encouraging civic participation, CEDO is a fundamental force driving civic dialogue and transparent decision-making. CEDO has been the promoter of a vision: the vision of an open, participatory society consciously building its own future.
– Dr. Exequiel Ezcurra,
Biodiversity Research Center of the Californias, San Diego
A well-known local tradition since the 1980’s, CEDO holds a natural history talk and exhibits tour every Tuesday and Saturday. This is a perfect opportunity to answer your questions about the local environment. Bring your family to learn about the Gulf of California’s extreme tides, the endangered vaquita porpoise and CEDO’s current projects.
Latest News & Announcements
World Vaquita Day
(Artwork by Alan Ruiz Berman)
JOIN US IN RECOGNITION OF WORLD VAQUITA DAY!
SATURDAY JULY 7TH, 6PM-9PM @ FINI’S LANDING RESTAURANT & BAR, TUCSON, AZ
The Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is […]
World Oceans Day, 2018, A Toast to the Ocean
By: Socorro González Barajas and Alan Ruiz Berman
World Oceans Day is a day of recognition instated by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2009, and is being celebrated on June 8-9, 2018. CEDO […]
A Community Effort to Study and Protect the Least Tern
By Angeles Sánchez, Eleazar López, Paloma Valdivia and Alan Ruiz Berman.
The least tern (Sternula antillarum) is a protected species of sea bird in Mexico (NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010) and in the U.S. by the Migratory Bird […]