In the Garden of the Jaguar ~ An evening in Mexico with Bernardine Coverley and Roberto Pedraza
Local writer and former journalist Bernardine Coverley has a close affinity with Mexico from many visits over the last two decades. This occasion is the launch of her newly published book: Garden of the Jaguar. As well as reading from this book she will entertain us with her experiences working for a pioneering conservation charity, Na Bolom, (House of the Jaguar). Rival specialists compete to explain their passion for orchids in the wild, journeys into the Lacandon rainforest introduce her to the indigenous people and medicine plants, in the mountains Mayan rebels say ‘we must be guardians of the rivers, the mountains and the forests.'
Joining Bernardine is Roberto Pedraza, from the World Land Trust's Mexican project partners, Grupo Ecológica Sierra Gorda. Roberto's organisation is responsible for the protection of nearly 1-million acres in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, in the state of Queretaro in central Mexico. This is the most diverse protected region in Mexico where Douglas Firs nudge towering rainforest trees, and Giant Barrel Cactuses rub shoulders with mighty Elms. Wildlife abounds and, at the top of the food chain, the King of the Jungle, the Jaguar. Roberto will describe how the land and biodiversity are being protected by local communities who are developing innovative ways of making a living which do not involve damaging this fragile environment.
The talks will be illustrated with wonderful wildlife and landscape images and there will be a distinct Mexican feel to the evening.
Venue: The Cut, Halesworth
Tickets: £8 (£6 concessions) available from The Cut
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