The Alternare team, together with the Carpinteros indigenous community, will geolocate the adopted trees. We will send you a certificate with the tree's exact information to the email address you provide on this platform: species, age, georeference (latitude, longitude, and exact location on gmaps).

Any environmental conservation or regeneration process must be carried out hand in hand with the communities, owners, and guardians of our country's most important ecosystems. By adopting a tree in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, you will collaborate with the Carpinteros indigenous community and Alternare to protect the fir and pine forests in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR), which provide the necessary climate for the successful overwintering of this emblematic species. In 2021, a 27% decrease in the number of butterflies arriving in Mexico was recorded compared to the previous year. Among the threats they face are the effects of climate change, the degradation of overwintering forests, and the decline in milkweed during their journey to their breeding habitats. With this initiative, we seek to provide you with an alternative to contribute to the conservation and regeneration of the monarch butterfly's overwintering forests and the well-being of its inhabitants. Adopt yours and personalize it!

Forests and trees capture and store carbon as they grow, making them one of the most economical and impactful alternatives to combat climate change. Furthermore, forests are vital for biodiversity, as they are home to 80% of life on Earth. But with the loss of millions of hectares of forest each year, biodiversity is threatened. By adopting a tree, you will also be helping to conserve the wonderful biodiversity of the area, habitat of 132 species of birds, 56 mammals (SEMARNAT, 2000), and 423 vascular plants (Cornejo-Tenorio et al., 2003). Likewise, the area is home to endemic organisms that exist only in our country and nowhere else in the world, such as the salamander (Pseudoeurycea belli), the axolotl (Ambystoma rivulare), and species subject to special protection such as the pine (Pinus martinezii).

Necesitamos cuidar nuestro único hogar cuidando nuestros bosques.

The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is internationally renowned for its incredible migration. Each winter, it carries millions of individuals to California and Mexico. The North American monarch is the only butterfly that makes such a spectacular journey, covering a distance of nearly 5,000 kilometers. The migration of these tiny insects, weighing half a gram, spans much of North America and is a marvelous and highly complex phenomenon. It is one of the longest and most numerous migrations in the insect world, and furthermore, the migratory generation (the same individuals) makes the round trip. And unlike the migrations of birds, turtles, and whales, monarch butterflies have never been to their hibernation sites before. Furthermore, butterflies are important polarizers, key to agriculture and ensuring human food security.

Para hacer frente a la degradación de los bosques de la región Monarca y los efectos del cambio climático, es indispensable implementar procesos de conservación, regeneración, manejo sustentable y reforestación. Al adoptar un árbol en zona núcleo, estarás contribuyendo a la conservación y protección de los sitios que utiliza esta especie para hibernar. Además, estos bosques capturan importantes cantidades de carbono, contribuyendo a hacer frente al calentamiento global, con lo que también estaremos contribuyendo a generar las condiciones necesarias para que la mariposa Monarca continúe llegando a los bosques centrales de nuestro país.

Maintain and take actions to maintain the core area to ensure healthy forests in excellent condition to welcome the monarch butterfly during the hibernation season.

Yes, with the information you enter when adopting a tree, we will send you a tax-deductible receipt.

The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve is located in the eastern part of the state of Michoacán, on the border with the western part of Mexico. It encompasses the municipalities of Temascalcingo, San Felipe del Progreso, Donato Guerra, and Villa de Allende in the state of Mexico, and Contepec, Senguío, Angangueo, Ocampo, Zitácuaro, and Áporo in the state of Michoacán.

The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve is located in the eastern part of the state of Michoacán, on the border with the western part of the state of Mexico. It encompasses the municipalities of Temascalcingo, San Felipe del Progreso, Donato Guerra, and Villa de Allende in the state of Mexico, and Contepec, Senguío, Angangueo, Ocampo, Zitácuaro, and Áporo in the state of Michoacán. The area currently protects 13,552 hectares in the core zone and 42,707 hectares in the buffer zone, for a total of 56,259 hectares of forest. It is also a contiguous area that protects vital watersheds for the butterflies as they return.

Thank you for taking care of the forests and for the conservation of the monarch butterfly migration phenomenon with the help of communities! To help us reach our goal, click here (link to adoption). Your support will help us plant trees and protect and restore forests in the location of your choice, or you can choose to let us decide where the most funding is needed.