Circular Economy & Pollution Management
Escuela Itinerante de Aguas y Arte
Social enterprise using biofiltering gardens to treat wastewater in rural areas, reducing pollution and improving water reuse for ocean health.
Land-Based Pollution
Wastewater
Escuela Itinerante de Aguas y Artes is a social enterprise which addresses the pollution of rivers, primarily by soapy waters and sewage, in rural communities where there are no water treatment systems. Communities tend to discharge their sewage directly to rivers, contaminating the water which ends up in the ocean. They developed a system of biofiltering gardens with a specific substrate that connect to the grey/soapy water outlet of the houses which processes the waters which can be reused as grey waters. This solution was part of the MAR+Invest Acceleration Programme 2024.
Author MAR Fund
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Country Mexico
GFCR Programme MAR+Invest - The Business Development and Finance Facility of the Mesoamerican Reef
GFCR Convening Agent MAR Fund
Priority Coral Reef Sites TBD Quintana Roo oe Guatemala
Sector Circular Economy & Pollution Management
Stage Revenue Generating
Key Contact Amy Jones
