Antonio Nez Jimnez Foundation

For Nature and Humanity

Legal Status

FANJ was created on
May 16th, 1994
according to Statutes
accredited before the Ministry of Justice of
Cuba as:

A Civil, Non Governmental, autonomous,
cultural and scientific not for profit Organization,
with the capacity to have its own heritage, rights
and obligations under the current Cuban legal
Framework.



To continue the Legacy
of our founder
President, Antonio
Nez Jimnez,
working towards a
Culture of Nature to
harmonize the Society
with its surroundings.


A Cuban Society that recognizes Nature as part of
its identity and with a profound environmental
awareness.
A nationally & internationally recognized
organization, with experience and working capacity,
committed to Cuban Society and the world in the
solution of environmental programs, with an
approach that integrates the sociocultural dimension.
Peculiarities at National level
We implement environmental
scientific projects with a
cultural approach: inserting
the environmental problems
within the cultural framework
and remarking the cultural
dimension of sustainable
development.


We promote environmental
community development and
participatory action research
projects that link, as our
founder did, culture and
science, research and
community work.
More than 50 years of accumulated
research of Dr. Antonio Nez
Jimnez.
Recognition, prestige and reputation
of FANJ among Cuban CGAs and
NGOs.
The Foundation owns the land and
the buildings of the National Office.
Many years of successfull relations
with CGA, NGOs , scientific and
cultural Cuban Institutions.
Internationally recognized expertise
in Environmental History, Sustainable
Agriculture, Permaculture, Heritage
and Biodiversity Conservation,
Environmental Education, Political
Ecology and water management.


Honour Comittee
Advisory Board
Administrative Board
Directors Board
Delegations
Staff
400+ collaborators

36 in the national headquarters in Havana.
11 in 2 provincial offices, SS and M
62% women, senior staff 55% women
6 delegates.
Multidisciplinary team of staff that includes
biologists, geographers, agronomists,
engineers, historians, sociologists, economists,
teachers and other specialities.







Environmental Education and
Conservation of Biodiversity
General Objective
To contribute, through actions
and projects of environmental
education, action research,
community development and
citizens active participation
processes, to form an
environmental culture erected
on sustainable bases and in
harmony with the environment,
favoring the conservation of the
biodiversity and fragile
ecosystems.

Environmental Education and
Conservation of Biodiversity
Strategic Lines
Naturalization of educational
community spaces.
Research, training and
methodological advisory.
Promotion of Dialogues on
environmental topics.
Production of educational
materials for environmental
education.
Raise awareness on the media
about environmental topics.
Local solutions to
environmental problems.


Environmental Education and
Conservation of Biodiversity
Target Groups
Decision makers.
Media and other institutions
communicators.
Community, Cultural and
Environmental promoters.
Stakeholders on educational
processes.
Communities living on
sensitive ecosystems.
Researchers, University
professors and Students.
Internal public of FANJ.



Environmental Education and
Conservation of Biodiversity

Key Messages
We work for an environmental culture
that promotes harmony between society
and its surroundings.
Everyone can do something to improve
the Environment.
Biodiversity conservation most happen in
parallel with improvement of
communities living conditions.
Environmental communication should
have a high educational value.
It is necessary to bring back Nature to
cities, schools and community spaces.
Nature is everywhere and we are all part
of it.
The environment should be approached
in a holistic and systemic way.




Environmental Education and
Conservation of Biodiversity

Work Philosophy
Use environmental education
tools to work on local community
based natural resources
management initiatives,
adequated to Cuban context,
that empower citizens to actively
participate in alternative
solutions to complex
environmental problems, using
biodiversity and natural
elements, rescuing traditional
knowledge and livelihoods,
improving their living conditions
and preserving sensitive
ecosystems.

Geo-Historic Research




It consolidates the Geo-Historical, Geo-
Politics and Environmental investigation,
achieving a bigger integration of the
social, cultural, environmental and
political aspects of the Cuban society.




Geo-Historic Research




Key activities
ANJ research legacy.
Environmental History.
Coevolution Humans with nature.
Publications: Il and others.
Research activities.
Internships, courses, events.
Political Ecology (seminar)






Forming responsable citizens that solve
environmental problems
Sustainability
Development
PERMACULTURE
Local Sustainable Development Program
Contribute to LSD, focused on the ecological
dimension to form a coherent culture, using
Permaculture as crosscutting issue
Ecoconstruction
Efficient use of energy
Ecological management of water
Use of local resources
Widespread Components:
(priority on bigger impact
and replicable ones)
Food Production
Redesigning our ways of thinking,
doing and dreaming
Close cycles No waste
SFNA
(ANAP)
PERMACULTURE
MOVEMENT


Cuban Council of
Churches


Local Government


Urban
Agriculture
System


21 Groups in
7 Provinces
NGOs
To become in agents of of change to benefit
the family, local communities, the country
and the planet.
Training and Capacity Building
Exchange of practices, problems,
solutions and dreams
Permaculture Systems

Ecological management of water in
Permaculture Systems
Compost toilettes, grey water
filters and water harvesting
Production, Conservation and
exchange of Seeds
Use of organic waste in the Community
Animals within Permaculture Systems
and move away
from consumption
Bring closer
people to
Nature
Heritage Conservation
MAIN ACTIVITIES

Plans of preventive conservation,
to determine procedures for the
rescue and safeguard of the
collections including the
personnel's appropriate training.

Propose important collections to
the UNESCO Program Memory
of the World, at national and
regional level.

Management of a conservation and
digitalizacin laboratory as well
as a restoration workshop.

Digital registration of the main
documentary collections of the
FANJ.



Heritage Conservation
Collections

23 000 volumes: Geology, speleology,
anthropology, history and
environmental.
Collection of Old books.
Bibliography of Christopher
Columbus and Alexander von
Humboldt.
Collection of national and
international magazines (Bohemia,
Researche Cientifique, National
Geographic and a digitalized collection
of Magazine INRA)
Video collection (VHS, dvds and other
old formats) on relevant topics and
materials produced by FANJ.


Heritage Conservation
HISTORICAL ARCHIVES

Collections from XV century up to date of
Photos, maps, books and magazines
(Snchez Govn Archive)

MUSEUM

Collection of international and national well-
known painters (Wifredo Lam, Mariano,
Fabelo y Guayasamn)




MUSEUM OF THE CANOE

Artcrafts and objets collected during
Nez Jimnez expedition to the
Amazons and the Caribbean Sea.

Environment and Consumption


Administration of Protected Areas and
trails, and karst systems

Santa Catalina Cave,
Bellamar Tabletop and
trails, Matanzas.
Editing and Designing Area

Edition of the collection of 50 volumes, titled Cuba: the Nature and
Humanity, by the Dr. Antonio Nez Jimnez . 15 volumes printed so far.

The Editorial Team promotes studies on Antonio Nez Jimnez work and
on topics related to the environment and culture.

Edits and design any other book and publication produced by the FANJ in
different formats.




More than 50 International cooperation projects
implemented in 17 years.
Many exchange programs done with more than 20
organizations from Canada, Mexico, Ecuador,
Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, Italy,
Holland, European Union, and others.
Consultive Status in ECOSOC, worked for many years
with UNESCO, UNEP, UNDP and other UN Programs.
Accredited to the UNCDD, applying for UNCBD,
UNCCC.
Members of UICN since 2003.
Participation in multiple networks like CRIES, AGUILA,
CLACSO, CIAF