Grupo Pinsa Takes Efforts To Protect Rainforest

Mexican tuna company Grupo Pinsa is all set to neutralize the water footprint of its tuna canning operations in Mazatlán through the conservation of strategic watersheds, which would play a vital role in protecting 1,375 hectares of rainforest. Pinsa signed a five-year contract with the small La Noria community (in Mazatlán) and the National Forestry Commission of Mexico (CONAFOR) to implement solutions to guarantee water, restore ecosystems, and strengthen community development. Safeguarding the 1,375 hectares of rainforest in the Presidio River basin, the only source of surface water for Mazatlán, is important, reported Mexican news sites.

“Protecting the Presidio River watershed not only guarantees water for our operations, but for an entire region. It is a strategic, ethical, and necessary decision for the future of Mazatlán,” explained Víctor Manuel Ledón Lizárraga, CEO of Grupo Pinsa. This agreement is “not just about compensating, but also about regenerating and protecting the sources of life we share with the communities.” Grupo Pinsa, one of Mexico’s leading tuna processors and owner of the Dolores brand, produces up to 1 million cans a day and is a main manufacturer of yellowfin products in the country. It also has a fishing division, Pesca Azteca, that operates one of Latin America’s largest yellowfin fleets with 23 purse seiners and over 1,000 crew members.