Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	66.80
Liaison	Martín Sánchez Gutiérrez
Submission Date	June 7, 2024

STARS v2.2

Tecnológico de Monterrey – Campus Monterrey
OP-10: Biodiversity

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.00 / 1.00 This credit is weighted more heavily for institutions that own or manage land that includes or is adjacent to any of the following: Legally protected areas (e.g., IUCN Category I-VI) Internationally recognized areas (e.g., World Heritage, Ramsar, Natura 2000) Priority sites for biodiversity (e.g., Key Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites) Regions of conservation importance (e.g., Endemic Bird Areas, Biodiversity Hotspots, High Biodiversity Wilderness Areas) 2 points are available for this credit if the institution owns or manages land that includes or is adjacent to any of the above. 1 point is available for this credit for all other institutions. Close

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Does the institution own or manage land that includes or is adjacent to legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, or regions of conservation importance?:

A brief description of the legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, and/or regions of conservation importance:

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Endangered and vulnerable species

Has the institution conducted an assessment to identify endangered and vulnerable species (including migratory species) with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution?:

Yes

A list of endangered and vulnerable species with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution, by level of extinction risk:

Yes, for the monarch butterfly that is registered within the list of species at risk, under the category Subject to Special Protection (Pr) defined in NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010

Areas of biodiversity importance

Has the institution conducted an assessment to identify areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution?:

Yes

A brief description of areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution:

Sightings of monarch butterflies and their larvae have been observed in the Lomas Rectoria and Parque Hundido spaces, which have species of perching trees, Evergreen Oak, Oak and Sabino Oaks and palatable plants - Asclepia curassavica and Lantana Camara.

Methodologies

If yes to either of the above, provide the following:

The methodologies used to identify endangered and vulnerable species and/or areas of biodiversity importance and any ongoing assessment and monitoring mechanisms:

The methodology sought to identify butterfly sightings at dusk and in the morning, in addition to identifying where they swapped and verifying that they were there the next day.

A brief description of the scope of the assessment(s):

The evaluation of the behavior of the monarch butterfly was carried out during the autumn seasons during its migration period, where daily counts of butterflies and larvae were carried out and the species of trees and plants preferred by them were identified.

A brief description of the plans or programs in place to protect or positively affect identified species, habitats, and/or ecosystems:

The plans implemented to protect or positively affect this species were related to communicating its arrival and giving recommendations such as not touching butterflies or pupae, promoting milkweed, slowing down the car, contemplating them.

Optional Fields

Estimated percentage of areas of biodiversity importance that are also protected areas :

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Website URL where information about the institution’s biodiversity initiatives is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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