Álvaro Obregón Mexico City ICLEI sustainability award and Green Awards 2026 finalist, Digi Mart USA News (Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City): The Álvaro Obregón borough has expanded its territorial recovery and sustainability policy to the international level, earning two high-profile recognitions: first place at the XXIII ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability World Congress and a finalist spot for its “Alcaldía Verde” strategy at the Green Awards 2026, held in Cuenca, Ecuador.
The award, presented during the ICLEI congress in San Luis Potosí, recognized the institutional program “Barrancas ÁO: Restauración de su Grandeza” with the top position in the category “Ambitious Local Government in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” The borough’s integrated strategy also received the “Alcaldía Verde” designation in the “Resilient Local Government” category, recognizing the ecological vision driven by the administration of Mayor Javier López Casarín.
According to the organization, the program evolved from basic sanitation and surface collection schemes into an integrated model focused on ecological restoration, biodiversity regeneration, soil conservation and the recovery of water functionality in tributaries on the western side of the capital.
The institutional report detailed measurable results of the environmental strategy carried out between 2025 and 2026. Restoration covered 161.56 hectares across nine ravines, complemented by the planting of more than 7,000 trees to reverse forest loss.
Sanitation brigades removed 5,580 metric tons of solid waste, and three floating green barriers intercepted 139 tons of debris carried by rainwater flows.
The scheme also reduced the number of clandestine dumping sites by 45.5 percent, from 22 to 12 points in areas of environmental value. The interventions are linked to eight UN Sustainable Development Goals, integrating neighborhood participation and socio-environmental justice.
At the Green Awards 2026, the “Alcaldía Verde” territorial governance model was selected from more than 2,000 projects from several countries, earning a technical score of 94.48 out of 100. The borough’s delegation was able to present its community coordination framework to international sustainable development experts.
