Defenders has been engaged in efforts to strengthen cross- border partners in the Lower Colorado Multispecies Recovery Program and is working in close conjunction with the Southwest Center for Biodiversity in a campaign to unharnass the Colorado River. Research regarding quality of life indicators, urban water distribution, social response to environmental issues, environmental regulations and loopholes, and environmental overtures and sustainable development along the northern border of Mexico are a few of the primary projects in which the department is currently engaged. Universidad No. 1900, Edif. Desarrollo Sostenible Av. Provides investigative research, courses, library services, and workshops.
Resources published include instructional guides for the community, industry, and students.
Recently, DIF has assumed a more activist role in promoting the creation of a new system of national social assistance that would integrate the public and private sectors and that DIF would head. Each DIF office develops programs that focus on the specific needs of the region in which it is located. Ju rez, Chih. Cd Ju rez, Chih. DIF Municipal de Nuevo Laredo, Tamps.