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“Let’s put our hands in the ground, our minds in the community, and put our commitment to governance and development into practice.”

—Sayda Rodriguez, Former Secretary of Urban Development and Environment, Yucatán

News from Mexico

News Bulletins

December 2024

GCFTF Annual Meeting. A global meeting for tropical forests

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November 2024

Actions at the subnational level towards a comprehensive climate change policy: the work of Yucatan and Oaxaca GCF states Mexico

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October 2024

GCFTF Mexico Proposes National Agenda to Curb Deforestation

All bulletins to date are available at GCF Task Force México – Boletín – Pronatura Sur, A.C. (pronatura-sur.org).

Jurisdictional Strategies & Investment Plans

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Campeche

State Investment Plans: Towards Strengthening REDD+ Implementation

The proposal aimed to implement the Campeche Jurisdictional REDD+ Strategy to address deforestation with short- and medium-term impact. The first goal was to mainstream the REDD+ agenda into other government sectors, such as finance and rural development. The second goal focused on improving the capacity of local actors and strengthening local governance to reduce deforestation.

Outcomes:

• Establishment of intersectoral coordination agreements for fire prevention and firefighting between federal, state, and municipal institutions;
• Implemented the Campeche State Fire Management Program (PEMFC), including a training process for extension agents to disseminate knowledge about firefighting and strengthen community leadership;
• Implementation of the PEMFC contributing directly to the reduction of emissions from deforestation caused by fires;
• Consolidation of environmental management units by developing three Local Ecological Management Plans (POELs), updating two, building capacity, and generating recommendations to ensure that the POELs are incorporated into municipal public policy.

Local Partner: The Nature Conservancy, Mexico

Chiapas

Investment Plans Transitioning to Sustainability: Resilient and Low-Emission Chiapas

Developing an investment plan for low-emission rural development and establishing strategic alliances with other government institutions and non-governmental organizations.

Outcomes:

• Development of a State Investment Plan;
• Development of two Regional Plans covering four regions of the State of Chiapas;
• Establishment of a public-private financial platform between the Secretariat of Environment and Natural History and the El Triunfo Conservation Fund;
• Coordination between the Secretariats of Environment and Agriculture to promote sustainable production processes.

Local Partner: The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

Tabasco

Development of a State REDD+ Strategy Tabasco

Developed the State Strategy for the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation – Tabasco (EEREDD+ Tabasco), enabling the state to achieve emission reduction goals for the Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) sector.

Outcomes:

• Update of the baseline for the EEREDD+ Tabasco;
• 16 thematic workshops conducted to generate information and establish consensus with sectors linked to REDD+;
• Installation of the working group and the Technical Advisory Council (CTC) of the EEREDD+ Tabasco;
• Final document of the State REDD+ Strategy for Tabasco approved and signed into law.

Local Partner: Conservation International Mexico

Oaxaca

Investment Plans for Low Emission Rural Development in the State of Oaxaca

This project aimed to support actions undertaken by the Government of the State of Oaxaca to promote the transition to low-emission rural development within the framework of the National REDD+ Strategy, contributing to compliance with Mexico’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda.

Outcomes:

• Development of pilot projects for productive activities: agave-mezcal, sustainable livestock, coffee, and Milpa Intercalada;
• Consolidation of the Intersectoral Roundtable on Restoration to promote collaboration between the agricultural, forestry, planning, conservation, and development sectors;
• Development of a territorial planning methodology for the state, including proposals for functional landscape and restoration models and the definition of prioritization zones to maximize impact on sustainable development objectives;
• Updating the State’s REDD+ Strategy with forest degradation data.

Local Partner: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Yucatán

State Investment Plan: Towards Strengthening REDD+ Implementation in Yucatán, Mexico

Activities in Yucatán supported the implementation of the state REDD+ Strategy (EEREDD+) and strengthened REDD+ planning and governance at the local level through municipal planning and reinforcement of the Junta Intermunicipal Biocultural del PUUC (JIBIOPUCC).

Outcomes:

• Strengthening sustainable low-emission rural development in Yucatán through a plan for low-emission agribusiness;
• Building financial capacities and mechanisms to implement and monitor the Investment Program under the Emission Reduction Initiative (ERI) in JIBIOPUCC;
• Strengthening REDD+ results (emissions and deforestation) monitoring and reporting architecture through alignment with the national system;
• Development of Local Ecological Management Plans (POELs) in Tekax and Oxkutzcab;
• Gender mainstreaming in Window A activities.

Local Partners: The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Secretary of Sustainable Development (SDS)