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This presentation by Leticia Gutiérrez Lorandi from the Nature Conservancy shows in a local context how REDD+ benefit sharing can be achieved in Mexico. This presentation was part of the event "Linking Policy and Practice: Approaches to REDD+ Benefit Sharing" hosted during COP20 by The Forests Dialogue in Lima, Peru.
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Design of national programs to accommodate different local contexts
Experiences of REDD+ benefit sharing in Mexico
Leticia Gutiérrez Lorandi December, 2014
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• Forests represent 30% of Mexico’s territory (65 million hectares).
• 80% of forests are owned by ejidos and communities.
• 11 million people (10% of Mexico’s total population) live in forest areas.
• 12% of the population belongs to one of the 62 indigenous groups.
• Mexico loses 155,000 hectares of forests every year (roughly 7% of annual GHG emissions)
• The national target is to achieve net zero deforestation in 2020.
Snapshot of Mexico’s forest sector
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Mexico’s REDD+ Vision: rural sustainable development through an integrated landscapes management
CONAFOR, 2012
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Potential activities for investment plans
1. Forest management (community forestry , management of non -timber forest resources, soil and forest cover conservation and restoration)
2. Sustainable agriculture
3. Coffee production
4. Sustainable livestock management (voisin grazing and silvopastoral systems)
5. Ecotourism
6. Payment for environmental services
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Different types of beneficiaries depending on the local context
• Farmers • Ranchers • Beekeepers • Aquaculture producers • Fruit producers • Ejidos • Forest communities • Small scale enterprises • Indigenous peoples • Women • People without land rights
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Incentives also from the rural development sector will be needed to stop deforestation and degradation.
Sources Intermediaries Channels Activities Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable livestock management
Sustainable forest management and conservation
Ecoturism
PES
Tecnical asistance and capacity building
Business development and access to markets
NOT sustainable agriculture and livestock management practices
Infraestructure
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The Benefit Sharing Mechanism in Mexico considers:
• Achieving REDD+ objectives through rural sustainable development.
• Nested approach with clear roles from the national, subnational and local levels.
• Promotion of community based landscapes approaches for implementation and benefit sharing.
• Different types of beneficiaries acoording to the implementation activities
• Combination between payment for results and incentives.
• Aligning policies and incentives at national, subnational and landscape levels.
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Leticia Gutiérrez Lorandi
Policy Lead of the Mexico REDD+ Program [email protected]
Thank you!, ¡Gracias!
