Activities summary
Nationally, Mexico is already implementing numerous activities related to REDD readiness and the development of its national strategy, including actions under the framework of the FCPF, development of the MRV system, public policy alignment (e.g. between SEMARNAT and SAGARPA), development of the reference level, and carbon monitoring, among others. The country is also coordinating a wide array of financing instruments designed to consolidate and enhance REDD+ related policies.
CONAFOR is currently implementing three “Early Actions” in Jalisco, the Yucatán Peninsula and Chiapas to explore different scalable institutional arrangements for future implementation of REDD+ (e.g., development of local governance mechanisms). There are also a number of regional, state and local initiatives being undertaken by state governments and their corresponding agencies. Moreover, there are a number of projects being designed and implemented by non-governmental organizations and individual landowners. Since few of these activities cover all aspects of REDD+, these will serve as examples and provide lessons learned for the future implementation of REDD+ at different levels. Two states - Chiapas and Campeche - are part of the Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force that seeks to integrate REDD+ and other forest carbon activities into emerging greenhouse gas (GHG) compliance regimes in the United States and elsewhere.
