IFAD Impact Assessment – Community-Based Forestry Development Project in Southern States (DECOFOS): Mexico

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Romina Cavatassi

IFAD

Federica Alfani

United Nations - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Adriana Paolantonio

United Nations - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Paola Mallia

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Date Written: May 16, 2019

Abstract

The territory of Mexico is covered by forests and wildland up to about 73% of the total territory (World Bank, 2015 and CONAFOR, 2012). This corresponds to around 140 million hectares, 80% of which are owned by communities and ejidos. Starting from the '80s, Mexico has experienced one of the largest deforestation rates in Latin America due to a number of complex socio-economic and political reasons which have reduced incentives to the sustainable use of forests with negative consequences for their long term conservation (Segura, 2000). To address and overcome problems linked to deforestation and forest degradation, the Community-based Forestry Development Project in Southern States (Desarrollo Comunitario Forestal en los Estados del Sur – DECOFOS) was designed and implemented from March 2011 to September 2016 with contribution from the Government of Mexico, IFAD, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and project beneficiaries. The project had two main components. The first component was mainly meant to raise awareness of climate change and of sustainable use and management of natural resources through trainings and capacity development. This component could be instrumental to achieving impacts when combined with the second component which had a more tangible connotation. The second component, indeed, consisted on promoting sustainable management and exploitation of forest and natural resources through reforestation, adoption of agroforestry and of good environmental practices, supporting and facilitating business enterprises through the provision of technical and financial support to the start-up of micro-entrepreneurial projects and small-businesses enterprises.

Keywords: Impact assessment, Environment, Climate change adaptation, Forestry development, Deforestation

Suggested Citation

Cavatassi, Romina and Alfani, Federica and Paolantonio, Adriana and Mallia, Paola, IFAD Impact Assessment – Community-Based Forestry Development Project in Southern States (DECOFOS): Mexico (May 16, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3389329 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3389329

Romina Cavatassi (Contact Author)

IFAD ( email )

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Federica Alfani

United Nations - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ( email )

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ITALY

Adriana Paolantonio

United Nations - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ( email )

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
Rome, Lazio 00100
ITALY

Paola Mallia

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) ( email )

Via Paolo di Dono
Rome, 00142
Italy

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