REDD+ A sub-national pilot project in

CHIAPAS, MEXICO

• Mexico introduced the R-PIN to the World Bank and its was adopted in July 2008.

• At national level, a multi-agency group begun to work on REDD+ national strategy (R-PP approved).

• This group promoted the initiative to implement pilot projects for resolving the challenges of the process.

Una REDD+ para Chiapas

• The Chiapas state was selected based on: – Diversity of forest ecosystems (mangrove forest,

temperate forest);– Has social and cultural diversity (coexistence of

different indigenous groups) with a complexity of social relations and high vulnerability to climate change.

– Existence of priority ecosystems (Rainforest), high biodiversity and emblematic Mesoamerican species( the quetzal, the peacock, the jaguar, etc.).

• For this reason the implementation of REDD + in such a complex environment is challenging the scientific, technical, social and political issues.

Chiapas as Sub-national Pilot project

Una REDD+ para Chiapas• Chiapas State Government:

– Secretaría de Medio Ambiente, Vivienda e Historia Natural del Estado de Chiapas (SEMAVIHN)

• Mexico Federal Government:– Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP)– Comisión Nacional Forestal (CONAFOR)– Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano en México (CBMM)

• Research institutes– El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR)– El Colegio de Posgraduados (COLPOS)– Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias

(INIFAP)• NGO

– AMBIO – Pronatura Sur – MASCAFE– Conservación Internacional (CI)

The great value of the initiative of the group “UNA REDD+ para Chiapas” is the effort and the ability to make decisions by consensus

among different levels and sectors of government, local and international organizations for developing a more

comprehensive and participatory process, as its evolve.

REDD+ strategies

• Safeguards: The success depends on increasing the quality of life in communities as well as conserve biodiversity and the ecosystems services. And of full recognition of property rights

• Include the "+“: conservation of carbon stocks of forests, sustainable management of forests and increase carbon stocks of forests.

• Is a tool: REDD+ is a tool to promote sustainable development and conservation of biodiversity and not only to reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere.

Strategy components• To strengthen and promote recognition of the

knowledge and experiences on resources management developed by Ejidos and communities in Chiapas.

• To promote communities full participation in the REDD+.

• To build capacity and empower local organizations and institutions.

• To inform specific recommendations to public policy design and to adapt current frameworks.

• To design a monitor, report and verification (MRV) system robust, reliable and cost-effective

National Level

State Level

Region

Land owners Land owners

Region

Land owners

Bottom up Strategy

Bottom up MRV

• At local level, the minimum scale of application for REDD + is going to be the community.

• Each community would has its own baseline. This is possible because: – Mexico have many satellite images.– and have database of measurements of

C in different ecosystems.

Clase de CoberturaType Forest Cover

Densidad de CoberturaDensity Forest Cover

Tipo de EstratoType Forest Layer

Estado de CoberturaStatus Forest Cover

Concept Model“Una REDD para CHIAPAS”

Estado Inicial

Estado Final

BR Bda Bdb Bdh ST AM AT CI CPO CPNO MM PAD PCV PSA UHPBR 0 -154 -250 -309 -187 -201 -211 -202 -215 -199 -309 -277 -280 -310 -315

Bda 154 0 -96 -155 -33 -47 -57 -48 -61 -45 -155 -123 -126 -156 -161Bdb 250 96 0 -59 63 49 39 48 35 51 -59 -27 -30 -60 -65Bdh 309 155 5 0 122 108 98 107 94 110 0 32 29 -1 -6ST 187 33 -63 -122 0 -14 -24 -15 -28 -12 -122 -90 -93 -123 -128

AM 201 47 -49 -108 14 0 -10 -1 -14 2 -108 -76 -79 -109 -114AT 211 57 -39 -98 24 10 0 9 -4 12 -98 -66 -69 -99 -104CI 202 48 -48 -107 15 1 -9 0 -13 3 -107 -75 -78 -108 -113

CPO 215 61 -35 -94 28 14 4 13 0 16 -94 -62 -65 -95 -100CPNO 199 45 -51 -110 12 -2 -12 -3 -16 0 -110 -78 -81 -111 -116MM 309 155 59 0 122 108 98 107 94 110 0 32 29 -1 -6PAD 277 123 27 -32 90 76 66 75 62 78 -32 0 -3 -33 -38PCV 280 126 30 -29 93 79 69 78 65 81 -29 3 0 -30 -35PSA 310 156 60 1 123 109 99 108 95 111 1 33 30 0 -5UHP 315 161 65 6 128 114 104 113 100 116 6 38 35 5 0

Estado Inicial

Estado Final

BR Bda Bdb Bdh ST AM AT CI CPO CPNO MM PAD PCV PSA UHPBR 0 -154 -250 -309 -187 -201 -211 -202 -215 -199 -309 -277 -280 -310 -315

Bda 154 0 -96 -155 -33 -47 -57 -48 -61 -45 -155 -123 -126 -156 -161Bdb 250 96 0 -59 63 49 39 48 35 51 -59 -27 -30 -60 -65Bdh 309 155 5 0 122 108 98 107 94 110 0 32 29 -1 -6ST 187 33 -63 -122 0 -14 -24 -15 -28 -12 -122 -90 -93 -123 -128

AM 201 47 -49 -108 14 0 -10 -1 -14 2 -108 -76 -79 -109 -114AT 211 57 -39 -98 24 10 0 9 -4 12 -98 -66 -69 -99 -104CI 202 48 -48 -107 15 1 -9 0 -13 3 -107 -75 -78 -108 -113

CPO 215 61 -35 -94 28 14 4 13 0 16 -94 -62 -65 -95 -100CPNO 199 45 -51 -110 12 -2 -12 -3 -16 0 -110 -78 -81 -111 -116MM 309 155 59 0 122 108 98 107 94 110 0 32 29 -1 -6PAD 277 123 27 -32 90 76 66 75 62 78 -32 0 -3 -33 -38PCV 280 126 30 -29 93 79 69 78 65 81 -29 3 0 -30 -35PSA 310 156 60 1 123 109 99 108 95 111 1 33 30 0 -5UHP 315 161 65 6 128 114 104 113 100 116 6 38 35 5 0

Transition Matrix (ton C/ha)(biomass and soil)

7. Community monitoring

Sampling site

Conclusions• Chiapas Sub-national Pilot Project is going to provide

lessons learned and methodologies to the National Level.

• In Chiapas it has been developed a community monitoring methodology that considers all of the IPCC carbon stocks (tree biomass, herbaceous biomass, litter, dead matter and soil) , associated with the methodologies used in national inventories of forests and soils.

• The monitoring process will be conducted by community technicians. They will quantify their carbon in the sampling sites.

Conclusion• The community monitoring will help to:

– 1) reduce the uncertainty of the estimation via the spectral interpretation of images, and calibrate algorithms

– 2) will build capacity in communities to enable them to quantify and monitor data in real time the carbon stored and captured in their fields, on a reliable way.

• This initiative will enable community participation in the REDD + from the starting point and allow them to take control of monitoring their own resources.

• They will also be owners of the information generated and therefore will have elements for local decision-making to manage their production systems within a policy to REDD +.

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