NATIONAL REDD+ STRATEGY

MEXICO
GCF task force Palangka Raya, September 2011
Jorge Mendoza, Ben de Jong, Victor Ku, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur

Mexico (Semarnat 2010)

The Forestry sector is an Environmental Climate Change Programme issue

Waste 5.5 MtCO2e 11%

Agriculture, forest, and other land uses 15.3 MtCO2e 30%

Energy production 18.0 MtCO2e 36%

Energy use 11.9 MtCO2e 23%

REDD + actions are included as one of the goals, but needs aditional fundings. The first step is developing of the National REDD + Strategy

Forest and scrublands in Mexico (Hectares), 1993, 2002 and 2007

Deforestation in Mexico (hectares) 2002-2007

2. Develop biomass density maps to estimate level of emissions from LU-change. a. National inventory data and national database of biomass equations

5 * 5 km in forested areas (1600 m2) 20 * 20 km in non-forested areas Quantitative data on trees and shrubs

Semi-quantitative data on other pools

Litter, CWD and Soil carbon measurements from 2009 onward 20% re-measured every year

c. Assign biomass density to each forest polygon of the LU maps

(Trees and shrubs)

Soil Organic Carbon

3. Annual CO2 fluxes from the LULUCF sector, to be used as Historical Business As Usual scenario

CO2 fluxes from LULUCF sector

86.900 Mg CO2
120,000
-1

100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 -20,000 -40,000

Managed forest Converted forest Abandoned lands Soil Total

Gg CO2 yr

(De Jong et al 2010)

4. Analyse impact of recent governmental programs on LU and LU-change, to adjust BAU scenario
Forestry sector

5. Identify forest areas that are under high risk due to drivers

Mexico National REDD+ Strategy Design Process

CTC REDD+ MEXICO

2009 the CTC was created;
70 Social organizations To analize and generate recomendations for REDD To promote the management and disign of the national strategy of REDD+

REDD + Framework Basics

How to stop and reverse the loss of forest and its carbon ?
Without sacrifice other objectives and principles, both social & environmental ?

How to measure the impacts of this actions?

How to finance them?

Identify driving causes of Deforestation and Degradation (DD) and incentives for REDD +

Safeguards

Reference emissions levels

Short term & Long term Financing

Institutional and Public Policies

Monitoring, Reporting and Verification

REDD + Implementation
Stage 3
Stage 2
Implementation and maintenance Based in results, plently assessed, reported and verified

Implementation and Investments

Building capacities and good governamental practices in forestry, MFS, development & technology transfer, investments out of the sector, awareness activities.

Stage 1

Preparing REDD+

Diagnosis, national dialogue, National strategy and actions, politics & practices, MRV reference system.

Early action Areas in Mexico

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