Forest Protection and Indigenous Self-Governance in Mexico

We are saving the forest in Guerrero, Mexico. With wood-saving cooking stoves, we are reducing deforestation and at the same time strengthening a sustainable way of life for the indigenous population.

In the Mexican state of Guerrero, 14 percent of the population belong to indigenous groups (according to INEGI). Living conditions are deteriorating, particularly in the community of Malinaltepec: Excessive deforestation – including for land reclamation for livestock farming – is severely damaging the forests. The consequences are an increased risk of earthquakes and landslides, migration to the cities and a break-up of the village communities.

Our project contributes to the social and ecological resilience of indigenous communities in the face of climate change. The installation of wood-saving cooking stoves reduces the pressure on the forests. Reforestation protects the population from landslides. This is how we are restoring the unique mountain cloud forests of Guerrero.

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Goals

Increase ecological resilience

Increase the social and environmental resilience of indigenous communities in the Sierra de Guerrero to climate impacts.

Preservation of Water Sources

Introduction of resource-efficient solutions for water protection.

Improve forest utilization

Improve the ecological sustainability of forest use.

Knowledge Transfer and Capacity Building

Training in agroforestry and dissemination of project results

Impacts

8

Localities receive ecological corridors, forest restoration zones, and agroforestry mixed cropping areas.

40

Community facilitators and 13 members of the Commissariat for Community Goods trained on topics of sustainable resource use, further dissemination of this knowledge to community members.