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Participatory forest conservation, restoration, and sanitation in a resilient and resistant social-ecological system in Mexico

XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 9p.

Author Elvira, D.-M., Guadalupe, P.-A., Hernández-Aguilar, J.A., et al.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Article

Synopsis (short abstract) The world continues the search for effective mechanisms to protect the natural heritage of forested landscapes. Mexico is among the most important forested and mega-biodiverse countries, with some 60% (62.6 million ha) of forests owned by communities, which operate as common property forest social-ecological systems (SES). Mexican forests are under varying natural and anthropic threats, but community collective action around forest management is the most important response for facing them. Here, we document experiences of participatory-adaptive forest management for conservation, restoration and sanitation in community forests. Combined methods were used, included: document review, participatory mapping, forest cover analysis, community workshops, key actor interviews and participant observation. Participatory forest management strategies by varying communities commonly used community resources, labor, cultural values, local traditional knowledge and governance institutions, both with and without sustained government support. The hundreds of voluntary conservation areas demonstrate that nature and people can coexist. As well, thousands of participatory forest restorations are based on cultural motivations and concerns for environmental legacies. Also, despite the growing bark beetle threat in temperate forests, large- scale participatory sanitation logging illustrates the opportunities to maintain forest health at the community level. A better understanding of approaches that improve resistance and adaptive capacity in forest SES, may help to design public policies for government and non-governmental interventions oriented to support and strengthen grassroots initiatives in Mexico and beyond. Lessons from bottom-up collective action examples can help to build a more sustainable future in comparable inhabited forests. Keywords: Adaptive and integrated management, habitat conservation, forest transition, climate change, local governance. ID: 3487226

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