Policy for pro-poor distribution of REDD+ benefits in Mexico: How the legal and technical challenges are being addressed

Analyzing multilevel governance in Mexico: Lessons for REDD+ from a study of land-use change and benefit sharing in Chiapas and Yucatán

“…49 Skutsch et al (2017) suggest that at least 30% of families in ejidos have no land rights, although this figure varies from case to case and is undoubtedly on the increase. These degrees of inclusionexclusion and questions of de facto access to (and dependence on) forest areas by non-rights holders are the very stuff of local 'governance'.…”

“…47 The second type, however, is more complicated as it is related to the right to benefit from something that did not happen and does not exist -avoided deforestation and forest degradation. Skutsch et al (2017) analyze the benefit sharing outcomes that might flow from these two forms of conceiving carbon services within REDD+. 48 REDD+, of course, is still in a piloting phase in Mexico, and the different benefit sharing implications of distinct interpretations of REDD+ are still unclear.…”

“…Nonetheless, as mentioned earlier, Mexico has the experience 46 For example, the IUCN-funded research project: "REDD-Plus benefits: Facilitating countries and communities in the design of pro-poor REDD-Plus benefit sharing schemes". See also Skutsch (2013); Skutsch and Balderas (2016); Skutsch et al (2017).…”

“…48 Skutsch et al (2017) conclude that an 'input-based' system (or an 'effort-based' system) is more pro-poor in the sense that benefits would not be tied to land ownership and a broader section of the population could be involved. On the other hand, Skutsch et al (2017) point out that ensuring payments to the poorer sectors of the population does not necessarily translate into the avoidance of deforestation and degradation, as it is generally other wealthier and better connected actors that are causing this, so this strategy may not be very cost effective in terms of emissions reduction or avoidance. of a national PES program run by CONAFOR since 2003.…”

Gobernanza multinivel y uso del suelo en Chiapas y Yucatán

“…El sector ejidal en México se caracteriza actualmente por una población con derechos cada vez más diferenciados sobre la tierra y el bosque. Aunque las mujeres representan ahora casi el 35% de los titulares de derechos ejidales (RAN 2017), al menos el 30% de las familias de los ejidos no cuentan con derechos de tierras (Skutsch et al 2017). Interpretaciones más equitativas del programa de PSA podrían mitigar un poco esta situación.…”