The politics of REDD+ MRV in Mexico: The interplay of the national and subnational levels

Ramírez, Paulina; Larson, Anne M.

doi:10.17528/cifor/006568

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“…Table 3 summarizes SCM outputs for all REDD+ municipalities (mapped in Figure 4) indicating a range of mixed effectiveness in reducing forest cover loss. REDD+ intervention showed no effect in reducing forest cover loss (i.e., no change or increase in deforestation rate) after 2010 in half (20) of the 39 intervened municipalities. Of these municipalities, 14 are in Yucatan state, which contains 83% of all municipalities and are much smaller than in Campeche or Quintana Roo.…”

Section: Municipal (Meso) Scale Analysesmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…In 2010, Mexico embarked on its implementation of REDD+ programs [16], with subnational initiatives focused on early action priority regions, including the Yucatan Peninsula [16,17]. A handful of REDD+ evaluations have assessed multi-level governance capacity and its implications in REDD+ priority regions [18]; the design of pro-poor REDD+ interventions and distribution systems for the Yucatan Peninsula [19]; and challenges and requirements for establishing functional REDD+ monitoring, reporting, and verification systems (MRV) in Mexico [20,21]. Nevertheless, after 10 years since its outset, here, we present the first assessment of REDD+ effectiveness in reducing forest cover loss in the Yucatan Peninsula, a region with the largest tropical forest area in Mexico.…”

Section: Redd+ On the Yucatan Peninsula: Time For Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A variety of research have evaluated the REDD+ mechanism in Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula region at the national and subnational levels. However, the majority of evaluations have focused on how multi-level governance has functioned towards achieving REDD+ goals [18,20,43], reporting disjointed and limited subnational level jurisdiction which reduces the efficacy of REDD+ implementation in Mexico. Other research describes how well land use and cultural diversity, social equity, and pro-poor strategies are integrated into its initial actions and the implications on its success [19,44].…”

Section: Challenges To Redd+ Implementation and Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mixed Effectiveness of REDD+ Subnational Initiatives after 10 Years of Interventions on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

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Since 2010, the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) mechanism has been implemented in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a biodiversity hotspot with persistent deforestation problems. We apply the before-after-control-intervention approach and quasi-experimental methods to evaluate the effectiveness of REDD+ interventions in reducing deforestation at municipal (meso) and community (micro) scales. Difference-in-differences regression and propensity score matching did not show an overall reduction in forest cover loss from REDD+ projects at both scales. However, Synthetic Control Method (SCM) analyses demonstrated mixed REDD+ effectiveness among intervened municipalities and communities. Funding agencies and number of REDD+ projects intervening in a municipality or community did not appear to affect REDD+ outcomes. However, cattle production and commercial agriculture land uses tended to impede REDD+ effectiveness. Cases of communities with important forestry enterprises exemplified reduced forest cover loss but not when cattle production was present. Communities and municipalities with negative REDD+ outcomes were notable along the southern region bordering Guatemala and Belize, a remote forest frontier fraught with illegal activities and socio-environmental conflicts. We hypothesize that strengthening community governance and organizational capacity results in REDD+ effectiveness. The observed successes and problems in intervened communities deserve closer examination for REDD+ future planning and development of strategies on the Yucatan Peninsula.

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Section: Municipal (Meso) Scale Analysesmentioning

confidence: 97%