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BSP's Latin America & Caribbean Program

Ecosystem Protection in Southern Mexico

Working with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on the Mexico Ecodevelopment Program.

BSP worked with WWF and local partner organizations in Southern Mexico on the Mexico Ecodevelopment Program (MEP). MEP's goal was to protect the diverse ecosystems while improving the sustainable use of natural resources by local people. The four priority areas and local organizations were:

  • Calakmul (Pronatura Península de Yucatán)
  • El Ocote (Línea Biósfera, A.C)
  • El Triunfo (Instituto de Historia Natural)
  • Chimalapas (Maderas del Pueblo del Sureste)

    • In support of this goal, BSP's project focused on identifying, promoting, and strengthening agroecological techniques and natural resource management schemes. Activities included land-use planning, development of monitoring and evaluation systems, and strengthening of partner organizations responsible for implementing projects in the field.


    From the BSP Library 

    Impacto de la Agricultura Sostenible en la Conservación de la Biodiversidad: Reserva de la Biósfera Selva el Ocote, Chiapas, ¿Rendimiento Máximo? La Agricultura Sostenible Como Herramienta para la Conservación (pub. no.117)

    Integrating Conservation and Development: Mexico Ecodevelopment Program Final Evaluation 1995-1997. (pub. no.159) The Mexico Ecodevelopment Program Final Evaluation summarizes the outcomes of the BSP-funded Northern Border Wildlands program in Northern Mexico and the Mexico Ecodevelopment Program in Southern Mexico.

     

    Additional Resource 

    Larson, P., M. Freudenberger, and B. Wyckoff-Baird. 1998. "Integrated Conservation and Development Projects: 10 Lessons From the Field." Washington, D.C.: World Wildlife Fund.