Clinic Project Proposal: Yucatan Peninsula Mexico

DESCRIPTION

The Mexico Program is in the process of launching an innovative project that should allow to secure conservation status and management for 4.8 million hectares of terrestrial habitat and 4 million hectares of marine habitat in the Yucatan Peninsula in Southern Mexico. This project builds upon our current work and investment in Calakmul, Calakmul-Sian Kaan corridor (both part of the Mexican portion of the tri-national Maya Forest), and a series of coastal and marine protected areas along the Mexican Caribbean (part of the Mesoamerican Reef) and the Southern Gulf of Mexico. Goals under this project are: Make the Yucatan Peninsula the first region in Mexico to meet the country's UN CBD goals and provide a model that could be replicated at scale across other regions of Mexico; Protect critical freshwater catchment areas, reduce the vulnerability to tropical storms and enhance the readiness of the Peninsula to handle the effects of climate change; Support the Peninsula's local economy.

CREATION DATE	April 14, 2009
LAST MODIFIED	April 14, 2009
CREATED BY	Kristin Richards Betz
KEYWORDS	Yucatan Peninsula Mexico; Climate Clinic; project proposal; Terrestrial Regional scale
PUBLICATION YEAR	No Publication Year
LICENSE	Attribution Non-Commercial