Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, AC
Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, AC
It is an extraordinary privilege to collaborate with FMCN. Working with FMCN means having hope. Hope that our species will manage to live with this its home, this being that is Mother Earth. That, regardless of individual beliefs, we can as a species live as brothers and sisters, taking care of this marvelous planet.
I wish to express my deep gratitude to Alberto for his seven years at the head of the FMCN Board of Directors and for his enormous achievements in the conservation of our natural resources. Thanks to his leadership and dedication, we have made important progress in the protection of the environment.
Finally, during 2022, the pandemic that shook the world began to wane. Over these three years, although economic activity seemed to have taken a break, the human impact on nature continued to escalate. According to the most recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2022, the trends in North America have assumed alarming proportions.
It is an extraordinary privilege to collaborate with FMCN. Working with FMCN means having hope. Hope that our species will manage to live with this its home, this being that is Mother Earth. That, regardless of individual beliefs, we can as a species live as brothers and sisters, taking care of this marvelous planet.
I wish to express my deep gratitude to Alberto for his seven years at the head of the FMCN Board of Directors and for his enormous achievements in the conservation of our natural resources. Thanks to his leadership and dedication, we have made important progress in the protection of the environment.
Finally, during 2022, the pandemic that shook the world began to wane. Over these three years, although economic activity seemed to have taken a break, the human impact on nature continued to escalate. According to the most recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2022, the trends in North America have assumed alarming proportions.
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Regional funds continued to execute and monitor FMCN projects in specific areas of the country during 2022. For example, the Fund for the Conservation of the Neovolcanic Belt coordinates the Monarch Butterfly Fund since 2020; the Gulf of Mexico Fund and FONNOR supported the local operation of the CONECTA and RÍOS projects in 2022, while the El Triunfo Conservation Fund also supported the CONECTA project. In 2021, Sureste Sostenible began operating the AKK, Kaanbal Suut and MAR-L projects; and supported the preparation of ACCIÓN. For its part, FMCN accompanied the strengthening of regional funds as executing entities, mainly in aspects of safeguards and incorporation of the gender perspective in all projects.
In parallel, biodiversity monitoring plays a key role in many FMCN projects. Through the development of monitoring protocols and information systems, FMCN-funded projects focus on territorial planning and management, natural resource conservation and management activities, and the training of people who monitor biodiversity. The National Biodiversity Monitoring System, a community biodiversity monitoring protocol (BIOCOMUNI), and the Ecosystem Monitoring System for Protected Areas are among these efforts. During 2022, FMCN integrated a sixth bundle to the BIOCOMUNI collection to incorporate the monitoring of the health of cattle-grazing pastures and promote the creation of eco-productive corridors for biodiversity conservation.
FMCN is committed to environmental sustainability, human rights and gender equality. As of 2022, FMCN is a beneficiary of the Mexico Preparedness Support Project managed by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). The strengthening of FMCN is aimed at its reaccreditation with the GCF. It included the development of a new Environmental and Social Policy, as well as tweaking of FMCN's Environmental and Social Management System to assess environmental and social risks in all FMCN projects. In addition, GGGI carried out a gender diagnosis, which resulted in a training plan for FMCN and regional fund staff.
Regional funds continued to execute and monitor FMCN projects in specific areas of the country during 2022. For example, the Fund for the Conservation of the Neovolcanic Belt coordinates the Monarch Butterfly Fund since 2020; the Gulf of Mexico Fund and FONNOR supported the local operation of the CONECTA and RÍOS projects in 2022, while the El Triunfo Conservation Fund also supported the CONECTA project. In 2021, Sureste Sostenible began operating the AKK, Kaanbal Suut and MAR-L projects; and supported the preparation of ACCIÓN. For its part, FMCN accompanied the strengthening of regional funds as executing entities, mainly in aspects of safeguards and incorporation of the gender perspective in all projects.
In parallel, biodiversity monitoring plays a key role in many FMCN projects. Through the development of monitoring protocols and information systems, FMCN-funded projects focus on territorial planning and management, natural resource conservation and management activities, and the training of people who monitor biodiversity. The National Biodiversity Monitoring System, a community biodiversity monitoring protocol (BIOCOMUNI), and the Ecosystem Monitoring System for Protected Areas are among these efforts. During 2022, FMCN integrated a sixth bundle to the BIOCOMUNI collection to incorporate the monitoring of the health of cattle-grazing pastures and promote the creation of eco-productive corridors for biodiversity conservation.
FMCN is committed to environmental sustainability, human rights and gender equality. As of 2022, FMCN is a beneficiary of the Mexico Preparedness Support Project managed by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). The strengthening of FMCN is aimed at its reaccreditation with the GCF. It included the development of a new Environmental and Social Policy, as well as tweaking of FMCN's Environmental and Social Management System to assess environmental and social risks in all FMCN projects. In addition, GGGI carried out a gender diagnosis, which resulted in a training plan for FMCN and regional fund staff.
Technical Coordination Unit of the CONECTA project in the National Institute for Ecology and Climate Change
