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Promoting sustainability in the agave-mezcal value chain through restoration and integrated management of biocultural landscapes in Oaxaca, Mexico

Promoting sustainability in the agave-mezcal value chain through restoration and integrated management of biocultural landscapes in Oaxaca, Mexico

Year:

2021

Location:

Mexico

Client:

Pronatura Sur, A.C./United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Activities performed

Developed an extensive Project Information Form (PIF) document for the Global Environment Facility (GEF-7) funded project “Promoting sustainability in the agave-mezcal value chain through restoration and integrated management of biocultural landscapes in Oaxaca”, to foster sustainable practices in the agave-mezcal value chain in the Oaxaca Mezcal Region through an integrated landscape management approach that privileges non-monoculture cultivation, species protection and the maintenance of ecosystems services.  This consultancy was developed in close coordination with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as GEF Implementing Agency, Pronatura Sur as local Executing Agency, Office of the GEF Operational Focal Point in Mexico, the National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR), and the Oaxaca Secretariat of the Environment, Energy and Development (SEMAEDESO).

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