Biodiverse carbon: a practical framework for regenerating natural heritage

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A Biodiverse Carbon model is being put into use in The Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve. The model combines mitigating climate change, sequestering carbon and regenerating the natural heritage of Mexico.

Donaciano Chávez Márquez owns 55 hectares of forest in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, Querétaro, Mexico. For the last 8 years, he has been receiving payments to keep cattle off his land and allow the forest to regenerate. This is part of a “Biodiverse Carbon” model developed by Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda (GESG), which seeks to regenerate oak forests while offering landowners economic benefits. Donaciano: “I have received various payments over the years that have helped me to keep my fence in good condition, and I have removed the cattle from my land, I just leave them there to be kept and for the wild animals to be there.” Leer más