- Yucatán Peninsula Framework Agreement on Sustainability (ASPY) 2030 signed with 2 other Yucatan Peninsula (PY) states (Yucatán, Quintana Roo) to commit to sustainable development practices
- ASPY contested based on lack of consultations with indigenous Mayan communities; on legal hold until consultations are carried out
- Natural protected areas (incl. Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (CBR) – largest tropical reserve nationwide) occupy 41% of the state
- La Montaña (LM) region: buffer zone around CBR with historical natural & human-induced land use change, significant economically & in terms of forest production
- 49% of the state is communally-managed (ejidal) land
- Influx of Mennonite population -> agricultural practices clash with those of Mayan & other migrant agricultural communities
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Source
C. Stickler et al. (eds.). 2018. The State of Jurisdictional Sustainability
Publisher
Earth Innovation Institute (EII), Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF)
Publication year
2018
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México