Conservation of Coastal Watersheds to Achieve Multiple Global Environmental Benefits in the Context of Changing Environments

The main focus is on helping the poorest people and the poorest countries, but for all its clients the Bank emphasizes the need for:Investing in people, particularly through basic health and educationFocusing on social development, inclusion, governance, and institution-building as key elements of poverty reduction Strengthening the ability of the governments to deliver quality services, efficiently and transparently Protecting the environment Supporting and encouraging private business developmentPromoting reforms to create a stable macroeconomic environment, conducive to investment and long-term planning.

The Instituto Nacional de Ecología (INE), part of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, is responsible for the generation of scientific and technical information on environmental issues, as well as capacity building in human resource areas, in order to inform society, support decision making, encourage the protection of the environment, and promote the sustainable use of natural resources. Furthermore, it is responsible for the Coordination of the Climate Change Program and the coordination of climate change studies in Mexico to ensure compliance with commitments established in the National Development Plan, the Sectorial and Institutional Programs, and the UNFCCC, as a non-Annex I Party to the Convention. The development of Climate Change State Programs (PEACC) is an important initiative of this institute. INE has also developed a Deforestation Risk Index that will help identify areas that have high deforestation risk.

CONAFOR is a government agency, with the objectives of developing, supporting and promoting the conservation and restoration of Mexico's forests, and the priductive use of forests. It develops plans, programs and policies for sustainable forestry development. It is part of the Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources and was created on April 4, 2001.

The La Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP) currently manages 173 natural areas under federal management representing more than 25, 250.963 hectares. These protected areas were created by a Presidential order and the management, regulation, and use of these these areas are set in accordance with the General Act of Ecological Equilibrium and Environmental Protection.

FMCN is a private, non-profit organization that allocates financial resources for nature conservation, connecting the various actors that have a role to play in protecting Mexico’s vast biodiversity.