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Mexican civil society and indigenous representatives convened on June 24th and 25th in Mexico City for a workshop entitled “Towards the Construction and Articulation of Knowledge in the Process of Shaping REDD+”.
With the goal of creating a new space for dialogue and shared learning around REDD, regional representatives from the Yucatan Peninsula, Central Mexico, and Northern Mexico joined an existing alliance comprised of national organizations Sakbe Comunicacion y Defensa, RITA (Red Indígena de Turismo de Mexico), and Red MOCAF (Red Mexicana de Organizaciones Campesinas Forestales). The workshop involved capacity building on REDD+ and social & environmental safeguards, as well as strategic planning and definition of vision and goals. The expanded alliance will serve as a space for analysis and exchange of experiences from the local perspective, and will seek to engage in advocacy at the national level. BIC staff members gave presentations on safeguards and international REDD+ finance mechanisms, and will be involved in coordination of the coalition moving forward.
