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Mesoamerican biodiversity conservation efforts
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Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize have initiated trilateral cooperation to protect the Great Maya Forest Biocultural Corridor. This project seeks Corridor, aiming to maintain ecological connectivity across 5.7 million hectares of jungle, linking 50 protected areas to prevent wildlife isolation caused by deforestation and agriculture. Building on these regional efforts, Mesoamerican nations are working toward jungle. This effort supports the broader ‘30x30’ goal, which aims goal to conserve 30% of the region’s land, inland waters, and marine zones by 2030. At the Mesoamerica Regional Forum towards 30x30 in Mérida, Yucatán, stakeholders developed a regional roadmap to achieve the Global Biodiversity Framework's Goal 3. Organized by the IUCN, SEMARNAT, and CONANP, with support from GEF, KfW, and the Government of Canada, the forum emphasized that progress must move “beyond increasing protected hectares to ensuring the operational resources necessary for effective management.” During the forum, Marina Robles, Mexico’s Undersecretary of Biodiversity and Environmental Restoration, warned that conservation goals may only exist “on paper” without direct community involvement. She noted that because approximately 70% of Mexican territory is socially owned, ejidos and local communities must be central to restoration strategies. This urgency is underscored by Semarnat data showing that over 30% of Mexico’s territory is degraded and that the country lost 4.8 million hectares of forest cover between 2001 and 2023. Currently, the region protects 24.5% of its land surface and 25.3% of its marine areas. Discussions focused continue to focus on equitable governance, sustainable financing, governance and the participation of indigenous communities sustainable financing to coordinate regional positions prepare for upcoming international commitments, such as including the COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the 2027 IUCN World Congress in Panama. During the forum, Costa Rica's Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve was recognized after being added to the IUCN Green List.
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