Making global initiatives local realities: Carbon mitigation projects in Chiapas, Mexico

Kristen C. Nelson; Ben H.J. De Jong

doi:10.1016/S0959-3780(02)00088-2

Making global initiatives local realities: Carbon mitigation projects in Chiapas, Mexico

Kristen C. Nelson
, Ben H.J. De Jong

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Abstract

Global, environmental initiatives create macro-level agreements, but the true test is how local communities respond. From 1995 to 2001, we investigated the evolution of Fondo Bioclimatico, a carbon mitigation project, using interviews and document review. Even under tremendous uncertainty the project grew seven-fold. Its social structure shifted from a development emphasis to a brokering relationship, from shared to concentrated power, from social fund to carbon bank. Social selection of systems with fewer tree species and single ecosystems is a concern for biodiversity. The challenge is to remain critical, monitor, and support indigenous communities in their endeavor to implement clean development mechanism projects.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	19-30
Number of pages	12
Journal	Global Environmental Change
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-3780(02)00088-2
State	Published - Apr 2003

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Funding Information:
Kristen Nelson thanks the Rockefeller Foundation for supporting fieldwork in 1996–1997 and the Grant-in-Aid Program at the University of Minnesota for fieldwork support in 2001.

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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

Carbon markets
Carbon mitigation
Carbon sequestration
Clean development mechanisms
Community agroforestry
Mexico

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