La Florida Carbon2Nature

Sustainable forest management in the Sierra Madre of Durango

The project is being developed with Ejido La Florida and Ecoforest, our partners in this ambitious initiative that aims to impact 11,294 hectares through Improved Forest Management practices. These actions strengthen carbon sequestration, protect biodiversity, promote forest rehabilitation and reforestation, and prevent pests and fires, ensuring sustainable ecosystem management. All activities are carried out in close collaboration with the communities that have stewarded this territory for generations and remain at the heart of its conservation.

Location:

Durango, México

Duration:

30 years

Status: Registered

Organization:

Climate Action Reserve

Area managed

11,294 hectares
Carbon capture target

1.721.555
Threatened species on the IUCN Red List

36

Key benefits

**BIODIVERSITY**: The project area hosts significant biological richness, with 36 species listed on the IUCN Red List. It aims to improve connectivity and establish species monitoring programs to guide conservation actions focused on key species such as the thick billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha), the Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) and the Mexican long nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis).

**COMMUNITIES**: The initiative is carried out with Ejido La Florida and Ecoforest, with active participation from ejidatarios at every stage. The project seeks to generate decent employment, technical training and new value chains linked to sustainable forest management.

**RESTORATION**: The project implements Improved Forest Management across the 11,294-hectare activity area, deploying sustainable management, rehabilitation and reforestation actions in prioritized zones to restore ecosystem structure and functions, increase carbon stocks and strengthen landscape resilience.

Landscape transformation

The project contributes to the regeneration of Durango’s landscape by promoting connectivity and the creation of biological corridors, in collaboration with ejidal communities to restore habitats, recover ecosystem functions and strengthen local management.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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