Mexico Dedicated Grant Mechanism for IP and LC

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The development objective of the Dedicated Grant Mechanism (DGM) for Indigenous People and Local Communities (IPLC) Project for Mexico is to strengthen the capacity of forest-dependent people from selected states to participate in local, national, and international reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) related processes. The project comprises of three components. The first component, financing mechanisms for community forestry management will support IPLC subprojects for conservation and integration of sustainable productive activities in forest landscapes management activities. It consists of following sub-components: (i) demand-driven community projects; and (ii) training and sustainability assistance. The second component, capacity building, communication, and advocacy will support technical assistance and financing of operational cost for: (a) training to local community promoters (promotores comunitarios locales); (b) conduct knowledge-sharing and know-how workshop and exchanges among IPLC, associations of producers, and community forest enterprises (CFEs) through community schools (comunidades instructoras or ejido-escuelas); (c) develop and adapt training modules on financial inclusion to complement and fill the gaps in already existing training materials; and (d) develop a culturally appropriate communication and advocacy strategy for the DGM activities and REDD processes. It consists of following sub-components: (i) capacity building; and (ii) communication and advocacy. The third component, management, monitoring, and evaluation will support two main areas. First, it will support activities that increase the capacity of IPLC to oversee and assess their forest resources and to monitor and evaluate project activities using a participatory approach. Second, it will cover the incremental management costs of the national executing agency (NEA) to implement the subprojects and facilitate capacity building. It consists of following sub-components: (i) participatory monitoring and evaluation; and (ii) management.