- Yucatán Peninsula Framework Agreement on Sustainability (ASPY) 2030 signed with 2 other Yucatan Peninsula (PY) states (Yucatán, Quintana Roo) to commit to sustainable development practices
- ASPY contested based on lack of consultations with indigenous Mayan communities; on legal hold until consultations are carried out
- Natural protected areas (incl. Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (CBR) – largest tropical reserve nationwide) occupy 41% of the state
- La Montaña (LM) region: buffer zone around CBR with historical natural & human-induced land use change, significant economically & in terms of forest production
- 49% of the state is communally-managed (ejidal) land
- Influx of Mennonite population -> agricultural practices clash with those of Mayan & other migrant agricultural communities
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Publication year
2018
Authors
Language
English
Keywords
deforestation, livelihoods, food security, sustainable development, policy, climate change
Geographic
México