The CONECTA project provides the opportunity to coordinate efforts to face the double challenge of food security in the context of climate change. It has a landscape approach, focusing on watersheds vulnerable to climate change and affected by soil erosion.
The supported actions promote productive and environmental practices to increase the forest area under sustainable landscape management and improve livelihoods, water quality, and biodiversity. In addition, CONECTA promotes the production of food low in greenhouse gas emissions, which contributes to meeting the commitments made by Mexico as one of the signatory countries of the Paris Agreement, simultaneously supporting addressing the great challenge of food security.
The execution of the five-year project (2021-2026) is in charge of FMCN, which is responsible for fiduciary aspects, and INECC, which is in charge of technical leadership, which forms the CONECTA Technical Committee. The execution has the support of three regional funds: Gulf of Mexico Fund (Fondo Golfo de México, A.C.) in Veracruz; FONNOR (Northwestern and western Fund) in Jalisco; and El Triunfo Conservation Fund (Fondo de Conservación El Triunfo, A.C), in Chiapas. Additionally, nine federal agencies participate in the project through the Coordinating Committee, which seeks to scale the impact of CONECTA through the alignment of both public and private investments.
CONECTA's financing comes from the GEF, through the World Bank, and from complementary sources (GEF co-financing).
The lines of work (components) that guide CONECTA's actions are:
CONECTA promotes the connectivity of livestock and agroforestry landscapes in watersheds in Chiapas, Chihuahua, Jalisco and Veracruz.
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During the second half of 2023, CONECTA made significant progress. These include three action plans for integrated watershed management, impacting 217,629 hectares in the La Antigua River watershed, 423,056 in the Vallarta region, and 106,744 in the Isthmus-Costa in Chiapas. In terms of community participation, 3,169 producers have been actively involved in activities aimed at adopting better management practices. Furthermore, FONNOR is developing a hydrological environmental services program for the Sierra de Vallejo – Río Ameca Biosphere Reserve, while FONCET is guiding strategic actors around the ECOGAN seal, which is an endorsement of the good practices of producers who practice regenerative livestock farming.
Learn more about the project in the Operating Manual.
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To address any questions, clarifications, suggestions, complaints, or comments related to CONECTA, we provide you with the following means of contact corresponding to the project's Complaint and Consultation Care Mechanism. Your request will be treated with confidentiality, responsibility, and interest by the representatives of the project.
E-mail: denuncia@fmcn.org
Postal address: Francisco Sosa 102. Santa Catarina. Delegación Coyoacan. CDMX. C.P. 04010.
Telephone: 55 5611 9779
CONECTA is implemented in 15 selected watersheds in Chiapas, Chihuahua, Jalisco, and Veracruz. It began in July 2021.
The call for sub-projects and Local Technical Assistance Providers (PLAT, acronym in Spanish) for CONECTA was published in January 2022 and is now closed, so there will be no new calls for sub-projects and PLAT associated with the project. To learn about the project’s progress and results, we invite you to stay tuned to our website and social media channels.
Eligible watersheds were determined in the project design phase. CONECTA is implemented in selected watersheds in Chiapas, Chihuahua, Jalisco, and Veracruz and is not expected to expand to other regions.
To learn more about CONECTA, click here. You can write to info@fmcn.org to find out how your organization can contribute to this project.