Introduction
Introduction to Scolel Te.
Governance
People and partners.
Activities
Current information and news.
Project Documents
Techncial and publicity documents.
Scolel Te, Mexico
This page is currently under construction. More documents will be added shortly, and versions of some of the documents below will be available in Spanish and English.
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Project documents and published documents
Nelson, K.C. and de Jong, B.H.J. (2003) Making global initiatives local realities: Carbon mitigation projects in Chiapas, Mexico Global Environmental Change 13, 19-30.
Environmental services from multistrata agroforestry systems in Chiapas, Mexico Soto-Pinto, L. et al.
Global partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration: Investing in People and Nature. Chiapas, Mexico.
Technical Speficiations
A number of technical specifications have been developed using the Plan Vivo System. Available on this website is a library of technical specifications which have been reviewed and approved by PlanVivo.org.
Please note this review process is on-going at all times, in the meantime please contact us for details of the following specifications:
Please click the link to view the technical specifications
The management of secondary pine/oak vegetation for the production of timber, fuelwood and other products through enrichment planting with Pinus oocarpa and liberation thinning to encourage the growth of naturally regenerating oak (Quercus sp).
This system involves a long term association with trees and crops. Pine (Pinus oocarpa) and cipres (Juniperus lusitanica), trees are planted around the edge of arable fields or areas of pasture. The trees produce timber and other products and if well managed crop yields will not be adversely affected by competition for light or water. This a useful system where land is scarce as the trees do not have to replace crops but are planted on the field boundary.
Sub-tropical forest restoration
This system involves the restoration of open pine forest that has been degraded in the past through harvesting, fire and grazing to increase the stocking of commercial species. This can either involve enrichment planting where open areas are planted with pine (Pinus oocarpa) and cipres (Juniperus lusitanica), or by fencing off the area to prevent grazing and allowing natural regeneration.
Plantation of Cedrela odorata and Swietenia macrophylla initially established together with annual crops. The annual crops provide additional income during the first few years and the saplings benefit from the maintenance of the crops. As the planting density is lower the cost of buying seedlings is reduced. After 3-4 years the tree will out-shade the annual crops. This system is most suited to areas of higher rainfall where competition for water is not a problem.
This system involves a long term association. Cedrela odorata trees and crops where trees are planted around the edge of arable fields or areas of pasture. The trees produce timber and other products and if well managed crop yields will not be adversely affected by competition for light or water. This a useful system where land is scarce as the trees do not have to replace crops but are planted on the field boundary.
The management of secondary vegetation for the production of timber, fuelwood and other products through enrichment planting with Cedrela odorata and Swietenia macrophylla.
Tropical coffee with timber trees
The price of coffee can be very variable in Central America creating significant problems for small scale producers. Enrichment planting of timber trees into coffee plantations diversifies production and buffers coffee price fluctuations. Through the use of timber shade trees income from coffee plantations can be improved as well as increasing carbon sequestration.
Conservation and sustainable management of existing forest and implementation of activities that reduce pressure on existing forests. The potential to offset carbon is equal to the predicted rate of carbon loss based on a regional baseline matrix parameterised with local data.
Annual reports
Technical documents
De Jong et al. (2005) The application of the CLIMAFOR baseline model. Mitigation and Adaption Strategies for global Change.
De Jong et al. (2005) The application of the CLIMAFOR approach to estimate baseline carbon emissions of a forest conservation project in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico.
Plan Vivo Guidance Notes - Measuring carbon uptake in land use systems.
Castillo-Santiago et al. Carbon emissions from land-use change: an analysis of causal factors in Chiapas, Mexico.
Verification reports
SmartWood (Rainforest Alliance) completed a report on the monitoring systems Scolel Te (2006). This will be available online shortly.
The Plan Vivo system - verification status review. SGS & ECCM.
An Evaluation Study of FRP's Carbon Sequestration Project in Souther Mexico. Department for International Development. A report by DTZ Piede Consulting. June 2000.
Papers
Corbera, E. (2005) Interrogating developmnet in carbon forestry activities. A case study fromm Mexico.. A thesis submitted to the School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, in partial fulfilmetn of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Schick, F.E. (2005) Evaluating sustainability indicators of Clean Development Mechanism forestry projects using multi-criteria analysis: Case study in Los Tuxtlas, Mexico.. A dissertation presented for the degree of Master of Science in Ecological Economics at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Presentations
Chiapas 2004 - A presentation Orrego, J. (2004)
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Publicity and Marketing
Please contact us for more information about the promotion of Plan Vivo projects.
Mexico one page summary leaflet
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Recommended reading
Mexico and Emerging Carbon Markets Investment Opportunities for Small ad Mediun-size Companies and the global Climate Agenda. Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2001.
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Links
Scolel Te is currently operating under the 'Activities Implemented Jointly' (AJI) within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The project reporting document can be found at this link.
The World Resources Institute (WRI) mentiones Scolel Te in their database of carbon sequestration projects. WRI research topics.