A summary of the work conducted by Pronatura Veracruz in the Sierra Zongolica, Mexico, during the first phase of the project "Habitat Recovery in the Sierra Zongolica"financed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

1. PRONATURA VERACRUZ
Regional Program for the Sierra Zongolica
2009-2012

2. STATISTICS
Surface area:
• 94,000 hectares
• 662 square miles
Vegetation:
• 3 ecoregions
• 12 vegetation types
Population:
• 12 municipalities
• 134,205 inhabitants
GENERAL INFORMATION

3. JUNE 2009:
Project Begins with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Project Goals
• 500 Hectares protected.
• 300 hectares reforested/restored.
• 300,000 Trees produced and distributed.
• 5 municipalities involved in habitat restoration.
• 10 schools participating in reforestation efforts.
• 1 GUIDEBOOK PROMOTING NATIVE TREES FOR HABITAT.
• 8 GIS MAPS DETERMINING MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT QUALITY.

4. Secretariat of Environment
• Operating 10 nurseries in the region.
• Only 2 species produced for monoculture plantations:
-Pinus patula and Cupressus benthamii
INITIAL PARTNERSHIPS

5. Tropical ForestCloud ForestPine-Oak ForestPlantations
600 ha
1000 ha
300 ha
300 ha
500 ha
500 ha
600 ha 110 ha
300 ha
IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEM
Government
“reforestation”
programs were
replacing naTIVE
forests with
plantations at an
alarming rate= Nursery’s area
of influence
(hectares/year)

6. 110 ha
10-YEAR IMPACT OF MONOCULTURE ON NATIVE FORESTS

7. OBJECTIVES
1. Diversify the forestry sector
according to native biodiversity
2. Form a para-institutional network to
extend the reach and impact of the
diversified forestry program.

8. Selva
mesófilo
ACTIONS
1. Establish nursery production in an eco-tone
between tropical and montane cloud forest.

9. 2009 2010-2011SUBSTRATE
•IN 2009 GOVERNMENT
NURSERIES WERE GATHERING
SUBSTRATE BY REMOVING
PRECIOUS TOPSOIL FROM
FARMLANDS.
• IN 2010 A PARTNERSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED WITH CAFÉ
MERINO S.A. de CV TO OBTAIN 80m3 OF COFFEE PULP FOR
COMPOSTING.
• SUBSTRATE WAS PRODUCED WITH COMPOSTED COFFEE
PULP, SUGAR CANE BAGASSE AND SAWDUST.

10. ADVANCES 2010
SEED COLLECTION
• ESTABLISHED SEED COLLECTION CALENDAR
• CONDUCTED GERMINATION STUDIES
• IDENTIFIED AND MAPPED REGIONAL SEED
BANKS
ADVANCES 2011
•CERTIFIED SEED BANKS
•PUBLISHED MANUAL FOR NATIVE
SPECIES

11. NURSERY
ADVANCES 2009-2011
•DIVERSIFICATION: 42 CLOUD
FOREST/TROPICAL SPECIES PRODUCED
•SURPASSED GOAL WITH
357,000 TREES PRODUCED
ADVANCES 2011-2012
•DEVELOPED PRODUCTION OF
TROPICAL FRUIT TREES
•EXPANDED PRODUCTION MODEL
TO OTHER NURSERIES

12. 1. CAFE MERINO
2. LUMBERMILLS
substrate
1. UNIVERSITY
2. PROPERTY OWNERS
1. SEDESMA
2. PRONATURA
1. INIFAP
2. CHAPINGO
distribution
supplies
promotion
1. FUND FOR PEACE
2. WORLD VISION
3. SEC. OF ENVIRONMENT
4. UNITED NATIONS
1. RADIO XEZON
2. COFFEE COUNCIL
PRONATURA
education
seed
1. ZONGOLICA UNIVERSITY
2. LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS
projects
ACTIONS
2. Establish partnerships for production cycle
technical

13. REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
ADVANCES 2009-2011
•ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS WITH
FUND FOR PEACE, WORLD VISION AND
COFFEE COUNCIL OF ZONGOLICA FOR
THE DISTRIBUTION OF TREES
ADVANCES 2009-2012
•PROCURED $200k USD IN
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM
AMERICAN FORESTS FOR
DISTRIBUTION/REFORESTATION/OU
TREACH ACTIVITIES

14. 2009
DISTRIBUCION

15. 2010
DISTRIBUCION

16. 2011
DISTRIBUTION

17. ACTIONS
3. Establish an institutional network to foment and strengthen
the Eco-forestry program in the Sierra Zonglica
MEDIA
Water Conservation
Utilization
Reforestation
Ecological
Restoration
LOCAL ORGS
NGOs
INTERNATIONAL
SUPPORT
GOVERNMENT
H. AYUNTAMIENTO
DE ZONGOLICA
EDUCATION
EXPERT
NETWORK
SOCIAL
NETWORK
FINANCIAL
NETWORK
BUSINESS
PUBLICITY
NETWORK
EJIDOS
TLANEPAQUILA
INDEPENDENCIA
ATLANCA
OLLA CHICA

18. LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS
ADVANCES 2009-2011
•CREATED INTERNSHIP AND THESIS
•PROGRAM WITH ZONGOLICA UNIVERSITY
•CREATED AN INTERSCHOLASTIC
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITEE FOR
REFORESTATION AND AWARENESS.
ADVANCES 2011-2012
•ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS WITH
PROPERTY OWNERS TO CERTIFY
500 HECTARES OF PRIVATE CLOUD
FOREST RESERVE

19. BIRD MONITORING & HABITAT MAPS
ADVANCES 2009-2011
•MONITORING DATA COLLECTED FOR 10
PRIORITY MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES.
•8 HABITAT QUALITY MAPS COMPLETED
•REGISTRY OF 316 SPECIES AND HABITAT USE.
ADVANCES 2011-2012
•MONITORING DATA COLLECTED IN
DEGRADED LANDSCAPES IN 5
PHASES OF REGENERATION.
•ORIENTED RESTORATION
PROGRAM ACCORDING TO DATA.

20. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS
WATER CONSERVATION
2010-2011: Volunteer
reforestation
(AMERICAN FORESTS)
(EJIDOS ZONGOLICA)
2011-2012: Community
Water Reserves
(WWB-USFWS)
ECOLÓGICAL RESTORATION UTILIZATIONREFORESTATION
2010-2011: 180 hectares
(AMERICAN FORESTS)
(USFWS-NMBCA)
(ITSZ-ESCUELAS)
2011-2012: 150 hectares
(AMERICAN FORESTS)
(ITSZ-ESCUELAS)
2010: Demonstration
module: 10 hectáreas
(AMERICAN FORESTS)
2011: 3 additional
modules: 50 hectares
(USFWS-NMBCA) (ITSZ)
2010-2012: Beekeepers
Training
(FUNDEMEX/SEDESMA)
2010-2011: Mushroom
Cultivation Workshops
(EJIDOS)

21. PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

22. GRACIAS!