PRONATURA VERACRUZRegional Program for the Sierra Zongolica
2009-2012
ERIC ZENTMYER
Area Coordinator
STATISTICSSurface area: • 94,000 hectares• 662 square milesVegetation:• 3 ecoregions• 12 vegetation typesPopulation:• 12 municipalities• 134,205 inhabitants
GENERAL INFORMATION
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.
Secretariat of Environment • Operating 10 nurseries in the region.• Only 2 species produced for monoculture plantations:
-Pinus patula and Cupressus benthamii
INITIAL PARTNERSHIPS
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)
110 ha
10-YEAR IMPACT OF MONOCULTURE ON NATIVE FORESTS
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.
Selvamesófilo
ACTIONS1. Establish nursery production in an eco-tone between tropical and montane cloud forest.
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.
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
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
1. CAFE MERINO2. LUMBERMILLS substrate
1. UNIVERSITY2. PROPERTY OWNERS
1. SEDESMA2. PRONATURA
1. INIFAP2. CHAPINGO
distribution
supplies
promotion
1. FUND FOR PEACE2. WORLD VISION3. SEC. OF ENVIRONMENT4. UNITED NATIONS
1. RADIO XEZON 2. COFFEE COUNCILNURSERY
PRONATURA
education
seed
1. ZONGOLICA UNIVERSITY2. LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS
projects
ACTIONS2. Establish partnerships for production cycle
technical
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/OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
2009DISTRIBUCION
2010DISTRIBUCION
2011DISTRIBUTION
ACTIONS3. Establish an institutional network to foment and strengthen
the Eco-forestry program in the Sierra Zonglica
MEDIA Water Conservation
Utilization
Reforestation
EcologicalRestoration
LOCAL ORGS
NGOs
INTERNATIONALSUPPORT
GOVERNMENT
H. AYUNTAMIENTODE ZONGOLICA
EDUCATION
EXPERTNETWORK
SOCIALNETWORK
FINANCIAL NETWORK
BUSINESS
PUBLICITY NETWORK
EJIDOSTLANEPAQUILAINDEPENDENCIAATLANCAOLLA CHICA
LOCAL PARTNERSHIPSADVANCES 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
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.
ADDITIONAL PROJECTSWATER CONSERVATION 2010-2011: Volunteer reforestation (AMERICAN FORESTS) (EJIDOS ZONGOLICA) 2011-2012: Community Water Reserves (WWB-USFWS)
ECOLÓGICAL RESTORATION UTILIZATIONREFORESTATION2010-2011: 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)
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
GRACIAS!
MAYORES INFORMES:ERIC ZENTMYER
COORDINADOR DE ÁREAPronatura Veracruz
(228) [email protected]