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Biodiversity with local communities in Mexico with La Canita

The team are currently participating at an event in Mexico with La Canita and members in our Klimate Circle can request an Invite.

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Introduction

San Dimas is facing an urgent ecological crisis: polluted water, degraded soil, and collapsing biodiversity due to climate change and land mismanagement. In response, the Market Maker initiative is restoring vital ecosystems while creating sustainable livelihoods.

Led by forest engineer Benito Acevedo, and supported by NAT5, UFAT, and CDFAI, the project brings together decades of local experience and a market-based mechanism—1.24 million Verified Biodiversity Base Credits—to fund conservation and rural development.

Project Objective

• Conserve and restore forest and watershed systems

• Enable long-term biodiversity monitoring and protection

• Create dignified employment in conservation brigades

• Provide clean water, energy, healthcare, and education to rural communities

Project Impact Summary

• 1.24 million biodiversity credits

• Dozens of green jobs created

• Rainwater harvesting for drinking water

• Off-grid electrification for rural communities

• Educational and healthcare improvements

• Measurable biodiversity and carbon co-benefits

What the site offers KlimateNet Members

• Access the project Trust Circle