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Climate

Reforestation manejo ganadero ecologico conservacion de la biodivesidad son algunos types of carbon offset that actually removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It is estimated that tropical deforestation accounts for 25% of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere causing global warming. Restoring the world´s forest cover y suelos a key element in fighting global warming.

Comunity

We work in communities of extreme poverty where landowners have few options for generating income. Traditional agriculture and grazing on the steep slopes of the Sierra Gorda promote severe erosion and soil loss, and lead to watershed degradation. Our reforestation project creates a sustainable land use alternative, providing much needed additional income to residents of the Reserve.

Biodiversity

Mexico is one of the most biologically rich countries in the world that has been largely deforested. More than one million hectares are logged each year (many illegally) which is impacting water and soil quality, depleting aquifers and threatening biodiversity. Reforestations within the Biosphere Reserve create habitat corridors for wildlife, and restore watersheds by increasing water infiltration and reducing soil erosion.

Poverty levels in the municipalities of the project area

State	Municipality	Total population	% Income poverty
State	Municipality	Total population	Food poverty	Asset poverty
Querétaro	Pinal de Amoles	25,325	50	77
Querétaro	Arroyo Seco	12,493	33	62
Querétaro	Jalpan de Serra	22,025	30	57
Querétaro	Landa de Matamoros	18,905	26	56
San Luis Potosí	Aquismón	45,074	70	89
San Luis Potosí	Xilitla	50,064	54	81
TOTAL		173.886	50	75

Source: Indicators, index and degree of lack of social development, estimations of CONEVAL based on
2005 Population and Housing Census II.

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Food-based poverty line is identified as a monthly income considered insufficient to obtain minimum food requirements even if the entire income were spent for this purpose. Asset-based poverty is identified as a monthly income inadequate for basic requirements of food, health, education, clothing, shoes, housing and public transportation, even if the entire income were dedicated exclusively to these purposes.

Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social, “Reporta CONEVAL cifras de pobreza por ingresos 2008”, Comunicado de prensa No. 006/09, Distrito Federal a 18 de julio de 2009.

Zone 1: Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve

Name of the municipality	Total population	% Illiteracy among population >= 15 years	% Without primary school completed among population >= 15 years	% Homes without drainage or toilet	% Homes without electricity	% Homes without piped water in the vicinity of the house	% Homes with some level of overcrowding	% Homes with dirt floors	% Economically active population that earns <= 2 minimum wages1	Degree of marginalization
Pinal de Amoles	25325	21.10	44.40	30.21	24.48	50.65	61.78	40.69	63.81	Very High
Arroyo Seco	12493	18.89	43.90	9.42	6.26	18.45	45.43	29.83	70.71	High
Jalpan de Serra	22025	16.03	39.28	12.57	10.28	27.11	50.48	23.15	54.76	High
Landa de Matamoros	18905	22.82	48.52	13.68	7.18	38.43	51.51	21.84	68.39	High

1 In 2005, two general daily minimum wages were equivalent to approximately U.S. $8.29.

Zone 2: San Luis Potosí

Name of the municipality	Total population	% Illiteracy among population >= 15 years	% Without primary school completed among population >= 15 years	% Homes without drainage or toilet	% Homes without electricity	% Homes without piped water in the vicinity of the house	% Homes with some level of overcrowding	% Homes with dirt floors	% Economically active population that earns <= 2 minimum wages2	Degree of marginalization
Aquismón	45074	27.08	52.05	5.35	29.59	43.50	67.43	73.66	83.12	Very High
Xilitla	50064	13.82	37.16	2.78	17.71	47.13	62.67	50.88	78.32	High

2 Ibid

Carbon Offsets designed to meet the highest standards.
The benefits of Sierra Gorda Offsets in terms of carbon sequestration, biodiversity preservation, hydrological services and improved livelihoods for the people of local communities are being verified through ongoing scientific assessments and social return on investment analyses.

The Technological Institute of Monterrey and Bosque Sustentable have measured the amount of carbon stored in the various ecosystems of the Sierra Gorda and inventories are underway to determine how much carbon has been captured thus far in reforestations. Current studies are also examining various flora and fauna, including jaguar, in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, Queretaro.

Scientists at the Autonomous University of Queretaro are using data, in combination with information about land cover and soil type, to model improvements to hydrological processes throughout the Reserve resulting from reforestation and soil conservation measures.
Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda has also undertaken a Social Return on Investment Analysis to assess the range of impacts of their programs on the communities in the Sierra Gorda.

We are currently preparing the documentation to seek certification using the Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Alliance standards.