Goal: Strengthen Indigenous and local women’s leadership in forest management while promoting sustainable livelihoods and climate resilience.

Location: Mexico (Jalisco, Oaxaca, Campeche, Yucatán, Quintana Roo)

Metrics:

• 1,200 women engaged in forest-based livelihood and leadership activities
• 450 women trained as community promoters
• 75 women-led subprojects supported
• 600 women completed financial literacy and market access training

Dates / Status: Active since 2018; ongoing activities and verifications through REDD+ and gender-responsive frameworks

Beneficiaries (women): Over 1,200 directly engaged; growing recognition of women as key agents of change in local and Indigenous forest communities

Standards & Certification:

• W+ Domains: Income & Assets, Leadership, Social Capital
• Verified under Dedicated Grant Mechanism (DGM) gender-responsive frameworks

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