From seeds to forests: Innovative system for reforestation in cloud forests with native tree species

The mountain cloud forest in Veracruz, Mexico, is an ecosystem of great value for its biodiversity and hydrological role. In recent years, it has been progressively degraded because of human activities and the expansion of urban areas, which has caused a major loss of biodiversity. Therefore, this project identified sites with potential for reforestation to connect forest fragments, conserving biodiversity, and mitigating the impacts of climate change. The project established agreements with private landowners to collect seeds for seedlings and reforest a total of ten hectares of land. The reforestation was be accompanied by an awareness raising campaign on the importance of the cloud forest for biodiversity conservation as well as a standardised system for monitoring the reforestation process.