MISION

The Mesoamerican Virtual Center of

Excellence in Forest Monitoring is a
collaborative online platform that offers
solutions for knowledge management to
strengthen sustainable forest manage-
ment through robust forest monitoring
systems and transparency.

INFORMATION NETWORKING
To facilitate access to high quality, state of the art To facilitate and support collaborative online spaces to
information in forest monitoring. promote national efforts in forest monitoring.

Lybrary collections, videos, Forest monitoring To facilitate

databases To disseminate experts exchange
communities
national experiences
Geographic information on forest monitoring
in Mesoamericana To promote virtual
Technical extensionism in
Specialized glossary assistance forest monitoring

DIGITAL LIBRARY EXPERTS NETWORKS

LEARNING CHANGE
To create learning communities for strengthening To provide and manage spaces for dialogue and
capacities in forest monitoring. collaboration among agents of change in
forest monitoring.
Online courses
Regional countries
To systematize official information To position
Videoconferences
lessons learned and forest monitoring
Tutorials best practices as a key aspect for
Partnerships
the designing of public policy
to strengthen regional
Workshops dialogue

ONLINE CAMPUS AGREEMENTS AND PUBLIC POLICY

CEVMF - Mesoamerican Virtual Center of Excellence in Forest Monitoring

www.monitoreoforestal.gob.mx
CONAFOR, Perifrico Poniente #5360 Col. San Juan de Ocotn, Zapopan,
Jalisco, Mxico C.P. 45019
Telfono (Mxico):+52(33)3777-7000 Ext.8033
cevmf@monitoreoforestal.gob.mx | WhatsApp +52 (144) 3392 2984
 VISION
The Mesoamerican Virtual Center of Excel-
lence in Forest Monitoring is a regional initia-
tive globally positioned for his quality,
relevance and impact that supports the Meso-
american efforts related to sustainable forest
management.

Decision makers at local,

subnational, national and
Technicians and
professionals in BACKGROUND
regional levels forest monitoring

In 2008, at the Tenth Summit of TuxtlaMechanism of

Dialogue and Agreement the Heads of State and
Governments approved the Mesoamerican Strategy
for Environmental Sustainability (EMSA).
The Agreement promoted coordination of immediate
regional environmental actions in the strategic areas
of biodiversity, forests, climate change and sustain-
able competitiveness.

In 2013, the Ministers Council of the EMSA approved

its Action Plan 2013-2016, which defines the climate
TARGET change component, establishing cooperative actions
aimed to strengthening technical capabilities for
AUDIENCE forest conservation at regional level.

In 2015, the Ministers Council of the EMSA, at its

Fourth Meeting, agreed to "establish a virtual center of
excellence in Forest Monitoring, as a technology
platform that facilitates the exchange of knowledge,
experiences and best practices".

Public Academic
and private institutions
organizations and civil society

CEVMF - Mesoamerican Virtual Center of Excellence in Forest Monitoring

www.monitoreoforestal.gob.mx
CONAFOR, Perifrico Poniente #5360 Col. San Juan de Ocotn, Zapopan,
Jalisco, Mxico C.P. 45019
Telfono (Mxico):+52(33)3777-7000 Ext.8033
cevmf@monitoreoforestal.gob.mx | WhatsApp +52 (33) 2117 8402