1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
- Improving the restoration of ecosystem services and the social-hydrological resilience of the Xochimilco borough in Mexico City by relying on traditional food cultivation (1)
- Revival of the chinampa (floating garden) ancient water-saving agriculture practices used in wetlands using place attachment and cultural heritage (1,2)
- Creation of a value-added market for chinampa cultivators (1)
1) Cooperativa Chinamayolo:
- To recover both traditional agriculture and to generate innovative processes with agroecological and sustainable crops (3)
- To preserve the Chinampera culture through community organization, inherited knowledge, maintaining the Chinampa identity and respect for the present and future life of the lake ecosystem (3)
2) REDES - Network of Ecological Restoration and Development
- Raise awareness and the environmental knowledge of locals on traditional agriculture practices through workshops and volunteer program and eco toursim programs (4)
- Support the ecological restoration of the wetland area of the Xochimilco borough
- Creation of a market for cinampa producers (4)
3) Umbral Axochiatl -
- Conservation and restoration of the lake area by working articulated with different academic institutions, government and external social organizations, local or the chinampera area, maintaining close collaboration with main actors (5)
- Revival of the chinampa (floating garden) ancient water-saving agriculture practices used in wetlands using place attachment and cultural heritage (1,2)
- Creation of a value-added market for chinampa cultivators (1)
1) Cooperativa Chinamayolo:
- To recover both traditional agriculture and to generate innovative processes with agroecological and sustainable crops (3)
- To preserve the Chinampera culture through community organization, inherited knowledge, maintaining the Chinampa identity and respect for the present and future life of the lake ecosystem (3)
2) REDES - Network of Ecological Restoration and Development
- Raise awareness and the environmental knowledge of locals on traditional agriculture practices through workshops and volunteer program and eco toursim programs (4)
- Support the ecological restoration of the wetland area of the Xochimilco borough
- Creation of a market for cinampa producers (4)
3) Umbral Axochiatl -
- Conservation and restoration of the lake area by working articulated with different academic institutions, government and external social organizations, local or the chinampera area, maintaining close collaboration with main actors (5)
Quantitative targets
Unknown
Monitoring indicators defined
Unknown
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change adaptation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change adaptation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
The initiative includes three different projects with different starting and ending dates (Ref. 1):
1) Cooperativa Chinampayolo- Weekly market for the traditionally cultivated food products (3)
2) REDES
- Organisation of tours where visitors can see and learn more about the traditional agroecological practice of chinampas (4)
- Organisation of volunteering days focusing on the conservation of native fauna and flora and support for traditional Chinampera and mountain agriculture (4)
- Organisation of workshops and courses on agroecological techniques, small-scale agriculture and on ecotechnics for producers, students and tourists (4)
3) Umbral Axochiatl
- Development of low-cost sustainable agriculture technology, reducing the use of chemicals, easy to manage and safe for people (4)
- Offering a variety of recreational and specialized activities for ecotourism (4)
- Research in a biological station on the reproduction, maintenance and conservation of the Axolotl, native to this area (4)
1) Cooperativa Chinampayolo- Weekly market for the traditionally cultivated food products (3)
2) REDES
- Organisation of tours where visitors can see and learn more about the traditional agroecological practice of chinampas (4)
- Organisation of volunteering days focusing on the conservation of native fauna and flora and support for traditional Chinampera and mountain agriculture (4)
- Organisation of workshops and courses on agroecological techniques, small-scale agriculture and on ecotechnics for producers, students and tourists (4)
3) Umbral Axochiatl
- Development of low-cost sustainable agriculture technology, reducing the use of chemicals, easy to manage and safe for people (4)
- Offering a variety of recreational and specialized activities for ecotourism (4)
- Research in a biological station on the reproduction, maintenance and conservation of the Axolotl, native to this area (4)
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The innovation of the interventions primary relies in their attempt to revitalize the ancient traditional food cultivation practice of chinampa as an answer to ecosystem restoration and social-ecological resilience building in broad area of Mexcio City (1)
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The traditional chinapma cultivation is an ancient traditional agricultural practice that characterized the pre-colonial food cultivation in the Mexican lake area (2) Therefore, the innovation itself has been present for centuries but lost focus and significance and recently been revitalized (2)
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
