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Mexico
An assessment of the gaps and omissions in the protected area system was carried out in 2007 using threatened plant species and critical vegetation types.
An assessment of the gaps and omissions in conservation within the protected area system was carried out in 2007, using 214 threatened species from the Mexican Red List (2001), 12 plant families and 68 vegetation types considered critical because of low coverage.
The area of these priority plant sites covers 39% of the country with c.17% considered high priority. The priority sites identified differed from previous assessments and more data is needed, particularly on species distribution, to refine these results. This project was carried out in parallel with an assessment of the protected area network (Mexican gap analysis) using numerous biodiversity elements and is part of a wider programme to develop conservation projects as part of the Mexican Strategy for Plant Conservation.
Coordinating organisations:
- The National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO) in collaboration with the National Commission of Protected Areas (CONANP)