ANÁLISIS DE LAS INSTIOTUCIONES DE GOBERNANZA MULTI-ESCALA PARA LA ACCIÓN COLECTIVA DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA NATURALEZA EN LA CHINANTLA, OAXACA, MÉXICO

Abstract

The Multi-scale Governance for Biodiversity Conservation approach (MGBC) is a theoretical and practical perspective that seeks to integrate theories of collective action and social capital with studies of conservation biology. Using a MGBC approach this thesis examines the emergence of an inter-community indigenous organization in Oaxaca, Mexico and their collective action institution: the Natural Resource Committee of the Upper Chinantla ( Comite de Recursos Naturales de La Chinantla Alta A.C; CORENCHI). Through research with primary document sources and the application of semi-structured interviews a case study was produced which shows that CORENCHI member communities have had a history of inter-community organizations formed for the marketing of coffee. The subsequent rise and organizational structure of CORENCHI was the result of a historical process of creation of trust between these communities and external stakeholders interested in conservation. As part of the formation, the communities established new institutions at an inter-community scale for the conservation of natural resources. These institutions include community land use zoning, comunal estatutes, and community conservation areas.