Applying a Systems Approach to Monitoring and Assessing Climate Change Mitigation Potential in Mexico’s Forest Sector

Marcela Itzel Olguin-Alvarez1, Craig Wayson2, Max Fellows3, Richard Birdsey4, Carolyn Smyth5, Michael Magnan5, Alexa Dugan6, Vanessa Mascorro7, Armando Alanís8, Enrique Serrano9, Werner A. Kurz3 and Richard Birdsey, (1)Consultant, Mexico City, Mexico, (2)USDA Forest Service Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States, (3)Canadian Forest Service, Victoria, BC, Canada, (4)Woods Hole Research Center, New Town Square, PA, United States, (5)Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Victoria, BC, Canada, (6)US Forest Service, New Town Square, United States, (7)Consultant - Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Montreal, Mexico, (8)National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR), Zapopan, Mexico, (9)National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR), Zapopan, ME, Mexico