Introduction: Biocultural diversity and the participation of local communities in national and global conservation -- Community conservation and ethnoecology: the three dimensions of local-level biodiversity maintenance -- Conservation and forest communities in Mexico: Experiences, visions and rights -- Community Conservation Experiences in Three Ejidos of the Lower Balsas River Basin, Michoacan -- Challenges in ICCA governance: the case of El Cordon del Reten in San Miguel Chimalapa, Oaxaca -- Local perceptions of conservation initiatives in the Calakmul region -- Community conservation in Punta Laguna: a case of adaptive ecotourism management -- Local participation in community conservation: Methodological contributions -- Community-based biodiversity monitoring in Mexico: Current status, challenges and future strategies for collaboration with scientists -- Drawing analysis: tools for understanding children’s perceptions of community conservation -- Conclusions.

This book provides an in-depth analysis on community conservation in Mexico. The volume explores vivid examples and case studies that illustrate some of the critical issues at stake, including the participation of local communities in national and global conservation, indigenous and local perceptions of conservation initiatives in Southern Mexico, and challenges in ICCA governance and ecotourism. The book also reviews methodological approaches for understanding and strengthening community conservation, touching upon such topics as community-based biodiversity monitoring and tools for understanding children's perceptions of community conservation. Written by international experts in the field, Community Action for Conservation: Mexican Experiences is a lively and deep-running resource that offers invaluable stories and analyses of the Mexican experience with conservation.