Gestão e reconhecimento institucional na Reserva da Biosfera de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán

This research aims to describe the institutional recognition of the rational use of common resources in a Mexican reserve from a management and implementation perspective. After its declaration as a reserve, new environmental management systems were established, and the local population had to incorporate new institutions and, with this, new permitted and prohibited actions. The methodological strategy consisted of a mixed study that included surveys in eight municipalities with a convenience sample of 400 people and key informant interviews. The results reveal that, although the initial configuration by decree was top-down, the information that all inhabitants needed to recognize the institutions responsible for the new policies was not disseminated. Therefore, after almost 24 years, the need for an integrated and participatory management that actively includes the local community and the various entities involved is still pending.