International consulting

REDD+ Jalisco Portal

A portal that brings Jalisco's strategy to conserve its forests and reduce emissions together in one place. It explains it in plain language to communities, citizens and international evaluators.

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REDD+ Jalisco portal homepage with a cloud forest and the headline Forest conservation for the well-being of people and the climate
Field
Environment, climate change and government
Client
SEMADET, Ministry of Environment and Territorial Development of the Government of Jalisco, Mexico
Funding
Climate, Law and Policy
Type
International consulting
My role
Information architecture, UX/UI design and web development
Year
2026
Status
Prototype

01 · Problem

A technical policy, scattered across many places

REDD+ is an international mechanism to reduce emissions caused by deforestation and forest degradation. Its technical information (the state strategy, governance, social safeguards, results monitoring and the international ART TREES certification) was scattered across different documents and websites.

For a forest community it was hard to understand, and for an international evaluator it was hard to verify. The state also needed a clear channel to receive grievances and be accountable.

02 · Users

Three audiences, one portal

Communities, ejidos and local organizations

They need to understand what REDD+ is, how it benefits them and how to file a grievance.

International evaluators and organizations

They need to quickly find official documents and the certification status.

Citizens, academia and civil society

They want to follow the progress of the strategy.

03 · UX/UI proposal

From simple to technical

  • Component-based architecture: the policy was organized into five sections that follow the official REDD+ structure: State Strategy (EEREDD+), Governance, Social Integrity, MRV (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification) and ART TREES. Social Integrity is in turn divided into safeguards, benefit sharing, participation and the grievance mechanism.
  • From simple to technical: the homepage explains what each letter of REDD+ means before going into detail, and an acronym glossary accompanies the whole site.
  • A single library: all official documentation (strategy, reports, regulations, minutes and Official Gazette publications) lives in one place, with search and filters by component.
  • Visible accountability: access to the grievance mechanism appears on every page, with a form that allows anonymous complaints and lets people choose how to receive the answer.
  • A timeline of key events (Climate Week Jalisco, Climate Week NYC, the ART TREES process) shows that the strategy is moving forward.
The five sections of the portal: EEREDD+, Governance, Social Integrity, MRV and ART TREES
Library of official documents with search and filters by component
The REDD+ Jalisco portal on phone screens

04 · Creative solution

A climate policy told as a story

Turning a technical climate policy into a relatable story: "Forest conservation for the well-being of people and the climate".

The design uses photography of Jalisco's forests, an editorial serif typeface and a warm tone, so that a forest community and an international evaluator each find what they need on the same site.

05 · Deliverables

What the project includes

  • Information architecture for the unified portal
  • Responsive UX/UI design
  • Working prototype in HTML, CSS and JS with more than 15 pages
  • Document library with search and filters
  • Grievance mechanism form, with an anonymous option
  • Acronym glossary and privacy notice
Grievance mechanism form with the option to file anonymously

06 · Result

Under review with the client

The prototype is under review with the client. The goal is to publish the official portal for Climate Week.

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