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Arturo Santos of the International Union for Conservation of Nature discusses strengthening local governance systems, to improve business climate in the Mesoamerican forest sector
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Arturo Santos GodoyCoordinator Biodiversity and Sustainable Use UICN Mesoamérica & Caribean Initiative [email protected]
Strengthening Local Governance Systems, to improve Business Climate
in the Mesoamerican Forest Sector “An alternative for reducing deforestation and poverty”
Centroamérica: Cuencas hidrográficas y áreas protegidas fronterizas
Fuente: Proyecto de Cooperación Transfronteriza en Centroamérica citado en Matul, 2002
Total poverty incidence in the population
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Land Use
Investor
Finance
Drives Def
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Time - & income +
Time + & Income -
Policies
Tech Capacity
Finances
Resources
North Guatemala Changing the land Use.
"Improving the business climate of Local Economic Agents linked to the management, protection and restoration of Strategic Forest Ecosystems in the Region through the development and implementation of Forest Governance Strategic Plans“
Development Indicators
Reduce the average rate of deforestation and degradation of strategic forest ecosystems in Mesoamerica .
The asset return rate of local economic agents linked to the forest is increased through the improvement of the sale margin from their forest products and services, the expansion of market opportunities and the development of funding processes.
The valuation of forest landscapes versus the drivers of deforestation and degradation increases, which improves its chance of prevalence.
Reduce the level of poverty of rural populations associated with management, protection and restoration of forests.
Increase the provision of goods and services linked to management, protection and restoration of strategic forest ecosystems. (Timber products, non timber products, food, water, carbon, biodiversity).
Increase the rate of land tenure certainty in the territories.Illegal activities in the territories are reduced.
STRATEGIC OUTCOMESIntegration of economic agents linked to the forest.
Political, technical, economic, management and market capacities generated.
Analysis of limiting internal and external factors that affect social, economical and environmental performance of forests.
Formulation, development and implementation of Forest Governance Strategic Plans-FGSP.
Development of Technical, Economic, Policy and Market Instruments for FGSP Implementation.
Access to land tenure and rights improvement.
Development Ways and Means of Finance.
Fight against Illegal Logging.
Development of Markets and Business Strengthening.
Certification of good Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock practices.
Public-Private Alliances.
Knowledge Management.
Risks
Drug traffic exceeds the response capabilities of LEA
Government doesn’t have the political will to integrate LEA into decision making platforms
Weakness or division of LEA (Indigenous groups or forest dwelling communities)
LEA don’t prioritize their work
Business Development Services companies see this a a threat
Changes in national political agendas
Examples of work
Ecoregion Lachua: Located: at the north-west of Guatemala in the departamento of AltaverapazAccoding to Holdrige ; Subtropical Rainforest /Wetland (RAMSAR SITE) Population ; 18,500 habEthnic; 95% indigenous (75% live in poverty conditions)Social sectors Involved: government agencies, private sector, indigenous communities, forest communities.
Land Tenure 10% to 95% Including National Park, Municipal land and indigenous territory
At least one practice of sustainable agricuture is implemented
55% a 97% Almost all the production in the region is using sustainable agriculture practice
Increment of forest area administered under managemen plans Increased
560 to 18,318 From 1% to 33% under management (67% regional forest cover)
Increment per capita income $257.4 to $ 397.9 Increased by 54%
Increment of men and women involved in forest activities (reforestation, conservation )
Men 50 to 1200 ; Women 2 to 55
Most of the local population is involved in sustainable or forest management practice
Presence of goverment authoroties 0 to 10 Forest, PA´s, Health, education, police, land tenure, judge, human rights….
Local organization legalize 2 to 12 First, second and third level org.
GOV.
FLOWS…
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02+ H2O+ Biod..
Taxes
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Honey (polinisation)Coco (agroforestry)Turism (labor)Germplasm(seeds)Food (health)
02+ H2O+ Biod+ Food+ Tax+ labor+private secto
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Improve & invest:
Education
Health
Infrastructure
Governance & sustanibility
Tax+labor Tax+labor+ H.C+ private sector
Diversification of Economy
More Resiliencies Society
Tax increase Rural Areas
