Analysis of independent forest vigilance experiences in Honduras, Panamá and Perú: inputs for the good forest governance

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dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.coveragePanama
dc.coverageHonduras
dc.coveragePeru
dc.creatorYamauchi-Mansur-Levy, M. D., Navarro, G., Róger, F. C., Soto, V.
dc.date2023-04-27T13:56:49Z
dc.date2023-04-27T13:56:49Z
dc.date2022
dc.date2022-08-09T08:40:44.0000000Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T21:01:59Z
dc.descriptionIllegal logging is one of the main drivers associated to tropical forest degradation and deforestation, being a problem structurally related to weaknesses in law enforcement and forest governance processes. Independent Forest Vigilance is a participatory and empowering social process in which civil society and independent actors verify legality in forestry activities and influence the sector’s transparency and governance. There are only few studies about the existing models of this activity, especially in Latin America. Within the framework of the FAO EU FLEGT Program, this study systematized Independent Forest Vigilance experiences and projects in three countries: the Independent Forest Monitoring and the ‘Contraloría Social’ (civil society controllership) of Forest Management and of FLEGT VPA in Honduras, the ‘Veeduría Forestal Ciudadana’ (forestry oversight) in Panamá, and the Indigenous ‘Veeduría’ in Perú. Three distinct vigilance approaches were identified: an intrasectorial operative approach, based on the verification of norm compliance in exploitation activities; a strategic extrasectorial approach, based on the verification of the performance of actors of the Honduras FLEGT VPA; and a territorial management approach, based on technical assistance, community representation and control in the forestry and environmental fields. Although the countries have conceptually well-developed mechanisms, the degree of practical application is variable, and even little consolidated in some cases. Economic sustainability, recognition by authorities, independence, and coordination with actors from the verification and control systems are the main challenges to be faced in the process of strengthening these mechanisms. Nonetheless, their great potential to contribute to the improvement of governance is widely recognized, especially in the realms of legality verification, control and law enforcement, institutional internal control systems, and the sector’s transparency. Keywords: Governance, Illegal trade, Monitoring and data collection, Deforestation and forest degradation ID: 3477063
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dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cc1428en
dc.identifierhttp://www.fao.org/3/cc1428en/cc1428en.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/211450
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFAO ;
dc.rightsNon-FAO
dc.rightsCC BY NC SA 3.0 IGO
dc.titleAnalysis of independent forest vigilance experiences in Honduras, Panamá and Perú: inputs for the good forest governance
dc.titleXV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
dc.typeArticle

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