Guatemala is belonged to the Lepaterique process of Central America on Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management. The region identified 4 criteria and 40 indicators at the regional level and 8 criteria and 53 indicators at the national level. This was the beginning of the Process which was later on complemented by 2 FAO/CCAD supported sub-regional meetings and 7 national seminars on country-level implementation and on the identification of criteria and indicators at the forest management unit level.
1. Existence of a legal, political, institutional, technical and socio-economic framework which promotes and guarantees sustainable forest management and conservation resources.
Variables: regional policies, regional legislation, regional institutions, regional economic integration, technical guidelines, economic and social functions of forest for satisfying local needs, financial mechanisms for SFM, norms that regulate forest management, research and training, access and exchange of technology, percentage of population with legal land and titles.
2. Conservation and maintenance of environmental services provided by forest ecosystems.
Godoy, JC. 1999. Hacia el consenso del Sistema Centroamericano de Áreas Protegidas. CAPAS. Guatemala.
WCMC. UNEP. 2003 Global overview of forest conservation.
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/data/cdrom2/camtabs.htm
Zapata, J. 2001. Proceso de Lepaterique criterios e Indicadores para la ordenación forestal sostenible. Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica y Panamá. FAO. Unión Europea. Santiago Chile.
Land surface (000) |
Forest area (000) |
Area of forest in protected areas (000) |
Area of forest outside of protected areas |
Deforested area (000) |
532,000 |
19,000 |
8,809,600 |
81,388,800 |
13000 |
3. Maintenance and enhancement of multiple socio-economic and cultural benefits of forest ecosystems to meet the needs of all levels of society.
