Publication: Deforestation trends in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala: 2000-2013
Deforestation trends in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala: 2000-2013
| dc.contributor.author | Hodgdon, B.D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hugell, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hugo Ramos, V. | |
| dc.contributor.author | McNab, R.B. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T18:58:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T18:58:45Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/1108 | |
| dc.title | Deforestation trends in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala: 2000-2013 | en |
| dcterms.abstract | Covering close to 2.1 million hectares, Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR) is the largest protected area in Central America and home to around 180,000 people, as well as globally important biodiversity and cultural heritage. Established in 1990, the reserve is also the site of an internationally significant example of multiple-use forest management with the twin aims of conservation and social development. This paper analyzes deforestation trends in different management zones of the MBR during the period 2000-2013 and looks within these zones to identify trends among specific management units. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Public | |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open access | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Hodgdon, B. D. et al. 2015. Deforestation trends in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala: 2000-2013. Washiington DC: Rainforest Alliance | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2015 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.publisher | Rainforest Alliance | |
| dcterms.type | Report | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| fsc.evidenceCategory | FSC impact-related | |
| fsc.focus.forestType | Natural Forest | |
| fsc.focus.forestZone | Tropical | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| fsc.focus.tenureManagement | Community | |
| fsc.focus.tenureOwnership | Community | |
| fsc.issue.environmental | Deforestation, tree cover loss | |
| fsc.subject | Buffer zones | |
| fsc.subject | Indigenous peoples | |
| fsc.subject | Deforestation | |
| fsc.subject | Landscape approaches | |
| fsc.subject | Tree cover loss | |
| fsc.topic.environmental | Buffer zones | |
| is.availability.fullText | Full text available | |
| is.contributor.funderType | Public | |
| is.contributor.member | Rainforest Alliance | |
| is.coverage.country | Guatemala | |
| is.coverage.countryAlpha2 | GT | |
| is.coverage.geographicLevel | Site | |
| is.coverage.latitude | 16.829390 | |
| is.coverage.longitude | -90.294403 | |
| is.coverage.region | Central America | |
| is.evaluation.counterfacts | No | |
| is.evaluation.dataSource | Geospatial data layers | |
| is.evaluation.dataSource | National Statistics - national government data | |
| is.evaluation.dataSource | Private company data | |
| is.evaluation.findings | This study found that the average deforestation rate was 0.2% lower in the MBR than in Guatemala (1.2 VS 1.4%, respectively). Deforestation rate in the Multiple-Use Zone which contains FSC-certified firms was close to zero (0.4%), and lower than in the Buffer zone (5.5%) and notably, lower than in the protected core area (1%). | |
| is.evaluation.findings | In areas where certified concessions had been cancelled due to non-compliance with the management plan, deforestation rates increased. | |
| is.evaluation.notes | Overall the authors confirm what Hughell et al. already concluded in 2008. The study compares interesting and valuable data on deforestation rate between a certified-community based concession, a core area and a Buffer zone. However, it does not provide data from an uncertified forest concession, so the counterfactuals are of limited use to isolate the specific effect of FSC certification as compared to uncertified forest management on deforestation. | |
| is.evaluation.outcome | yes | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | The authors conclude: "FSC-certified forest management has effectively conserved forest cover in about a quarter of the MBR, while also producing significant socioeconomic benefits for local communities." | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | Also, "[certified] community concessions can conserve forest at least as well as protected areas, especially when there is a strong commitment to forestry culture." | |
| is.evaluation.scope | This report is an update of a study performed in the same area, the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala (MBR), in 2008 by Hughell et al. While the previous study investigated deforestation rate and the incidence of wildfire during the 2000-2007 period, the present one does so for the 2000-2013 period. | |
| is.evidenceResourceType | Primary | |
| is.evidenceSubType | Empirical study - control not matched, data collected before and after intervention | |
| is.evidenceSubType | Empirical study - qualitative | |
| is.evidenceType | Empirical study | |
| is.focus.products | Forestry products | |
| is.focus.products | Timber products | |
| is.focus.sdg | SDG 13 - Climate Action | |
| is.focus.sectors | Agriculture | |
| is.focus.sectors | Forestry | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| is.focus.sustainIssue | Forests and other ecosystems | |
| is.focus.sustainLens | Indigenous peoples | |
| is.focus.sustainLens | Landscape approaches | |
| is.focus.sustainOutcome | Deforestation and forest protection | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE outcomes and impacts | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE performance monitoring | |
| is.identifier.code | Impacts | |
| is.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international449 | |
| is.identifier.schemeName | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.identifier.schemeName | Rainforest Alliance | |
| is.identifier.schemeType | Voluntary Sustainability Standards | |
| is.link.url | https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/sites/default/files/2016-08/MBR-Deforestation-Trends.pdf |