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Country Dominant forestry Forest Land ownership Market orientation Effect on
problems policy response patterns certification
Guatemala Conversion of forests to In 1990, the government An even mix of state, com- Nearly all (90 percent) In an effort to assure NGOs
agriculture; illegal created the 2.1 million munity and private lands; domestic production is that new industrial forestry
logging, especially of high hectare Maya Biosphere tenure conflicts on 5 percent consumed domestically; concessions within the Maya
value species (mainly Reserve to conserve of land. high quality products Biosphere Reserve Multiple
mahogany); use of forests for biodiversity-rich forests exported. Use Zone were well-managed,
firewood. of the Peten region and the government made FSC
revoked all logging certification a requirement of
permits within the all concession holders within
reserve. the reserve; financial support
of FSC certification by international
donors also facilitated
the process; certification
activity outside the reserve is
minimal; low production
volumes and technical
capacity of community forests
make accessing certified
markets difficult.
Mexico Illegal logging and legal Government initiatives 80 percent forest lands com- Low level of value added, FSC certification facilitated by
deforestation; low technical (through CONAFOR) munity-owned, 15 percent with the exception of a Mexican government, which
capacity of community provide technical private, 5 percent government. few firms in Durango and sees it as a means of reaching
forestry operations. assistance and training Chihuahua; 65 percent of community capacity-building
for communities and production exported, goals and provides financial
ejidos and financial primarily to the U.S.; and technical assistance for
support for silvicultural recently, sharp increase in certification, sometimes in
activities, sometimes in forest product imports to partnership with NGOs; also,
partnership with NGOs; Mexico. U.S. demand for certain
a government depart- certified products facilitated
ment was created to certification in northern
develop new markets for Mexico; however, lack of
Mexican forest products. approved FSC standard hinders
certification and low production
volumes and technical
capacity of community forests
make accessing certified
markets difficult.
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