Usar p⁄gs xvii-134 - ResearchGate

ContentsPresentation ....................................................................................................................................................................... viForeword ............................................................................................................................................................................. viiAcknowledgments ......................................................................................................................................................... ixList of Figures, Maps, Tables and Boxes .............................................................................................................. xiiGlossary ............................................................................................................................................................................... xivKey Findings ..................................................................................................................................................................... xviExecutive Summary ...................................................................................................................................................... xviiCHAPTER 1An Overview of Venezuela’s Geography, Population, Economy, and Forest Legislation 1Geography .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1Population ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3Forests and the Economy ........................................................................................................................................... 5Forest Legislation and Institutions ........................................................................................................................ 6CHAPTER 2Forest Cover and Protection 11Question 1: Where are Venezuela’s forests and how has forest cover changed? ..................................................... 12Question 2: What is the status of protected areas in Venezuela’s forests and in theGuayana region specifically? ............................................................................................................................................ 16Question 3: How have protected areas been managed in Venezuela? ..................................................................... 22CHAPTER 3Non-Extractive Value of Forests of the Guayana Region 25Biodiversity ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26Non-Timber Forest Product Use in the Guayana Region ............................................................................ 30CHAPTER 4Forest Development Trends 35Logging ................................................................................................................................................................................ 36Question 1: What is the relative importance of logging to the national economy? ................................................ 36Question 2: Where are logging concessions located and how are they allocated? ................................................. 42Question 3: What are the administrative and legal requirements for logging? ....................................................... 42Question 4: How much wood is extracted from the Guayana region forests? ......................................................... 46Question 5: What is the impact of logging on the forests of the Guayana region? .................................................. 49Summary and Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 51x