Enhancing forestry governance in the Peruvian Amazon : mid-term evaluation of the Peru forest sector initiative

The USFS/PFSI objective is to contribute to sustainable forest management in Peru by developing technical capacities, tools and methodologies and by strengthening key actors in the public and private sector in designated priority areas. The specific objectives for this intermediate evaluation of USFS/PFSI performance are: (1) to understand how the intermediate results milestones are being achieved, specifically in terms of the main attributes of USFS/PFSI key processes; (2) to identify external performance drivers and constraints and internal advantages and weaknesses; (3) to analyze USFS/PFSI relationships and synergies with other relevant interventions; (4) to assess how the activities of USFS/PFSI are improving forest governance in Peru; and (5) to provide recommendations for improvement. Evaluation results are presented in two subsections. The first one refers to the current situation of forest governance in Peru and its main changes in the last years. The second sub-section presents progress in the achievement of USFS/PFSI milestones and reviews this progress in the context of USFS/PFSI activities and respondent"s perceptions of the contribution that the program has made to the enhancement of forest governance in Peru. (Excerpt, modified)