Evaluacion final de desempeno del proyecto Peru bosques

The evaluation focuses specifically on: (1) contributions to the institutional strengthening of the forestry sector; (2) capacity building in forest management; (3) monitoring, control, and supervision of illegal logging; and (4) to the sustainable use of the forest by the private sector and indigenous communities. The evaluation employs a mixed-methods approach that includes primary qualitative data gathered in Lima, Madre de Dios, Loreto and Ucayali. Main findings suggest that the PPB contributed substantially to the consolidation of the institutional reforms in the forestry sector through three important results: (1) support for the creation and implementation of the National Forestry and Wildlife Service (SERFOR); (2) improvement to the viability of the prior consultation process for the new regulations for the Forestry and Wildlife Law; and (3) in the customized design of the Regional Environmental Authorities (ARAs) for the regional governments of Loreto, Madre de Dios, and Ucayali. The PPB intervened successfully with the private sector, which is a key ally in the fight against illegal logging and for the sustainable use of forests. The intervention involved the participation of indigenous organizations in the first regulatory consultation process and the training of community stakeholders to protect the forest. However, there is a lack of capacity building at the community level. Capacity building efforts among civil servants were hampered by a lack of political will and the slow implementation of the civil service law. The evaluation recommends: (1) strengthening the coordination and transparency functions of the governing body of the National Forestry and Wildlife System; (2) institutionalizing capacity building on environmental and forest management issues with regional governments; (3) promoting community forest management with indigenous organizations; and (4) promoting incentives within a value chain approach for the legalization and formalization of timber and non-timber forest activities. (Author abstract, modified)