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Allocating logging rights in Peruvian Amazonia--does it matter to be local?
Matti Salo1, Samuli Helle, Tuuli Toivonen
1Department of Biology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. mattsal@utu.fi
Plos One
|May 19, 2011
Summary
Local actors and small enterprises secured forest concessions in Loreto, Peruvian Amazonia. Their local experience, not just bid price, improved tender success, integrating them into forest management for deforestation goals.
Area of Science:
- Tropical ecology
- Forestry management
- Conservation science
Background:
- Global concern over tropical forest fate.
- Local decision-making impacts forest resources.
- Case study in Loreto, Peruvian Amazonia, on logging rights allocation.
Purpose of the Study:
- Explore logging rights allocation in Loreto.
- Analyze the competitive tendering process for forest concessions.
- Investigate the role of local versus non-local actors.
Main Methods:
- Identification and definition of local and non-local actors.
- Analysis of tender submissions and concession area attributes.
- Evaluation of tendering results in relation to actor type and area characteristics.
Main Results:
- More demand for concession land than offer.
- Tender success influenced by area size and proximity to cities, not timber volume.
- Local actors offered lower fees but benefited from local experience and regional registration.
- Small and Loreto-based actors secured numerous forest areas.
Conclusions:
- The allocation process favored small and local actors.
- Integrating local actors is crucial for Peru's zero deforestation goals.
- Legitimacy of forest management relies on including local constituents.
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