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Ex-Post Evaluation ITTO Project PD 47/94 Rev. 3 (I) Report

1. Output 11 Verification of the economic revaluation of tropical forest under management systems Study on economical analysis of the broadleaved resources valuation in Atlantic Coastal of Honduras 11 4 4 The Market Aspects of LUS for Small Scale Community Enterprises An important beneficiary group of the Project is the small rural handcrafts industry In the year 2004 there was 35 groups already organized of rural low income producers with a covenant of management forest mainly dedicated to the saw wood industry and they had authorized a volume of wood of 56 444 cubic meters in 49 345 hectares of national forests commissioning to them The most representatives of these groups are in La Ceiba surroundings and some of them are Industrial Incorma ANPFOR Collective Society Lucas Martinez Yavany Cascos Society Hernandez S C Fuentes and Associates Leoncio Cubas Ocampo and Associates Las Camelias and Coatlahl Cooperative Part of the saw wood of these groups is expended to CUPROFOR Foundation to produce export quality furniture other short volume in processing to make export products like charcoal boxes shoe cleaners and flooring There are an important part of the saw wood volume that is expended to the intermediaries and private timber expenders The lack of an adequate structure of costs with differential costs by species the general factors of the economy and the lack of a strategy of market are provoking important problems for the so
2. 2001 Instituciones forestales hondure as Proyecto GCP RLA 133 EC Organizaci n de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentaci n FAO y Uni n Europea 12 p 31 Annex B Questions Submitted to the different interest groups during the Visit of the Evaluator Ex Post Evaluation of ITTO Project PD 47 94 Rev 3 I Industrial Utilization of Lesser Known Forest Species in Sustainability Managed Forests Mr Carlos Enrique Gonz lez Vicente September 2005 Targeted Groups e Collaborative Agency COHDEFOR Directive Group Tegucigalpa Honduras e Collaborative Agency COHDEFOR Regional Group La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras e Project technical operators e Project beneficiaries e Project cooperators Universidad Nacional Aut noma de Honduras Centro Universitario Regional del Litoral Atl ntico CURLA and CUPROFOR e NGO Red de Manejo del Bosque Latifoliado de Honduras RAMBLAH Collaborative Agency COHDEFOR Directive Group Tegucigalpa Honduras Collaborative Agency COHDEFOR Regional Group La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras Which are the functions of the COHDEFOR and how is organized Las principales funciones de COHDEFOR est n relacionadas con la administraci n manejo aprovechamiento y protecci n de los recursos forestales de Honduras AFE COHDEFOR depende de un Consejo Directivo formado por los Ministros de Agricultura Medio Ambiente Econom a y Finanzas tambi n participan l
3. 9 000 cubic meters in 2004 AFE COHDEFOR 2005 However some factors affect the best compliment of the general objective of the Project The competence with the non legal harvest the legal framework that limits the harvest and the limited resources of the agencies of the Government limit a greater advance 11 4 2 Relevance and Appropriateness of the R amp D Activities Given the Available LUS Resource and Market Conditions in Honduras The increased incorporation of low ecological impact on broadleaved forest and the increased utilization of lesser known forest species has been hampered by the low level of forestry sector in the Honduran political context the legal regulations that limits the annual authorized volume by 10 people social group at only 200 cubic meters the legalization of land tenure process taking National Tropical Forests for the emerging social groups the high rates of non legal timber in the markets with sub valued prices the limitations on rural development process with low levels of appropriation of the new technologies by the rural sector the low level of divulgation and dissemination of new programmes and technologies low level response of authorization of forest management plans according with the Project and continuous changes in the Project conduction non systematized training process non consolidated commercialization strategy at local regional national and international levels the cancellation of the Forest G
4. Cumbillo huesito barillo cedrillo Santa Mar a coloradito Barba de Jolote rosita San Juan Rojo San Juan Colorado marapolan laurel blanco redondo San Juan Areno barba jolote El barillo rosita huesito Santa Mar a San Juan Rojo Paca y Cumbillo los usan para elaborar muebles What direct benefits the project PROINEL gave to the cooperatives Se establecieron parcelas permanentes de muestreo capacitaci n en administraci n inventario operativo derribo direccional uso de motosierra con marco Project cooperators Which was the participation of the University and research centers in the PROINEL project Los profesores de CURLA consideran que es preferible que este tipo de proyectos se ubiquen en la Universidad y no en COHDEFOR Al PROINEL le falt tener mayor contacto con los transformadores de la madera Se requiere una mayor participaci n comunitaria y que la universidad vaya m s a las comunidades con t cnicas de secado y proyectos de bioenerg a Existi muy buena coordinaci n para los inventarios forestales y en aspectos de manejo forestal La universidad considera que la comercializaci n es un problema importante ya que el potencial real son 400 especies y solo se tienen 20 fichas t cnicas La Universidad participo con su red de parcelas permanentes Are the PROINEL results included in the education programmes Fue posible desarrollar algunas tesis de maestr a a trav s del PROINEL y existi una importante coor
5. El acceso a la tierra est muy limitado 33 Are there illegal harvests of the forests in Honduras En Honduras se deforestan al a o 80 mil hect reas de las que el 80 son bosques latifoliados se incendian 50 mil hect reas y son afectados 715 480 metros c bicos por el ataque de insectos descortezadores Se estima un volumen anual de madera ilegal de entre 7 a 9 millones de pies tabla contra solamente 810 000 pies tabla legales y se dice que entre el 30 y 40 de la madera que se procesa es de origen ilegal How was established the contact among the ITTO project PROINEL and the industry El primer contacto se hizo a trav s de los t cnicos de AFE COHDEFOR y mediante una encuesta a 500 industrias se estableci el contacto Which are the management contracts and the COHDEFOR participation Los Contratos de Manejo consisten la forma de aprovechar los bosques nacionales y los otorga la AFE COHDEFOR Constituyen el sistema social forestal y son un elemento importante para formar las cooperativas o las sociedades forestales Which are the main obstacles for the sustainable management and use of the tropical forest in Honduras El principal obst culo es la tenencia de la tierra que se encuentra en un proceso de transici n y se aprecia una mala coordinaci n entre el Instituto Nacional Agrario INA y AFE COHDEFOR ya que hay mucha burocracia en los dict menes y en el otorgamiento de t tulos de propiedad Otro gran obst culo
6. Honduras Mr Julio Cesar Cornijo Industrial Incorma Mr Santos Tito Gutierrez ANPFOR Mr Lucas Martinez Collective Society Lucas Martinez Mrs Ana Teresa Ponce Yavany Cascos Society Mr Jose Martin Zavala Hernandez S C Fuentes and Associates Mr Abraham Ruiz Leoncio Cubas Ocampo and Associates Las Camelias Madera Verde Project in La Ceiba Honduras Mr Victor Adrian Orellana Handcraft Maker Foundation Forest Products Utilization and Promotion Center CUPROFOR in San Pedro Sula Honduras Mr Emilio Esbeih Executive Director 17 111 3 3 1 Logical Framework Matrix Table Num 1 Logical Framework Matrix for Project PD 47 94 Rev 3 D Industrial Utilization of Lesser Known Forest Species in Sustainability Managed Forests Honduras Project Indicators Means of Verification Important Elements Assumptions Development Increased e Report and Documents Effective Objective Forest Project Reports 1 to 12 implementation of Production Forestry Yearbook of Management Plans Value Honduras 2004 approved by AFE e Interviews COHDEFOR 1 AFE COHDEFOR Central Willingness of Office farmers and 2 AFE COHDEFOR Atlantic industrialists to Forestry Region diversify current 3 Forest Cooperative production and Societies apply low impact Increased 4 Foundation CUPROFOR technologies income for The Forests collective e Interviews and site visits Guarantee Found farmer s 1 Industrial Incorma can cover
7. July 1997 The original project timeframe was 36 months but real was 72 months The development objective of this project was economically revaluing tropical forests in Honduras through sustainable production programs based on management plans and the use of sound low impact technologies The project was designed to attain the following specific objectives e To study the ecological and environmental impacts of lesser known species harvesting on the forest e To develop sound low impact technologies for the sustainable management and utilization of tropical forests e To develop basic and applied research studies so as to determine the most suitable end uses for the lesser known timber species e To ensure the transfer of knowledge on forest management ecology environment industry and market opportunities e To facilitate the introduction of non traditional forest species into the national and international markets while ensuring their ecological silvicultural and economic sustainability The expected eleven outputs of the project were To determine the allowable forest harvesting levels in accordance with the forest ecosystem capacity e To identify and implement low impact technologies in the forest management and sustainable utilization areas e Practical handbook addressed to farmers rural communities on the application of low impact harvesting regimes and silvicultural practices e Knowledge and implementation of l
8. People related with the Project Interviews Research and Education Interviews Industry Representatives and Forest Producers Field Visit and Interviews Non Governmental Organizations Interviews Marketing Experts Meeting Handcrafts Technology and Training Organizations Bulnes General Sub Manager Mr Raul Contreras Technical and International Cooperation Mr Martin Lagos Statistics Official Mr Lindersay Eguigurens Regional Forestry Director for Atlantic Region Meeting on State Policy for the Agro food and Rural Sectors of Honduras 2004 2021 Comayagua Honduras Technology Land Tenure Forestry AFE COHDEFOR Atlantic Regional Office in La Ceiba Honduras Mr Nelson Cerezo Project Technical Personnel Private Mr Oscar Tovar 3 years Project Coordinator National Autonomous University of Honduras Regional University Center of the Atlantic Coastal CURLA Forest Engineering School in La Ceiba Honduras Teachers and Researchers Mr Carlos Ramon Amaya Pacheco Mr Manuel Canales Guzman Mr Julio Lino and Mr Jorge Alberto Flores Coatlahl Cooperative in La Ceiba Honduras Mr Constantino Guevara Production Manager Campos and Associates Collective Society in La Ceiba Honduras Mr Leoncio Cubas Administrative Officer REMBLAH in La Ceiba Honduras Mr Danilo Davila Meeting between Forest Products Utilization and Promotion Center CUPROFOR and Cooperative Representatives in La Ceiba
9. Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 16 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de paleto Dialium guianensis Aubl Sand Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 17 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p mmm 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de selillon Pouteria izabalensis Standl Baehni Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 18 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de cedro macho Carapa guianensis Aubl Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 19 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de masica Brosimum allicastrum Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 20 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p Herrera S y C L pez 2004 Enlace comercial sostenible entre Honduras y Dinamarca La Voz del Bosque Latifoliado Proyecto BMBCF pp 4 5 Paredes O 2002 Manuel de clasificaci n de la madera aserrada del bosque latifoliado hondure o Proyecto PD 94 Rev 3 I Utilizaci n Industrial de Especies Forestales Menos Conocidas en los Bosques Bajo Manejo Sostenible PROINEL Organizaci n Internacional de Maderas Tropicales OIMT Manual T cnico 16 p Perdomo J J 2002 Diagn stico industrial de la madera en las zonas norte y
10. Technical Reports CUPROFOR Num to 20 Properties and Uses of The Wood of Varillo Simphonia glubulifera Linn F Rosita Hyeronimia alchorneoides Allem Huestito Macrohasseltia macrotherantha Standley amp L O Williams Santa Maria Calophyllum brasiliense Camb Marapolan Guarea grandifolia D C Piojo Tapirira guianensis Aubl Sangre Virola koschnyi Warb Cumbillo Terminalia amazonia J F Gmel Excell Barba de Jolote Cojoba arborea L Britton amp Rose San Juan Areno Ilex tectonica W Hahn San Juan Peludo Vochysia guatemalensis Donn Sm Cedrillo Huertea cubensis Grises Barrenillo Mortoniodendron anisophyllum Standl amp Steyerm San Juan Colorado Vochysia ferruginea Mart Coloradito Gordonia brandegeei H Keng San Juan Rojo Vochysia sp Paleto Dialum guianensis Aubl Sand Selillon Pouteria izabalensis Standl Baehni Cedro Macho Carapa guianensis Aubl and Masica Brosimum alicastrum Swartz AFE COHDEFOR Report Characteristics and Uses of 30 Species of the Broadleaved Forest in Honduras AFE COHDEFOR Technical Report No 1 Forest Tree Species Regeneration in Management Forests One and a Half Years after Mitch Hurricane in North Coast of Honduras AFE COHDEFOR Technical Report Industrial Diagnosis of the Wood y Northern and Central Honduras AFE COHDEFOR Technical Report Harvest Impact Analysis of New Forest Species on Non Wood Products in Atlantic Region of Honduras AFE COHDE
11. Who are the buyers of the products of the cooperative one La cooperativa COATLAHL est vendiendo ahora a Dinamarca limpiabarros que se hacen con 9 pies tabla de especies no tradicionales el ltimo pedido fue de 5 mil y solo se mandaron 2 200 est n por mandar los siguientes 2 500 Tambi n est n mandando cajas para carb n y han enviado muestras de pisos Se apoyan en el proyecto NEPHETES que tiene ayuda danesa y est basado en la certificaci n de la cadena de custodia Los recursos se est n reinvirtiendo en maquinaria y en el pago de la madera Est n buscando nuevos clientes en Suecia y en los Estados Unidos The forest cooperative is certifying its products to be able to export Tienen al apoyo del proyecto NEPETHES de Dinamarca para certificaci n y el aprovechamiento est certificado por el FSC Which countries are in the cooperative list of importers Dinamarca y posiblemente Suecia y los Estados Unidos En el mercado local vende a La Ceiba San Pedro Sula 36 How many associates form a cooperative society La Cooperativa COATLAHL esta formada por 12 grupos y tiene 250 socios lo que les permite tener 15 empleados temporales que se ocupan en una industria de muebles Do the cooperatives receive support and consulting of other international organizations Si ahora se recibe apoyo de Noruega y se recibi de Canad How many tropical species of woods are working now Las principales especies que ahora se trabajan son vaca
12. and To make maximum use of existing research institutions and to the greatest extent possible avoid duplication of efforts The research and development project is directly related to ITTO Action Plan and priorities in forest industry aspects as follows Delivery of trial volumes of new species and products and other approaches to facilitate acceptance in selected foreign markets Studies tours and seminars to link potential suppliers and clients Studies on the economics of further processing Projects in selected strategic locations to promote the integrated development of sustainable forest management and industrial use Support for industrial trials pilot production and marketing of new species 12 e Specific research and extension on sawing difficult species e Research and develop on tropical timber use in construction especially on new species and wood products e Support for training in planning and management of forest industries and in marketing of forest products 11 2 Evaluation Scope and Focus 11 2 1 Type of Evaluation This report represents the findings of an ex post evaluation conducted approximately 2 years following the project completion The evaluation was conducted according to the recommendations of the ITTO Manuel for Project Monitoring Review and Evaluation Second Edition 1999 Ref No The following relevant sections of the Manual were used to formulate the specific approach to the evaluat
13. centro de Honduras Proyecto PD 94 Rev 3 D Utilizaci n Industrial de Especies Forestales Menos Conocidas en los Bosques Bajo Manejo Sostenible PROINEL Organizaci n Internacional de Maderas Tropicales OIMT Informe T cnico 30 p Pharcotte P 2005 Costos de producci n de los grupos forestales de la costa norte de Honduras Societe de Cooperation pour le Developpement International SOCODEVI Proyecto HN 001 24 p Red de Manejo del Bosque Latifoliado de Honduras REMBLAH 2005 La producci n forestal no controlada en Honduras y Nicaragua los impactos sobre la gobernabilidad y pobreza Un diagn stico con m ltiples actores para la identificaci n de opciones pol ticas y acciones Overseas Development Institute OTD Organizaci n de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la 30 Alimentaci n FAO Banco Mundial ACDI Global Witness DFID FEHCAFOR y NICAMBIENTAL 66 p Rivera R E y Cardona L A 2003 Aplicaci n de un tratamiento silvicultural experimental en el bosque de CURLA Proyecto PD 94 Rev 3 I Utilizaci n Industrial de Especies Forestales Menos Conocidas en los Bosques Bajo Manejo Sostenible PROINEL Organizaci n Internacional de Maderas Tropicales OIMT Informe T cnico 30 p Secretar a de Agricultura y Ganader a 2005 Marco jur dico forestal de Honduras Organizaci n de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentaci n FAO Agenda Forestal Hondure a y Secretar a de Ag
14. delays the resulting impacts on the success of the project in meeting Honduras development objectives and the lessons learned that can assist in the formulation and implementation of similar projects elsewhere 1 3 Scope of the Evaluation The following terms of reference were used for the ex post evaluation work e To assess the project contribution to the achievement of its development objective e To assess achievement of the project s outputs and specific objectives e To asses the relevance and appropriateness of the activities e To evaluate the impact and relevance of the project e To determine the effectiveness of information dissemination e To asses the overall post project situation for the project e To define and assess unexpected effects and impacts either harmful of beneficial and present managerial aspects e To recommend follow up actions in order to enhance the use of the project results e Taking into account the results of the evaluation make an overall assessment of the project s relative success of failure to summarize the key lessons learnt and identify and issues or problems that should be taken into account in designing and implementing similar projects in future e To prepare the evaluation report in accordance with the references for the Project Evaluation Report as contained in the ITTO Manual for Project Monitoring Review and Evaluation e To assess the project contribution to the relevant ITTA ob
15. es que el aprovechamiento est limitado por ley a 200 metros c bicos por a o para cada sociedad colectiva esto hace que solo se aproveche entre el 5 y el 10 de todo el potencial Otro problema importante es que la temporada de aprovechamiento y extracci n es muy corta ya que solo dura de la mitad de febrero al mes de abril y vuelve en agosto y septiembre pero en forma muy aleatoria El abrochamiento ilegal tambi n es un enemigo importante Influyen los costos unitarios que son los mismos de las maderas preciosas como el tonconaje pero las nuevas maderas valen menos en el mercado y las tasas de ganancia son muy reducidas How many tropical wood species are in use in Honduras Tradicionalmente se aprovechaban la caoba el cedro rojo y el Redondo sin embargo ahora se tienen cerca de 30 nuevas especies gracias al proyecto PROINEL y se tienen muchas m s potenciales Project Technical Operators How are the owners of the broadleaved forest in Honduras La mitad de los bosques tropicales de Honduras son bosques nacionales y una gran parte son reas naturales protegidas El Gobierno de Honduras los puede consecionar a los peque os grupos organizados para su aprovechamiento sostenible Which is a forest cooperative and what are the main characteristics of it Las Cooperativas forestales son grupos sociales que se han formado para aprovechar los bosques tropicales y establecer peque as industrias que generan empleo y algunos productos d
16. preparation of draft report Submission of Executive Summary to ITTO Finalization of the report Presentation of the report at the Thirty Eight Session of the ITTO Committee on Forest Industry Merida Yucatan Mexico 14 11 3 Evaluation Methodology 1 3 1 Review of Project Documents The following documents were provided by ITTO to be used as background materials prior to the ex post evaluation of Project PD 47 94 Rev 3 I Industrial Utilization of Lesser Known Forest Species in Sustainability Managed Forests ITTO Manual for Project Monitoring Review and Evaluation ITTA 1987 and 1994 ITTO Action Plan Project Document PD 47 94 Rev 3 I Industrial Utilization of Lesser Known Forest Species in Sustainability Managed Forests Project Agreement between ITTO and the Government of Honduras and Honduran Forest Development Corporation AFE COHDEFOR Terms of Reference Ex Post Evaluation of ITTO Project PD 47 94 Rev 3 1 Industrial Utilization of Lesser Known Forest Species in Sustainability Managed Forests Honduras Progress Reports of the Project 12 Project Completion Report Financial Audit Report of the Project PD 47 94 Rev 3 I Industrial Utilization of Lesser Known Forest Species in Sustainability Managed Forests Coca Luque y Asociados Lessons Learnt from Ex Post Evaluation Missions Carried Out by The Committee on Forest Industry Thirty Second Session Panama Panama May 2003
17. societies ANPFOR Collective sustainable forest harvesting the Society Lucas Martinez management costs timber Yavany Cascos Society Hernandez S C Fuentes and Associates and Leoncio Cubas Ocampo and Associates Las Camelias 2 Mr Oscar Tovar Ex Project Increased Coordinator Forestry 3 REMBLAH Network Guarantee Fund Interviews AFE COHDEFOR Central Office authorities 2 AFE COHDEFOR Atlantic Forestry Region Authorities 3 Mr Oscar Tovar Ex Project Coordinator Specific Environmental e Reports and Documents Scientific and Objectives Impact Project Reports 1 to 12 technological assessment e Interviews capacity to conduct 1 AFE COHDEFOR Atlantic the study Study on natural Forest Center regeneration and 2 REMBLAH Network Use of appropriate recuperation 3 Forest Cooperative Societies work methodologies capacity of the 4 CURLA during the forest e Site Visits implementation of 1 Campos and Associates the study Collective Society 18 Study on low Reports and Documents Scientific and impact Project Reports 1 to 12 technological technologies e Interviews capacity to conduct 1 AFE COHDEFOR Atlantic the study Region Center 2 REMBLAH Network Use of appropriate 3 Forest Cooperative work Societies methodologies 4 CURLA during the e Site Visits implementation of 1 Campos and Associates the study Collective Society Technological e Reports and Docum
18. 1 5 11 5 Santa Maria 10 5 11 5 11 5 Coloradito 8 5 9 5 10 0 Barba de Jolote 10 5 11 5 11 5 Rosita 11 0 11 5 11 5 San Juan Rojo 8 5 9 0 10 0 San Juan Colorado 8 5 9 0 10 0 Marapolan 16 0 15 0 Laurel Blanco 16 0 15 0 Redondo 16 0 15 0 San Juan Areno 11 5 11 0 Production hardwood costs m Atlantic area hardwood unitary costs Lempiras ee Labor COHDEFOR tax Municipal tax Hill factor Mules Load and unload truck Freight Producers organism fee Group fee Group chapter fee Commercialization expense Sale expense Verification Various TOTAL Annex F Photographs 1 Low cost wood kiln Foundation Forest Products Utilization and Promotion Center CUPROFOR San Pedro Sula Honduras 2 Wood kiln powder and firewood Foundation Forest Products Utilization and Promotion Center CUPROFOR San Pedro Sula Honduras 3 Training Facility Foundation Forest Products Utilization and Promotion Center CUPROFOR San Pedro Sula Honduras 41 4 Foundation Forest Products Utilization and Promotion Center CUPROFOR San Pedro Sula Honduras 5 Foundation Forest Products Utilization and Promotion Center CUPROFOR San Pedro Sula Honduras 6 Furniture permanent exhibition made with lesser known species Foundation Forest Products Utilization and Promotion Center CUPROFOR San Pe
19. 7 1994 and relevant ITTO Action Plans e To prepare an article for possible publication in the ITTO Tropical Forest Update TFU in consultation with the editor containing an overview of the project and of the ex post evaluation work including a summary of the lessons learned from the evaluation work Consistent with the ITTO Manual for Project Monitoring Review and Evaluation Ex Post Evaluation Checklist ref no 12 pg 29 the ex post evaluation was conducted in such a way as to allow answering these questions II 2 3 Duration of the Evaluation The ex post evaluation was conducted within a twelve month period starting on June 15 2005 and ending on May 30 2006 with the presentation of the report at the Thirty Eight Session of the ITTO Committee on Forest Industry Merida Yucatan Mexico The evaluation employed the following work schedule 15 June to 15 July 2005 19 September to 24 September 2005 26 September to 7 October 2005 22 February 2006 2 March to 16 March 2006 29 May to 3 June 2006 Organizing the on site visit contacting the Honduras authorities and forest officials Developing pre visit questions base on background study of the project On site visit Meetings with the Honduras Forestry Authorities in Tegucigalpa Honduras project personnel and with project cooperators beneficiaries and other relevant parties in La Ceiba Honduras Review of project information and results and
20. DEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de rosita Hyeronima alchorneoides Allem Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 2 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de huesito Macrohasseltia macrotherantha Standley and L O Williams Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 3 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de Santa Mar a Calophyllum brasiliense Camb Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 4 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de marapolan Guarea grandifolia D C Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 5 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de piojo Tapiriria guianensis Aubl Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 6 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de sangre Virola koschnyi Warb Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 7 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de cumbillo Terminalia amazonia J F Gmel Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 8 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera d
21. Ex Post Evaluation ITTO Project PD 47 94 Rev 3 I Report Industrial Utilization of Lesser Known Forest Species in Sustainability Managed Forests Submitted to International Tropical Timber Organization ITTO International Organization Center 5 Floor Pacifico Yokohama 1 1 1 Minato Marai Nishi Ku Yokohama 220 Japan Submitted by Carlos E Gonzalez Vicente Mr Forest Engineer Production and Productivity General Coordinator National Forestry Commission CONAFOR Periferico Poniente No 5360 Esquina Carretera a Nogales Colonia San Juan de Ocotan C P 45019 Zapopan Jalisco M xico E mail cgonzalez conafor gob mx February 2006 Table of Contents I Executive Summary I 1 Background I 2 Evaluation Purpose 1 3 Scope of the Evaluation 1 4 Conclusions of the Evaluation 1 5 Recommendations II Main Text 11 1 11 2 1 3 1 4 Project Context 1 1 1 Background and Objectives II 1 2 Activities and Outputs 11 1 3 Planned Project Duration and Costs II 1 4 Strategies Adopted for the Project 11 1 5 ITTO and ITTA Context of the Project Evaluation Scope and Focus 1 2 1 Type of Evaluation 11 2 2 Terms of Reference 11 2 3 Duration of the Evaluation Evaluation Methodology 1 3 1 Review of Project Documents 11 3 2 Preparations for a Review Visit to Honduras 11 3 3 Review Visit Table 111 3 3 1 Logical Framework Matrix Findings and Lessons Learned 11 4 1 Project Contribution to the G
22. FOR Technical Report Industrial Workability Process of No Traditional Species in Northern Honduras 15 e AFE COHDEFOR Technical Report Volume Stand of Broadleaved Species under Management Plans in Northern Honduras e AFE COHDEFOR Technical Report An Experimental Silvicultural Treatment Application in CURLA Forest e AFE COHDEFOR Technical Report Harvest Evaluation in a Broadleaved Forest and Volume Tables Elaboration in Atlantic Region of Honduras e AFE COHDEFOR Technical Report Study of Natural Regeneration of Forest Species in the Broadleaved Forest of Honduras e AFE COHDEFOR Technical Report Contribution on the Determination of Ecological Impacts Permissible Limits in Harvest Operations in the Broadleaved Forest in Northern Honduras e AFE COHDEFOR Technical Report Classification Guide for Saw Wood in the Honduran Broadleaved Forest e AFE COHDEFOR Technical Report Economical Analysis of the Broadleaved Resources Valuation in Atlantic Coastal of Honduras e AFE COHDEFOR Technical Report Silvicultural Practices and Harvest Manual for the Broadleaved Forest of Honduras e AFE COHDEFOR Technical Report Manual for Natural Regeneration of 26 Forest Species of the Broadleaved Forest of Honduras 11 3 2 Preparations for a Review Visit to Honduras The on site visit to Honduras was agreed upon by the AFE COHDEFOR ITTO and the consultant and was consistent with the terms of reference The on side visit to Honduras was during th
23. Officer Campos and Associates Collective Society Mr Carlos Ramon Amaya Pacheco Mr Manuel Canales Guzman Mr Julio Lino and Mr Jorge Alberto Flores Teachers and Researchers CURLA National Autonomous University of Honduras Mr Danilo REMBLAH in La Honduras Davila Ceiba Day 5 September 23rd 2005 La Ceiba Atlantida and San Pedro Sula Honduras Interview with the Ex PROINEL Coordinator Meting with Industry Cooperatives Representatives Marketing Experts Project and and Mr Luis Tovar Ex PROINEL Coordinator Mr Julio Cesar Cornijo Industrial Incorma Mr Santos Tito Gutierrez ANPFOR Mr Lucas Martinez Collective Society Lucas Martinez Mrs Ana Teresa Ponce Yavany Cascos Society Mr Jose Martin Zavala Hernandez S C Fuentes and Associates Mr Abraham Ruiz Leoncio Cubas Ocampo and Associates Las Camelias Mr Emilio Esbeih Executive Director CUPROFOR Day 5 September 24 2005 Visit to Foundation Forest Products Mr Emilio Esbeih Executive San Pedro Sula Honduras Utilization and Promotion Center Director CUPROFOR CUPROFOR 39 Annex D Commercialization information Lesser known species commercialization information September 2005 Wood prizes auction Lempira pe Specie CUPROFOR Producer CUPROFOR II Agree prize Vaca 9 0 10 5 10 0 Cumbillo 9 5 11 5 10 5 Huesito 9 5 11 5 11 5 Varillo 10 0 11 5 11 5 Cedrillo 10 0 1
24. P e i 42 Single hardware to produce handcrafts Madera Verde Project to produce handcrafts COHDEFOR La Ceiba Honduras 44 Wood pens made with residual row material Madera Verde Project to produce handcrafts COHDEFOR La Ceiba Honduras 55 AS O S 45 Word toys Madera Verde Project to produce handcrafts COHDEFOR La Ceiba Honduras 46 Madera Verde Project to produce handcrafts COHDEFOR La Ceiba Honduras 47 Furniture simples Central office of COHDEFOR Tegucigalpa Honduras 56 48 CUPROFOR fundation San Pedro Sula Honduras Foundation Forest Products Utilization and Promotion Center CUPROFOR San Pedro Sula Honduras 57
25. a Asociaci n Nacional de Madereros la asociaci n Nacional de Industrias de la Transformaci n A COHDEFOR la encabeza un Gerente General y un Subgerente General que tienen como rea de apoyo el Departamento de Auditoria Interna y dependen directamente de ellos los departamentos de Asesor a t cnica Recursos Humanos Comunicaci n Institucional Supervisi n de Regiones Administrativo Asesor a Legal Gesti n de Informaci n Gerencial Auditoria T cnica Ambiental y Planificaci n Adem s COHDEFOR est basado en cuatro departamentos sustantivos Desarrollo Productivo que atiende los aspectos relativos a forestaci n manejo de bosques y promoci n industrial Desarrollo Social Forestal que atiende lo relativo a silvicultura comunitaria transferencia de tecnolog a y evaluaci n de impactos Protecci n de Ecosistemas dedicado a incendios forestales y plagas y reas Protegidas y Vida Silvestre en donde se atienden los asuntos de vida silvestre reas naturales protegidas monitoreo biol gico y manejo de cuencas COHDEFOR tiene tambi n 11 Direcciones Regionales que dependen de la Gerencia General Which is the orientation of the forest policy of Honduras with regard to the broadleaf tropical forests La pol tica forestal de Honduras ha estado orientada principalmente a los bosques templados de pino no obstante que se tiene en el pa s un importante recurso forestal tropical 32 What types of forests has Honduras and who are t
26. ative La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras ee A 21 Sawood COATLAHL Cooperative La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras 47 1 COATLAHL Cooperative La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras Sawood 22 Clay cleaners made with lesser known species Export products to Denmark COATLAHL Cooperative La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras 23 Wood component manufacture process COATLAHL Cooperative La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras 48 A E a 3 NI 25 Wood components made with lesser known species Ceiba Atlantida Honduras COATLAHL Cooperative La 26 Women employment COATLAHL Cooperative La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras 49 27 Charcoal box made with lesser known species COATLAHL Cooperative La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras 50 31 COATLAHL Cooperative La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras 32 University of Honduras CURLA La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras 51 mi 33 Academic staff University of Honduras CURLA La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras 34 Forest management certificate issued by COHDEFOR 35 Forest management and plantation certificate issued by COHDEFOR 52 aS E PRO YECTOS 254 CATIE FOMIN EE an a 37 Region Atlantida La Ceiba Honduras facilities COHDEFOR 38 Madera Verde Project to produce handcrafts COHDEFOR La Ceiba Honduras 53 41 Rustic furniture Madera Verde Project to produce handcrafts COHDEFOR La Ceiba Honduras 54 mies
27. bic meters by collective society and to enlarge the productive capacity of the collective societies To diversify and to specialize in more extensive form the use of the 20 studied species To complement the wood production of tropical forests with the non wood products the generation of bio energy and the environmental payment of services to do more competitive the forest activity To avoid the continuous changes in the direction of the projects like this To prompt a better framework of coordination among the participating institutions with attributions well defined for each one To prompt the valuation differentiated of the new species taken advantage of and to revise the harvest taxes To develop new and more extensive processes of financing and credit for the ones that they take advantage of the forests To systematize the training of the different actors that participates in the forestry productive chain To distribute more extensively among the different sectors interested of the activity forest the printed materials that have been produced for the project especially the technologies for the processing of the wood To take advantage of more extensively the results and the infrastructure of other projects related that developed before in Honduras 27 Annex A References Acosta L 2001 Regeneraci n de especies arb reas en bosques manejados un a o y medio despu s del hurac n Match en la costa norte de Honduras Pr
28. cial groups of production that find very little attractive the prices that the consumers pay them for their products 11 4 5 The Effectiveness of Technology Transfer to the Forest Sector The main public and private related sectors with the Project have access to the project results trough short courses printed material technical assistant visits consultations workshops exhibitions and seminars However some small scale enterprises may be scattered in other broadleaved forest region with access limitations may not been exposed to this promotional programs 24 The lack of good coordination with the University the administrative and operative restrictions of AFE COHDEFOR and the production of the main volumes of publications at the end of the Project development provoke limitations in the technology transfer process The non systematic training process affected too the technology transfer effectiveness II 4 6 The Unexpected Effects and Impacts of the Study There were only a few unexpected results emanating from the study Some of them are e There are some differences in the wood technological characteristics of the lesser known timber species studied based in part on the density of the wood It is convenient to produce density level groups for future projects e There are 3 Vochysia genus different species and one of them needs additional studies for its complete taxonomical identification It is convenient to produce a very si
29. dinaci n acad mica La Universidad realiza todav a educaci n social con la xiloteca formada a trav s del proyecto No se ha trabajado en la domesticaci n y desarrollo de plantaciones de estas especies Which are the coordination activities between the University and the forest producers and the industry Fue creado un Consejo Ejecutivo del proyecto PRINEL CURLA form parte del Comit Ejecutivo del proyecto PROINEL El proyecto permiti apoyar al grupo docente se desarroll un modelo de horno solar y se incorporaron los conocimientos al programa de formaci n de peritos Las xilotecas est n ahora en todas las escuelas primarias y secundarias Tambi n se particip en las exposiciones y ferias con la promoci n de las especies 37 NGO How are the members of the REMBLAH network La red tiene 26 miembros que son productores t cnicos e investigadores tanto del Gobierno como privados y acad micos Cuentan con apoyo del Canada y de Dinamarca y sus miembros aportan el 30 de sus necesidades Which are the main activities of REMBLAH in relation with PROINEL project Is the REMBLAH network providing forest technical services commercial services communication services REMBLAH se dedica al intercambio de experiencias en manejo forestal Which were the main obstacles of the PROINEL project El Gobierno de Honduras no tiene prioridad en los bosques tropicales solo en los bosques de pino por eso la red se ha declarado con cie
30. dos por los canadienses se podr an realizar aprovechamientos de hasta 50 metros c bicos por hect rea por a o Which were the main obstacles for the PRONEL project development Se pueden identificar como las principales limitaciones a La tradici n y la mentalidad de la gente b El problema de valorizar nuevos productos c La competencia con la tala ilegal d El marco legal que limita los aprovechamientos e El desarrollo industrial limitado en Honduras f El intermediarismo g La falta de clasificaci n en el mercado de madera y h La limitada infraestructura de caminos Actualmente COHDEFOR est en crisis ya que obten a sus recursos del aprovechamiento forestal y ahora eso ya no funciona porque se est buscando la asignaci n de un presupuesto fiscal para la organizaci n La no autorizaci n del Fondo de Reinversi n Forestal que permitir a una cuota de los productores forestales de 3 millones de lempiras afecta el desarrollo del proyecto Adempas en Honduras no hay cr dito forestal y no hay garant as If you have an extension of the project which areas you need to reinforce Hace falta m s investigaci n sobre manejo forestal sin duda el estudio de mercado y comercializaci n deber n desarrollarse m s ya que el proyecto fue muy amplio y complejo lo que no permiti avanzar en estos aspectos Es necesario considerar que a n hay muchas otras especies tropicales con gran potencial Hace falta un proyecto para consolidar la
31. dro Sula Honduras 42 7 Furniture samples Foundation Forest Products Utilization and Promotion Center CUPROFOR San Pedro Sula Honduras an 45 _ a 1 n i La iy jpn i i 8 Furniture samples Foundation Forest Products Utilization and Promotion Center CUPROFOR San Pedro Sula Honduras SS tee a 9 Permanent exhibition of furniture made with lesser known species Foundation Forest Products Utilization and Promotion Center CUPROFOR San Pedro Sula Honduras ny 43 e 1 1 Low cost wood kiln Leoncio Cubas and Associates La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras 12 Wood kiln Leoncio Cubas and Associates La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras 44 14 Wood components made with lesser known species Leoncio Cubas and Associates La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras P P if e 15 Leoncio Cubas and Associates La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras 45 Leoncio Cubas and Associates La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras Mag Po na Ta M A gt 18 Mr Constantino Guevara Production Officer COATLAHL Cooperative left and Mr Nelson Cerezo forest engineer AFE COHDEFOR La Ceiba Region Honduras 46 19 Floor samples Cumbillo Terminalia amazonia and selillon Pouteria izabalensis left huesito Macrohassltia macrotherantha and Piojo Tapiriria guianensis center varillo Simphonia glubulifera and San Juan Rojo Vochysia sp right COATLAHL Cooper
32. e Reports and Documents Project Reports 1 to 12 Interviews 1 Forest Cooperative Societies 2 CURLA 3 REMBLAH Network 4 Mr Oscar Tovar Ex Project Coordinator 5 AFE COHDEFOR Atlantic Region Center e Reports and Documents Project Reports 1 to 12 trained in Interviews ecology 1 Forest Cooperative reforestation Societies and non timber 2 CURLA forest products 3 REMBLAH Network 4 Mr Oscar Tovar Ex Project Coordinator 5 AFE COHDEFOR Atlantic Region Center 200 forest e Reports and Documents workers from the sawyers groups and Project Reports 1 to 12 Interviews 1 Forest Cooperative private timber Societies companies will 2 CURLA be trained in 3 REMBLAH Network low impact 4 Mr Oscar Tovar Ex Project technologies Coordinator and market 5 AFE COHDEFOR Atlantic opportunities Region Center 23 forest e Reports and Documents species will be introduced into national and international markets Project Reports 1 to 12 Interviews 1 CUPROFOR Foundation 2 AFE COHDEFOR Central Office Verification of the economic revaluation of tropical forest under management systems e Reports and Documents Project Reports 1 to 12 Interviews 1 AFE CODEFOR Central Office 2 REMBLAH Network 21 11 4 Findings and Lessons Learned 11 4 1 Project Contribution to the General Objective The research and develop
33. e barba jolote Cojoba arborea 1 Britton and Rose Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 9 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de San Juan Areno Ilex tectonica W Hahn Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 10 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de San Juan peludo Vochysia guatemalensis Donn Sm Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 11 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de cedrillo Huertea cubensis Griseb Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 12 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de barrenillo Mortoniodendron anisophyllum Stand Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 13 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 29 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de San Juan colorado Vochysia ferruginea Mart Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 14 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de coloradito Gordonia brandegeei H Keng Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 15 AFE COHDEFOR DFID y PROINEL OMIT 20 p mmm 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de San Juan rojo Vochysia sp
34. e days 19 to 24 September 2005 The consultant arrived to Tegucigalpa Honduras on Monday 19 September 2005 then the consultant was in La Ceiba and surroundings during the days 21 to 23 September and the last tow days 23 and 24 September was in San Pedro Sula Honduras Before the visit the consultant prepared different questions for the following groups of responders Government Officials Project Administrators Technical Personnel of the Project Non Government Organization Experts Academic and Research People Industry Representatives Forest Producers of Rural Sector Marketing experts 11 3 3 Review Visit The first purpose of the review visit was to verify past and ongoing activities related to the Project PD 47 94 Rev 3 I Industrial Utilization of Lesser Known Forest Species in Sustainability Managed Forests In addition the on site visit was used to conduct the following interviews and meetings with a variety of participants and beneficiaries of the project and to observe and document the effectiveness of this Project on the sustainable management and industrial utilization of 20 lesser known forest species of the broadleaved forests in Northern Honduras Government AFE COHDEFOR Central Office in Tegucigalpa Honduras Officials Mr Luis Eveline General Manager Mr Jose Trinidad Suazo 16 Interviews Government Officials Meeting Project Administrators Interviews Technical and Administration
35. e exportaci n Las forman varias sociedades colectivas que a su vez est n formadas por 8 a 10 titulares Mediante las reas de Manejo Integrado AMIS de las cuales hay integradas 10 en la Atl ntida y Col n fue posible realizar el inventario forestal y a trav s del Proyecto de Bosque Latifoliado se difundieron las experiencias 34 What are the broadleaved species in use Durante muchos a os se aprovecharon la caoba el cedro rojo granadillo y nogal sin embargo la sobre explotaci n provoc una crisis En 1980 Honduras promovi el proyecto de Desarrollo del Bosque Latifoliado y el desarrollo de planes de manejo Actualmente se cuenta con 30 a 35 especies no tradicionales How do you establish the contact between the forest industries and the PROINEL project AFE COHDEFOR tiene la responsabilidad de establecer este contacto y se ha hecho mediante encuestas del proyecto PROINEL Las industrias creadas por las cooperativas forestales tienen un contacto permanente con AFE COHDEFOR debido a la necesidad de autorizaci n de programas de manejo La Cooperativa CUPROFOR permite tambi n tener un contacto permanente con la industria al ofrecer capacitaci n mercados y asistencia t cnica Which is the potential volume of tropical wood and which are the figures of harvest Actualmente la producci n anual legal es de 20 mil metros c bicos anuales y se estima que el potencial es 10 veces m s Adem s de acuerdo a estudios realiza
36. ematizaron fueron muy importantes La estrategia de comercializaci n que es fundamental no pudo consolidarse a niveles local regional nacional e internacional El 80 de las especies estudiadas se encuentran ahora en el mercado nacional pero no han tenido seguimiento Otro producto espec fico fue el desarrollo de secuelas de secado para la madera de las nuevas especies Project beneficiaries How are organized the forest cooperatives Mediante el Proyecto de Desarrollo de los Bosques Latifoliados fueron creadas las organizaciones de productores forestales y el PROINEL permiti seguirlas apoyando What species are using the forest industry in Honduras Antes se usaban especies como la caoba cedro rojo y redondo Las principales especies que est usando la Cooperativa COATLAHL son el Cumbillo celill n huesito piojo barillo y San Juan Rojo La cooperativa Campos y Asociados est usando las especies barillo huesito Santa Mar a rosita y cedrillo Which are the main problems in the use of new forest species Los costos de producci n de las maderas no tradicionales son los mismos ahora para las nuevas especies sin embargo no se pueden vender al mismo precio Las maderas tradicionales val an en 1994 entre 7 y 10 lempiras el pie tabla y ahora valen entre 30 y 32 lempiras mientras que las no tradicionales ahora valen entre 9 5 y 10 5 lempiras La madera se baja de las monta as con bestias de carga en bloques de 20 pies tabla
37. eneral Objective 11 4 2 Relevance and Appropriateness of the R amp D Activities Given the Available LUS Resource and Market Conditions in Honduras 11 4 3 Achievement of Project Outputs and Specific Objectives 11 4 4 The Market Aspects of LUS for Small Scale Community Enterprises 11 4 5 The Effectiveness of Technology Transfer to the Forest Sector 11 4 6 The Unexpected Effects and Impacts of the Study 11 4 7 The Implementation Efficiency of the Project III Conclusions and Recommendations 111 1 Conclusions 111 2 Recommendations Annex A References Annex B Questions Submitted to the different interest groups during the Visit of the Evaluator Annex C Itinerary of Travel of the Evaluator Mr Carlos E Gonzalez Vicente Annex D Commercialization information Annex F Photographs Page number 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 I Executive Summary 1 1 Background Project PD 47 94 Rev 3 1 was approved by the XIX Session of the International Timber Trade Organization ITTO Council The project agreement with the Government of Honduras was signed on 25 July 1997 The project duration was initially specified at 36 months and the real duration was 72 months The project was funded at 1 035 335 00 USD including ITTO contribution of 735 335 00 USD and Government of Honduras contribution of 300 000 00 USD The Honduras Forest Development Corporation COHDEFOR implemented the project The project was initiated on 1
38. ents Basic research timber test Project Reports 1 to 12 implementation carried out in e Interviews agreement with laboratory 1 Foundation CUPROFOR CUPROFOR 2 AFE COHDEFOR Central Production of Office Agreement with 1 050 m of 3 Forest Cooperative timber companies non traditional Societies for industrial timber processing 500 farmers e Reports and Documents Willingness of trained on Project Reports 1 to 12 farmers and silviculture e Interviews industrial workers ecology and 1 Forest Cooperative to participate in the sawmilling e o Societies training program 300 woman 2 CURLA farmers trained 3 REMBLAH Network Trainers on reforestation 4 Mr Oscar Tovar Ex Project specialized and ecology and non Coordinator duly trained timber products 5 AFE COHDEFOR Atlantic Region Center Communication 200 sawmill and capacity and timber re appropriate processing training material workers trained on industrial technologies and market opportunities Introduction of e Reports and Documents There is a market 25 non Project Reports 1 to 12 demand that is not traditional e Interviews being met timber species 1 Forest Cooperative on markets Societies Competitiveness of 2 Foundation CUPROFOR non traditional timber species in terms of prices quality and timely delivery 19 Outputs To determine the allowable forest Reports and Documents Project Reports 1 to 12 Interview
39. estrategia de comercializaci n uno de inteligencia de mercados y se requiere reactivar el Fondo La capacitaci n se necesita sistematizar y especializar Es necesario promover mecanismos de cr dito y eliminar el subsidio externo Which were the main alliances between the PROINEL project and cooperators Para el desarrollo del proyecto PROINEL fue creado un comit en el que participaron la Cooperativa CUPROFOR la universidad CURLA los industriales las cooperativas COHDEFOR la Escuela de Ciencias Forestales de Lencetia 6 empresas consultoras de servicios ambientales la Asociaci n Nacional de Productores Forestales las ONG la Fundaci n Madera Verde y la Asociaci n Nacional de Transformadores de Madera Se crearon alianzas estrat gicas mediante acuerdos con las ONG con otros proyectos con la universidad y con los centros de investigaci n Existi la oportunidad de estar en el radio de acci n de otros proyectos como el CATIE TRANSFORMA para capacitaci n 35 Tambi n existi la oportunidad de que se desarrollara el Proyecto de Desarrollo de los Bosques Latifoliados PDBL con financiamiento del Canad ACDI Which are the main outputs of PROINEL project En primer lugar se cre una plantilla de 16 consultores que permite ahora el desarrollo de nuevos proyectos PROINEL permiti el desarrollo de conocimientos y tecnolog as amplias y diversas sobre el bosque latifoliado y aunque las experiencias de capacitaci n no se sist
40. forest species e To asses of natural regeneration capacity of the species under utilization systems e To carry out assessments of the impact of harvesting new forest species on the biodiversity forest associations soils and water regimes e To define and establish allowable environmental ecological impact limits e To analyze the impact of harvesting of new forest species on non timber forest products e To identify forest harvesting methodologies and operational systems of low environmental impact e To design and prepare a handbook for the implementation of low impact harvesting operations and silvicultural practices e To disseminate information on low impact harvesting system and silvicultural practices e To prepare appropriate technologies for re sawing chemical treatments drying and timber re processing so as to minimize environmental impacts while increasing production quality efficiency and forest resource yield e To prepare of a practical handbook on timber workability drying and recommended uses e To identify timber products with market significance e To determine the technical specifications of timber products according to market requirements in terms of quality measurements tolerance and standardization e To determine recommended end uses for selected forest species 10 Gather information from technological studies on selected timbers To design and implement the necessary basic and applied
41. forests of the Atlantic coast of Honduras sound for the national forest authorities To conduct technology transfer and promotional activities to disseminate technology and information about forest management ecology and environment aspects through the Manual of Silvicultural and Logging Practices To generate knowledge and information about the wood technology and utilization of the 20 selected lesser known species in the Atlantic zone of Honduras This information was disseminating through printed materials To generate information about the forest industry in Honduras at national level related with the offering and the demand the types of forest products its prices the species utilized and the existing type of machinery To implement a process of training for low income rural organized groups women groups forest industry owners and workers and foresters To develop partially and trade strategy for the commercialization of the wood and wood products of the lesser known species selected in the project To develop partially the improvement of the conditions of life of the population that lives on manage logging and transformation of the tropical forests of the Atlantic zone of Honduras 1 5 Recommendations Based on the findings of the ex post evaluation the following recommendations are offered concerning ITTO Project PD 47 94 Rev 3 D To prompt the process of integration regularization and control of the rural groups tha
42. he owners Honduras tiene 2 6 millones de hect reas de bosques de latifoliadas y 2 2 millones de hect reas con bosques de con feras y son de propiedad municipal 26 privada 25 y nacional 49 Which are the requirements for the management and harvest of the forests in Honduras Quienes pretendan aprovechar los bosques de Honduras cuando son bosques nacionales necesitan obtener un Contrato de Manejo y esos Contratos se otorgan a las Cooperativas o a cualquier forma de sociedad colectiva How is it organized the harvest of the forests by means of cooperatives and which are the government dependences that participate in the process Las sociedades colectivas originalmente estaban formadas hasta por 120 personas actualmente no m s de 10 personas y se les otorga la tierra con l mites que anteriormente eran hasta 6 mil hect reas sin embargo se considera que la tenencia de la tierra est en transici n El responsable de los asuntos agrarios es el Instituto Nacional Agrario y COHDEFOR solamente dictamina el uso del suelo para los t tulos de propiedad What it is a collective society and what are their limitations Una sociedad colectiva forestal es un grupo organizado de hasta 10 titulares a los que se autoriza el aprovechamiento forestal sin embargo tienen un l mite de 200 metros c bicos anuales en latifoliadas tropicales y de mil metros c bicos anuales en con feras a trav s de planes de manejo How is composed the woode
43. he wood To take advantage of more extensively the results and the infrastructure of other projects related that developed before in Honduras II Main Text 11 1 Project Context Terms of reference for the Ex Post Evaluation of ITTO Project PD 47 94 Rev 3 D Industrial Utilization of Lesser Known Forest Species in Sustainability Managed Forests 11 1 1 Background and Objectives The tropical forest of Honduras that covers a surface of 2 65 million hectares are located mainly in the north region of the country in the coastal zone along the ocean Atlantic Those forests have been subjects to processes of deforestation that provoke the loss of 80 thousand annual hectares that represent the 3 of the total For the purpose of reducing the degradation of its tropical forests the government of Honduras executed the Broadleaved Forest Development Project PDBL with the support of the Canadian International Development Agency CIDA The PDBL was oriented to promote the development of the agroforestry and the forest management to enlarge the production to write down the peasants in its ground and to improve its quality of life By means of the PDBL were developed models that were based on Integrated Management Areas IMA as well as management forest plans that were approved for the COHDEFOR that is the forest authority in Honduras For each communal forest were developed 5 year Forest Management Plans upon the base of the manage
44. ion Annex E Logical Framework Matrix Section II C Ex Post Evaluation Annex A Checklist for Clarification for Evaluation Mission and Annex B Terms of Reference Project Evaluation Report 11 2 2 Terms of Reference The following terms of reference were used for the ex post evaluation work e To assess the project contribution to the achievement of its development objective e To assess achievement of the project s outputs and specific objectives e To asses the relevance and appropriateness of the activities e To evaluate the impact and relevance of the project e To determine the effectiveness of information dissemination e To asses the overall post project situation for the project e To define and assess unexpected effects and impacts either harmful of beneficial and present managerial aspects e To recommend follow up actions in order to enhance the use of the project results e Taking into account the results of the evaluation make an overall assessment of the project s relative success of failure to summarize the key lessons learnt and identify and issues or problems that should be taken into account in designing and implementing similar projects in future e To prepare the evaluation report in accordance with the references for the Project Evaluation Report as contained in the ITTO Manual for Project Monitoring Review and Evaluation 13 e To assess the project contribution to the relevant ITTA objectives 198
45. ion about the wood technology and utilization of the 20 selected lesser known species in the Atlantic zone of Honduras This information was disseminating through printed materials To generate information about the forest industry in Honduras at national level related with the offering and the demand the types of forest products its prices the species utilized and the existing type of machinery To implement a process of training for low income rural organized groups women groups forest industry owners and workers and foresters To develop partially and trade strategy for the commercialization of the wood and wood products of the lesser known species selected in the project To develop partially the improvement of the conditions of life of the population that lives on manage logging and transformation of the tropical forests of the Atlantic zone of Honduras 111 2 Recommendations Based on the findings of the ex post evaluation the following recommendations are offered concerning ITTO Project PD 47 94 Rev 3 D 26 To prompt the process of integration regularization and control of the rural groups that have access to the tropical forests of the Atlantic zone of Honduras and to promote a greater participation of the Agrarian National Institute in the processes of organization and common participation To revise and eliminate the legal disposition that limits the harvest of the tropical forests from Honduras to 200 annual cu
46. jabilidad industrial de especies latifoliadas no tradicionales en la zona norte de Honduras Proyecto PD 94 Rev 3 D Utilizaci n Industrial de Especies Forestales Menos Conocidas en los Bosques Bajo Manejo Sostenible PROINEL Organizaci n Internacional de Maderas Tropicales OIMT Informe T cnico 35 p Cruz M 2003 Evaluaci n de un aprovechamiento forestal en un bosque latifoliado y elaboraci n de tablas de volumen en la zona Atl ntica de Honduras Proyecto PD 94 Rev 3 I Utilizaci n Industrial de Especies Forestales Menos Conocidas en los Bosques Bajo Manejo Sostenible PROINEL Organizaci n Internacional de Maderas Tropicales OIMT Informe T cnico 62 p Fundaci n del Centro de Utilizaci n y Promoci n de Productos Forestales CUPROFOR 2004 Caracter sticas y usos de 30 especies del bosque latifoliado de Honduras Fundaci n CUPROFOR Proyecto Estudio de Comportamiento de Especies Nativas con Importancia Comercial del Bosque H medo Tropical de Honduras PROCEN Proyecto Utilizaci n Industrial de Especies Forestales Menos Conocidas en los Bosques Bajo Manejo Forestal Sostenible PROINEL Administraci n Forestal del Estado Corporaci n Hondure a de Desarrollo Forestal AFE COHDEFOR y Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Forestales ESNACIFOR 158 p 28 1999 Propiedades y usos de la madera de varillo Simphonia globulifera Linn F Serie Tecnol gica de Maderas Hondure as Informe T cnico No 1 AFE COH
47. jectives 1987 1994 and relevant ITTO Action Plans e To prepare an article for possible publication in the ITTO Tropical Forest Update TFU in consultation with the editor containing an overview of the project and of the ex post evaluation work including a summary of the lessons learned from the evaluation work Consistent with the ITTO Manual for Project Monitoring Review and Evaluation Ex Post Evaluation Checklist ref no 12 pg 29 the ex post evaluation was conducted in such a way as to allow answering these questions 1 4 Conclusions of the Evaluation General Objective The project partially contributed to accomplish its general development objective to economically revalue tropical forest in Honduras through sustainable production programs based on management plans and the use of sound low impact technologies Specific Objectives The project permitted to reach the following specific objectives To develop knowledge and technologies those are the bases for the regulations for the sustainable forest management in the tropical forests of the Atlantic zone of Honduras Knowledge about ecological aspects of the selected species its regeneration capacity the impact on the biodiversity soils and hydrology the limits in the ecological impact permitted and the effects of the logging activities on the non wood species To implement the use of low ecological impact technologies in the logging activities of the tropical
48. ment Project PD 47 94 Rev 3 I Industrial Utilization of Lesser Known Forest Species in Sustainability Managed Forests trough 11 Outputs and 28 specific Activities was a very ambitious proposal and has addressed its main objective i e to contribute economically revalue tropical forest in Honduras through sustainable production programs based on management plans and end use of sound low impact technologies Low impact harvest technologies were introduced and adopted at certain levels by the rural producers that today are harvesting the National forests in Northern Honduras and further some of them like COAHTLAHL Cooperative has the certification of SmartWood Program in her forest management program and custody chain for furniture production With respect of the contribution to the technical and scientific knowledge of lesser known forest species the Project produced specific publications containing the information about the wood properties and uses of 20 new timber species This technical and scientific information can be applied by other countries in the region with some of the studies timber species The effects of the Project in the tropical wood production in Honduras can be appreciated in the national wood logs production volume of broadleaved species that passed from 11 600 cubic meters in the year 2000 to 22 000 cubic meters in 2004 and in the specific Region of the Atlantic passed from 2 600 cubic meters in the year 2000 to
49. ment and use of the soil forest inventories and the participation of the rural population However the main problem for the conservation of the tropical forest of Honduras is its under economic value associate due to that their use is scarce and non efficient what provokes a strong social pressure to convert the use of the soil to the agriculture and animal husbandry To add greater value to the forest is necessary to promote the sustainable use of a greater number of trees species and to orient to the rural communities to the major harvest of its IMA With the ITTO support it was developed a project oriented to economically revalue tropical forests in Honduras through sustainable production programs based on management plans and the use of sound low impact technologies The 6 year project promoted the utilization of lesser known and used tropical species from the Atlantida Region in the North of the country through research and development activities The project was designed to attain five specific objectives e To study the ecological and environmental impacts of lesser known species harvesting on the forest e To develop sound low impact technologies for the sustainable management and utilization of tropical forests e To develop basic and applied research studies so as determine the most suitable end uses for the lesser known timber species e To ensure the transfer of knowledge on forest management ecology environment industr
50. mplex file guide for quick identification process because the real potential of lesser known species is 400 additional e The Honduran legal regulations limit the volume authorizations by social group at only 200 cubic meters per year This is a factor that affects seriously the sustainability of the forestry and only 4 or five group members are active in the process Important extensions of broadleaved forests in coastal Atlantic of Honduras are Protected Natural Areas with serious restrictions in the harvest authorizations It is necessary to define very clear those areas and their objectives e The Forest Guarantee Found FGF was canceled and all their positive effects now disappear It is necessary to be sure that this administrative structures need to be a continuous process e This was a very ambitious project with a great number of components that s include forest management environmental impact assessment wood technology generation training and promotion and commercialization and market strategies The commercial and market components are not totally developed and affects significantly the use of lesser known species and it is necessary to continue this supports of these components II 4 7 The Implementation Efficiency of the Project The Project was well conceptualized and implemented by matching study topics with the expertise and qualifications of the study leaders and teams However there was a continuous coordinator change tha
51. n production of the country La producci n forestal est compuesta principalmente por Madera de pino sin embargo durante los ltimos 5 a os ha empezado a registrarse producci n de madera tropical principalmente en la Atl ntida En el anuario de la producci n forestal se pueden consultar las cifras Which is it the legal framework of land tenure La tenencia de la tierra est limitada a formas de acceso como t tulos o contratos Existen muchos problemas de t cnicas registrales inseguridad inscripciones limitadas altos costos de transacciones territorios sin orden de uso y ocupaci n tierras agr colas sin uso y solo el 14 est titulado o inscrito en el registro nacional Actualmente se realizan el Programa de Regularizaci n Predial y el Programa de Modernizaci n de Registros Actualmente el marco legal son los decretos de 2003 y 2004 para el ordenamiento territorial en los que se dictan las normas jur dicas y t cnicas para el uso y ocupaci n de terrenos por vocaci n y mediante incentivos Cuentan con una estructura compuesta por el Consejo Nacional de Ordenamiento de tierras el Comit Ejecutivo de Ordenamiento de Tierras los Consejeros y la participaci n de las Municipalidades Adem s se tiene la Ley de Propiedad que ejecuta el Instituto de la Propiedad y que lleva el Registro y Catastro de tierras con unificaci n de registros y mejores t cnicas registrales todo ello en el Sistema de Informaci n Territotial SURE
52. nging to the National Association of Timber Companies and Workers ANETRAMA will be trained in the areas of low impact technologies and market opportunities e Twenty five 25 forest species will be introduced into the national and international markets e Verification of the economic revaluation of forest resources The Forest Industry Committee at its Session in decided that an ex post evaluation should be carried out to establish how well the project served its purposes and to draw up conclusions for future actions II 1 3 Planned Project Duration and Costs The completed project PD 47 94 Rev 3 1 Industrial Utilization of Lesser Known Forest Species in Sustainability Managed Forests was awarded to the Honduras Forest Development Corporation COHDEFOR and was approved by the XIX Session of the International Timber Trade Organization ITTO Council The project agreement with the Government of Honduras was signed on 25 July 1997 The project duration was initially specified at 36 months and the real duration was 72 months The project was funded at 1 035 335 00 USD including ITTO contribution of 735 335 00 USD and Government of Honduras contribution of 300 000 00 USD II 1 4 Strategies Adopted for the Project The major objectives led to activities that were undertaken in the implementation of the project and resulted in the strategic development of the following studies e Ecological characteristics of selected
53. ow impact industrial technologies for the use of new forest species e Knowledge on timber product types and their technical properties in relation of end uses e To determine recommended end uses for selected forest species e Five hundred 500 farmers will receive forest and ecological training for the sustainable management and utilization of forest resources e Three hundred 300 women farmers will be trained in the areas of ecology reforestation and non timber forest products e Two hundred 200 forest workers from the sawyers groups of COATLAHL Cooperativa Agroforestal Regional Col n Atlantida Honduras Ltd and private timber companies belonging to the National Association of Timber Companies and Workers ANETRAMA will be trained in the areas of low impact technologies and market opportunities e Twenty five 25 forest species will be introduced into the national and international markets e Verification of the economic revaluation of forest resources 1 2 Evaluation Purpose The ITTO Forest Industry Committee at its 34th Session in July 2004 decided that the Ex Post evaluation of the PD 47 94 Rev 3 I should be carried out to establish how well the project served its purposes and to draw up recommendations for future actions The Ex Post evaluation was undertaken to review the formulation and implementation of the Project PD 47 94 Rev 3 I to identify or difficulties encountered and the nature of the unanticipated
54. oyecto PD 94 Rev 3 I Utilizaci n Industrial de Especies Forestales Menos Conocidas en los Bosques Bajo Manejo Sostenible PROINEL Organizaci n Internacional de Maderas Tropicales OIMT Informe T cnico 16 p Administraci n Forestal del Estado Corporaci n Hondure a de Desarrollo Forestal 2002 Manual de pr cticas silviculturales y de aprovechamiento en el bosque latifoliado de Honduras Proyecto PD 94 Rev 3 I Utilizaci n Industrial de Especies Forestales Menos Conocidas en los Bosques Bajo Manejo Sostenible PROINEL Organizaci n Internacional de Maderas Tropicales OIMT Informe T cnico 24 p 2005 Estrategia de comercializaci n para mercado nacional e internacional de especies maderables latifoliadas menos conocidas Proyecto PD 94 Rev 3 D Utilizaci n Industrial de Especies Forestales Menos Conocidas en los Bosques Bajo Manejo Sostenible PROINEL 59 p Almendares R y N Polanco 2005 Certificaci n Forestal una alternativa para el buen manejo del bosque 1 ed Tegucigalpa NEPENTHES y COATLAHL 92 p Benitez R F y Apl cano S 2003 An lisis econ mico de la valoraci n de los recursos latifoliados del litoral atl ntico de Honduras Proyecto PD 94 Rev 3 1 Utilizaci n Industrial de Especies Forestales Menos Conocidas en los Bosques Bajo Manejo Sostenible PROINEL Organizaci n Internacional de Maderas Tropicales OIMT Informe T cnico 62 p Cerna L R 2003 Proceso de traba
55. pment with a view to improving forest management and wood utilization To improve market intelligence with a view to ensuring greater transparency in the international tropical timber market 11 e To encourage increased and further processing of tropical timber in producing member countries with a view to promoting their industrialization and thereby increasing their export earnings e To encourage members to support and develop industrial tropical timber reforestation and forest management activities e To improve marketing and distribution of tropical timber exports of producing members The project is consistent with the following ITTO criteria Demonstrate the economic viability and promote long term investments in sustainable forest management To be related to the production and utilization of industrial tropical timber It should yield benefits to the tropical timber economy as a whole and be relevant to producing as well as consuming members To assist in creating a scientific basis for sound forest management To develop and to promote the intellectual economic and technological basis for integrated forest management systems and optimal use of the tropical forests taking in consideration multiple benefits that can be derived from them They should be related to the maintenance and expansion of the international tropical timber trade To offer reasonable prospects for positive economic returns in relation to costs
56. research on selected species To design and implement industrial processing trials in selected timber companies To evaluate the results of the basic and applied research studies and industrial trials and to determine recommended end uses To select sawyers groups working in the integrated management areas to participate in training courses To design and conduct ongoing training courses for selected sawyers groups To select integrated management areas to give the courses To design and implement a practical training methodology To select workers to participate in training courses To design and implement a training program To design and implement commercial promotion program To conduct the economic assessment of the valuation of forest resources 1 1 5 ITTO and ITTA Context of the Project The project PD 47 94 Rev 3 D was prepared in accordance with the provisions of the International Tropical Timber Agreement ITTA The project is directly related with the following ITTO ITTA objectives To promote the expansion and diversification of international trade in tropical timber and the improvement of structural conditions in the tropical timber market by taking in account on the one hand a long term increase in consumption and continuity of supplies and on the other prices which are remunerative to producers and equitable for consumers and the improvement of market access To promote and support research and develo
57. ricultura y Ganader a 18 archivos PDF y 5 archivos Microsoft Word 2005 Anuario estad stico forestal 2004 Administraci n Forestal del Estado Corporaci n Hondure a de Desarrollo Forestal AFE COHDEFOR Departamento de Planeaci n Centro de Informaci n y Estad sticas Forestales CIEF Proyecto PROBOSQUE BID Tegucigalpa M D C Honduras C A Vol 19 a o 19 abril 2005 160 p Secretaria de Agricultura y Ganader a Administracion Forestal del Estado Corporaci n Hondure a de Desarrollo Forestal 2004 Programa Nacional Forestal PRONAFOR Honduras 2004 2021 Agenda Forestal Hondure a AFH Secretar a de Agricultura y Ganader a SAG Administraci n Forestal del Estado Corporaci n Hondure a de Desarrollo Forestal AFE COHDEFOR y Canadian International Development Agency 66p SmartWood 2004 Resumen p blico de certificaci n de la Cooperativa Regional Soihet Agroforestal Col n Atl ntida Honduras Ltda COATLAHL Certificado SW FM COC 024 53 p E C 2003 Aportes en la determinaci n de los l mites permisibles de los impactos ecol gicos producidos por el aprovechamiento forestal en el bosque latifoliado de la zona norte de Honduras Proyecto PD 94 Rev 3 TI Utilizaci n Industrial de Especies Forestales Menos Conocidas en los Bosques Bajo Manejo Sostenible PROINEL Organizaci n Internacional de Maderas Tropicales OIMT Informe T cnico 66 p Vallejo M
58. rta independencia 38 Annex C Itinerary of Travel of the Evaluator Mr Carlos E Gonzalez Vicente Day Activities Personnel Involved Day 1 September 19 2005 Arrive to Tegucigalpa Honduras Mr Ra l Contreras Organization meeting with COHDEFOR Technical and COHDEFOR representative International Cooperation Day 2 September 20 2005 Meeting with COHDEFOR national Mr Luis Eveline General Tegucigalpa and Comayagua Honduras authorities Meeting with COHDEFOR forest statistics area Workshop Rural Sector National Policy 2004 2021 Comayagua Honduras Interview with handcraft makers Manager Mr Jose Trinidad Suazo Bulnes General Sub Manager Mr Raul Contreras Technical and International Cooperation Mr Martin Lagos Statistics Official Day 3 September 21 2005 La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras Meeting with Regional authorities of COHDEFOR in Atlantida Meeting with PROINEL technical personnel Mr Lindersay Eguigurens Regional Forestry Director for Atlantic Region Mr Nelson Cerezo Technical Personnel in COHDEFOR Day 4 September 22 2005 La Ceiba Atlantida Honduras Field visit and interviews with Industry Representatives and Forest Producers Meeting with National Autonomous University of Honduras CURLA Meeting with the NGO REMBLAH Network Coatlahl Cooperative in La Ceiba Honduras Mr Constantino Guevara Mr Leoncio Cubas Administrative
59. s harvesting AFE COHDEFOR Atlantic levels in Forest Center accordance 2 REMBLAH Network with the forest ecosystem capacity To identify and e Reports and Documents implement Project Reports 1 to 12 low impact e Interviews technologies in 1 AFE COHDEFOR Atlantic the forest Forest Center management 2 REMBLAH Network and sustainable utilization areas Practical e Reports and Documents handbook Project Reports 1 to 12 addressed to farmers rural communities on the application of low impact harvesting regimes and silvicultural systems Knowledge e Reports and Documents and Project Reports 1 to 12 implementation e Interviews of low impact 1 CUPROFOR Foundation industrial 2 Forest Cooperative technologies Societies for the use of new forest species Knowledge on e Reports and Documents timber product Project Reports 1 to 12 types and their e Interviews technical 1 CUPROFOR Foundation properties in 2 Forest Cooperative relation with Societies end uses To determined e Reports and Documents recommended Project Reports 1 to 12 end uses forle Interviews selected forest 1 CUPROFOR Foundation species 2 Forest Cooperative Societies 20 500 farmers will receive forest and ecological training for the sustainable management and utilization of forest resources 300 women farmers will be
60. se of new forest species Study on characteristics and uses of 30 species of the broadleaved forest in Honduras Studies on properties and uses of 20 lesser known species and Study on industrial workability process of non traditional species in Northern Honduras Output 5 Knowledge on timber product types and their technical properties in relation with end uses Studies on characteristics and uses of 30 species of the broadleaved forest in Honduras and Studies on properties and uses of 20 lesser known species 23 Output 6 To determined recommended end uses for selected forest species Studies on properties and uses of 20 lesser known species Output 7 500 farmers will receive forest and ecological training for the sustainable management and utilization of forest resources Design participant s selection and realization of the training activities Output 8 300 women farmers will be trained in ecology reforestation and non timber forest products Design participant s selection and realization of the training activities Output 9 200 forest workers from the sawyers groups and private timber companies will be trained in low impact technologies and market opportunities Design participant s selection and realization of the training activities Output 10 25 forest species will be introduced into national and international markets Study on commercialization strategy for national and international markets of lesser known species
61. stem capacity It was developed the following studies Study of ecological characteristics of 30 selected species in the broadleaved forest of Honduras Study of Natural Regeneration of Forest Species in the Broadleaved Forest of Honduras Evaluation of the natural regeneration capability of 10 species affected by the Mitch Hurricane Study for the evaluation of new species harvest impacts on biological diversity forest associations soils and hydrological regime experimental silvicultural treatment application study in the CURLA forest Study for the determination of ecological impacts permissible limits in harvest operations in the broadleaved forest in Northern Honduras Study on volume stand of broadleaved species under management plans in Northern Honduras and Harvest impact analysis of new forest species on non wood products in Atlantic Region of Honduras Output 2 To identify and implement low impact technologies in the forest management and sustainable utilization areas It was conducted a Study related with harvest evaluation in a broadleaved forest and volume tables elaboration in Atlantic Region of Honduras Output 3 Practical handbook addressed to farmers rural communities on the application of low impact harvesting regimes and silvicultural systems It was produced a Silvicultural practices and harvest manual for the broadleaved forest of Honduras Output 4 Knowledge and implementation of low impact industrial technologies for the u
62. t s affects the Managerial efficiency of human and financial resources the consummate scheduling and execution of the work plans and the completion of tasks in a timely manner 25 III Conclusions and Recommendations 111 1 Conclusions General Objective The project partially contributed to accomplish its general development objective to economically revalue tropical forest in Honduras through sustainable production programs based on management plans and the use of sound low impact technologies Specific Objectives The project permitted to reach the following specific objectives To develop knowledge and technologies those are the bases for the regulations for the sustainable forest management in the tropical forests of the Atlantic zone of Honduras Knowledge about ecological aspects of the selected species its regeneration capacity the impact on the biodiversity soils and hydrology the limits in the ecological impact permitted and the effects of the logging activities on the non wood species To implement the use of low ecological impact technologies in the logging activities of the tropical forests of the Atlantic coast of Honduras sound for the national forest authorities To conduct technology transfer and promotional activities to disseminate technology and information about forest management ecology and environment aspects through the Manual of Silvicultural and Logging Practices To generate knowledge and informat
63. t have access to the tropical forests of the Atlantic zone of Honduras and to promote a greater participation of the Agrarian National Institute in the processes of organization and common participation To revise and eliminate the legal disposition that limits the harvest of the tropical forests from Honduras to 200 annual cubic meters by collective society and to enlarge the productive capacity of the collective societies To diversify and to specialize in more extensive form the use of the 20 studied species To complement the wood production of tropical forests with the non wood products the generation of bio energy and the environmental payment of services to do more competitive the forest activity To avoid the continuous changes in the direction of the projects like this To prompt a better framework of coordination among the participating institutions with attributions well defined for each one To prompt the valuation differentiated of the new species taken advantage of and to revise the harvest taxes To develop new and more extensive processes of financing and credit for the ones that they take advantage of the forests To systematize the training of the different actors that participates in the forestry productive chain To distribute more extensively among the different sectors interested of the activity forest the printed materials that have been produced for the project especially the technologies for the processing of t
64. uarantee Found FGF deficiencies on administrative capacities of Cooperative Societies of Forestry Groups and the necessity of more effective cooperative links between all the project participants 22 However the lesser known forest tropical species is still a significant resource of wood and raw material potential fount in Honduras that complements the main conifer softwood production There are some well organized and certified process that today are starting to export solid wood products to Europe and Honduras has been a good regional player in furniture production and exportation In the other hand the sustainable utilization of the lesser known broadleaved forest species represents a potential social and economic opportunity for very low income people in the Northern Region of Honduras Therefore the relevance and appropriateness of the research and development activities conducted in this project are perceived to be very high and represent the continuity and complementation of prior projects in the country like Broadleaved Forest Development Project BFDP with the support of the Canadian International Development Agency CIDA 11 4 3 Achievement of Project Outputs and Specific Objectives The Project was organized to produce 11 Outputs and 28 specific activities Subsequently a brief summary of each one of the 11 Outputs is presented Output 1 To determine the allowable forest harvesting levels in accordance with the forest ecosy
65. y and market opportunities e To facilitate the introduction of non traditional forest species into the national and international markets while ensuring their ecological silvicultural and economic sustainability 11 1 2 Activities and Outputs These objectives were achieved by implementing the activities as planned in the project document leading to the production of the following outputs e To determine the allowable forest harvesting levels in accordance with the forest ecosystem capacity e To identify and implement low impact technologies in the forest management and sustainable utilization areas e Practical handbook addressed to farmers rural communities on the application of low impact harvesting regimes and silvicultural practices e Knowledge and implementation of low impact industrial technologies for the use of new forest species e Knowledge on timber product types and their technical properties in relation of end uses e To determine recommended end uses for selected forest species e Five hundred 500 farmers will receive forest and ecological training for the sustainable management and utilization of forest resources e Three hundred 300 women farmers will be trained in the areas of ecology reforestation and non timber forest products e Two hundred 200 forest workers from the sawyers groups of COATLAHL Cooperativa Agroforestal Regional Col n Atl ntida Honduras Ltd and private timber companies belo

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