For a better comunication and more development in the SMFE´s

GuatemalaGuatemala

1. Guatemala Context1. Guatemala Context

• 108,880 Km2, 51% of the area has forest

vocation, 41% forest coverage.

• The country is located near USA, who is the

biggest bussines partner.

• INAB, CONAP and National Forest Program (npf)

• The reforestation rate in Guatemala is

aproximately 18,000ha per year; but the

deforestation rate is about a 60,000ha per year.

(FAO-INAB)

• Forest management decentralization has been

strenghten by the 149 Municipal Forest Offices.

• The forest sector contributes with 2.6% of the

Gross Domestic Product.

• 108,880 Km2, 51% of the area has forest

vocation, 41% forest coverage.

• The country is located near USA, who is the

biggest bussines partner.

• INAB, CONAP and National Forest Program (npf)

• The reforestation rate in Guatemala is

aproximately 18,000ha per year; but the

deforestation rate is about a 60,000ha per year.

(FAO-INAB)

• Forest management decentralization has been

strenghten by the 149 Municipal Forest Offices.

• The forest sector contributes with 2.6% of the

Gross Domestic Product.

2. Enterprises how many and types2. Enterprises how many and types

• UT’Zs CHE´ = (Good Tree in maya-quiche language) Association of Forestry Community; 24 communitylenterprises.

• ASOCUCH: 21 Communities.

• ACOFOP: 22 comunity enterprises.

• Fedecovera: 33 cooperatives.

• ASILCOM: 27 forest committee

Types:

• Tree Nurseries

• Foresters individuals and communities

• Communities doing sustainable forest management, whichinclude natural forests and plantations

• Sawmills

• Carpenters and furniture industries

• Wood sales

• Professional services

• Firewood sales

• Peasant associations producing and saling non timber forestproducts

• Tourism and other environmental services.

•• UTUT’’ZsZs CHECHE´́ = (= (GoodGood TreeTree in mayain maya--quiche quiche languagelanguage) ) AssociationAssociation ofof ForestryForestry CommunityCommunity; 24 ; 24 communitylcommunitylenterprisesenterprises..

•• ASOCUCHASOCUCH: 21 : 21 CommunitiesCommunities..

•• ACOFOPACOFOP: 22 : 22 comunitycomunity enterprisesenterprises..

•• FedecoveraFedecovera: 33 : 33 cooperativescooperatives..

•• ASILCOMASILCOM: 27 : 27 forestforest committeecommittee

TypesTypes::

•• TreeTree NurseriesNurseries

•• ForestersForesters individualsindividuals andand communitiescommunities

•• CommunitiesCommunities doingdoing sustainablesustainable forestforest managementmanagement, , whichwhichincludeinclude natural natural forestsforests andand plantationsplantations

•• SawmillsSawmills

•• CarpentersCarpenters andand furniturefurniture industriesindustries

•• WoodWood salessales

•• Professional Professional servicesservices

•• FirewoodFirewood salessales

•• PeasantPeasant associationsassociations producing and saling non timber forestproducts

•• TourismTourism andand otherother environmentalenvironmental servicesservices..

• By using a Utz Che – npfalliance as a local point ofForest Connect;

• By distributing andcollecting information forthe communities by theassociations and ForestPolicy Round Tables;

• By using associations as the only way to supportcommunities.

•• By By usingusing a a UtzUtz Che Che –– npfnpf

alliancealliance as a local as a local pointpoint ofof

ForestForest ConnectConnect;;

•• By By distributingdistributing andand

collectingcollecting informationinformation forfor

thethe communitiescommunities by by thethe

associationsassociations andand ForestForest

PolicyPolicy RoundRound TablesTables;;

•• By By usingusing associationsassociations as as

thethe onlyonly wayway toto supportsupport

communitiescommunities..

3. How to strengthen organization of SMFEs3. How to strengthen organization of SMFEs

• By creating an office who will develop a

market intelligence for products and

service of the SMEFs;

• By connecting the associations of SMFEs

with guatemalan big enterprises;

• By supporting the forest trade network

with the work together of the SMFEs;

• By promoting the forest related to the

SMFEs in international fairs and

commercial shows;

• By connecting the organizations with

bussines and commercial organizations,

either international or national

• By creating an office who will develop a

market intelligence for products and

service of the SMEFs;

• By connecting the associations of SMFEs

with guatemalan big enterprises;

• By supporting the forest trade network

with the work together of the SMFEs;

• By promoting the forest related to the

SMFEs in international fairs and

commercial shows;

• By connecting the organizations with

bussines and commercial organizations,

either international or national

ing4. How to improve links to market by SMEFs4. How to improve links to market by SMEFs

• By providing costumerassistance through theForest’s office;

• By building alliances withthe financial services (ban-king groups, cooperativesand micro-finance institu-tions) and training centers;

• Dialog with institutionalpartners (INAB, CONAP, Economy Ministry) in orderto increase the SMEFsparticipation in publicpolicies making;

• By providing costumerassistance through theForest’s office;

• By building alliances withthe financial services (ban-king groups, cooperativesand micro-finance institu-tions) and training centers;

• Dialog with institutionalpartners (INAB, CONAP, Economy Ministry) in orderto increase the SMEFsparticipation in publicpolicies making;

y5. How to facilitate access to financial and

bussines development

5. How to facilitate access to financial and

bussines development

• The Forest Connect Office has the responsability ofdeveloping and managing thesystem and knowledge base;

• Development of the ForestConnect Guatemala web page, includying all information aboutSMFEs of the partnersAssociations, bussinesopportunities bussines andservices;

• Design a brochure for thecomunnities and SMEFs, easilyto understand for all people;

• Costumer assitance for thecomunnities and producers;

•• TheThe ForestForest ConnectConnect Office has Office has thethe responsabilityresponsability ofofdevelopingdeveloping andand managingmanaging thethesystemsystem andand knowledgeknowledge base;base;

•• DevelopmentDevelopment ofof thethe ForestForestConnectConnect Guatemala Guatemala webweb pagepage, , includyingincludying allall informationinformation aboutaboutSMFEsSMFEs ofof thethe partnerspartnersAssociationsAssociations, , bussinesbussinesopportunitiesopportunities bussinesbussines andandservicesservices;;

•• DesignDesign a a brochurebrochure forfor thethecomunnitiescomunnities andand SMEFsSMEFs, , easilyeasilytoto understandunderstand forfor allall peoplepeople; ;

•• CostumerCostumer assitanceassitance forfor thethecomunnitiescomunnities andand producersproducers;;

6. Plan of communication6. Plan of communication

• To appoint a SteeringComittee of Forest Connect, including institutional andassociations partners, whose main objective will be the process monitoring;

• The office of Forest Connect(2 people) has to present tothe Directive Group anannual working plan andmonthly report;

•• ToTo appointappoint a a SteeringSteeringComitteeComittee ofof ForestForest ConnectConnect, , includingincluding institutionalinstitutional andandassociationsassociations partnerspartners, , whosewhose mainmain objectiveobjective willwill be be thethe processprocess monitoringmonitoring;;

•• TheThe office office ofof ForestForest ConnectConnect(2 (2 peoplepeople) has ) has toto presentpresent totothethe DirectiveDirective GroupGroup ananannualannual workingworking plan plan andandmonthlymonthly reportreport;;

7. System of Monitoring7. System of Monitoring

• Forest Connect Office: – Coordinator: market intelligence and

connecting the market and the services– System administration: manage the

information and constumer assistance;

• The Forest Connect can be sustainedwhen the communities see the aid; then the associations can finance theprocess;

• In Guatemala Forest Connect can have to much support from theInstitutionals partners;

• Forest Connect have the chance tobegin with the new age of the SMEFsand Community Organization;

• Forest Connect Office: – Coordinator: market intelligence and

connecting the market and the services– System administration: manage the

information and constumer assistance;

• The Forest Connect can be sustainedwhen the communities see the aid; then the associations can finance theprocess;

• In Guatemala Forest Connect can have to much support from theInstitutionals partners;

• Forest Connect have the chance tobegin with the new age of the SMEFsand Community Organization;

8. Closing remarks8. Closing remarks

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