Repercusiones

Through its targeted support to governmental as well as non-governmental stakeholders, the Programme fostered truly inclusive multi-stakeholder processes as a prerequisite for addressing long-standing governance issues. Most of the projects applied a multi-stakeholder approach, leading in many cases to a permanent representation of civil society in national discussions and decision-making. A survey conducted in May 2017 to assess the sustainability of Phase II projects showed that almost all (98.9 percent) service providers are still working on FLEGT issues, and that most of them (95 percent) still pursue the work initiated through their projects. In 68 percent of cases, other organizations have started to work on issues addressed by projects supported by the Programme, which suggests that the Programme is able to identify needed actions as an innovator. Some respondents indicated that Programme support was fundamental to initiating important processes that are still pursued and growing in the respective countries. In Guatemala, for example, AsociaciónBalam, which had implemented a project on transboundary illegal logging between Guatemala and Belize, confirmed the sustained importance of the project results. The environmental strategy for the Petén region continues to be the key tool for planning actions to control the traffic of wood and wildlife in the region and border areas with Belize, while the forestry technical commission, established and politically recognized with Programme support, continues to operate and is the place for inter-institutional coordination and technical planning at local level.