Territorial impact of the community forest management in the sierra norte de puebla, 2002-2017

Abstract

This article aims to know the territorial impact of the community forest management (CFM) in the Sierra Norte de Puebla (SNP) during the term 2003-2017. The CFM is understood theoretically as a way of collective organization and environmental governance. Territory is understood as a reflection of the social behavior. This work uses a quantitative methodology based on analyzing the economic-environmental indicators, such as production volumes, management plans, subsidies, land use changes. Likewise, field visits and interviews were carried out for the qualitative analysis. Having analyzed the results, it is concluded that the forest cover did not undergo any loss after the CFM. Quite the opposite, it increased in 8% (64.33 Km.). As a conclusion, it could be said that the CFM model applied in the SNP has had positive impacts on the territory.