Abstract

RIOS-CORTEZ, Alejandra; TORRES-PEREZ, Jorge; GOMEZ-GUERRERO, Armando  and  NAVARRO-MARTINEZ, Angélica. Relationship between forest management and socioeconomic welfare in two Quintana Roo ejidos. Rev. Chapingo ser. cienc. for. ambient [online]. 2012, vol.18, n.2, pp.251-259. ISSN 2007-4018.  https://doi.org/10.5154/r.rchscfa.2010.08.052.

The degradation of natural resources worldwide has led to important questions about how to use these resources and the prospects for future development at the pace of current exploitation. In Mexico, forest management is mainly in the hands of ejidos and communities. This research evaluated in 2010 the impact of the Pilot Forest Plan (PFP) established in Quintana Roo in the 1980s. The study examined the socioeconomic and cultural aspects of forest management in two ejidos: Noh Bec and Xhazil. Welfare, natural conditions and the change in social, economic and cultural aspects were analyzed with a well-being index in relation to forest management, which took into account natural, human social, economic and cultural systems. The current well-being status in relation to forestry was medium high and medium for Noh Bec and Xhazil, respectively. Forest management with the strategic PFP guidelines was an adaptive process for both ejidos, which showed significant differences in community organization, marketing, diversification and financial support.

Keywords : Pilot Forest Plan; Xhazil; Noh Bec; Well-being Index; organization; rural communities.

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