Community management of forest resources at Pensamiento Liberal Mexicano community, Zaachila, Oaxaca
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https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v8i6.290Keywords:
equity, family income, strategy, sustainability, utilization of forest resourcesAbstract
The objective of this paper was to analyze the strategy of the inhabitants of Pensamiento Liberal Mexicano community, Zaachila, Oaxaca, in 2016. The community use of the forest resources of the territory and the importance of the forest in the family income generation. The research was of non-experimental type and had a mixed approach using a descriptive-analytical method, where quantitative and qualitative techniques were used to obtain field information. The results show that 80.4% of families are deficient in the production of basic grains, the forest resources of these families are a source of important income, which are higher than those generated by agriculture, livestock and subsidies of public programs. It was found that the community assembly, the Comité de Organización de Comuneros y Campesinos and the Comité de Vigilancia de los Recursos Naturales y Forestales are effi cient institutions that allow the use and controlled access to the forest resources of common use with equity and sustainability under the guidelines of community statute.
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