{"id":39157,"date":"2025-12-08T10:52:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/?p=39157"},"modified":"2025-12-08T10:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:52:06","slug":"catie-promueve-la-gestion-participativa-de-paisajes-forestales-en-latinoamerica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/2025\/12\/08\/catie-promueve-la-gestion-participativa-de-paisajes-forestales-en-latinoamerica\/","title":{"rendered":"CATIE promotes participatory management of forest landscapes in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em><em><em>With CATIE\u2019s leadership, the Latin American Model Forest Network advanced new alliances, strengthened participatory governance, and consolidated actions in gender equity, youth leadership, fire management, and restoration during a week of technical and community work in Chile.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><br>From November 24 to 28, 2025, the XXXIV Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Latin American Model Forest Network (RLABM) was held in Panguipulli, Chile, a territory in which the Panguipulli Model Forest initiative operates, one of the 32 territorial governance platforms that make up the RLABM.&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39160\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.320685305865041;width:497px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales2.jpg 589w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales2-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales2-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>Model Forests are voluntary agreements for collaboration and intersectoral governance in support of the sustainable development of large territories or landscapes, where the forest is an essential element. &nbsp;<\/p><p>These processes involve representatives from various economic and social sectors with interests in the territory, such as national institutions, local governments, non-governmental organizations, private companies, or productive groups, who develop alliances and agreements to promote better management of natural resources.<br><\/p><p><strong>Consolidation of alliances<\/strong><\/p><p>The RLABM Board of Directors, which meets annually, includes representatives from institutions in the 16 countries that are part of the Network, and from the Model Forests in those countries, who review their main lines of work and opportunities for international collaboration. This board is chaired by R\u00f3ger Villalobos, representative of CATIE, the institution that hosts the RLABM management within its Climate Action Unit, led by Fernando Carrera. The vice presidency is held by the 20x20 restoration initiative for Latin America, represented by Natalia Ruiz Guevara.<\/p><p>This meeting also included collaborating partners from Natural Resources Canada, home of the International Model Forest Network Secretariat, CIFOR-ICRAF, FAO, EcoAgriculture Partners, and IUCN. During the board meeting, the incorporation of Panama as the 16th country in the network was approved, following a request by Panama\u2019s Ministry of Environment. Updates were also shared on the progress of working groups on Gender Equity, Restoration, Fire Governance, Forest Schools, Climate Change, and the consolidation of the Model Forest Youth Network.<\/p><p>During the week, in addition to the board meeting, participants also joined the symposium titled \u201cFire and Community, Toward Territorial Fire Governance,\u201d organized by the RLABM with support from Universidad Mayor de Chile and the National Forestry Council of Chile, held in Santiago.\u00a0<br><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"442\" data-id=\"39162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales3.jpg 589w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales3-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"411\" data-id=\"39161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales4.jpg 589w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales4-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales4-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><p><br><strong>Workshop on collaborative governance<\/strong><\/p><p>Once in the territory of Panguipulli, the international workshop \u201cCollaborative Governance in Biocultural Territories\u201d was held, facilitated by the organizations managing the Panguipulli Model Forest, including the local mayor.<\/p><p>This was a week of great learning and strengthening of efforts for the management of sustainable and culturally diverse territories, stated Mr. Pedro Cardin, president of the Panguipulli Model Forest. \u201cWe have drawn inspiration from the community knowledge of the Mapuche communities of this region to envision governance based on the diverse interests and power structures within each territory, with a vision of progress and innovation for sustainable development that meets people\u2019s needs,\u201d said Graciela Salazar, leader of the Tucum\u00e1n Model Forest initiative in Argentina.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Sim\u00f3n Torres and Ireana Lara, who support the RLABM from CATIE\u2019s Climate Action Unit, expressed their satisfaction at witnessing progress in actions that contribute to gender equity within the Network\u2019s processes, as well as the participation of young leaders in key areas of work such as integrated fire management and ecological restoration of landscapes.<br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales5.jpg 589w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales5-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/paisajes-forestales5-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><\/p><p><br><br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>More information\/written by:<\/strong>\u00a0<br>R\u00f3ger Villalobos<br>Chair, LAMFN Board of Directors<br>Researcher<br>Climate Action Unit<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:rvillalo@catie.ac.cr\">rvillalo@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Edici\u00f3n:<\/strong><br>Esteban Rodr\u00edguez Zamora<br>Communicator<br>Information Technology and Communication<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:esteban.rodriguez@catie.ac.cr\">esteban.rodriguez@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entre el 24 y el 28 de noviembre de 2025 se realiz\u00f3 la XXXIV reuni\u00f3n del Directorio de la Red Latinoamericana de Bosques Modelo (RLABM) en Panguipulli, Chile, territorio de incidencia de la iniciativa Bosque Modelo Panguipulli, una de las &hellip; 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