The Impact of the Interaction between Formal and Informal Institutions on the Sustainability of Communal Initiatives of Forest Management in Oaxaca (Mexico)

Abstract

"In this research the sustainability of the communal forest enterprises and its long term impacts in the quality of life of the individuals will be analyzed from the observation of two case studies - in the Oaxaca state of Mexico -, where poverty conditions (from income strategies analysis), social capital (from social network analysis), and natural capital (from GIS analysis) would be evaluated. These results will be subsequently used to develop an institutional analysis to identify the impact of the interaction between formal and informal institutions on the sustainability results observed. This institutional analysis will be developed using the frameworks of Social Ecological Systems (SES) and Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD), and the methodology of the International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI)."