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Allocation of permits / user rights

Is the permit allocation process transparent? Allocation refers to all types of permit, including those for logging, conservation, ecotourism, conversion, environmental services, carbon, non-timber forest products, etc.

Since 2005, no new concession allocation process has been launched until the decentralisation process is complete. During the period 2000-2005 the granting of forest rights was carried out according to Article 10 of the Forests and Wildlife Law, approved by Law No.27308, as well as in Articles 55 and 106 of its Regulations.

Do permits exist for all uses / services?

Yes, these rights are regulated in titles relating to land use planning, and management and utilization of forest resources of the Forests and Wildlife Law, as well as in its regulation. Among those are: the purpose timber forest concessions, forest concessions for non-wood (concessions for other forest products and concessions for ecotourism, conservation and environmental services). Read more...

Is information on any forest land unallocated or not under any type of concession published?

Yes. 18.743,775 ha of Permanent Production Forests might be open to concession.7.115,368 ha were allocated in 2005. No new forest concession allocation process has been launched, because of the current process of decentralisation to Regional Governments. Read more...

Is it clear how the decision to start a round of permit allocation is made?

There are legal devices which identify the people in charge and the periods for the assignment of forest concessions in Permanent Production Forests. This is established in Title V of the Regulations of Law 27308 - Law of Forests and Wildlife. Read more...

Is there a stakeholder consultation process prior to permit allocation?

No information was found on consultation and participation prior to the granting of concessions started in 2000. Read more...

Are the areas assigned for each round of permit allocation advertised?

In the case of forest concessions for wood, before each competition the areas of forests to be assigned are published. In the case of other types of concessions and permits, the areas are primarily determined part request. Read more...

Is there transparent independent verification (due diligence) of the eligibility of any applicants for forest permits?

The ad hoc Commission set up for the Process of Assignment of Timber Logging Concessions has been in charge of the supervision of compliance with the requirements and the management of the public competition for the assignment of Timber Logging Concession. Other kinds of forest, ecotourism or conservation concessions are evaluated by the forest authority. Read more...