Andrea Cornejo is our 2016 World Forest Institute International Fellow from Nicaragua. Presentation video: https://youtu.be/aHRZozfD51c?list=PL1XBY4Mor-H2zQG70aMCcUGAxoFy_aWmn -Andrea Cornejo holds a Masters of Environmental Management from The University of Queensland in Australia. -She works as an Environmental Consultant for the University of Central America -Her Fellowship project focused on conducting a “Comparison between the Pacific Northwest and Nicaragua private forestland owners”

1. Comparison between Private Forest Landowners
in Nicaragua and the Pacific Northwest
By Ivania Andrea Cornejo
International Fellow from Nicaragua
October 13th 2016 Portland, OR
Email: iandreacornejo@gmail.com Skype: iandrea09
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2. Nicaragua
Population and size: 6.5 million people in 50,000 sq. miles
Social development: 2nd lowest human development index in
Latin America
Rich in BD: Biodiversity hotspot, 64 types of forest ecosystems
Clockwise:
• Turquoise-browed motmot (Eumomota superciliosa)
• Margay (Margay Leopardus)
• Pacific ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys oliveacea)

3. Nicaragua’s forests
Broadleaf forest cover 87%
Coniferous forest cover 12%
Forests cover 25% of the country
Deforestation rate 170K acres/year,
mainly driven by conversion of
forestland to pastures and croplands

4. Why this topic?
Don Chico, forest landowner (29 acres)
Location: San Fernando, Nueva Segovia. Nicaragua
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5. Forestland ownership distribution
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Nicaragua:
• 8 million acres
• Private owners hold 35%
of the forestland
(Instituto Nacional Forestal 2008)
Oregon:
• 30 million acres
• Private owners hold 34%
of the forestland
(Oregon Forest Resources Institute 2015)
Washington:
• 22 million acres
• Private owners hold 37%
of the forestland
(Washington Department of Natural
Resources 2006)
64%
34%
2%
Public land
Private ownerwship
Native American Tribal
11%
35%49%
5%
Public land
Private ownership
Indigenous communities
Others
44%
37%
5% 14%
Public land
Private ownership
Native American Tribal
Others

6. What I wanted to know
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• Are their organizations helping them to improve forest
management for environmental, social, and economic benefits?
• How?
• What type of relationships do they have with other stakeholders
(i.e. government, NGOs, universities)
• Who are the private forest landowners?
• What are their challenges and opportunities?
• Do they organize?

7. How did I accomplish my project
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Participants in the study
Who Nicaragua Pacific
Northwest (OR
and WA)
Private
individual
owners
• 7 (29-3,300 acres) • 16 (5- 1,000 acres)
Organizations
of private
forest owners
• ADEPROFOCA
• FEDUBONIC
• CONFOR
• Indigenous People
of Mozonte
• Oregon Small
Woodland
Association
(OSWA)
• Oregon Woodland
Cooperative (OWC)
• Washington Farm
Forestry
Association (WFFA)
Government,
NGOs and
others
• Wood Value Chain
Project (CAVAMA)
• Nicaraguan Council
for Voluntary
Forest Certification
(CONICEFV)
• Oregon State
University (OSU)
• Oregon Forest
Resources Institute
(OFRI)
Study sites:
• Nueva Segovia (Nicaragua)
• Oregon and Washington states (USA)

8. Findings: Forest Landowners
Differences
Biodiversity:
Higher priority in OR and WA
Economic returns:
Higher priority in Nicaragua
Commonalities
No formal education in forestry
Personal funds for forest improvement
and/or maintenance
Perception: Forestry regulation much more
stringent versus Agriculture
Perception: Negative public opinion towards
timber harvesting

9. Findings: Organizations of Forest Landowners
Commonalities
Benefits:
- Education/Training
- Market opportunities
- Political voice
- Sustainable forest management
Small number of members vs. number
of private individual owners
Leader roles are voluntary
Differences
Funding: Membership fees in PNW vs.
small contributions in Nicaragua
Activities per year: more for PNW
organizations
Increasing membership?
Not for Nicaraguan organizations

10. Take home lessons
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Group participating in a session of OSU Mini-College in Corvallis, Oregon
August 2016
Partnerships, partnerships, partnerships
Leadership succession
University extension

11. Back in Nicaragua…
• Sharing results to promote
dialogue among forest
stakeholders and inspire solutions
• Evaluate feasibility and
development of non-timber forest
products (NTFP)
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Group discussing forestry issues at CONICEFV Annual meeting in
Managua, Nicaragua April 2016

12. Thank you!!!!
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