1. Team Latin America Jamie (Brazil) Amy (Brazil/Bolivia)
Bolier (Ecuador)
Miriam (Belize)
Pablo (Guatemala)

2. What is a forest and what is a forest product. ie. Cashew vs. açaí vs
What is a forest and what is a forest product? ie. Cashew vs. açaí vs. brazil nut
Forest areas in LA group represent a continuum of forest types:
From mature to various levels of degradation
PEN Guidelines last word on definition: FAO definition of forest
10% canopy cover over 0.5 ha = forest
ie. Cashew vs. açaí vs. brazil nut – are they considered equally as forest products?
PEN consensus– if you classified as forest, it should be a forest product
Any analysis needs to be clear about this distinction

3. Comparative analysis 1: Cash in-flow influence on household behavior
Remittances (Belize, Guatemala, Ecuador, Bolivia)
Government aid (Brazil, Ecuador)
PFS (Bolivia, Brazil)
Some represent large shares of hh income
How do these impact well-being?
How do these impact smallholder activities, forest use?

4. Comparative analysis 2: Deforestation
Land cover and deforestation estimates represent the only data collected related to land cover change
Some studies also have access to land cover data
Look at deforestation as endogenous or exogenous to poverty = “chicken or egg” problem

5. Comparative analysis 3: Land tenure influence on forest income
Agro-extractive and extractive reserves, indigenous reserves, colonist farmer or riverine settlements, (individual vs. communal title; customary vs. statuatory rights)
Possible focus on village-level variables across sites?

6. Other topics for exploration:
Cultural dimensions of ancient crops (ie chakra system, milpa)Guatemala, Ecuador
Tourism contribution (Belize, Ecuador) – vietnam, bangledesh?
Chain of custody (middlemen) for timber and NTFP
Collaboration with RAVA (11 studies in 7 Amazonian countries)