Panama watershed management, evaluation report

The Watershed Management project has its origins in the concern of the governments of both Panama and the United States to conserve and develop Panama's natural resources. During project design, three goals were established: -strenghten the technical, managerial and administrative capabilities of the National Directorate of Renewable Natural Resources (RENARE); -increase awareness in Panama of the importance of natural resource conservation; and -implement management programs in the watersheds of the Panama Canal, La Villa and Caldera river basins that included local residents in the resource management and conservaiton process. Since RENARE's formation in 1973, its mandate has expanded from the management of Panama's forest resources to include activities in soil and water conservation, and the management of wildlife, watersheds and public lands (parks and reserves). The Watershed Management project was initiated in 1979 as a comprehensive program to assist RENARE and develop its capability to fulfill the mandate given the agency by the Government of Panama (GOP). The project has involved the acquisition of material resources (e.g., vehicles, offices, field equipment, etc.), short-and long-term training programs, extensive technical assistance in agro-forestry, watershed management, silviculture, and parks planning and management, and the addition of permanent and technical staff at RENARE headquarters and in the field

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	3117 ASOCIATES IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT, ARLINGTON, VT (EUA)
Format:	biblioteca
Published:	Burlington, VT (EUA), 1983
Subjects:	CUENCAS, PLANES, PROGRAMAS Y PROYECTOS, PANAMA,
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