Research Article

Diversity of Perceptions on REDD+ Implementation at the Agriculture Frontier in Panama

Table 1

Organizations that were interviewed during phase two.

GroupNumber of interviewsName

Local/regional government
11
(i) National Environmental Authority’s (ANAM) regional technicians and/or administrators (3)
(ii) Ministry of Agricultural Development’s (MIDA) regional technicians and/or administrators (2)
(iii) Local government (2)
(iv) Governorship of Darien
(v) National Council of Sustainable Development’s (CONADES) regional technicians (2)
(vi) Darien Development Program’s director (PRODAR)

Local colonist organizations*6(i) Confidential (6)

Regional organizations*6
(i) Catholic Church
(ii) National Association for Ranchers (ANAGAN)
(iii) Centre for Investigation in Sustainable Systems of Agricultural Production (CIPAV Foundation)
(iv) Conservation Research Education Action (CREA)
(v) Confidential (2)

National organizations*4
(i) Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
(ii) Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre (CATIE)
(iii) University of Panama
(iv) Instituto Cooperativo Interamericano (ICI)

International organizations*2
(i)UN Development Program (UNDP)
(ii) UN-REDD

Total29

*Nongovernmental, hereafter referred to as “organizations,” in contrast to government.