Research Article
Diversity of Perceptions on REDD+ Implementation at the Agriculture Frontier in Panama
Table 1
Organizations that were interviewed during phase two.
| Group | Number of interviews | Name |
| 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 |
| Total | 29 | |
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*Nongovernmental, hereafter referred to as “organizations,” in contrast to government.
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