First assessment of the forest territory charters

Abstract

The 39 Forest Territory Charters (CFT), started in 2001 and 2002, reflect, in their diversity, the diversity of the actors and of the contexts. A synthetic typology was established, according to two differentiation axes: the forest versus territory and the economical versus patrimonial point of view of the promoters. This first approach permits to evaluate a priori the strengths and weaknesses of a given project, so as to take them in account in its management, notably for the construction of a monitoring system. Later, the typology will help to perform the evaluation of the CFT tool itself, by connecting the results of CFTs with their specific contexts. Yet, during the starting phase, an in itinere evaluation, from the interviews of national or local actors, points out the diversity of actors strategies, and the ambiguities to solve : contractualization or concerted state planning, commitment of regions and counties as financers, long term financial support for participation management.