Western Amazon Village Level Baseline

This study consists of village level baseline data and other related materials generated as part of the ‘Sentinel Landscapes’ initiative. The village level baseline data was collected using four survey protocols designed by the International Forest Resources and Institutions (IFRI). The data collected is used to understand the relationship between communities, local governance and forests. Four IFRI protocols were used for this purpose: (i) Forest Form (ii) Settlement Form (iii) Association Form and (iv) Product Form. The instruments facilitate the collection of political and institutional data at communal level for those communities that use those forests. A total of 30 villages were surveyed between September to December 2014 and January to February 2015 from 30 villages namely: Fitzcarrald, San Bernardo, Las Mercedes, Victor Raul Haya Del La Torre, Los Cedros, Tahuantinsuyo, Monte Sinai, Los Manantiales, La Torre, Baltimore, Comunidad Nativa Sinchi Roca, Caserio Bajo Shiringal, Caserio Nuevo Huanuco, Caserio Nueva Bellavistal, Caserio Nuevo Ucayali, Centro Poblado San Juan Bautista, Caserio Alto Shiringal, Caserio Villa El Salvador, Caserio Nuevo Horizonte, Caserio Buenos Aires, Soberania, El Chorro, Espiritu, Petronila, Holanda, Ucia, Buyuyo, Limon, 10 De Noviembre, Empresina.