Legal Risk in the Management of Forest Cover in a River Basin San Juan, Cuba

R. Y. Alarcón Borges (), Ofelia Pérez Montero, Rogelio García Tejera, María Teresa Durand Silveira, José Celeiro Montoya, Dayniel Hernández Mestre, Jorge Mesa Vazquez, Carlos Mestanza-Ramon, Diego Hernandez-Guzmán and Celene B. Milanes ()
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R. Y. Alarcón Borges: Multidisciplinary Study Center of Coastal Zones (CEMZOC), Universidad de Oriente, Las Americas Avenue s/n, Santiago de Cuba 90400, Cuba
Ofelia Pérez Montero: Multidisciplinary Study Center of Coastal Zones (CEMZOC), Universidad de Oriente, Las Americas Avenue s/n, Santiago de Cuba 90400, Cuba
Rogelio García Tejera: Multidisciplinary Study Center of Coastal Zones (CEMZOC), Universidad de Oriente, Las Americas Avenue s/n, Santiago de Cuba 90400, Cuba
María Teresa Durand Silveira: Provincial Delegation Water Resources, Santiago de Cuba 90400, Cuba
José Celeiro Montoya: State Forest Service, Provincial Delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Santiago de Cuba 90400, Cuba
Dayniel Hernández Mestre: Instituto de Geografía Tropical, La Habana, Cuba Calle F, No. 302 esq. 13, Plaza de La Revolución, La Habana 10400, Cuba
Jorge Mesa Vazquez: Multidisciplinary Study Center of Coastal Zones (CEMZOC), Universidad de Oriente, Las Americas Avenue s/n, Santiago de Cuba 90400, Cuba
Carlos Mestanza-Ramon: Research Group YASUNI-SDC, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Sede Orellana, El Coca 220001, Ecuador
Diego Hernandez-Guzmán: Law Department, Universidad de la Costa, Villavicencio Headquarters, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia
Celene B. Milanes: GeMarc Research Group, Civil and Environmental Department, Universidad de la Costa, Street 58 # 55–66, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 4, 1-28

Abstract: The protection of forest cover in Cuba is a state priority. It is part of the state plan to deal with climate change. The purpose of this paper is to assess the legal risks associated with the protection of forest cover, which is essential to ensure the sustainability of hydrological watershed management in Cuba. The qualitative method of social research was followed. Techniques of content analysis, semi-structured interviews, and legal exegetics were applied. Geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing techniques were also used to triangulate data and results. This article provided a robust analytical framework for generating innovative laws for land planning through a three-phase methodological design associated with configuring, interpreting, and applying tools for stopping deforestation processes based on watershed management. As a result, it was demonstrated that limitations reveal a deficient legal application with risk in the river basin, and a significant causal relationship between institutions and communities. Furthermore, the study indicated that although there are legal norms that regulate the protection of forest cover in the studied basin, its vulnerabilities generate uncertainty about the foreseeable results in management of forest cover. It is recommended that the Provincial Council of Hydrographic Basins include the design of legal risk indicators for forest cover management into the sub-plan for forest area increase. These recommendations constitute a set of related actions to improve the sustainability of the above-mentioned management.

Keywords: legal management; deforestation; geographic information system; remote sensing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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