Geographic information production and forest management of the
regional forestry and wildlife directorate of the regional
government of Madre de Dios - 2018.
Producción de información geográfica y gestión forestal de la dirección regional forestal y
fauna silvestre del gobierno regional de Madre de Dios – 2018
Article resulting from a research project financed by
Cesar Vallejo University
José Luis Alonso Fernández Vega
Master in Public Management, Universidad Cesar Vallejo,
Lima, Peru, alonsofernandezvegas@gmail.com, ORCID:
0000-0001-6170-9345
ABSTRACT
The general purpose of this research is to
determine whether the production of
geographic information significantly
influences the forest management of the
Regional Directorate of Forestry and
Wildlife of the Regional Government of
Madre de Dios in 2018. The type of study is
non-experimental, the study design is
correlational and the research methods
applied were hypothetico-deductive and
descriptive, the study approach is mixed.
The population is
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The sample was made up of 41 workers, including managers, professionals and forestry
technicians, the sample being equal because it is a numerically small population. Two
questionnaires were used as instruments, which were subjected to the reliability test with
Cronbach's Alpha, and validated by the judgment of 03 experts, as well as an interview guide
for the collection of data and information on the variables under study. The information was
processed using the SPSS version 23 statistical package for social sciences. The results are
presented in statistical tables and figures.
Key words: Geographic information, forest management.
RESUMEN
La presente investigación tiene como propósito general determinar si la producción de
información geográfica influye significativamente en la gestión forestal de la Dirección
Regional Forestal y Fauna Silvestre del Gobierno Regional Madre de Dios en el año 2018. El
tipo de estudio es no experimental, el diseño de estudio es correlacional y los métodos de
investigación aplicados fue el hipotético-deductivo y descriptivo, el enfoque de estudio es
mixto. La población está conformada por 41 trabajadores entre directivos, profesionales y
técnicos forestales, siendo igual la muestra por ser una población numéricamente pequeña,
se aplicaron como instrumentos: dos cuestionarios, los cuales se sometieron a la prueba de
confiabilidad con Alfa de Cronbach, y validada por el juicio de 03 expertos, así también se
aplicó una guía de entrevista para la recolección de datos e información de las variables en
estudio. El procesamiento de información se realizó mediante el paquete estadístico para
ciencias sociales SPSS versión 23. Los resultados son presentados en tablas y figuras
estadísticas.
Palabras clave: Información geográfica, gestión forestal.
INTRODUCTION
Over the last 25 years, forest management and forests have been changing in a positive way,
despite the fact that the world's forest area continues to shrink due to the increase in human
population, which demands more food consumption and land occupation. The interest in
achieving sustainable forest management has never been as intense as it is today, where
more lands are declared permanent forests, monitoring, supervision, control and planning
activities have multiplied, the legal framework that safeguards the management of forest
resources has come to have greater scope, biodiversity is increasingly allocated more surface
areas for conservation and finally forests are meeting the demand for forest products and
services (FAO, 2015). Forests are not only important for the use of timber, but also for
products other than timber, such as medicinal plants, fruits, latex, gums, etc. They also play a
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role in water regulation, conserve biodiversity, maintain soils and regulate the temperature
of our planet Earth, which is becoming warmer and warmer due to greenhouse gases.
In the past, forest resources were managed primarily for timber and energy, i.e. firewood and
charcoal, respectively. The use of forest resources was sometimes excessive, resulting in the
loss of significant forest extensions. Forest harvesting management was carried out in
response to international and national market demand for timber production, ignoring other
important factors offered by forest ecosystems, including environmental and ecological
factors, as well as environmental goods and services of primary importance, such as air and
water, and the economic, social, environmental and institutional consequences (O. A. Aguirre,
2015).
According to Duncan (2006), forest management is perceived as a set of activities such as
preservation, planning and use of forest resources, provided that forest production is under
sustainable development management. Forest production is based on the continuous flow of
wood supplied by the forest without harming its productivity.
Forest management aims to optimize the activities carried out in the forest, with the purpose
of achieving sustainable development in its 3 economic, social and environmental levels
(Fernandez, 2017). The exploitation of forest resources is of great importance in the economy
of several regions that carry it out.
According to SERFOR, the forest cadastre is the physical inventory of forest concessions,
permits and authorizations granted for the use and conservation of forests, which should
include geographic and documentary information on forest resources and any act of
registration related to the registry (SERFOR, 2015).
FAO (2002) (as cited in Villacorta, 2014, p. 58) notes that sustainable forest harvesting is
regulated by some Latin American countries such as Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Guyana through
contracts. These are considered as contractual arrangements concerning the use of public
forests (use of timber and non-timber forest products, conservation and other non-
consumptive uses), and the protection of forested areas that are in the public domain. Forest
harvesting in the world is an activity that generates benefits to the population, employment,
timber manufacturing, guarantees the care of the forest, etc.
In relation to previous national works we can mention: Sierra, Merino and Gullón (2014),
conducted an article that aims to ensure the quality of the production of geographic
information that is generated and distributed globally, nationally and regionally by the
National Geographic Institute (IGN) of Spain. In the conclusions, the most important for the
present work was taken into account, obtaining complete and updated geographic
information in the database allowed improving the quality of geographic information, which
in turn is consulted by consumers through geographic web services, being able to perform
queries, visualizations and downloads provided by the IGN.
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Based on the above theories, we can formulate the general problem: To what extent and in
what way does the production of geographic information influence the forest management
of the Regional Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife of the Regional Government of Madre de
Dios - 2018? The theoretical justification is to establish technical challenges and technological
innovations in order to contribute to the field of geographic information. The present
research allows to determine and explain the influence of the production of geographic
information in the forest management of the Regional Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife
(DRFFS) of the department of Madre de Dios, this will serve to improve the production of
geographic information in the DRFFS and contribute to decision-making in the management
of forest resources in the department of Madre de Dios. Finally, the methodological
justification was given, the measurement instrument will be used correctly, which is a survey
validated by expert judgment. Given the above reasons, the general objective is to determine
and explain the influence of the production of geographic information in the forest
management of the Regional Forestry and Wildlife Directorate of the Regional Government
of Madre de Dios - 2018.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
On the other hand, the approach is mixed, combining quantitative and qualitative
approaches. According to Hernández (2014) points out "mixed methods represent a set of
systematic, empirical and critical research processes and involve the collection and analysis
of quantitative and qualitative data" (p.534). The research design is non-experimental,
because the study variables will not be altered, according to (Hernández, Fernández and
Baptista 2010). "Non-experimental research is that which is carried out without deliberately
manipulating variables and in which only phenomena are observed in their natural
environment and then analyzed", and cross-sectional; since it was carried out at a single point
in time. (Hernández et al, 2006). It is also correlational, because it studies the relationship
between variables in an investigation. (Hernández, Fernández, and Baptista, 2014). The
method was hypothetical deductive, since the hypotheses were tested and conclusions were
obtained. (Hernández et al, 2006).
A census population was used; the total population comprising 41 workers of the Regional
Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife (DRFFS) who are directly involved in forestry specialists
and technicians of the DRFFS was selected.
The instruments used to measure the variables were validated by expert judgment, the
contents and structure of the items were verified, as well as the construct and criterion
validity. To achieve the reliability of the instruments, the statistical method of cronbach's
alpha was used, which gave as a result for the geographic information variable (Alpha = 0.928)
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and for the forest management variable (Alpha = 0.964); these validations and reliability of
the instruments were carried out based on the data obtained from the pilot test.
The present work is a mixed research, it is considered as techniques: The survey. With this
technique it will be possible to demonstrate the hypothesis raised by collecting and obtaining
data from the responses made by the worker in relation to the influence of the production of
geographic information in forest management and the interview, is a technique that consists
of collecting the views or assessments of officials and former officials of the entity.
RESULTS
The quantitative method was used for data collection and analysis, by means of descriptive
and inferential statistics, and data processing was performed using the SPSS application.
The results of the variable production of geographic information according to the opinion of
managers, professionals and technicians of the DRFFS in 2018 are shown: 85.4% perceive a
very important level, 14.6% indicate an important level and 0.0% present the rest of levels,
these being the following: moderately important, little importance and unimportant. In
conclusion, according to the managers, professionals and technicians involved in the forestry
issue of the DRFFS of the Regional Government of Madre de Dios in 2018, it presents a very
important level in the production of geographic information.
The results of the dimensions of the variable production of geographic information
according to the opinion of managers, professionals and technicians of the DRFFS in 2018
are appreciated, we have the following:
The technology dimension, 92.7% perceive a very important level, 7.3% indicate an important
level and 0.0% present the rest of the levels moderately important, not very important and
unimportant. A high percentage of respondents reported that they consider the use of
technology in the production of geographic information to be very important.
In the human resources dimension, 73.2% perceive a very important level, 26.8% indicate an
important level and 0.0% have the remaining levels of moderately important, not very
important and unimportant.
The standards dimension, 75.6% perceive a very important level, 24.4% indicate an important
level and 0.0% present the remaining levels of moderately important, not very important and
unimportant.
The quality of information dimension, 92.76% perceive a very important level, 7.3% indicate
an important level and 0.0% present the remaining levels of moderately important, not very
important and unimportant.
According to the results of the dimensions of the variable production of geographic
information mentioned above, it is concluded that all of them are considered by the
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respondents with a percentage level of very important for the production of geographic
information.
Table 1
Frequency distribution of geographic information production by dimension
Technological
Human
Resources
Standards
Information
Quality
Categories
%
F
%
F
%
F
%
Unimportant
0,0
0
0,0
0
0,0
0
0,0
Minority
0,0
0
0,0
0
0,0
0
0,0
Moderately
Important
0,0
0
0,0
0
0,0
0
0,0
Important
7,3
26,8
24,4
7,3
Very important
92,7
73,2
75,6
92,7
Total
The results of the forest management variable according to the opinion of forest managers,
professionals and technicians of the DRFFS in 2018 are shown: 80.5% perceive a very
important level, 14.6% indicate an important level, 4.9% report a moderately important
level, and 0.0% present the remaining levels of little importance and no importance.
In conclusion, according to managers, professionals and technicians involved in the forestry
theme of the DRFFS of the Regional Government of Madre de Dios in 2018, it presents a
very important level trend in forest management, the importance of forest management
allows obtaining an updated forest cadastre, planning instruments for the use of forest
resources and control over those incidences occurred in the forest.
Table 2, shows the results of the dimensions of the forest management variable according
to the opinion of DRFFS managers, professionals and technicians in 2018, we have the
following:
In the Regulatory dimension, 75.6% perceive a very important level, 24.4% indicate an
important level and 0.0% have the remaining levels of moderately important, unimportant
and not important.This means that a high percentage of the people surveyed indicate that
the regulations are very important for forest management, which means that management
documents such as the regulation of organizations and functions (ROF) and the manual of
organizations and functions (MOF) should be updated, and it is also necessary to train
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personnel regarding the implementation of the Forestry and Wildlife Law 29763 and the
regulations for forest management.
In terms of the forest cadastre dimension, 87.8% perceive it to be very important, 7.3% say
it is important, 4.9% say it is moderately important and 0.0% say it is of little or no
importance. According to the people surveyed, they consider the forest cadastre to be very
important for forest management because it provides geographic information on
concessions, permits, authorizations and concessions for the use of forest resources in the
department of Madre de Dios.
In the planning instruments dimension, 80.5% perceive the level of importance to be very
important, 14.6% say it is important, 4.9% say it is moderately important and 0.0% say it is
of little or no importance. The surveys show that planning instruments are very important
for forest management because they allow for the management and sustainable use of
forest resources in the department of Madre de Dios.
In the control dimension, 75.6% perceive it to be very important, 12.2% say it is important,
12.2% say it is moderately important and 0.0% say it is of little or no importance. This shows
that the respondents perceive forest management control as very important, because it
allows the recording and monitoring of incidents in the forest such as illegal logging, forest
fires, and unauthorized land use changes.
According to the results obtained on the aforementioned dimensions of the forest
management variable, it is concluded that all of them are considered by a high percentage
of respondents as very important for forest management.
Table 2.
Frequency distribution of forest management by dimension
Normative
Forest
Cadastre
Instrument
Planning
Control
Categories
F
%
F
%
F
%
F
%
Unimportant
0
0,0
0
0,0
0
0,0
0
0,0
Minority
0
0,0
0
0,0
0
0,0
0
0,0
Moderately
Important
0
0,0
4,9
4,9
5
12,2
Important
24,4
7,3
14,6
5
12,2
Very important
75,6
87,8
80,5
75,6
Total
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The present research work has a sample of 41 workers (managers, professionals and
technicians) of the DRFFS of GOREMAD, which to contrast the normality was applied the
Shapiro-Wilk test, this is appropriate for small samples smaller than 50, it is also considered
one of the most powerful tests to test the normality of the data.
Table 3.
Normality tests of geographic information production and forest management.
Shapiro-Wilk
Statistician
gl
Sig.
Geographic Information Production
,862
,000
Forest Management
,790
,000
Source: Own
According to Table 3 presents the Shapiro-Wilks normality test, it is found that for the
geographic information production variable, the statistic obtained a value of 0.862 and the
statistical significance (p-value=0.000), being less than 0.05. For the forest management
variable, the statistic obtained a value of 0.790 and the statistical significance (p-
value=0.000), being less than 0.05. In conclusion, the two variables mentioned have a p-
value < 0.05, verifying that they are distributed in a non-normal way, therefore it is
established to use non-parametric tests in order to analyze the causal relationship between
the variables by means of Spearman's Rho coefficient.
Table 4.
Correlation of variables and dimensions
Cadastre Management
Instruments
Regulatory Control
Forestry Forestry Planning
Rho of
Spearman
Coefficient Production of
correlation
Information Sig.
Geographic (bilateral)
,839**
,000
,709**
,000
,527**
,000
,611**
,000
,642**
,000
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N
Technology
Correlation
coefficient
Sig.
(bilateral)
,449**
,003
,412**
,007
,410**
,008
,259
,102
,332*
,034
N
Resources
Humans
Correlation
coefficient
Sig.
(bilateral)
,756**
,000
,634**
,000
,553**
,000
,477**
,002
,614**
,000
N
Standards
Correlation
coefficient
Sig.
(bilateral)
,769**
,000
,713**
,000
,417**
,007
,666**
,000
,602**
,000
N
Quality of
Information
Correlation
coefficient
Sig.
(bilateral)
,742**
,000
,655**
,000
,516**
,001
,500**
,001
,615**
,000
N
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (bilateral). *.
Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (bilateral).
Source: Own
Table 4 presents the correlation of the information production and forest management
variables with their respective dimensions; however, for this research work, the correlation
between the production variable and its dimensions with forest management is taken into
account.
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Hi
: The production of geographic information significantly influences the forest management
of the Regional Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife of the Regional Government of Madre
de Dios - 2018.
H0: The production of geographic information does not significantly influence the forest
management of the Regional Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife of the Regional
Government of Madre de Dios - 2018.
Table 5.
Cross-table between geographic information production and forest management
Very
Moderately Total
Important important important e
Important
Production
Information
Geographic Very
important
Count
%
Count
%
1
2,4%
1
2,4%
7,3%
7,3%
4,9%
75,6%
14,6%
85,4%
Total
Count
%
4,9%
14,6%
80,5%
100,0%
Source: Own
Table 5.
Correlation between geographic information production and forest management.
Forest Management
Rho of
Spearman
Production of
geographic
information
Correlation coefficient
Sig. (bilateral)
,490**
,001
N
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (bilateral).
Source: Own
Table 5 shows that 75.6% of managerial, professional and technical workers perceive that
the production of geographic information and forest management is very important; of the
Forest Management
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total number of respondents, 31 workers believe that the production of geographic
information is very important, as well as forest management.
Table 24 also shows Spearman's Rho correlation coefficient, which is 0.490, indicating that
there is an average positive relationship between the two variables, with a p-value=0.001,
which means that the significance level is less than 1% of standard significance (p-
value<0.05), thus rejecting the null hypothesis and accepting the alternate hypothesis (
Hi
),
obtaining sufficient statistical evidence to indicate that the production of geographic
information has a very significant influence on forest management in the DRFFS of the
Regional Government of Madre de Dios.
H1
: Geographic information production technology significantly influences the forestry
management of the Regional Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife of the Regional
Government of Madre de Dios - 2018.
H0: Geographic information production technology does not significantly influence the
forestry management of the Regional Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife of the Regional
Government of Madre de Dios - 2018.
Table 6.
Cross-table technology and forest management
ModeratelyVery Total
Important important e
important e important e
Technology
Important
Very
important
Recuent
o
%
Recuent
o %
0
0,0%
4,9%
4,9%
9,8%
1
2,4%
78,0%
7,3%
92,7%
Total
Recount
%
2 4,9%
6 14,6%
80,5%
100,0
%
Source: Own
Table 26.
Correlation between technology and forest management
Forest Management
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Forest Management
Rho of
Spearman
Technology
Correlation coefficient
Sig. (bilateral)
,449**
,001
N
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (bilateral). Source: Own
According to the results in Table 6, 78.0% of the workers indicate that the application of
geographic information production technology in forest management is considered to be
very important, i.e., out of the total number of respondents, 32 workers state that
geographic information production technology has a very important influence on forest
management.
Table 26 shows Spearman's Rho correlation coefficient, which is 0.449, which allows us to
affirm that there is a positive average relationship between the technology dimension and
the forest management variable, with a p-value=0.001, meaning that the significance level is
less than 1% of standard significance (p-value<0.05).05), thus rejecting the null hypothesis
and accepting the alternative hypothesis (
H1
), obtaining sufficient statistical evidence to
indicate that technology has a very significant influence on forest management in the
Regional Forestry and Wildlife Directorate of the Regional Government of Madre de Dios.
H2
: The human resources of geographic information production significantly influences the
forestry management of the Regional Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife of the Regional
Government of Madre de Dios - 2018.
H0: The human resources of geographic information production does not significantly
influence the forestry management of the Regional Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife of
the Regional Government of Madre de Dios - 2018.
Table 7.
Cross table between human resources and forestry management
ModeratelyVery Total
Important important e
important e important e
Forest Management
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Human
Resources
Important
Very
important
Recuent
o
%
Recuent
o %
1
2,4%
1
2,4%
5
12,2%
1
2,4%
5
12,2%
28
68,3%
26,8%
73,2%
Total
Recuent
o
%
2 4,9%
6 14,6%
80,5%
100,0
%
Source: Own
Table 8.
Correlation between human resources and forestry management
Forest
Management
Rho of
Spearman
Human Resources
Correlation coefficient
Sig. (bilateral)
,519**
,001
N
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (bilateral). Source: Own
According to the results of Table 7, 68.3% of the workers indicate that the human resource
of geographic information production in forest management is considered very important,
i.e., of the total number of respondents, 28 workers say that the human resource of
geographic information production has a very important influence on forest management.
Table 8 shows Spearman's Rho correlation coefficient, which is 0.519, which allows us to
affirm that there is a considerable positive relationship between the human resources
dimension and the forest management variable, with a p-value=0.001, which means that the
significance level is less than 1% of standard significance (p-value<0.05), thus rejecting the
null hypothesis and accepting the alternative hypothesis (
H2
), obtaining sufficient statistical
evidence to indicate that human resources have a very significant influence on forest
management in the Regional Forestry and Wildlife Directorate of the Regional Government
of Madre de Dios.
H3: The standards of geographic information production significantly influences the forestry
management of the Regional Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife of the Regional
Government of Madre de Dios - 2018.
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H0: The standards of geographic information production do not significantly influence the
forest management of the Regional Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife of the Regional
Government of Madre de Dios - 2018.
Table 9.
Cross-table between standards and forest management
ModeratelyVery Total
Important important e
important e important e
Standards
Important
Very
important
Recuent
o
%
Recuent
o %
1
2,4%
1
2,4%
14,6%
0
0,0%
7,3%
73,2%
24,4%
75,6%
Total
Recuent
o
%
2 4,9%
6 14,6%
80,5%
100,0
%
Source:
Table 30.
Correlation between standards and forest management
Forest
Management
Rho of
Spearman
Standards
Correlation coefficient
Sig. (bilateral)
,700**
,000
N
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (bilateral).
Source: Own
According to the results of Table 9, 73.2% of the workers indicate that the standards of
geographic information production in forest management are considered to be very
Forest Management
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important, i.e., of the total number of respondents, 30 workers say that the standards of
geographic information production have a very important influence on forest management.
Table 30 also shows Spearman's Rho correlation coefficient, which is equal to 0.700, allowing
us to affirm that there is a considerable positive relationship between the standards
dimension and the forest management variable, with a p-value=0.001, which means that the
significance level is less than 1% of standard significance (p-value<0.05), thus rejecting the
null hypothesis and accepting the alternative hypothesis (H3), obtaining sufficient statistical
evidence to indicate that the standards have a very significant influence on the forestry
management of the Regional Forestry and Wildlife Directorate of the Regional Government
of Madre de Dios.
Table 10.
Cross-table between quality of information and forest management
ModeratelyVery Total
Important important e
important e important e
Quality of
information
Important
Very
important
Recuent
o
%
Recuent
o %
1
2,4%
1
2,4%
1
2,4%
5
12,2%
1
2,4%
78,0%
7,3%
92,7%
Total
Recuent
o
%
2 4,9%
6 14,6%
80,5%
100,0
%
Source: Own
Table 32
Correlation between information quality and forestry management
Forest
Management
Rho of
Spearman
Quality of
information
Correlation coefficient
Sig. (bilateral)
,356*
,000
N
Forest Management
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*. The correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (bilateral).
Source: Own
According to the results of Table 10, 78.0% of the workers indicate that the quality of
information of geographic information production in forest management is considered to be
of very important level, of the total respondents 32 workers state that the quality of
information of geographic information production has a very important level influence on
forest management.
Table 32 shows Spearman's Rho correlation coefficient, which is 0.356, which allows us to
affirm that there is a positive average relationship between the information quality dimension
and the forest management variable, with a p-value=0.001, meaning that the significance
level is less than 1% of standard significance (p-value<0.05), thus rejecting the null hypothesis
and accepting the alternative hypothesis (H4), obtaining sufficient statistical evidence to
indicate that the quality of information has a very significant influence on forest management
in the DRFFS of the Regional Government of Madre de Dios.
Based on the results, the general alternative hypothesis is accepted, which establishes that
the production of geographic information significantly influences the forest management
of the Regional Forestry Directorate of the Regional Government of Madre de Dios. 75.6%
of the managerial, professional and technical workers perceive that the production of
geographic information has a positive and highly significant influence on forest
management, of the total of respondents 31 workers think that the production of
geographic information is very important in forest management, on the other hand, The
interviewed workers point out the importance of geographic information in the allocation,
monitoring and control of forest resources, which is in line with the results obtained by
Vieira and Oliveira (2009), who point out that the use of geographic information is
fundamental for decision making in the management and information management of
forest resources. The use of technologies in the production of geographic information is
perceived as very important by 92.7% of the respondents, because through computer
equipment and the use of technological tools it allows better management of geographic
information, and the responses of the interviewees also point to the importance of the use
of technologies, especially in Geographic Information Systems. These results agree with
Frau, Valenzuela, Rojas, Hernádez and Guajardo (2006), who argue that Geographic
Information Systems represent a powerful technological tool that is very important for
generating, using, analyzing and modeling geographic information efficiently in a forestry
organization, which allows achieving a lower degree of uncertainty in planning. 80.5% of
the respondents perceive a very important level. Managers, professionals and technicians
involved in forestry in the DRFFS consider forest management to be very important. The
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importance of forest management makes it possible to obtain an updated forest cadastre,
planning instruments for the use of forest resources and control over incidents occurring
in the forest. On the other hand, the interviewees also point out that forest management
is very important because it allows the authorities to make decisions on the use and
harvesting of forest resources in a sustainable manner.
68.3% of the workers indicated that the human resource for the production of geographic
information in forest management is very important, i.e., of the total number of
respondents, 28 workers stated that the influence of the human resource for the
production of geographic information in forest management is very important. Of those
interviewed, they indicate that the cessation or rotation of the human resource that
produces geographic information influences forest management because it generates
accumulation of processes bringing as a consequence a nonconformity of the forest users.
Indeed, Olaya (2014) points out that human resources are an important component
because they interact with geographic information technologies; they are the ones who
collect and enter data through an information system, which is then processed to obtain
information that helps to make the right decisions and solve problems related to forest
management.
78.0% of the workers indicated that the quality of the information produced in the
production of geographic information in forest management is very important; of the total
number of workers surveyed, 32 workers stated that the quality of information in forest
management is very important. The interviewed workers state the importance of
implementing and complying with guidelines that oblige personnel to generate quality
information, i.e., it must be orderly, accurate, updated and relevant. Quality geographic
information is a key element for planning and making informed decisions on the
management, harvesting, control and monitoring of forest resources.
CONCLUSIONS
In this thesis, the influence of the production of geographic information on forest
management of the Regional Forestry and Wildlife Directorate of the Regional Government
of Madre de Dios was determined and explained, 75.6% (31) of the respondents perceive
the production of geographic information in forest management as very important, with a
Spearman's Rho of 0.490, which indicates that there is a positive average relationship
between the two variables, it also indicates that 24.1% of the observed changes in the forest
management variable is explained by the variation of the variable production of geographic
information.
This thesis determined and explained the influence of geographic information production
technologies on forest management in the Regional Forestry and Wildlife Directorate of the
José Luis Alonso Fernández Vega
Madre de Dios Regional Government, 78.0% (32) of the respondents perceive geographic
information production as very important in forest management, with a Spearman's Rho of
0.449, indicating that there is an average positive relationship between the two
variables.449, which indicates that there is an average positive relationship between the
two variables. It also indicates that 20.2% of the observed changes in the forest
management variable are explained by the variation in the technologies for the production
of geographic information.
This thesis determined and explained the influence of the quality of geographic information
production in forest management of the Regional Directorate of Forestry and Wildlife of the
Regional Government of Madre de Dios, which provides timely, updated and relevant
information for correct and accurate decision making in the forestry field. 78.2% (32) of
respondents perceive the production of geographic information as very important in forest
management. This indicates that there is an average positive relationship between the two
variables, which means that 13.0% of the observed changes in the forest management
variable are explained by the variation in the quality of the production of geographic
information.
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