This paper focuses upon the organizational governance of community forest enterprises (CFEs) in the Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR) of Northern Guatemala. The MBR's community-forest concession system has become an international model for community-based forest management and community forest enterprise (CFE) development due to the socio-economic and ecological benefits that it has achieved. Many CFEs managing forest concessions within the reserve have been able to curb deforestation rates and improve local forest quality while enjoying jobs and income gained from selling timber and non-timber forest products. Income generated by CFEs supports sustainable livelihoods and incentivizes forest protection. However, while the forest-management practices in the reserve have been well documented, less is known about the internal governance of these CFEs and how these systems have developed over time. This paper focuses upon research conducted on the evolution of CFE organizational governance. Research involved interviews, document review, and observation. CFEs face unique challenges during different phases of their development. This paper outlines the challenges described by key informants in the MBR as well as how they were able to overcome these challenges. It then provides suggestions for future research and application.

本文重点介绍危地马拉北部玛雅生物圈保护区 (MBR) 中社区森林企业 (CFE) 的组织治理。MBR 的社区森林特许权制度因其取得的社会经济和生态效益，已成为社区森林管理和社区森林企业 (CFE) 发展的国际模式。许多在保护区内管理森林特许权的 CFE 已经能够抑制森林砍伐率并改善当地森林质量，同时享受从销售木材和非木材林产品中获得的工作和收入。CFE 产生的收入支持可持续生计并激励森林保护。然而，虽然保护区内的森林管理做法有据可查，人们对这些 CFE 的内部治理以及这些系统如何随着时间的推移而发展知之甚少。本文侧重于对 CFE 组织治理演变的研究。研究包括访谈、文件审查和观察。CFE 在其发展的不同阶段面临着独特的挑战。本文概述了 MBR 中关键线人所描述的挑战，以及他们如何克服这些挑战。然后为未来的研究和应用提供建议。本文概述了 MBR 中关键线人所描述的挑战，以及他们如何克服这些挑战。然后为未来的研究和应用提供建议。本文概述了 MBR 中关键线人所描述的挑战，以及他们如何克服这些挑战。然后为未来的研究和应用提供建议。