| Summary: | En el primer semestre de 2011 se realiz? una caracterizaci?n ecol?gica y funcional del bosque que tres a?os antes hab?a sido impactado por el hurac?n F?lix en la Regi?n Aut?noma del Atl?ntico Norte (RAAN), Nicaragua. Se describieron los capitales de las comunidades misquitas seg?n el enfoque de medios de vida y se compil? informaci?n sobre el manejo forestal de la zona de estudio. Los resultados fueron socializados con la comunidad local y con el ente consultivo forestal de la regi?n. Con base en este estudio se pretendi? formular lineamientos de manejo del bosque, principalmente de la regeneraci?n, que permitan a las poblaciones ind?genas locales desarrollar capacidades y aprovechar potencialidades. Desde la perspectiva ecol?gica, se encontr? un bosque en recuperaci?n con abundante regeneraci?n de especies aprovechables como Calophyllum brasiliense, Symphonia globulifera, Terminalia amazonia, Vochysia ferruginea, Vochysia guatemalensis y Carapa guianensis. Desde la perspectiva social, las comunidades mostraron fortalezas en sus capitales natural, social y humano: bosques en recuperaci?n, estructuras organizativas, capacidades y especializaciones laborales de sus integrantes, respectivamente. A partir de la recuperaci?n del bosque y sus condiciones ambientales, y teniendo en cuenta los recursos de la comunidad, se propusieron tratamientos silviculturales como liberaci?n de especies e individuos deseables, manejo de rebrotes, producci?n de semilla y enriquecimiento de claros con especies de inter?s comercial, para manejar el bosque y obtener una composici?n de especies deseada que cumpla las expectativas de las familias productoras. In the first half of 2011, an ecological and functional characterization of forests impacted by Hurricane Felix, three years earlier, was performed in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region, Nicaragua. Using the livelihoods approach, resources of Miskito communities were described and information on forest management in the area of study was compiled. The results were shared with both the local community and the forestry advisory body of the region. Basing on the results, guidelines for forest management, mainly for regeneration, were defined to enable local indigenous people developing skills and potential leverage for obtaining benefits. From an ecological perspective, a recovering forest with abundant regeneration of useful species, as Calophyllum brasiliense, Symphonia globulifera, Terminalia amazonia, Vochysia ferruginea, Vochysia guatemalensis and Carapa guianensis was found. From a social perspective, communities with strong natural, social and human resources were also found, represented by recovering forests, organizational structures, skillful and specialized labor, respectively. Basing on forest recovery and environmental conditions, and taking into account the community resources, silvicultural treatments have been proposed ? release of species and desirable individuals, sprout management, seed production, and gap enrichment with species of commercial interest ? to manage the forest and get a desired species composition that meets community expectations.
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