¿Medimos lo que es valioso o valoramos lo que es medible? Comparación interorganizacional del uso de evaluaciones en una reserva de la biósfera

Abstract

The research compares the degree to which four organizations use evaluations to identify outcomes and to improve their practice. The studied organizations (a nonprofit organization (NGO), a federal agency, a local government and a public university) implement natural resource management projects in a terrestrial biosphere reserve of Mexico. Framed in a case study, an analysis of institutional documents was combined with semi-structured interviews to gain access to the information. The NGO has the most appropriate evaluation system to identify compliance with conservation and development objectives. In contrast, the local government completely lacks evaluative procedures.