Understanding how land is used is a major indicator of human activities in different regions. One such indicator is deforestation. With a growing interest on the international scale of deforestation there has been an increase of research into land use policies that affect levels of deforestation. As such, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is working to create programs that conduct research into land and conservation evaluations of national, regional, and local land use. One such program is the Land for Prosperity (LfP) program located in the Amazon Rainforest in Colombia. 

Currently, the LfP program is in its baseline phase. Data was collected in Southern Meta and in the vicinity of the Chiribiquete National Park (CNP) including its buffer area. This data was divided into four main areas: treatment and comparison areas of formal settlements and treatment and comparison areas of informal settlements. Additionally, there were four sources of data: a household survey, focus group discussions (FGD) with local participants, semi-structured interviews (SSI) with leaders of community, government, and corporations, and satellite data. 

The initial data that has been collected and analyzed is being used to evaluate the LfP program and form recommendations. The LfP program has three main intervention components: identifying CNP and indigenous reserve boundaries via updated cadaster and high-resolution imagery, capacity building with national parks authorities and the Ministry of Environmental and Sustainable Development to manage data and enforce CNP boundaries, and socialize CNP delineation with communities and local authorities. 

There are three main goals of the LfP evaluation study and its varied sources of data collection. The first is to determine the extent to which the LfP program directly or indirectly increased sustainable land practices and improved livelihoods. The second is to assess changes in regional and local land governance within the CNP and the buffer area. The third is to determine the impact of the program on deforestation, habitat connectivity, and biodiversity conservation. This evaluative data will be used to further influence and develop the LfP program to better serve the three main intervention components providing for larger conservation efforts of the Amazon Rainforest in Colombia from a variety of interests, institutions, and individuals