This document provides details on the database structure and configuration options for the pilot implementation of the BMS using SMART, conducted as a feasibility assessment in June 2016.  

Aimed primarily at technical personnel, this document describes the SMART setup that was piloted at two protected areas (Bataan and Masinloc-Oyon Bay), as well as details of the data aggregation process that was demonstrated at DENR head office, which could be used to provide composite data for regional or national biodiversity monitoring. 

A total of five communal forests/community watersheds has been selected for this study, based on the criteria : minimum size of 500 ha, already existing for at least five years and representative distribution throughout the Philippines. 
This study aims to :

• To review the actual status of selected communal forest sites.
• To assess the implementation of devolved function of DENR to the LGU in the management of the reviewed communal forests/community watersheds pursuant to Republic Act No. 7160 (Local Government Code) and DENR-DILG JMC No.

As early as 1997, Deputized Environment and Natural Resources Officers (DENROS), more popularly known as Bantay Gubat Volunteers, have been identified and organized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to help in conservation efforts along the area of Mt. Poras in Sibalom, Antique in accordance with Department Administrative Order Number 41 series of 1997 of the DENR. Due to lack of financial and technical resources, however, the Bantay Gubat Volunteers were not properly guided and monitored.