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Subproject Completion Report:Capalonga Mangrove Rehabilitation Subproject

With the implementation of the Forestry Sector Project (FSP) using Community-based Forest Management (CBFM) as its main strategy to rehabilitate the mangrove ecosystem, it empowered beneficiary communities economically, socially, technically and politically while transforming them into environmentally responsible managers. The tenurial right to develop subproject sites alongside the various inputs from the Subproject deepened their commitment to collaborate with other stakeholders in the implementation of these subprojects.

The Capalonga Mangrove Rehabilitation Subproject's Community Site Development (CSD) Component developed and rehabilitate the 933 hectares of mangrove swamp, tidal flats and denuded coralline areas in remote coastal barangays of 2 Alayao, Mataque, San Isidro, Poblacion, Camagsaan and Calabaca was achieved with a weighted average survival rate of 89%. The CSD activities of the project created employment for 157 members of the organization as well as 31 who are non-members for a total of 148,990 man days while the Infrastructure Component provided jobs to some 120 persons from the six barangays equivalent to 9,480 man days. On the other hand, 126 members were employed in livelihood projects. In terms of infrastructure, six multi purpose drying yards, one for each barangay, were awarded to the PO to support their livelihood projects. Other benefits include a total of 24 trainings on various subjects ranging from improvement of management capabilities to technical ones such as crab fattening and seaweed production, post harvest as well as other vital trainings to empower the members like paralegal orientation, preparation of project proposals, among others.

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PDF icon capalonga pcr.pdf
Project Title: 
Forestry Sector Project
Publication Type: 
Project Completion Reports