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Community-Based Soft Broom Enterprise and Forest Rehabilitation in Basud, Camarines Norte

NPS-ENRMP. (2013). An IEM Story: Community-Based Soft Broom Enterprise and Forest Rehabilitation in Basud, Camarines Norte. 

Basud, Camarines Norte used to be like other forests in the country, with the settled communities serving as agents of destruction of the forests that benefit them. Prior to 2010,
rampant were destructive practices like cutting of timber for sale to illegal traders, firewood gathering and charcoal making, and wildlife hunting.
 
In early 2010, the Libmanan-Pulantuna Watershed Management Project (LPWMP) started the Basud Watershed Rehabilitation Management and Livelihood Development
Sub-Project. This was financed by the World Bank (WB) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The sub-project was implemented by San Pascual Community-Based Resource
Management, Inc (SPCBRMI). The livelihood and forest rehabilitation sub project had three components: tiger grass production for soft broom making, agroforestry, and
rainforestation. Over time, the sub-project transformed the community from negligent users to responsible caretakers of the forest.
Subject: 
Success Stories
File: 
PDF icon Basud Soft Broom article.pdf
Physical Location: 
CD ENRMP 2013 ss
Project Title: 
National Program Support for Environment and Natural Resources Management Project (NPS-ENRMP)
Publication Type: 
Success stories