Research and Studies

This report is based on the preliminary archaeological assessment of Barangay Tawangan of the Municipality of Kabayan in the Province of Benguet on November 9- 13, 1998. The rapid archaeological assessment was commissioned to the writers by the National Integrated Protected Areas Programme (NIPAP) in the framework of its livelihood component and in support of a people-driven initiative aimed at establishing a community museum at the periphery of the Mount Pulag National Park. Through this initiative, members of one Interest Group based in Barangay

The Mt. Pulag National Park Baseline Study was conducted in April-May 1997 with the main aim of establishing a benchmark for the Management Plan and future project monitoring and evaluation relevant to the implementation of the National Integrated Protected Areas Programme (NIPAP). The study covered 3 provinces, 5 municipalities and 17 barangays located in two regions, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Region 2. These are the areas located within the Mt. Pulag National Park and the adjoining communities. Respondents were selected based on random sampling.

This paper draws lessons from the experience of some countries in the development of marketlike arrangements in the delivery of water-related forest ecosystem services. It specifically identifies the various ecosystem services, watershed projects and activities that interested parties have either directly contracted with potential suppliers or have promoted through various financial mechanisms. It also highlights the role of national and local governments, private industries, individual landholders, associations of resource users, local and international non-governmental

This report has been prepared by an international consultant consultant) providing technical assistance to the Philippine Environmental Governance Project (EcoGov) program. The intent of the report is to update and supplement a previous assessment report prepared by the consultant in April 2008. The original 2008

This paper was written to look at the economics of forestry projects under alternative user right arrangements—also referred to as the allocation instruments in this paper. A sample of forestry projects under the following allocation instruments were analyzed: 7 projects under Community-based Forest Management Agreement (CBFMA), 3 projects under Industrial Forest Management Agreement (IFMA), 2 sites with certificate of ancestral domain claim (CADC); and, 2 projects under Co-management arrangement between DENR, LGU, and Community’ and 1 site under

The total population projection for indigenous peoples (IPs) in the Philippines for the year 2000 is estimated at 13 million or 17 percent of the total Filipino population. The majority of the IP population is located in Mindanao (61%). The remaining 33% are in Luzon and 6% are in the Visayan Islands. The IPs comprise more than 110 different major and minor ethnolinguistic groups and are found in 63 provinces of fifteen regions including the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Indigenous peoples in Mindanao engage in economic activities that range from hunting,

The objective of this report is to explain and understand the process of ancestral domain delineation and recognition through a case study of the Pastolan Aytas of Hermosa, Bataan Province. Because the issuance of a Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) is a provision for the securing of rights to their ancestral domain by indigenous peoples in the Philippines, a community that goes through the issuance of a CADT will also interface with different government agencies, specifically the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), and most

This paper presents a model of water resource governance based on how environment and natural resources are allocated and distributed as public goods, and how their protection, development and utilization are a result of a confluence of decisions and actions by public, private and civil society institutions in the Philippines. The model was earlier developed from out of Philippine experiences with forest management. It is presented here to explore how it may be also applicable to water.

This study sheds new light on two important aspects of climate change and forest ecosystems. It looks at how forest ecosystems help enhance people’s resilience to climate impacts, and how forest ecosystems support livelihood development for the poor. The analytical report that follows presents the findings of empirical work undertaken between May 2015 and November 2016.

The report relies on new empirical work. In applying a mix of analytical approaches, including ecosystem accounting models, focus group discussions, and participatory scenario development, the study valuates

The Study is intended to guide the Project’s strategic planning so that the needs of partner LGUs are properly addressed. It enables the Project to develop preliminary profiles and assessments, conduct comparative analysis, and form guidelines for TA.

While preliminary in nature, the results of the Study will help answer the following questions:

ƒ Do partner LGUs have sufficient financial resources and management capacity to carry out the projects proposed in their ISWM or CRM Plans, or FLUPs?

ƒ How do different groups of LGUs, based on their geographic region or the sector