Forestry

The project “Bamboo Furniture and Handicraft Industry for Sustainable Community Development and Environmental Protection” was proposed by DENR CENRO- San Jose, Occidental Mindoro in 2017 and approved by FASPS, DENR in 2018. The project agreement was signed in May, 2018 with a total budget of Php 868,000.00. The project was implemented for a total of 12 months beginning from July 2018 and ending on December 2019.

The development objective of the project is to improve the socio-economic condition of the ATPDAI and contribute to sustainable forest resources conservation.

This report enumerates the accomplishments of the project highlighting the major policy and institutional reforms instituted, the technical assistance grants, reforestations and area development, community forestry program, research and development, special projects and information monitoring systems. The report also includes milestones facilitated in delivering a multi-faceted program and lessons learned.

The Forestry Information System (FIS) is an integration of computer-based system modules of the major functions of the Forest Management Service (FMS). The forestry data are integrated from the community, provincial, regional up to the national level in a systematic manner, guided by standards, and supported by appropriate computer support systems. The developed applications for FIS are based on the following major activities in the forestry sector: a. Forest Land Use Plan b. Community-Based Forest Management C. Plantation Forest Management d. Forest Land Grazing Management e.

The ForClim Panay Project Phase I was implemented from August 2010 to May 2014 in partnership with DENR BMB, FMB and Region VI in collaboration with local government units and local communities with the objective to protect the forest and biodiversity of the Panay Mountain Range.

This report consist of a main report, a short summary of results (Annex 1) and a performance report (Annex 2).

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 Philippine Environmental Governance Project (EcoGov) provides analysis and technical assistance to the Government of the Philippines (GOP) and USAID/Philippines in support of the improved management of the country’s coastal and forest resources. Since it’s inception, EcoGov has worked closely with the DENR in order to find ways to most effectively manage small farmer participation in Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM), an approach to resource conservation practices in forest areas and buffer zones promulgated by Executive Order No. 263 (EO 263) in 1995.

The research project ASEM/2003/052 – Improving financial returns to smallholder tree farmers in the Philippines – funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, was carried out in Leyte in the Philippines over the period 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2008. It was the third of a series of four ACIAR smallholder forestry projects. This so-called ‘tree farm project’ had a broad range of components, including: developing methods for inventorying trees on farms and timber yield prediction; investigating methods of

This paper reports the results of a two-and-a-half week study meant to spearhead an analysis of the appropriate policy environment, incentives, and implementation mechanisms for the following: (a) the deregulation of the harvesting, processing, and marketing of planted trees in CBFM areas and LGU-managed forestlands, (b) the establishment of LGU-funded tree plantations, and (c) for inducing private sector investments on community-level forest utilization. The study included a quick review of documents pertinent to the development of CBFMA and five days in the field