ASFN 2nd 08 Philippines Report Pre6

(1)

COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY-

-BASED FOREST

BASED FOREST

MANAGEMENT

FORESTER REMEDIOS S. EVANGELISTA

Officer

Officer--inin--Charge, CBFM DivisionCharge, CBFM Division Forest Management Bureau Forest Management Bureau

DENR DENR

in support to

Poverty Alleviation,

Rural Development and

Sustainable Forest

Management

1. Organizational structure of the Forest Management Bureau- DENR

2. Contributions of CBFM

3. Updates on relevant policies and major activities implemented

4. List of training needs

5. Proposed activities for joint bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation

6. Major Challenge

(2)

CBFM contributes to:

¾ Achieving Goal 1 and 7 of the Achieving Goal 1 and 7 of the

Millennium Development Goals

¾ Mitigating climate changeMitigating climate change

¾ Attaining the goals and objectives of Attaining the goals and objectives of

the Forestry Sector Master Plan which

identifies CBFM as a cross cutting

concern

(3)

Updates on the relevant policies

Executive Order No. 606: Pursuing Sustainable

Upland Development anchoring of food, wood and

non

non--wood security and economic productivitywood security and economic productivity

Modalities to implement the Directive

1.CommunityCommunity--basedbased 2. Corporate/industrial based2. Corporate/industrial based

Guiding principles of SUD

Convergence:

the integration,

complementation and maximization of

institutional, technical, resource,

financial and human resources;

Co

-management:

-

management:

institutionalizing

mutual cooperation and collaborative

partnership in the mgt of the uplands

(4)

¾

Participatory governance:

Capacitating and fully involving

LGUs and communities in

planning

implementing

monitoring development

programs in the uplands

¾

Enhance productivity

through Agroforestry, Tree

farming and alternative

energy plantation

¾

Improve protection and

conservation of forest; and

¾

Develop Model Sites

Strategies

(5)

Updates on the relevant policies

On going deliberations and series of

consultations with different stakeholders

on the Proposed Bill on Sustainable

Forest Management

Major activities implemented

to support attainment of the

goals and objectives of

CBFM

(6)

Major outputs:

• CBFM strategic and regional plans developed

by multistakeholders

(rationale, goals, objectives, sub-strategies,

activities and objectively verifiable indicators

with well defined targets, priorities and

(7)

Act ivit ies:

Involves:

9Consultation with different stakeholders to get their views and opinions

using tactics & tools of the NFP guidelines

Act ivit ies:

9Negotiation for support and assistance

Non Government Organizations, University of the Philippines-College of Forestry, GTZ – financial and technical support JICA, USAID – financial contribution

local government units –advocates for CBFM other government offices – technologies

(8)

Results and outcomes

Enhanced participation among the CBFM key

players

• the members of the NGO consortium became

the DENR’s partner in undertaking the whole

planning process (members of the organizing

committee & facilitators in the series of

consultations)

• shared their financial resources in the conduct

of the series of consultation workshops

Results and outcomes

Strengthened partnerships and

collaboration among the CBFM key

players

• co-writers of the CBFM Strategic Plan

• acted as resource persons in CBFM

regional action planning (DENR-NGO

team)

(9)

Results and outcomes

Strengthened support for CBFM

• one partner NGO negotiated with a foreign

group to provide financial support for the

initial reproduction of the CBFM strategic

plan

• thru the consortium, more NGOs are

encouraged to actively participate and

support CBFM

Results and outcomes

Developed allies

• partner NGOs and funding institutions advocate for increased budget for CBFM, passage of SFM Bill and other issues affecting CBFM,

Wider sense ownership of the Strategic Plan which is now more grounded and have realistic and specific targets- from a single author (DENR) to multi group ownership of the Strategic Plan

(10)

DENR

’

s

Support for CBFM

¾

Extension, education

and other support

services

¾

Agroforestry

development

¾

Livelihood projects

Agrarian Reform Fund Support for

AGF and Livelihood Development

¾ For 2009, the financial support For 2009, the financial support increased to

increased to PhPPhP150M150M

¾ PhP30M per year PhP30M per year 2007

2007 --35 projects 35 projects 2008

2008 --26 projects26 projects

¾ Developmental activities were Developmental activities were supported by

supported by proposalsproposalsand and WFP

(11)

Existing partnership endeavor

for support services to CBFM

beneficiaries:

¾

DA

-

DAR

-

DENR Convergence (JMC 2004

-

-01)

01)

¾

DENR

-

DILG

-

LGU Partnership (JMC 2003

-

-01)

01)

¾

DA

-

DAR

-

DENR

-

DILG

-

LMP (JMC 2007

-

-02)

02)

¾

With other

NGAs

, NGOs, academe, local

and international institutions

(GTZ

, JICA,

USAID, FAO, KFW)

Initial list of training needs

• market analysis and development

• financial management

• developing network

• negotiation

•

(12)

Major

Challenges

Ensuring PO’s sustainability is

indeed a tough job for all of us

Policy environment to be more stable

MARAMING SALAMAT PO!

Thank you!

(1)

Act ivit ies:

Involves:

9Consultation with different stakeholders to get their views and opinions

using tactics & tools of the NFP guidelines

Act ivit ies:

9Negotiation for support and assistance

Non Government Organizations, University of the Philippines-College of Forestry, GTZ – financial and technical support JICA, USAID – financial contribution

local government units –advocates for CBFM other government offices – technologies

(2)

Results and outcomes

Enhanced participation among the CBFM key

players

• the members of the NGO consortium became

the DENR’s partner in undertaking the whole

planning process (members of the organizing

committee & facilitators in the series of

consultations)

• shared their financial resources in the conduct

of the series of consultation workshops

Results and outcomes

Strengthened partnerships and

collaboration among the CBFM key

players

• co-writers of the CBFM Strategic Plan

• acted as resource persons in CBFM

(3)

Results and outcomes

Strengthened support for CBFM

• one partner NGO negotiated with a foreign

group to provide financial support for the

initial reproduction of the CBFM strategic

plan

• thru the consortium, more NGOs are

encouraged to actively participate and

support CBFM

Results and outcomes

Developed allies

• partner NGOs and funding institutions advocate for increased budget for CBFM, passage of SFM Bill and other issues affecting CBFM,

Wider sense ownership of the Strategic Plan which is now more grounded and have realistic and specific targets- from a single author (DENR) to multi group ownership of the Strategic Plan

(4)

DENR

’

s

Support for CBFM

¾

¾Extension, education

Extension, education

and other support

services

¾

Agroforestry

development

¾

Livelihood projects

Agrarian Reform Fund Support for

AGF and Livelihood Development

¾ For 2009, the financial support ¾

¾ PhP30M per year PhP30M per year 2007

2007 --35 projects 35 projects 2008

2008 --26 projects26 projects

¾ Developmental activities were Developmental activities were supported by