MOREFORESTs Briefer

Productive FOREST RESOURCES

Co-management empowers municipalities to share in responsible forest management Innovative elements l Provides strong incentive to protect and sustainably use forest resources l Provides basis for issuance of subagreements with households and groups l Creates Provincial and Municipal Technical Working Groups (TWGs) that facilitate the Community-based Forest Management (CBFM) process l Formulates a Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP) with those directly affected to reach a common management objectives and solve conflicts l Empowers forest communities with technical and business know-how l Creates value in the protection of the whole forests including Critical Habitats for the protection of endangered species Expected main costs and contribution DENR l Forest Land Use Plan and Co-Management Agreement FLUP preparation and its approval; and signing of a MOA with the LGU l Land-use Subagreements Farm planning assistance l Reforestation (various categories) Assistance in site mapping and delineation, Global Positioning System / Geographical Information System, site-species matching, nursery operations, planting and maintenance activities l Low Impact Community-based Timber Harvesting Advise on resource use planning, forest inventory, Resource Use Permit approval and logging operation monitoring

Municipality or City l Forest Land Use Plan and Co-Management Agreement Cost: PhP400,000 per LGU or ca. PhP40 / ha l Land-use subagreements Cost: ca. PhP200 / ha for boundary demarcation and mapping l Reforestation (various categories) Cost: Between PhP12,000 and PhP20,000/ha l Low Impact Community-based Timber Harvesting Cost: PhP470,000 (complete set of equipment) and local band saw: PhP100,000 External / Third Party l Technical and financial assistance What has been achieved so far by this innovation of the EnRD Program: l 15 municipalities have prepared their Forest Land Use Plans l 15 Co-Managements Agreements between DENR and LGUs signed l 35 partner municipalities have established a Municipal Environment and Natural Resource Office l 6,100 ha natural forest managed and protected, 2,890 ha reforested / enriched and 1,855 ha agroforestry areas established l One People’s Organization has demonstrated sustainable plantation timber harvesting and valueadding For more information Dr. Walter Salzer Director and Principal Advisor Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Phone +63 2 892 9051 local 101 Fax +62 2 892 3374 Email walter.salzer@giz.de Website www.enrdph.org