Improving on-site Management of Community Based Forest Management Agreement Holders in the Philippines
(0) Community based forest management(CBFM)has been adopted by the Philippine government as the national strategy to promote sustainable forest management The basic concept behind CBFM is that sustainable forest management can result from responsible resource utilization by organized and empowered local communities or peoples organizations (POs). Accordingly,by providing land tenure security through the CBFM Agreement(CBFMA),POs will have the incentives to effectively manage allocated forestlands. An assessment of tenure holders in Quirino province,however,indicate that CBFM areas are poorly managed. Apparently,the CBFM agreement does not provide adequate guarantee that the POs will enjoy the incentives prodded in the CBFMA since CBFM related policies keep on changing and oRen times restricts the bundle of rights provided in the land tenure instrument. This has created disincentives to local communities,resulting to ineffective management of CBFM sites. Aggravating the situation is the inadequate technical assistance given to POs, who from the very start have limited financial and management capabilities. Institutional support mechanisms are also insufficient and formal venue for multi sectoral linkages and collaboration is generally wanting. Based on the result of the assessment of on-site management of CBFM by the people’s organization in Quirino province,the following are hereby recommended： (a)improve the policy environment in CBFM through legislation,highlighting key poticy provisions that deregulate harvesting of planted tree species and allowing regulated harvesting of natural forest products in designated production areas for subsistence consumption and community use,and for building up capital for forest protection,non-forest based alternative livelihood and organizational strengthening; (b)Provide sufficient technical assistance to POs in planning and key field implementation activities and intensify reorientation of DENR,LGU and NGOs on the right perspective for community based forest management;and(c)Provide adequate institutional support to CBFM-PO for establishing and suengthening formal venues of collaboration and partnerships and) Develop alternative financing to CBFM-PO.
Priscila C.Dolom Buenaventura L.Dolom
Forestry Development Center,College of Forestry and Natural esources,University of the Philippines L Forests and Forestland Management Specialist,Philippine Eco-Governance Project,Development Alternsti
国际会议
北京
英文
99-111
2008-10-20（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）