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frontier of the Philippines - it hosts over 1,500 species of flowering plants, approximately 19% of the 138 plant families and 650 genera recorded throughout the country. -at least 422 species of terrestrial and marine vertebrate that accounts for 38.6% of species in the country. - It has one of the largest remaining natural forest areas in the Philippines, with 46% forest cover (PCSDS, 2009) and 40% of the Philippines remaining mangroves.
game and wildlife reserve under Proclamation No. 219 (1967) and as a mangrove reserve under Proclamation No. 2152 (1981).
Declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere (MAB) Program as Man and Biosphere Reserve in 1991.
Far East, with substantial deposits of oil, nickel, chromite, and other minerals.
Sharing Agreements, -9 Small scale mining permits already have been issued.
are pending over some 651,000 hectares all over the province (PCSDS 2011).
(EPA) of Narra Nickel Mining and Development Corporation (NNMDC), McArthur Mining, Inc. (MM) and Tesoro Mining and Development, Inc. (TMDI) have been invalidated by the DENR, Dec. 2007.
Municipality of Narra
Municipality of Quezon
Project Location
In the Key
Biodiversity Area (KBA) of VictoriaAnepahan Mountain Range: In the Municipalities of Narra and Quezon, Palawan
Objectives
Overall objective:
to promote effective forest governance and
sustainable upland development in Southern Palawan. Specific objective: is to reduce the threats of deforestation and forest degradation through collaborative, local forest governance mechanisms, sustainable livelihood initiatives and climate change mitigation financing in the municipalities of Narra and Quezon, Palawan
Key results
Collaborative, local forest governance enhanced in 2
monitored, and sustainable carbon financing potentials explored for at least 6 barangays
Sustainable livelihood systems installed in at least 6
VICTORIA-ANEPAHAN RANGE
1978- 61, 077 has. 1993- 51,504 has. 2007- 47,810 has.
7611) provides the overarching legal framework in the conservation and management of the natural resources including forests and biodiversity of Palawan (Declaration of Policy). As a main strategy of SEP, it adopted a graded system of protection and development control all over the province from terrestrial to marine and ancestral lands, which is known as Environmentally Critical Areas Network (ECAN).
related to conservation, protection, and management of forests, watersheds, biodiversity, endangered species, tourism, research and nothing about mineral development. The Law also defines allowable and non-allowable areas through a management scheme and zonation. Aside from other parameters, all types of natural forest which include first growth forest, residual forest are considered as core zones.
important tools in the holistic and efficient management of forest resources. Toward this end, the DENR and the LGUs together with other government agencies shall undertake forest land use planning as an integral activity of comprehensive land use planning to determine the optimum and balanced use of natural resources to support local, regional and national growth and development (JMC 98-01, Sect. 1.3 )
information drives on REDD+ and the proposed formation of Forest Local Governance Body (FLG) were conducted among the various local stakeholders (local officials, farmers , IPs) to generate social acceptability
Councils (barangay and Municipal) endorsements for the project were secured to ensure project sustainability and enhance sense of ownership
indigenous communities in 4 ancestral domains were secured as basic requirements prior to project implementation .
patterns and trends and localized action planning workshops were undertaken among IPs and nonIPs as inputs to FLUP & FLG formation
key project partners in preparation for a fullblown FLUP development in Quezon municipality (pilot site)
sustainable livelihoods (agroforestry and NTFP enterprises) as an alternative to resource-destructive economic activities
development provides direct economic benefits to the rural communities and as an effective strategy to protect community watersheds (water source)
biodiversity assessment as Community of Practitioners to ensure their meaningful participation and ownership of the carbon stocks.
assessments and inventories will eventually be integrated in the CLUP, FLUP and ADSDPP.
Actual conduct of biodiversity and carbon stock
KEY CHALLENGES
Despite existence of a policy framework on forest
conservation and governance, forested areas considered as core zones are converted into mineral development zones and other uses; ECAN as a strategy faces a difficult challenge due to haphazard decisions of some local policymakers by amending ECAN zone ordinances just to allow mining operations; Mining companies have virtual control over policy decisions on land and resource uses (e.g. ECAN, entry of REDD+ project)
KEY CHALLENGES
Developing an effective forest governance mechanism and eventually a benefit-sharing arrangement for future carbon revenue will remain to be a challenge due to culture of corruption.
considered as an investment towards sustainability. Forests as a lifeblood should be instilled in the hearts and minds of the stakeholders .
the principle of transparency and accountability through participatory-based structures and systems and must redound to the benefits of the real stakeholders of the forestland, which include carbon.