Forest Management Planning Process

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PROJECT CODE: DCI-ASIE/2011/265-676 PROJECT TITLE: “Saving the Benguet Watersheds for Water” ACTIVITY PROPOSAL Title : FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANNING I. RATIONALE: The communal forest is an important part of the natural resources considering the goods and services we get from the forest. A forest has many uses that include energy and wood fuel production, food production, biodiversity conservation, settlement and sanctuary for birds and other wildlife, watershed, ecotourism and recreation, mineral production, industrial site among others. The forest also provides products that include timber, rattan, bamboo, medicinal plants, wildlife, resins, water and minerals. These benefits could be enjoyed as long as the forest are properly managed considering that it is renewable resource. However, our forest resources are fast diminishing with the increasing demands for forest products together with the conversion and destruction of forest area. Most of the communal forests are already stripped of their original vegetation and converted for agricultural and residential purposes. As a consequence, these have contributed to accelerated soil erosion, siltation of rivers and waterways, shortage of woods and the extinction of flora and fauna. One cause of these destructions of our communal forests is the failure to properly manage the forest as a valuable resource. To address these problems, LGUs are granted greater fiscal and political autonomy to manage their own resources under the Local Government Code (RA 7160). This expanded their capacity to participate in national development efforts. Despite this greater autonomy in managing their resources, there is still a need to develop a forest resource management plan that will serve as the guide for the Local Government Units (LGUs) and local communities on managing and utilizing the forest on a

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