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Review of National Forestry Policies and Ongoing Forestry

Programs in the Philippines

DENR-FMB

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OOutline of Presentation1. Land classification

2. Forest Cover

3. Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)

4. Revised Master Plan for Forestry Development

5. Modes of Disposition and Management of Forestlands

6. Forestry Sector Programs

7. FMB’s involvement in CDM activities

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Forestland – 15.8 M ha (52.68%)

Alienable or Disposable – 14.2 M ha (47.32%)

TOTAL 30.0 M ha (100%)

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Land classification – refers to the legal classification of land; does not refer to the vegetative cover of the land

A or D lands – lands subjected to present land classification system and declared not needed for forest purposes

Forestland – lands subjected to present land classification system and determined as needed for forest purposes; for proclamation as forest reserves

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WHAT IS A FOREST (IN THE CONTEXT OF LAND AND FOREST COVER)?

Forest – land with an area of more than 0.5 ha and tree crown cover (or equivalent stocking level) of more than 10%;trees able to reach a minimum height of 5 meters at maturity at situ; consists either closed or open forest formations

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FOREST COVER CATEGORIES

Closed Forest – formation where trees in the various storeys and the undergrowth cover a high proportion (>40%) of the ground and without continuous dense grass layer; either managed or unmanaged, in advanced state of succession.

Open Forest – formations with discontinuous tree layer with coverage of 10 but less than 40%; managed or unmanaged, in initial state of succession.

Mangrove forest – forested wetland growing along tidal mudflats and along shallow water coastal areas extending inland along rivers, streams and their tributaries where the water is generally brackish;

Plantations – forest stands established by planting or/and seeding in the process of afforestation or reforestation

8Mangrove

Closed Forest

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Within Forestland – 6.5 M ha (90%)

Within A & D – 0.7 M ha (10%)

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Forest Cover

Within Forestland

Within A & D Total

Area (M ha) %

Area (M ha) %

Area (M ha) %

Closed 2.481 34.61 0.080 1.12 2.561 35.73

Open 3.516 49.04 0.515 7.18 4.031 56.22

Mangrove 0.154 2.15 0.094 1.31 0.247 3.46

Plantation 0.282 3.93 0.048 0.67 0.330 4.60

Total 6.433 89.73 0.737 10.27 7.169 100.0

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Other Wooded Land

Other Land, Cultivated:Annual or Perrenial Cropland and

Pastureland

Other Land:Built-Up Area

Other Land, Natural:Bare areas or Grassland 12

Delineation, Classificationand Demarcation ofState Forestlands

Incentives for EnhancingPrivate Investments,

Economic Contribution andGlobal Competitiveness of

Forest-Based Industries

SUSTAINABLEFOREST

MANAGEMENTEEO 318

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“Sustainable Forest Management, Poverty Alleviation and Food Security in Upland Communities in the Philippines”

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Major issues, problems and constraints

1. Inadequacies in policy and institutional arrangements

2. Program implementation problems3. R & D, forest utilization and

technology problems4. Weak IEC and training5. Lack of credible M & E system6. Issues on CBFM, forestland

boundary delineation, C & I, and resource accounting

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1. Expansion of forest cover through plantation establishment, enrichment planting and ANR

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2. Protection and improvement of the quality of natural forest stands

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3. Enhancement of forest productivity and rationalization of forest-based industries

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4. Promotion of forest-based recreation, ecotourism and biodiversity

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5. Increasing benefits from forests through proper planning of programs and strategies on forest

development and conservation

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Placing every hectare of forest areas under appropriate forest

management systems and tenure

Major Challenge:

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CCommunity-Based Forest Management AgreementTimber License Agreement Tree Farm Lease Agreement Agro-Forestry Farm Lease Agreement Integrated Forest Management Agreement Socialized Industrial Forest Management Agreement Forestland Grazing Management Agreement Special Land Use Permit/LeaseForest Land Use Management Agreement Forest Land Use Management Agreement –Tourism

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Organized efforts to work with communities in and near public forestlands to protect, rehabilitate, manage, conserve and utilize the resource.

Community-Based Forest Management

55,505 projects 5.969 M ha

2,879 POs involved690,791 households 5.97 M ha -CBFMP1.62 M ha - CBFMA 24

Timber License Agreement (TLA)- privilege granted for utilization of forest resources with right of possession and occupation but with corresponding obligation to develop, protect and rehabilitate

Existing: 5 Active: 14 Coverage: 639,709 ha

Annual Cutting Area: 4,923 ha Annual Allowable Cut: 320,211 m3

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Integrated Forest Management Agreement (IFMA), Socialized Industrial Forest Management Agreement (SIFMA)

1,803 SIFMAs – 34,727 ha

SIFMA – privilege granted for development and management of up to 500 ha of forestlands into plantations

152 ITPLAs/IFMAs – 680,480 ha

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Forestland Grazing Management Agreement (FLGMA)

- formerly PLA/FLGLA, production sharing agreement on

the development, management and utilization of grazing lands

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Special Land Use Permits/Leases

- issued for all types of legal uses of forestlands other than production of timber and non-timber resources

Now Forest Land Use Management Agreement (FLAg) & Forest Land Use Management Agreement-Tourism (FLAgT)

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Forestry Sector Programs

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MAJOR PROGRAMS

Management of Forestlands and Forest ResourcesForest DevelopmentForest Protection Community Based Forestry ProgramSoil Conservation & Watershed ManagementForest Boundary Delineation & Land Use Allocation

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1. Management of Forestlands & Forest Resources

Operation/Maintenance of Forestry Statistics Information System (FIS) , C & I and other MAR Systems

Issuance of Forestry Tenure Instruments

Provision of technical assistance to NGOs, Pos, LGUs and other forest

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2. Forest Development

Rehabilitation of degraded forest landPlantation maintenance & protectionSeedling production

3. Forest ProtectionProtection of untenured Forestlands/Forest law enforcement/anti-illegal loggingStrengthening Multi Sectoral Forest Protection Councils (MFPCs)

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4. Community-Based Forestry Program

Agroforestry developmentConstruction of farm to market road in support to Hunger Mitigation ProgramEstablishment of small water impounding structuresSeedling production for distributionEstablishment of barangay nurseriesProvision of technical assistance to forest stakeholders

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5. Soil conservation & watershed management

Watershed management thru the conduct of watershed characterization & preparation of integrated watershed management planImplementation of watershed management interventions like the rehabilation & restoration of watershed areas

6. Forestland Boundary Delineation & Land Use AllocationAssessment & Delineation of Forestland boundariesAssessment of best land use of forestlands in support to sustainable upland development

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aa. POVERTY REDUCTION AND HUNGER MITIGATION

b. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTc. NATURAL RESOURCES

CONSERVATIONd. CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND

ADAPTATION MEASURESe. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND

ENFORCEMENT

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POVERTY REDUCTION AND HUNGER MITIGATION

UPLAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (P2Billion Reforestation Program for 2009)

REFORESTATION AND AGROFORESTRY AS TOOLS FOR:

- SUSTAINABLE FOREST DEVELOPMENT

- POVERTY REDUCTION

- HUNGER MITIGATION

- To be implemented by communities/peoples’ organizations in CBFM areas within priority watersheds

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FOREST MANAGEMENT BUREAU’S INVOLVEMENT IN CDM ACTIVITIESBy virtue of DENR Administrative Order 2005-17 (““Rules and Regulations Governing the Implementation of Executive Order No. 320, Series of 2004, Designating the DENR as the National Authority for the Clean Development Mechanism.”

FOREST MANAGEMENT BUREAU was identified as the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) in-charge of evaluating all proposed CDM projects on afforestation and reforestation.

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FOREST MANAGEMENT BUREAU’S INVOLVEMENT IN CDM ACTIVITIES

CDM TEC for A/R already established with the FMB Director as the Chair

Guidelines governing the evaluation of CDM A/R project activities already issued (FMB Circular 2007-01

Reviewed one proposal already- Submitted by LLDA/NPC

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Maraming salamat po.

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BIOMASS ESTIMATION THROUGHBIOMASS ESTIMATION THROUGHBIOMASS ESTIMATION THROUGHBIOMASS ESTIMATION THROUGHDESTRUCTIVE SAMPLINGDESTRUCTIVE SAMPLINGS UC S GS UC S G

FlorenciaFlorencia B.B. PulhinPulhinFlorenciaFlorencia B.B. PulhinPulhinWorldWorld AgroforestryAgroforestry Centre Centre

andandForestry Development Center, Forestry Development Center,

CFNRCFNR--UPLBUPLB

Tools NeededTools Needed

1 Fi ld t1.Field note2.Meter tape2.Meter tape3.Compass4 Diameter tape4.Diameter tape5.Weighing scaleg g

Steps

1.Select the dominant tree speciesp2.Select about 30 trees to represent the full prange of diameter classes existing or gexpected but with a bias towards largegtrees3.Measure dbh and height of each tree

StepsSteps4. Harvest the

l t d tselected treesto the ground

iusingchainsaw. The t t btree must befelled at 0.3m f thfrom theground .

The undercut from the felled tree must be set aside for weighing as the weight of which must be included in the total weight of the felled trunk.

Steps

5. Cut the trees into appropriate sizes for convenience of weighing.

Mark the felled trunk with cutting positions

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before cutting e.g.1.3m, 3.3m, 5.3m("1.3m" shall be marked at 1m from the cut bottom as the tree is felled at 0.3m from the

)ground). Mark also the position of each log on i f idits surface to avoiderrors in recording data.

When cutting, the trunk must be cross-cut at the marked positions so pthat the diameter of the bottom end of each log can be measuredof each log can be measuredaccurately.

Diameters at the big and small ends must be measured with and without the bark

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All the boughs must be cleared off the felledcleared off the felledtrunk and the stump and collected for weighing . g g

E h l tEach log mustbe weighed and noted in the field note.e d ote

Use of variousUse of variousspring scales

di t thaccording to theweight is advisable.

Steps:

6. Collect a complete cross sectional sample of f h d f h l ti t thfresh wood from each log, estimate thevolume, ovendry it and measure the dry mass. E ti t th d it ( / 3) b di idi thEstimate the density (g/cm3) by dividing thedry mass by its volume

7. Estimate the biomass of the trunk using the f lformula:

Bi l d itBiomass = volume x density

Add mass of trunk to mass of branches,,leaves, etc to get total mass of the tree

7. Develop biomass equation through regression analysisregression analysis

Limitation

Harvesting of 30 trees may not be feasible.

Alternatively,

Use mean tree biomass method

Step s

1.Using dbh data from field measurements prepare frequencymeasurements, prepare frequencytable using appropriate class inter als e g 5 cm for each treeintervals e. g. 5 cm for each treespecies2.Locate the tree with a dbh close to the mean dbh value in the forest or plantation for each class.

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DBH Class Mean DBHDBH Class(cm)

Mean DBH

5-10 810 1-15 12 510.1 15 12.515.1-20 1820.1-25 2425 1-30 2825.1 30 28

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Stepsp

3 Harvest the selected tree and3.Harvest the selected tree andestimate the biomass using the method previously describedmethod previously described

4.Estimate the total biomass of all tree in each dbh class using the biomass of the tree with mean dbh and the number of trees in the dbh classclass.

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Tomorrow’s Field PracticesTools and aids used

• Measuring Tapes (ordinary and diameter)• Compass or Clinometers• Numbering tape or markers• Tape & poles (sticks) for plot boundary • Recording paper and pencils• Tree height meter• Cutters for bush and tape

Tomorrow’s Field PracticesMeasurement of DBH within the plot1: Selection of plot site

(inside forest, one groupis one plot)

2: Decision of plot size, a square, over the length

of tree height each side (or one plot includes more than 30 trees)

3: Decision of plot boundary using compass and measuring tapes etc.

4: Decide plot area

5: Numbering of all trees inside a plotby marker and recording speciesand shapes of trees, if necessary

6: Measurement of DBH of all trees markedwithin the plot

7: Measurement of tree height for sample trees selected.

Sample trees should be selected from a whole diameter range (n>10)

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CAI m3/ha yr

Current annual increment

(SV + SVt)/1MAI m3/ha yr

Mean annual increment)SV /

Volume at a time(m3/haSV , SVt+i

PAI(Periodic annual increment)(SVt+I - SVt)/i

Growth curve

Example: Growth curve of Acacia mangium

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Indirect approachBGB is estimated by root to shoot ratio (R) (t d.m./t d.m.)

BGB = AGB * R

2. Carbon stocks in BGB

AGB

BGB

R

If root to shoot ratios for the species concerned are not available, project proponents shall use the allometric equation developed by Cairns et al. (1997)

BGB = exp{–1.085 + 0.9256 * ln(AGB)}

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Default values for Carbon stock estimationBasic rule: Use local or national values.If they are not available,appropriate values should be obtained from…

GPG: Good Practice Guidance for for Land Use,Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF); IPCC (2003)

AGB for baseline; Table 3.3.2 (tree) & Table 3.4.2 (grass) in GPG

AGB for living trees; Allometric equations in appendix C in AR-AMS0001, annex 4A.2 in GPG

R for living trees & grassland; Table 3A.1.8 in GPG or equation in AR-AMS0001

WD for living trees; Table 3A.1.9 in GPGBEF for living trees; Table 3A.1.10 in GPG

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Relations; Living Biomass,carbon stock and CO2-equivalent

CO2in atmosphere

Living Biomass(CH2O)n

H2O O2

Photosynthesis

Living Biomass = Dry matter(t d.m.)

CO2-equivalent(tCO2-e) = Carbon stock(tC) * 44/12(tCO2/tC)

Dry matter(kg or ton)=

Carbon stock(tC) = Living Biomass(t d.m.) * Carbon fraction(CF)

Carbon stock(C)

CF

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Calculation sheetprepared by Bio-Carbon Fund

http://carbonfinance.org/Router.cfm?Page=DocLib&CatalogID=7132

Page 1CO2 removals per ha

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Calculation sheet prepared by the Biocarbon Fund, World Bank for preparation of PIN of the proposed project

Age

CO2removals

tCO2/hay

Cremovals

tC/hay

C stockstC/ha

0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1 11.69 19.3 5.3 5.3

2 22.86 37.7 10.3 15.5

3 25.76 42.5 11.6 27.1

4 26.54 43.8 11.9 39.1

5 26.03 42.9 11.7 50.8

6 24.72 40.8 11.1 61.9

7 22.93 37.8 10.3 72.2

8 20.87 34.4 9.4 81.6

9 18.71 30.9 8.4 90.0

10 16.57 27.3 7.5 97.5

Data

Default valuesWD: 0.5BEF: 1.5CF: 0.5CO2/C: 3.67R: 0.2

MS-Excel sheet and calculate automatically

CAI, PAI MAIm3/ha yton C/ha y

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CO2removals per project

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