Geographic
location, latitude/longitude/GPS, and target area:
Geographic
location
latitude
longitude
GPS
target area
(in ha)
Nationwide from Region I to Region XII including CAR and ARMM, Philippines
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--
--
0
Total area (in
ha) :
170000
Driving
Factor :
--
Initiating
agencies :
--
Executing
agencies :
DENR
Funding Agencies
and cost contribution :
Agency
Contribution
to cost (in US$)
Asian Development Bank
39700000
OECF
0
Government of Philippine
19570000
Total cost :
0
Monitoring
and evaluation agencies :
--
Targeted
beneficiaries :
Upland communities
Other
stakeholders :
--
Project objectives :
Objective
Level of
importance (% area)
Reduce poverty by providing communities with alternative livelihood and stable sources of income
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Enhance the active participation of local commuities in the implementation of the Project through sustainable community-based forest management
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Improve environmental conditions through forest rehabilitation and effective forest law enforcement by multi-sectoral forest protection groups
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Implement policy and institutional changes in forest management by implementing more socialized forestry programs in upland and mangrove areas
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Re-establishment of vegetative and forest cover; improve socio-economic condition of participants/communities; conserve biodiversity; control soil erosion (Note: taken from Questionaire)
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Expected
outcomes/impacts :
a. Improvement of watershed vegetative (forest) cover, water yield and water quality
b. improvement of living condition of communities
c. established 38,762.6 has of watershed and mangrove areas
Start date :
May 1993
End date :
December 1999
Overall
duration if multi-phase project; start date to end date :