This study assessed the carbon stock potential of agroforestry systems in selected Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) sites in Liliw and Santa Maria, Laguna, Philippines. Direct on-site measurement, including field sampling and laboratory measurements of total carbon in the biomass and soil,...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is mandated to lead in the sustainable management of the country's natural resources. The continuous migration in forest and forest lands (FFL) and succeeding forest cover loss resulted in tenure reforms, with bundles of rights devolved to...

An ITTO project has helped develop a timber-tracking system as a means for improving forest governance in the Philippines and increasing investor confidence in the timber sector. The project has created a fully functional timber-tracking system - the National Forest Stocks and Monitoring System...

Participatory forest management has been considered as a practical and effective strategy for sustainable forest management, especially in situations where land tenure is not securely settled. For effective forest restoration, local communities, as the cornerstone of participatory management,...

Ifugao province of the Philippines has a traditional muyong forest system that supplies water and prevents soil erosion of the world-famous Ifugao rice terraces. The socio-political structure of Ifugao has been the key to the maintenance and communal use of land, as well as the muyong forest,...

Executive Order (EO) 23 provides for the strict implementation of a national forest certification (FC) system to steer the forestry sector into a sustainable path. Furthermore, EO 318 on sustainable forest management (SFM) also requires an FC system for the country to transition from a traditional ...

In this article, ERDB-FWRDEC launched an effort to disseminate technologies and information generated on the S&T-based Falcata (Falcataria mollucana) farming. In 2016, ERDB carried out strategic communication in the effort to communicate the technology of Falcata farming through analysis,...

This paper estimated the willingness to pay (WTP) of water users for improved management of watersheds and identified significant factors affecting WTP in Busol Forest Reserve. The Busol Forest Reserve is the source of domestic water supply of 21 barangays in Baguio City. The study used contingency ...

Dumagat/Remontados belong to an indigenous community in Rizal Province, Philippines. Being the original inhabitants of the forest they have built strong ties to their lands as a result of living in the forest for generations. However, despite their rich knowledge in conserving and protecting their...

Cross-scale studies combining information on policy instruments and on drivers of deforestation and forest degradation are key to design and implement effective forest protection measures. We investigated the scale and country dependency of stakeholder perceptions about future threats to tropical...