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A Service of Leibniz-Informationszentrum econstor Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre Make Your Publications Visible. zbw for Economics Balangue, Tonie O. Working Paper National greening program assessment project: Environmental component - process evaluation phase PIDS Discussion Paper Series, No. 2016-11 Provided in Cooperation with: Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Philippines Suggested Citation: Balangue, Tonie O. (2016) : National greening program assessment project: Environmental component - process evaluation phase, PIDS Discussion Paper Series, No. 2016-11, Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Quezon City This Version is available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/173532 Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Documents in EconStor may be saved and copied for your Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. personal and scholarly purposes. 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The views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not neces- sarily reflect those of the Institute. Not for quotation without permission from the author(s) and the Institute. April 2016 For comments, suggestions or further inquiries please contact: The Research Information Staff, Philippine Institute for Development Studies 18th Floor, Three Cyberpod Centris - North Tower, EDSA corner Quezon Avenue, 1100 Quezon City, Philippines Telephone Numbers: (63-2) 3721291 and 3721292; E-mail: [email protected] Or visit our website at http://www.pids.gov.ph FINAL REPORT NATIONAL GREENING PROGAM ASSESSMENT PROJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT – PROCESS EVALUATION PHASE DR. TONIE O. BALANGUE Study Leader SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 LOS BANOS, COLLEGE, LAGUNA Contents List of Tables ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 1 I. Background ................................................................................................................................... 2 II. Description of the Environmental Impact Component: Process Evaluation ...................... 3 1. Objectives ................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Significance of the project ......................................................................................................... 4 III. Review of Literature ................................................................................................................... 6 1. Forest Land Use Change ............................................................................................................ 6 2. General characteristics of degraded forestland ........................................................................... 6 3. Methods of Reforestation ........................................................................................................... 8 1. Forest plantation approach .................................................................................................... 8 2. Nitrogen-fixing forest restoration approach .......................................................................... 8 3. Accelerated pioneer and climax species (APCS) planting approach ...................................... 9 4. Natural forest succession ..................................................................................................... 10 4. Reforestation in other Countries ............................................................................................... 11 1. The Malay Experience .......................................................................................................... 11 2. Thailand experience ............................................................................................................. 11 3. Indonesia experience ........................................................................................................... 12 4. Reforestation Techniques..................................................................................................... 13 5. Thinning in forest plantations in the Indonesian and Malaysian forest development projects ......................................................................................................................................... 14 5. Applicability of the reforestation methods and experiences in other countries ........................ 14 1. Reforestation method .......................................................................................................... 14 2. Implementation arrangement .............................................................................................. 15 6. Contributory factors to high survival of forest plantation ........................................................ 16 7. The Forestry Sector Project (FSP) ......................................................................................... 17 8. Some successful reforestation projects ..................................................................................... 18 9. Survival rates of some reforestation projects ........................................................................... 19 10. Environmental Impacts of reforestation projects .................................................................. 20 1. Carbon sequestration ........................................................................................................... 20 2. Reduced air pollution ........................................................................................................... 22 3. Reduced events of landslide and flooding ........................................................................... 23 4. Reduced temperature .......................................................................................................... 23 5. Soil temperature ................................................................................................................... 24 6. Soil organic carbon ............................................................................................................... 24 7. Soil organic matter ............................................................................................................... 25 IV. Research Gap and Potential Contribution of the Environmental Impact Study ....................... 25 1. Research gaps ........................................................................................................................... 25 2. Potential contribution of the study............................................................................................ 27 V. Conceptual Framework and Methodology ................................................................................... 28 1. Conceptual framework for assessment and evaluation ............................................................. 28 2. Structure of the framework in matrix format ............................................................................ 29 3. Survey, mapping and planning (SMP) ..................................................................................... 29 4. NGP beneficiary capability training ......................................................................................... 30 5. NGP Forests quality assurance ................................................................................................. 30 6. Seedling production .................................................................................................................. 30 7. Site preparation ......................................................................................................................... 31 8. Planting ..................................................................................................................................... 31 9. Protection and maintenance .....................................................................................................