EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Community-Based Forest Management Program (CBFMP) revolutionized forest development and rehabilitation efforts of the government when it was institutionalized in 1995 by virtue of Executive Order No. 263. Before the adoption of the CBFM approach, the sole motivating factor of contract reforestation awardees was primarily financial gains. With the implementation of the Forestry Sector Project (FSP) using CBFM as its main strategy to rehabilitate the upland ecosystem, it empowered beneficiary communities economically, socially, technically and politically while transforming them into environmentally responsible managers. The tenurial right to develop subproject sites alongside the various inputs from the Subproject deepened their commitment to collaborate with other stakeholders in the implementation of these subprojects. The Mariveles Watershed Rehabilitation Subproject which has a total area of 2,000 hectares is located in the Municipality of Mariveles within Barangays Biaan and Balon-Anito and covers Sitios Lilimbin and Palanas of Barangay Camaya. The Subproject was undertaken to arrest the environmental degradation as well as to alleviate poverty in the area. Comprehensive Site Development activities accomplished rehabilitation of a total of 1,893 hectares through reforestation, agro forestry, enrichment planting and rattan planting with an average survival rate of 81.14%. Although there is no concluding analysis on the extent the Project was able to alleviate poverty within the Subproject site, it is worthy to note that in the five years of Project implementation, both members and non-members of the Mariveles Watershed Farmers Association, Inc. (MAWAFAS) found employment doing either of the following: nursery operation, plantation establishment, and maintenance and protection and also involvement in livelihood operations. From these activities, a total of 93.090 man days were generated covering 450-day contracts. In terms of increase in members’ income as an offshoot of employment with the Project, there was an additional average gross amount of PHP 37,631.98 a year generated through CSD and infrastructure activities to the average annual gross income of PHP 5,000.00 of the households before the implementation of the Project. More importantly, knowledge gained on various aspects of nursery operation, plantation establishment and development as well as livelihood i operation are lifetime learning and will be useful in future endeavors. The future endeavor starts with the new role of MAWAFAS as CBFMA holder. ii LIST OF ACRONYMS AO – Assisting Organization AP – Assisting Professional BOD – Board of Directors CBFM – Community-based Forest Management CBFMA – Community-based Forest Management Agreement CO – Community Organizing CSD – Comprehensive Site Development DAO – Department Administrative Order DENR – Department of Environment and Natural Resources EXECOM – Executive Committee FDFI – Forest Development Foundation, Inc. FSP – Forestry Sector Project GIS – Geographic Information System GPS – Global Positioning Satellite System ICM – Inspection Chart Mapping IEC – Information, Education, Campaign IGP – Income Generating Project M & E – Monitoring and Evaluation MAWAFAS – Mariveles Watershed Farmers Association, Inc. MC – Memorandum Circular MFPC – Multi-sectoral Forest Protection Committee NGO – Non-government Organization PO – Peoples Organization SMP – Survey, Mapping, and Planning SUSIMO – Subproject Site Management Office UPLBFI - University of the Philippines Los Baños Foundation,Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------ i I. Subproject Description ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 1. Purpose/ Objectives 2. Subproject Scope and Dimension A. Comparison of Original and Actual Scope and Dimensions B. Reasons for Revision/ Modification Of Scope and Dimensions C. Contribution of Subproject to Relevant (Sub) Sectors II. Subproject Implementation --------------------------------------------------- 14 1. Organizations for Implementing Subproject 2. Implementation Period 3. Subproject Cost 4. Comments on Performance of AO, AP, PO, M&E, and Infra Contractors 5. Other Matters Relating to Subproject Implementation III. Action taken by the AO, AP, and PO ---------------------------------------- 24 Relating to Recommendation(s) IV. Initial Operation and Maintenance Of the Subproject Facilities ------------------------------------------------- 26 1. Present Condition of Facilities 2. Organization for Operation and Maintenance 3. Annual Budget or Actual Expenditure For Operation and Maintenance (by year) 4. Maintenance Method V. Benefits Derived from the Project -------------------------------------------- 35 1. Indirect Effects VI. Conclusions and Recommendations -------------------------------------------- 37 LIST OF TABLES: Table 1 : Trainings Attended by the People’s Organization --------------------- 39 Table 2 : Subproject Performance ------------------------------------------------40 Table 3 : Subproject Site Management Office Equipment --------------------- 43 Table 4 : Trainings Attended by SUSIMO --------------------------------------- 44 Table 5a : Backyard Poultry Livelihood Project --------------------------------- 45 Table 5b : Hog Fattening Livelihood Project ------------------------------------ 46 Table 5c : Handicraft Making Livelihood Project -------------------------------- 47 Table 5d : Tilapia Production Livelihood Project --------------------------------- 48 Table 5e : Micro Lending Livelihood Project ------------------------------------- 49 Table 5f : Camote Production Livelihood Project -------------------------------- 50 Table 6 : Subproject Status Report ---------------------------------------------- 51 Table 7 : SMP Cost Estimate per Activity ----------------------------------------52 Table 8 : Community Organizing Cost Estimate per Activity --------------------53 Table 9a : Cost Estimate for Agroforestry Per Activity ------------------------ 54 Table 9b : Cost Estimate for Enrichment Planting Per Activity----------------- 55 Table 9c : Cost Estimate for Rattan Per Activity -------------------------------- 56 Table 9d : Cost Estimate for Plantation Species/Reforestation Per Activity ---------------------------------------------------------57 Table 10 : Monitoring and Evaluation Cost Estimate Per Activity -------------- 58 Table 11 : Infrastructure Project ------------------------------------------------- 59 Table 12 : Annual Work and Financial Plan ---------------------------------------- 60 ANNEXES: 1. Organizational Structure ------------------------------------------------------- 64 1a. CO Contractor 1b. PO 1c. M&E Contractor 1d. SUSIMO 1e. Infrastructure Contractor 2. Pictures -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 69 3. CSD Accomplishment Map ------------------------------------------------------ 71 SUBPROJECT COMPLETION REPORT OF MARIVELES WATERSHED REHABILITATION SUBPROJECT Loan Agreement No. PH-P 135 Forestry Sector Project I. Subproject Description The Subproject site is situated in the Municipality of Mariveles, Bataan covering Barangays Biaan, Balon-Anito and Sitio Lilimbin and Palanas in Barangay Camaya. It is specifically located between 14° 26’ to 14° 29’ latitude and 120° 27’ to 120° 30’ longitude with a total area of 2,000 hectares. The area has a generally rugged terrain with elevation ranging from 100 to 700 meters above sea level. It is approximately three kilometers away from Mariveles town proper and can be reached through an access road within five to ten minutes using a 4- wheel drive vehicle. 1. Purpose/Objectives A) Original The Subproject’s general objective was to pursue sustainable forest management to address the environmental degradation that had been going on in the area and to alleviate poverty among the people. Specifically, the Subproject aimed to accomplish the following: 1. To establish/develop 1,120 hectares for Reforestation/Protection; 255 hectares for Agroforestry Plantations; 78 hectares for Enrichment Planting; and 547 hectares for Rattan Plantation under the scheme Community-Based Forest Management; 1 2. To restore the protective cover of the watershed to minimize erosion and siltation and increase water yield; 3. To raise income and improve the living conditions of the people in the project area and adjacent communities by introducing more effective techniques on forestry and agricultural productions; and 4. To involve the barangay residents in implementing sustainable use of forest-reserve watershed. B) Modification a. Modified purpose/objectives To establish/develop 311.33 hectares for reforestation/protection; 511.59 hectares for agro forestry plantations; 722.31 hectares for enrichment planting; and 347.77 hectares for rattan plantation through Community-Based Forest Management scheme. b. Reasons for the modification The objective of rehabilitating the area through reforestation, agroforestry, enrichment planting and rattan components was not changed. Change in area covered by each component was brought about by the inability of the organized community people to establish the 2,000 hectares within three years and the result of actual resurvey conducted by the Subproject Site Management Office (SUSIMO) in 2001. 2. Subproject Scope and Dimension A. Comparison of Original and Actual Scope & Dimensions A.1. Please check: There has been (revision and/or modification or no revision and/or modification) of the