Part II Community-Based Forest Management Program - ppmrn

SOUND IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES
a series of dialogue and that the areas were found suitable for planting
based on the assessment of the RO – Research and Development
Section (RDS). A copy of assessment report could not be furnished to
the team.
The identified replacement/expansion area included 296.30 hectares
located within the Community Based Resource Management Program
(CBRMP) implemented by the Local Government of Palompon, Leyte
and 250 hectares located in Brgys. Cantuhaon and Duljugan.
As reported in the Monitoring and Evaluation Report, the project
attained a survival rate of 82.78% for the original area and 83.43% for
the replacement area or an overall average of 82.77%. These
accomplishments were within the acceptable level of 80% survival rate.
As of February 17, 2006, however, the PO and the SUSIMO estimated
that the survival rate went down to about 62% from 82.77% weighted
average survival rate (WASR) attained upon project completion. The
survival rate was computed as follows:
Ref. No.
per Map
Location Per Brgy
Boundaries
No. of Hectares
Planted Based on
Progress Map of the
SUSIMO
Est. Number of
Hectares Survived
based On
PO/SUSIMO’s Ocular
Inspection
Survival
Rate (%)
1 Cantandoy to Cambinoy 76.20 3 3.94
2 Cambinoy to Cangcosme 350.10 163 46.56
3 Cangcosme to Parilla 270.78 186 68.70
4 Parilla to Cruz 255.30 180 70.50
5 Cruz to Plaridel 272.78 248 90.91
6 Plaridel to Duljugan 171.14 84 49.10
Average Survival
Rate 1,396.30 864 61.88
The team observed the conduct of project assessment by the PO and
the SUSIMO and noted that the reported survival rate of 49% within
the stretch of Plaridel and Duljugan may not be considered realistic.
The team’s assessment of survival rate within this stretch was only
between 5-10%. Still, the Regional Office questioned the reported
survival rate of about 62% adopted by the PO and SUSIMO.
This is an indication that the identified areas were not suitable for
replanting/reforestation. This view was shared by the PO itself, who
claimed that the areas were not suitable for planting/reforestation due
to the following:
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