Part II Community-Based Forest Management Program - ppmrn
Part II Community-Based Forest Management Program - ppmrn
Part II Community-Based Forest Management Program - ppmrn
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SOUND IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES<br />
<strong>Management</strong>’s Comments<br />
Provided by FMB<br />
Regarding the coordination with<br />
other government agencies which is<br />
perceived to be inadequate, the<br />
DENR has started working together<br />
with other government agencies like<br />
the Department of Agriculture, and<br />
the Department of Agrarian Reform<br />
to address rural development efforts<br />
of the government. This Convergence<br />
towards Sustainable Rural<br />
Development was formalized thru a<br />
Joint Memorandum Circular No. 01<br />
series of 1999 signed by the three<br />
Secretaries and approved by then<br />
President Joseph Estrada. The<br />
Convergence initiative provides<br />
assistance to the CBFM communities.<br />
In addition, we have our partnership<br />
with the Local Government Units<br />
(LGUs) to implement CBFM thru the<br />
issuance of a Joint memorandum<br />
Circular signed by DENR and DILG<br />
and witnessed by the different<br />
Leagues of LGUs in 2003 and as<br />
early as 1998. Not only do we have<br />
this partnership with the LGUs, but in<br />
some projects, we have their direct<br />
involvement in upland development<br />
thru the co-management concept.<br />
While these initiatives have already<br />
started, there is still a long way to go<br />
in order to realize our common<br />
objective of rural and upland<br />
development. We hope that these<br />
concerns will be considered in the<br />
audit report.<br />
Provided by CENRO -<br />
Bayombong<br />
The awarding ceremony of the CBFM<br />
Agreement to the DMADAI by the<br />
DENR last February 22, 2002 as per<br />
Team’s Rejoinder<br />
The team acknowledged the existence<br />
of various memoranda identifying the<br />
roles and needed coordination<br />
between and among various CBFM<br />
stakeholders. However, as disclosed<br />
in the report, the supposed<br />
coordination was wanting as different<br />
stakeholders have different policies<br />
which at times are contradictory.<br />
It would appear then that the existing<br />
linkages among the different<br />
implementing agencies is not yet<br />
enough to ensure adoption of common<br />
policies. As discussed in the report,<br />
the Provincial Government of Nueva<br />
Vizcaya issued permit to a PO other<br />
than the PO granted by the DENR<br />
with CBFMA.<br />
The mining permit was issued by the<br />
Provincial Government and not by the<br />
Municipal Government, where<br />
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