Part II Community-Based Forest Management Program - ppmrn

ADEQUATE MONITORING ACTIVITIES
INTRODUCTION
Effective management of any program or organization requires periodic
monitoring and evaluation to ensure achievement of predetermined goals and
objectives.
Monitoring is defined as the continuous periodic surveillance (oversight,
review) over the implementation of an activity (and its various components) to
ensure that input deliveries, work schedules, targeted outputs and other required
actions are proceeding as planned. It includes the regular tracking of activities
through reports of the implementation process.
On the other hand, evaluation is defined as the process, which attempts to
determine as systematically and objectively as possible, the relevance,
effectiveness and impact of activities in the light of their objectives. It aims to
examine reports and performances to verify the achievement of the stated
objectives and identify reasons for delays or inability of the program to attain
the same.
The audit, however, disclosed that the monitoring and reporting mechanism by
DENR is inadequate. The actual physical status of the CBFM project and the
infrastructure projects were not captured in the reports. Likewise, the database
maintained by PENRO and CENROs in the province of Bukidnon could not
also be considered adequate for evaluation purposes.
OBSERVATIONS
1. The monitoring and evaluation processes adopted by the DENR are
not yet adequate to ensure sufficient information in assessing the
attainment of the CBFM objectives. The reports did not capture the
extent of implementation of the PO’s CRMF and AWP and identify
causes of deficiencies in the attainment of the project’s objective.
Likewise, the database maintained by CENROs and PENROs were
also inadequate to be used as basis for decision making.
To assess the progress of a project or an activity, a monitoring mechanism
should be in place. The monitoring mechanisms or activities should ensure
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