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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ADEQUATE MONITORING ACTIVITIES<br />
Province<br />
Deficiency in Monitoring Activities<br />
conducting comprehensive assessment and evaluation of CBFM projects within the<br />
region. As of audit date, 28 out of 116 CBFM projects regionwide, have been<br />
subjected to such evaluation. The frequency of conducting the evaluation and<br />
assessment and the persons/offices responsible in conducting the evaluation were<br />
not clearly specified. The team was informed that the tool was intended for CBFM<br />
projects with Resource Use Plan only. Evaluation of the developed tool also<br />
revealed that the same is still not adequate. It did not include assessment of the<br />
physical condition of the project.<br />
The requirements under DAO 2004-29 (Revised Rules and Regulations for<br />
the Implementation of Executive Order 263, otherwise known as the<br />
CBFM Strategy) for a participatory mode of monitoring and evaluation<br />
through a composite team composed of the RENRO, PENRO, CENRO,<br />
LGU, AOs/NGOs and other concerned sectors were also not yet<br />
implemented as of audit date. The joint monitoring was required to be<br />
conducted annually to assess various issues, problems and constraints on<br />
critical activities related to the development and strengthening of the CBFM<br />
implementation.<br />
The inadequacy of DENR’s monitoring mechanism made it difficult to<br />
assess the physical conditions of the project and the POs capability to<br />
continuously maintain and protect the CBFM areas. Problems and<br />
deficiencies therefore could not immediately be addressed.<br />
<strong>Management</strong>’s Comments<br />
Provided by FMB<br />
On monitoring and evaluation process,<br />
this is one area which is very vital but<br />
the limited manpower and resources<br />
have caused our projects to suffer in<br />
terms of monitoring the progress as<br />
well as the deficiencies of the POs.<br />
Although we have already developed<br />
the necessary monitoring and<br />
evaluation tools, these have not been<br />
implemented in all our projects. In the<br />
case of data base maintained by the<br />
CENROs, the information contained is<br />
inadequate due to insufficient<br />
manpower, limited equipment and<br />
resources to conduct accurate baseline<br />
survey, updating information and for<br />
monitoring purposes.<br />
Team’s Rejoinder<br />
The limitation on manpower and<br />
resources to monitor progress of<br />
CBFM project should have been<br />
considered and addressed since project<br />
inception. Implementing programs<br />
that could hardly be monitored and<br />
assessed may result in wastage of<br />
government resources.<br />
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