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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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