Goals & Objectives of Project
To increase natural forest area and mainstream Philippine threatened and endemic tree species in Bacman Sorsogon and Albay
- Restore 100 hectares of disturbed forest with 20 species of highly threatened and endemic trees in Support to the Philippine Forestry Sector’ s National Greening Program;
- Establish 2 hectares’ arboretum within forest restoration area;
- Document good practices and propagation protocols of using PTES in forest restorations that can be developed and translated into national policies and/or technical bulletins;
- Demonstrate Private-Public Partnership in forest restorations and translate into working national policies and/or technical bulletins;
- Facilitate knowledge sharing on Forest Restoration Using PTES.
Main Activities:
Objective 1
- Site validation and mapping of forest restoration areas with the local communities;
- Tree identification and seedlings sourcing of PTES and production;
- Planting and Maintenance;
- Training for forest restoration, nursery management and forest protection.
Objective 2
- Preparation of Arboretum design;
- Tree identification and seedlings sourcing;
- Construction of signages, pathwalk, information boards and other related facilities;
- Planting and Maintenance;
- Publication of information database through website, social media and printed books.
Objective 3
- Conduct propagation trial for PTES using vegetative parts and available seeds;
- Training for clonal propagation or vegetative material reproduction.
Objective 4
- Round table discussion and workshop;
- Field data validations.
Objective 5
- Benchmarking, site vi sit and hands-on learning opportunities;
- Documentation of knowledge sharing.
Expected Outputs
- Restored 100 ha using PTES;
- Capacitated local community or farmers’ association;
- Established 1 Arboretum with 20 of PTES;
- Updated/Developed information database for PTES;
- Produced 50, 000 quality planting materials and developed 10 Propagation Protocol of PTES;
- Drafted and proposed/recommended new forest policies and/or technical bulletins on private-public partnerships in forest restorations;
- Trained and capacitated at least 10 Technical Person from DENR, EDC and AFOCO.
