Management Plan

of
Mangatarem Critical Habitat
 Ang Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP)
at ang
DENR-LGU Co-management Agreement
 Zambales
Mountains KBA

• Nagsisilbing
sangga sa mga
sakuna

• Mahalagang
watersheds para
sa mga lalawigan
ng Pangasinan,
Tarlac and
Zambales
Flora & Fauna of Zambales Mts. KBA
• Mayaman sa samu’t
saring buhay (halaman,
hayup at iba pa).

• Tirahan ng mga
endemic at
nanganganib ng uri ng
halaman at hayup.

• May banta ng logging,

mining at iba pang
mapanirang aktibidad.
 Land Area of Mangatarem

• Total Land Area: 31,011 hectares

• A&D: 17,148 hectares (55%)

• Timber Land: 13,864 hectares (45%)

• Remaining Forest Cover: estimated

to 7,000 hectares (23%)
Ang kagubatan ng Mangatarem ang
siyang pinalamalawak na natitirang gubat
sa Lalawigan ng Pangasinan at sa buong
Zambales Mountains.
Formulation of Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP)
FLUP Process
TWG Formation
(2009-2011)
Data gathering and plan initiation

Plan preparation

Legitimization
FLUP Implementation
•DENR-LGU implementation activities such Provincial approval
as:
 co-management agreement on selected
watersheds DENR Approval
 issuance of tenure instruments
 formation & training of multi-sectoral
forest protection groups
 investment promotion
 Ligal na Batayan ng FLUP
Seksyon 3 (i) RA 7160 of Local Government Code
“Ang mga pamahalaang lokal ay makikibahagi sa
pamahalaang pambansa sa pamamahala at pagpapanatili
ng kawastuhan o balanseng ekolohiya sa kanilang
teritoryong nasakupan.”
MDC Resolution No. 3
Series 2010
(June 16, 2010)

Adopting the Forest

Land Use Plan (FLUP)
Sangguniang Bayan
Municipal Ordinance
No. 06-2010
(Sept. 15, 2010)

Approving the Forest

Land Use Plan (FLUP)
 Sangguniang
Panlalawigan
Provincial
Resolution
No. 257-2012
(Aug. 13, 2012)

PLGU approval of
Mangatarem
Municipal
Ordinance
No. 06-2010
 Forest Management Zones
1. Protection Zone
• Strict Protection Sub-Zone
- Remaining forest cover (clusters 1 & 2) & MSPL
• Forest Restoration Sub-Zone
- Deforested areas adjacent to the strict protection sub-zone
- River banks & easements
2. Production Zone
• Forest lands in cluster 1 & 3 for agroforestry, community
woodlots, etc.
3. Special Use Zone
• Mangatarem-Zambales National Highway
 Total: 9,754.61 hectares

4,031.55 hectares

5,723.06 hectares

Identified
Conservation Area
Co-management Agreement Signing

April 27, 2011 May 20, 2011

Co-management Agreement
 Formation of FLUP Steering Committee and
Preparation of 1st Year Implementation Plan
(June 10, 2011)

Steering Committee:
– Execom
– Research
– Information, Education, Communication & Capability
Building
– Multi-Sectoral Forest Protection
– Forest Restoration
– Livelihood
– Ways & Means
Co-Management Agreement
Total: 9,754.61 hectares

4,031.55 hectares

5,723.06 hectares
 Co-Management Agreement
Steering Committee
 Total: 9,754.61 hectares

4,031.55 hectares

5,723.06 hectares

Identified
Conservation Area
October 25, 2011
Nagdesisyon ang FLUP Steering Committee na ideklara
ang natukoy na conservation area bilang Critical
Habitat.

November 2011
Nagsagawa ng boundary delineation sa planong
ideklarang Critical Habitat area.
7,474 hectares
July 2012
Binuo ng Steering Committee ang technical working
group (TWG) na magbabalangkas ng Critical Habitat
Management Plan (CHMP).
Aug. 14, 2012

Mayor Teodoro C.
Cruz issued EO No. 2
officially creating the
technical working
group (TWG) for
Critical Habitat
Management
Planning (CHMP)
January 30-31, 2013
CHMP Technical Working Group workshop in UP Diliman and
formulated the planning module for CHMP.

Proseso/Hakbang sa Pagbuo ng
Critical Habitat Management Plan
1. Situational Analysis
2. Cross Visit
3. Management Planning (VMG and strategy formulation)
4. Public Consultation
5. Writeshop
6. Planning Adoption and Approval
Aug. 28, 2013

Dineklara ng LGU
ang Mangatarem
Critical Habitat sa
pamamagitan SB
Resolution No. 49-
2013. Ito ay may
lawak na 5,063.66
ektarya.
 Total: 9,754.61 hectares

4,031.55 hectares

5,723.06 hectares

Identified
Conservation Area
August 16,2012
Biosurvey result was presented to SC and the
CHMP proposed planning process and outline
initially discussed.
Ano ang Critical
Habitat?
Ito ay ang mga lugar na
nasa labas ng mga
protected areas na sakop
ng Republic Act No. 7586
(NIPAS Act) na kilalang
tirahan ng mga mga uri
ng buhay ilang na may
banta (threatened
species)…
Ano ang mga pinagbabatayang
batas sa pagtatatag at
pamamahala ng Critical Habitat?

(DENR MC No. 2007-02)

“Patakaran sa Pagtatatag at
Pamamahala ng Critical Habitat”

Alinsunod sa Sec. 25 ng Republic

Act No. 9147 o tinatawag na
"Wildlife Resources Conservation
and Protection Act"
 Seksyon 25 ng Wildlife Act (RA 9147)
PAGTATATAG NG CRITICAL HABITAT
“....ang Kalihim ng DENR ay magtatalaga ng mga critical
habitats sa labas ng Pinapangalagaang Pook na sakop ng RA
7586 (NIPAS Act), kung saan matatagpuan ang mga uri ng
buhay-ilang na may banta. Ang pagtatatag nito ay gagawin
batay sa siyentipikong impormasyon/datos na may
konsiderasyon sa species endemicity and/or richness,
presensya ng man-made pressures/threats to the survival of
wildlife living in the area, at iba pa.
 Section 25 of RA 9147
PAGTATATAG NG CRITICAL HABITATS
Lahat ng itinalagang critical habitats ay poprotektahan,
sa pakikipagtulungan at koordinasyon ng mga LGUs at
iba pang nagmamalasakit na grupo, sa anumang porma
ng ekploytasyon o pagkasira na maaaring maging banta
sa kaligtasan o survival ng mga buhay-ilang na
nakadepende dito.
 Ang mga sumusunod ang pangkalahatang
konsiderasyon sa pagtatatag ng Critical Habitats:
1. Mga uri ng buhay ilang na may banta na nakatala sa DAO
DAO 2004-15 (Establishing the List of Terrestrial Threatened
Species and their Categories, and List of Other Wildlife
Species pursuant to RA 9147);
2. Lugar na ginagamit na breeding, nesting (pamugaran),
roosting(pahingahan), wintering, foraging at iba pang
aktibidad ng mga natural na uri ng buhay ilang na naitala o
di pa naitatala subalit nakaambang mawala;
 Ang mga sumusunod ang pangkalahatang
konsiderasyon sa pagtatatag ng Critical Habitats:
3. Presensya ng man-made pressures o mga banta
kagagaya ng logging, quarrying, mining,
squatting/informal settling, at mineral exploration
4. Mga prayoridad na lugar para sa konserbasyon na
natukoy ng Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Priority
Setting Program at iba pang key biodiversity areas (KBA);
5. Presensya ng iba pang likas-yaman na may pang-
ekonomiya at pang-sosyal na impact sa lugar. (watershed)
Proseso sa Pagtatatag ng Critical Habitats
Critical Habitat
Pagtatatag ng Critical Pagtatatag ng Critical
Habitats ng DENR Habitat sa pamamagitan
inisyatiba ng LGU
LGU
(provincial, municipal/city)
Section 4.
Proseso sa Pagtatatag ng Critical Habitats
sedimentation
Pagtatatag ng Critical Habitats ng DENR
a. Pagtukoy/validation ng presensya ng mga uri ng buhay-
ilang na may banta
b. Population estimates at rapid habitat assessment
c. Konsultasyon sa komunidad
d. Review at rekomendasyon
e. Pagdeklara ng erya bilang Critical Habitat
f. Ground Truthing
Section 5.

Pamamahala ng Critical Habitat

5.1 Ang lahat ng naitalagang critical habitats ay magkatuwang ng
pangangasiwaan ng LGU at iba pang kinauukulang grupo. Ang DENR
sa pamamagitan ng Regional Executive Director ay maaaring
pumasok sa isang Memorandum of Agreement (M0A)/Partnership
Agreement sa LGU, People's Organization (PO), Non-Government
Organization (NGO), Indigenous People/lndigenous Cultural
Community (IP/ICC), private sector o iba pang kinauukulang grupo
para sa pamamahala ng critical habitats;
Section 6.
Paghahanda/Paggawa ng Critical Habitat Management Plan
6.1 Ang Critical Habitat Management Plan (CHMP) ay magkatuwang
na bubuuin ng kinauukulang DENR Regional Office, LGU at iba pang
grupo. Ang CHMP ay magsisilbing giya o gabay sa pamamahala ng
critical habitats;
6.2 Ang CHMP ay naglalaman, subalit hindi limitado sa, mga
sumusunod:
(1) Layunin;
(2) Mga matitingkad ng isyu sa pamamahala;
(3) Mga estratihiya sa pamamahala ng lugar at mga aktibidad
kagaya ng: monitoring and evaluation, community organizing,
habitat rehabilitation, etc; at,
(4) Administrasyon o Pamamahala, na binibigyang
konsiderasyon ang resulta ng mga proseso isinagawa na
nakasaad sa Seksyon 4 ng Memorandum Circular na ito.
Section 8.
sedimentation
Mga Ipinagbabawal
Alinsunod sa Seksyon 27.c ng RA 9147 (Wildlife Act) ang mga
sumusunod ay mahigpit na ipinagbabawal sa loob ng critical
habitats:
1. pagtapon ng mga basura na nakakasira o nagiging banta sa
mga buhay-ilang;
2. squatting o pag-okupa sa alinmang bahagi ng critical
habitat;
3. mineral exploration and/or extraction;
4. pagsusunog;
5. logging; and,
6. quarrying
Ang Kalagayan at Isyu ng Mangatarem Conservation Area
(Critical Habitat Area)
 Kalagayan (State)
Lauan at iba pang diptherocarp species
• Mayroon pa rin pero hindi na marami
Baboy Damo at iba pang uri ng hayup
• Kumonti ang populasyon kumpara sa kalagayan nito noong
1990’s
• Subalit, marami ang lumipat mula sa Zambales dahil sa
mining activities.
Kalagayan ng kagubatan (Habitat)
• Old secondary forest with estimated forest cover of 70-90%
(IBAMS Survey Report 2012)
 Mga banta (Pressures)
• Timber poaching
• Charcoal making
• Fuel wood collection
• Kaingin expansion in forestlands
• Hunting of wildlife
• Unregulated mining
• Conventional farming technology
• Gathering of NTFPs
• Existing forest tenurial instruments
• Highway road opening
 Mga ginagawang programa(Response)
Governance (Municipal LGU)
• Bumuo ng Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP)
• Co-management agreement sa DENR sa pamamahala ng kagubatan
• Ang natukoy na Conservation Area ay idineklarang Critical Habitat
• SB Resolution requiring 82 barangays to establish barangay nurseries
• SB Resolution requiring all mountain side BLGUs to allocate Forest Fund
• SB passed resolution recognizing Bantay Gubat
• Nagbigay ng suportang pondo sa Bantay Gubat, PO at federation, at mga
materylales para sa nursery establishment
• Partnership ng DENR, LGU at Haribon sa pagpapatupad ng mga
pangkagubatang aktibad at programa sa ilalim ng proyektong NewCAPP
• Pagpasa ng ordinance totally banning mining
 Mga ginagawang programa(Response)
Governance (Barangay LGU)
• Nagpasa ng ordinansa/resolusyon hinggil sa kagubatan at
kapaligiran:
- Lawak Langaka ordinance na nagbabawal sa pagputol ng
kahoy sa private lands sa layuning pambenta (2007).
- Cacaoiten ordinance na nagbabawal sa pagkuha ng mga
produktong gubat.
- Pacalat ordinances na nagbabawal sa electro fishing;
pagkuha ng labong at bayog para sa komersyal na gamit;
pag-uuling; solid waste management lalo na sa
pagtatapong ng basura sa ilog.
 Mga ginagawang programa(Response)
Governance (Barangay LGU)
• Barangay LGUs of Catarataraan, Lawak Langka,
Cabaluyan 2nd, Calomboyan Sur, Cacaoiten and Pacalat
allocated Forest funds in 2011 & 2012
• Catarataraan and Lawak Langka supported Bantay Gubat
with honorarium; Calomboyan shouldered the expenses
of BGs for deputation requirements; Cacaoiten also
provided fund support for BGs
• BLGUs fund support to PO livelihoods
 Mga ginagawang programa(Response)
Law Enforcement in Conservation Area
• Organizing at capacity building ng Bantay Gubat
• Bantay Gubat deputation pending with DENR
• MLGU recognition of Bantay Gubat through SB
resolution
• BLGUs allocation of “Forest Fund” for Bantay Gubat
operation
• Operation of Bantay Gubat: forest monitoring and
patrolling, and community IEC’s
 Mga ginagawang programa(Response)
Sustainable Livelihood Development
• MLGU provided vermicomposting training
• Provided tilapia fingerlings in Brgy. Catarataraan
• Rice and vegetable seeds subsidy
• Funded concrete impounding dam and canals
• Implementation of National Greening Program providing
income to community
• Establishment and maintenance of BIGs initiated by
NGO (Haribon), POs and academes
Goal 1: To secure and protect the CH area and its buffer zone
through effective and efficient management system
Strategies and Activities
1. Awareness raising on  Conduct IEC in surrounding communities
CH and adjacent municipalities
 Develop, produce and distribute IEC
materials
 Promote CH through radio, tv
appearances, print media
Goal 1: To secure and protect the CH area and its buffer zone
through effective and efficient management system
Strategies and Activities
2. Policies and ordinances  Strict implementation of policies and ordinances on
forest protection (e.g. hunting, NTFP gathering, illegal
catching of aquatic resources, quarrying)
 Adoption of municipal ordinances to support forest
protection by the Barangays (e.g. hunting, NTFP
gathering, illegal catching of aquatic resources,
quarrying)

 Compilation of existing policies and ordinances on

forest protection and management

 Joint creation of policies and ordinances for uniformity

as needed
Goal 1: To secure and protect the CH area and its buffer zone
through effective and efficient management system
Strategies and Activities
3. Expand CH to other  Build a network with neighbouring municipalities to
municipalities (Tarlac, expand CH
Zambales, Aguilar)
4. Technical and financial  Institutionalization of regular allocation for forest
support for CH protection protection (BG/WEO), checkpoints by the LGU and
BLGU
 Secure MOAs for NGP, stock seedlings production,
plantation establishment, protection and maintenance

 Annual increase of 10% appropriation for forest

protection and restoration fund
 Come up with proposals for Adopt-a-Forest, PPP, PES
Goal 2: To restore denuded and degraded CH areas
Strategies and Activities

1. Assessment and  Continuous and regular monitoring of

validation of identified restoration areas, including NGP sites
areas for restoration in
Critical Habitat
2. Restoration activities  Annual greening and nurturing of
restoration areas through NGP (200
hectares)
3. Establish Barangay  Delineate Barangay forest boundaries
forest boundaries (DENR) in 2013-2014
within CH area
Goal 2: To restore denuded and degraded CH areas
Strategies and Activities
1. Barangay restoration  Maintain existing and establish nurseries in all
activities upland barangays
 Barangay restoration activities of 2 hectares
annually within CH
2. Establishment of  Delineation and establishment of 10 hectares
woodlots for each woodlots within production area for every
Barangay Barangay, included in Barangay local
development plan
 Joint resolution for DENR to allocate at least
10 hectares per barangay, MOA with partner
barangays for woodlot production
 Establish Woodlot plan and guidelines
Goal 3: To strengthen partnership and collaboration among and with all
stakeholders for the sustainable management of Critical Habitat
Strategies and Activities
1. Operationalize FLUP Steering  Re-organize subcommittees of FLUP SC
committee  Review of FLUP SC subcommittee plans including CH
Management Board’s plan
 Regularize meeting for FLUP SC - CH concerns
2. Institutionalize the municipal  Pass Steering Committee resolution for the creation of the
environmental office Office of the MENRO to the Sangguniang Bayan
 Create a separate Office of the MENRO with budgetand
technical staff (1 forester 1 biologist, 1 community
development officer)
3. Define management structure  Form/create a subcommittee of CH in FLUP Steering
for CH Committee (Mangatarem CH Management Board) with defined
roles and responsibilities of members
4. Provide technical and financial  Form a budget, work and financial plan
support for Steering committee  Fund sourcing for CH Mgt operations
activities.
Goal 4: To secure and protect the CH area and its buffer zone
through effective and efficient management system
Strategies and Activities
1. To develop and sustain  Conduct survey (including social-economic
environment-friendly status and areas) to identify FDC
livelihood activities  Identify and implement environment-friendly
among adjacent livelihood options
communities  Conduct programs and training (capacity and
skills development) for the Forest Dependent
Communities

2. Provide financial  Appropriate budget from the government or

support for FDC fund support
 Find support from other agencies
Goal 5: To increase level of awareness, capacity and
participation of stakeholders on CH management
Strategies and Activities
1. Initiate programs and  Present CH Mgt plan to FLUP SC
activities for primary  Conduct a seminar to all barangays of Cluster
stakeholders to enhance 1 and 2
capacity in CH  Mobilize BantayGubat for IEC activities
management  Involve POs in awareness campaigns for
communities

2. Initiate activities and  Give CH orientation to all barangay officials

programs for secondary  Manage an FB account for Mangatarem CH to
stakeholders in support post its activities and status.
to CH management  Give Symposium to schools
Salamat Po!