Nongovernment Reforestation in the Philippines: Ways Forward
Israel, Danilo C. | June 2016
Abstract
This study reviews and assesses nongovernment reforestation in the Philippines vis-à-vis government and total reforestation using primary and secondary data. The objective is to identify issues and problems related to nongovernment reforestation and recommend actions that can be undertaken to address them. This study finds that government reforestation dominates total reforestation, while nongovernment reforestation only has a relatively small contribution in recent years. During the first three years of implementing the National Greening Program, the growth of nongovernment reforestation had been erratic, increasing in 2011 but decreasing in 2012 and 2013. This study asserts that private reforestation—or reforestation conducted by the private sector under no agreement with the government—has been the main driver of nongovernment reforestation at present. However, its full development as an industry has been hindered by various institutional, production, and marketing issues and problems. This study recommends ways to address these problems and issues to move nongovernment reforestation forward.
Citation
Israel, Danilo C.. 2016. Nongovernment Reforestation in the Philippines: Ways Forward. © Philippine Institute for Development Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/9235.ISSN
1908-3297
2508-0830 (electronic)
Keywords
Agricultural education
Agricultural information
Agricultural statistics
Forestry
Private enterprises
Private ownership
Privatization
Agriculture
Sustainable agriculture
Financial & Private Sector Development
Private Sector Investments
Private Sector Management
Private Sector Projects
Agroforestry
Forests and forestry
Agroforestry extension
Tree
Forest site quality
Reforestation
Tree planting
Entrepreneurship
Economic policy
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