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Protection of Existing Carbon Stocks through Improved Management of Bagobuk Marketing Cooperative (BMC)

Community Based Forest Management Agreement No. RIV-PAL-CBFMA-2002-31

Project Idea Note (PIN)

PLAN VIVO APPLICATION

June 2013

EnterpriseWorks Worldwide Phil., Inc #3 Belbert’s Apts., Catarman St. corner Don Nicolas

Ave., Capistrano Complex, Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City Tel. 088-852-5377 Fax No. 02-659-2206

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Contents !

Abbreviations and Acronyms ............................................................................................ iii!Key information ................................................................................................................. iv!

1.0! Project objectives and activities ............................................................................... 1!2.0! Target groups/communities ..................................................................................... 1!

3.0! Description of proposed project area ....................................................................... 2!3.1! Physical Environment ............................................................................................... 2!

3.2! Socio-economic environment ................................................................................... 6!4.0! Ownership of carbon rights and land-tenure ............................................................ 6!

5.0! Description of applicant organization(s) and proposed governance structure ......... 7!5.1! Officers and their duties ........................................................................................... 8!

6.0! Community-led design plan ................................................................................... 11!7.0! Additionality Analysis ........................................................................................... 12!

8.0! Compliance with regulations and notification of relevant bodies ......................... 13!9.0! Sources of start-up funding .................................................................................... 13!

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Abbreviations and Acronyms BMC - Bagobuk (Bagong Buhay Kay Kristo) Marketing Cooperative CBFM - Community Based Forest Management CBFMA - Community-Based Forest Management Agreement CDA - Cooperative Development Authority CENRO - City Environmental and Natural Resources Office CRMF - Community Resource Management Framework DAO - Department Administrative Order DENR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources EO - Executive Order EU - European Union EWWP - EnterpriseWorks Worldwide Philippines, Inc PENRO - Provincial Environmental and Natural Resources Office (under DENR) PCSD - Palawan Council for Sustainable Development PTFCF - Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation USAID - United States Agency for International Development

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Key information Project title Protection of Existing Carbon Stocks through Improved Management

Bagobuk Marketing Cooperative’s (BMC) Community-Based Forest Management Agreement No. RIV-PAL-CBFMA-02-31

Project location (country and region/district)

Barangay Napsan, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines

Project coordinator & contact details

EnterpriseWorks Worldwide Philippines, Inc. (EWWP) Contact : Susan Naval, Country Director Door # 3 Belbert’s Apt., Catarman St. cor. Don Nicolas Ave., Capistrano Complex, Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao, Philippines Tel # +6388-852-5377 Mobile # 0917-7152447 Email : susan.naval@ri.org Contact: Olivia Delos Santos Unit 204-B, Bayview International Tower I Roxas Blvd., Tambo, Parañaque City, Philippines

Tel # +632-659-2206 http://www.ri.org

Summary of proposed activities (max 30 words)

Proposed activities include strengthening the organization in the enforcement of forestry laws within the CBFM and providing sustainable enterprise mechanisms through carbon offset funds for avoided deforestation.

Summary of proposed target groups (max 30 words)

The target community is called BAGOBUK Marketing Cooperative in Barangay Napsan, Puerto Princesa, Philippines. They hold tenure on 210 ha of forestland.

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1.0 Project objectives and activities The fast growing tourism industry in the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan provides a positive indication of economic growth for the people. Coupled with these economic activities are rapid expansion of urban development to accommodate the influx of people migrating into the city. These will cause an imminent threat to the existing forestlands of the area as more land will be opened for development. The two-hundred ten (210) hectares of community-based forest managed by the Bagobuk community in Barangay Napsan, Puerto Princesa is adjacent to the road leading to the north-western side of the city (facing Western Philippine Sea). For years this road has been in poor shape and used primarily by the local inhabitants, but this road is now being improved to support a new tourism hub, which will make it easier for outsiders and traders to enter. The road traverses along the center of the community-based forest of the Bagobuk community posing a greater risk to increased illegal timber harvesting, forest fires, land encroachment, and land conversions. If additional enforcement is not taken it will likely cause severe resource degradation of the standing forest of Bogobuk threatening the water supply and other resources that the community depends on. A similar situation happened around St Paul’s National park when the road was upgraded. Standing forest was converted to rice fields once the road was improved. To address these threats, the overall aim of the project is the protection of naturally grown forest stands within the Community-Based Forest Management Agreement (CBFMA) No. RIV-PAL-CBFMA-2002-31 of the Bagobuk community covering an area of 140 hectares or 66.7% of the total 210 hectare CBFMA. The following specific objectives will contribute to the overall aim of the project:

1. Improve community forest management and protection through the establishment of community forest guards to patrol, monitor and report activities incompatible to natural resources conservation

2. Strengthen the Bagobuk community to implement best forest management practices through organizational development and training

3. Improve the economic conditions of community members through sustainable economic enterprise development

4. Generate Plan Vivo Certificates (verifiable carbon offsets) from avoided deforestation in the Province of Palawan

2.0 Target groups/communities The Bagobuk Marketing Cooperative (BMC) or “Bagobuk” is an organized community in Barangay Napsan, Puerto Princesa, Palawan. BMC was awarded a Community-Based Forest Management Agreement (CBFMA) No. RIV-PAL-CBFMA-2002-31, by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The CBFMA covers an area of two hundred ten (210) hectares of forestland. The agreement includes forest rehabilitation, forest protection, development of sustainable alternative livelihood

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opportunities not dependent on forestry products degradation that are consistent the Community Resource Framework Plan (CRMF) of the area. The Bagobuk community successfully implemented a reforestation activity in the CBFMA area using the funding from the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF), and with support from the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Mediatrix (MSIM). The community has cultivated some 30,000 native tree seedlings and 5,000 agroforestry trees. This support from PTFCF has now ended. The community is from the Tagbanua and Cuyuno tribes, who are natives in Palawan and community members come from other parts of the country (Tagalog, Ilonggo, Bisaya and Ilocano) that are migrated to the area in the late 1970s. Including marginalized groups is a major component of this project. BMC’s CBFMA was organized to predominately include indigenous persons (IPs) and poor migrants from other parts of the Philippines. Fifteen percent of the members of BMC are IPs and 85% have migrated into the area in the 1970s. BMC has a history of proactively reaching out to and encouraging participation among female members of the community. Approximately 54% of members are women. Women also constitute strong leasdership roles in BMC. The Chairman is a woman and three out of five directors on the board are women. It is also important to note the social dichotomy between ‘uplanders’ and ‘lowlanders’ in the Philippines. The uplands, located in the mountainous areas, are rather remote and difficult to get to. Socially ‘uplanders’ often are marginalized. By engaging with BCM, this project is targeting ‘uplanders’. These areas are often the last to receive government services and are some of the easiest for unscrupulous forest extractors to illegally harvest timber. A carbon crediting mechanism would greatly assist in empowering BMC to understand their rights in protecting the forest and sustainably profiting from it.

3.0 Description of proposed project area

3.1 Physical Environment The area of the Bagobuk CBFMA is bounded within the latitude of 9°�42’ 3.5” to 9° 43’ 11.60” and the longitude of 118° 28’ 14.8” to 118o 29’ 42.80”. It is approximately sixty (60) kilometers away from Puerto Princesa City proper towards the west (see Figure 1). It is in the vicinity of Mt. Salakot, a DENR Forest Reservation area. As shown in Figure 1 topographic map, the area is situated in an elevation range between 120 meters 280 meters above sea level. The area is measured to be two hundred ten (210) hectares providing water recharge to Totobaen River and other tributaries.

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Figure 1. Map showing the location and topography of the CBFM area of BAGOBUK

The majority of the area is classified as old growth or primary vegetation. The residual and second growth forests are previously part of logging concessions in the province (Palawan Apitong and PALUMCO-Logging Company). The 2005 land cover map produced by the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) estimated the area of old growth or primary vegetation at 115.26 hectares, residual/secondary vegetation which including crop lands, other plantations like agro-forestry and tree plantation with approximate total of 92.51 hectares while only 2.23 hectares remain grassland or idle areas (Figure 2).

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Figure 2. Map showing the BAGOBUK MC land cover map of 2005 from Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD)

The proposed areas of avoided deforestation for Plan Vivo’s consideration consist of two sites within the BAGOBUK CBFM area, the North-eastern site of 88 hectares and South-western site of 52 hectares. The recent available images courtesy of Bing satellite images (Figure 3) depict that the proposed sites remains forested showing the same condition as that of the land cover map of 2005 (Figure 2). The proposed sites were selected strategically to provide ease in the enforcement of policies prohibiting the cutting of trees. Both sites use the road traversing inside the CBFM area as boundaries for the Plan Vivo project, the 52 ha area is located on the southwest side of the road and the 82 ha area is on the northeast of the road.

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Figure 3. Proposed Plan Vivo sites showing the recent available images The Palawan State of Environment published in 2009 by the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) revealed that the province of Palawan had a forest cover of 738,886 hectares in 1992 and decreased to about 666,338 hectares by 2005 resulting in a 9% decrease of forest cover from 1992 to 2005. This translates to 72,548 hectares of forest loss with an annual deforestation rate of around 5,580 hectares or 0.755% for that period. The Food and Agriculture Organization in 2010 published a Country Report for the Philippines, which showed that between 1988 and 2003 forest cover increased at an annual average rate of 0.15% based on the RP-GTZ FRI project in 1988 and FAO-supported NFA project in 2003. Considering that the datasets from PCSD and FAO studies are within the same period, Palawan’s deforestation rate portrayed a greater risk of further forest degradation than the national average. According to PCSD report, forest loss can be attributed to continuing illegal timber harvesting and migrants encroaching into forest areas converting these areas for agriculture, such as shifting cultivation.

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3.2 Socio-economic environment The community of Napsan has 711 households and a population of 3,557. The estimated population growth is 7 percent per year. The community has educational facilities for primary and secondary level. Health services are provided to the community through a satellite clinic. The major sources of income for community members come from farming (lowland/upland), fishing, illegal gathering of forest products, charcoal making and business trading. Other sources are from poultry and pig farming and some fruit orchards. A few families supplement their income by putting-up small variety stores locally known as “sari-sari”. Table 1. Types Community Livelihood

SOURCE OF INCOME PERCENT (%) Farming (included slash & burn) 55 Fishing 15 Forest Product Gathering 15 Business Trading (Buy & Sell) 15

Chart 1. Livelihood in the community

Sources of Information: Brief Profile of Bgy. Napsan, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan (2000)

4.0 Ownership of carbon rights and land-tenure To achieve sustainable development of the country’s forest lands resources, the government adopted the Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) system as the national strategy through the passing of Executive Order (EO) 263 in 1995. Consequently, the DENR issued the DAO 96-29 providing the implementing rules and regulations of EO 263. DAO 96-29 provided a tenurial instrument to participating communities called the Community Based Forest Management Agreement (CBFMA). CBFMA is an agreement between the DENR and the participating People’s

Hanapbuhay sa Komunidad

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15%

15%

Farming

Fishing

Forest ProductGathering

Business Trading(Buy & Sell)

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Organizations and has a duration of twenty-five (25) years, renewable for another twenty-five (25) years. This provides real security and incentives to develop, utilize and manage specific portions of forest lands pursuant to the approved Community Resource Management Framework (CRMF). The CBFMA is a production sharing agreement designed to ensure that the participating community enjoys the benefits of sustainable utilization, management and conservation of forestlands and natural resources therein. The BAGOBUK community holds a CBFMA (see Annex 1) as the tenure and forest use instrument stipulating their rights, privileges and responsibilities. This was issued on October 22, 2002 by the DENR. Responsibilities of the community include:

• Assume responsibility for the protection of the entire forest-lands within the CBFMA area against illegal logging and the other unauthorized extraction of forest products, slash and burn agriculture (Kaingin), forest and grassland fires, and other forms of forest destruction and degradation and assist DENR in the prosecution of violators of forestry and environmental laws;

• Follow all duly promulgated laws, rules and regulations pertinent to forest management;

• Prepare and implement CRMF, resource use plan (RUP) and Annual Work Plans with assistance from DENR and local government unit (LGU);

• Formulate and implement benefits sharing schemes among its members; and • Pay the required forest charges and other fees.

5.0 Description of applicant organization(s) and proposed governance structure

Bagobuk Marketing Cooperative (BMC) is an organization duly registered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) with registration number 9520-04020591 dated September 26, 2011 (see Annex 2). The group is formerly known as the BAGOBUK Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BCMPC) and holds the CBFMA No. RIV-PAL-CBFMA-2002-31, also duly registered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) with registration number LGA-CA No. 0348 dated September 21, 1999. The change was brought by the new law that amended the Republic Act 6938, otherwise known as the Cooperative Code of the Philippines” into RA 9520 otherwise known as the "Philippine Cooperative Code Of 2008". While there was a change in the name of the organization the officers and members were still the active members of the organization. The BAGOBUK Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BCMPC) was organized through the efforts of their parish priest of Napsan Rev. Fr. Mario S. Palanca. As a community organizer himself, Fr. Palanca organized his parishioners to harmonize the relationship between the lowlanders and indigenous people in Napsan. Thus, BAGOBUK stands as “Bagong Buhay Kay Kristo” or New Life in Christ signifying a Christian Community of believers, unified and solidified with care and respect for each other as one family of God.

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The activities of the organization are governed by structure shown in Chart 2 below.

Chart 2. BAGOBUK Governance Structure

5.1 Officers and their duties

BCM exists with an established governing constitution and set of bylaws. BMC holds regular meetings. Rules and responsibilities are well defined in the governance structure of the organization. The functions of the key management bodies of the organization are enumerated below. General Assembly – the full membership of the organization duly assembled for the

purpose of exercising all the rights and performing all the obligations pertaining to the organization. The highest policy making body of the organization.

Board of Directors – the body entrusted with the management of the affairs of the organization. They craft policies for approval by the general assembly and take

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Board of Directors

Treasurer Secretary

Gen. Manager

Bookkeeper

Credit Committee

Election Committee

Education & Training

Audit & Inventory

Marketing Loans Services Producers CBFM

Two-Assistant Treasurer

(West & South Coast)

Assistant Secretary

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charge in the enforcement of those policies. Currently there are five board members, three of which are women.

Committees – the bodies entrusted with specific functions and responsibilities under the bylaws or resolution of the general assembly or the board of directors.

Secretary – keep an updated and complete registry of all members Record, prepare and maintain records of all minutes of all meetings; ensure that necessary Board of Directors’ actions and decision are transmitted to the management for compliance and implementation; issue and certify the list of members who are in good standing; serve notice of all meetings called and certify the presence of quorum of all meetings.

Treasurer –have custody of all funds, securities, and documentations relating to all assets, liabilities, income and expenditures; monitor and review the financial management operations of the organization; maintain full and complete records of cash transactions.

General Manager – oversee the overall day to day business operations of the organization by providing general direction, supervision, management and administrative control over all the operating departments; formulate and recommend in coordination with the operating departments under his/her supervision, the organization development plans, programs and projects for approval of the directors and ratification of general assembly; implement the duly approved plans and programs of the organization; provide and submit to the board of directors monthly reports on the status of the organization’s operation vis-à-vis its target and recommend appropriate policy or operational changes, if necessary; represent the organization in any agreement, contract, business dealings, and in any other official business transaction as may be authorized by the board of directors; ensure compliance with all administrative and other requirements of regulatory bodies.

To effectively administer the Plan Vivo project the organization will adopt the current governance structure of the organization with some modification to accommodate the administrative, technical and social component of the project. The proposed modification of the governance structure of the organization is shown in the chart below (Chart 3). The Plan Vivo project will be placed within the CBFM department with technical, enforcement and PES coordinators taking the lead in all Plan Vivo activities. Functions of the three coordinators are defined below: Technical Coordinator – trained and monitored by EnterpriseWorks, will provide technical

inputs to community members on the status of biomass within the proposed Plan Vivo sites that will become the basis of carbon fund calculation; conduct monitoring of the proposed Plan Vivo sites for carbon mensuration; provide technical training and capacity building activities to ensure that community level technical know-how on the measuring of carbon sequestration are transferred to the community for the project to be sustained; provide technical support and training to producers in planning and implementing project activities; develop, review and update forestry

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and agroforestry systems (technical specifications); evaluate potential Plan Vivo sites and monitors existing Plan Vivo sites.

Enforcement Coordinator – tasked with enforcing the moratorium on tree clearing and similar policies of the organization within the Plan Vivo sites. This person will be required to be deputized by the DENR to enforce forestry laws and s/he will lead a team of compliance agents in the performance of law enforcement activities.

PES Coordinator – EnterpriseWorks will train and monitor this position within BMC to ensure carbon funds derived from the Plan Vivo site are used for community development projects; register and record Plan Vivo credits and sale agreements; manage the use of project finances for the Plan Vivo sites and make payments to producers; coordinate and record monitoring and evaluations; negotiate sales of Plan Vivo Certificates; report to the Plan Vivo Foundation; contracting project validation and verifications; manage project data; conduct preliminary discussions and continued workshops with communities; gathering socio-economic information for project registration and reporting purposes; help groups/individuals to demonstrate land-tenure; advising on issues such as mobilisation, setting up bank accounts, mediate dispute resolution.

EnterpriseWorks as project coordinator will define contract with BMC and release funds to

BMC as the legal entity and in compliance with the benefits sharing mechanisms agreed upon by BMC membership. The BMC has constitution and by-laws the organization uses to carry out its decision making processes for specific activities, use of resources and funds, and enforcement of CBFM rules and regulations. The decision-making processes are inclusive of all members (IPs, women, youth) and the elected officers proceed with actions only after the approval of the General Assembly which includes all members.

Chart 3. BAGOBUK Plan Vivo Operational Structure

CBFM

Enforcement Coordinator

PES Coordinator

Technical Coordinator

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Below are the current officers of the organization. Board of Directors :

Rev. Fr. Mario S. Palanca - Chairman Sr. Nimfa S. Palatino – Vice-Chairman Jose Bumatay - Member Edna Abrea - Member Merlinda Badenas - Member

Secretary : Ma. Lourdes P. dela Rosa Treasurer : Sr. Claudette Salamagos The Role of EWWP - Relief International EWWP, the Philippines office of Relief International, has been actively implementing science-based natural resource management projects for over two decades. Concerted efforts are always made to combine natural resource management (NRM) activities with livelihoods in order to facilitate local income generation that will support progressive environmental goals. The current project, with funding from USAID and the EU enabled EWWP to provide the technical assistance/inputs and capacity development trainings in order to work with BMC to apply to Plan Vivo. EnterpriseWorks will serve the role of project coordinator and provide technical support, monitoring oversight, organizational development, payments disbursement and assistance with required Plan Vivo report preparation. EWW/P will train the three Plan Vivo BMC positions identified above with the eventually goal of reducing its technical assistance and coordination role over time. Letter is attached from BMC confirming that EWW/P has the authority to develop the Plan Vivo project on behalf of BMC.

6.0 Community-led design plan BMC members were introduced to Plan Vivo through a training and site visit co-led by EWW/P and BioClimate. From this initial introduction further meetings were held with BMC and EWW/P and the decision was made for BMC to pursue the development of the Plan Vivo PIN. Through the PIN development the community provided their ideas and priorities for activities and how to structure their role in a Plan Vivo project. EWW/P continued to provide technical training to the community on carbon monitoring and Plan Vivo so the community can continue to make an informed decision as the PIN and PDD are developed for Plan Vivo. A community-awareness activity was conducted through a carbon stock calculation orientation participated in by the community members and DENR personnel with resource persons who have undergone similar training in Nepal. This initial exposure to how to calculate carbon sequestration is valuable to the community in designing their plan. Furthermore, BCM has informed the appropriate local government offices of the initiative and, in fact, has incorporated officers from the DENR in Puerto Princesa into

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many of capacity building activities. For example, when EWWP along with ANSAB conducted the carbon measurement and calculation training representatives from DENR in Puerto Princesa participated. This training also included detailed explanations and conversations about Plan Vivo, how it will be implemented, how any financing will go to benefit local residents while conserving the forest, and the monitoring and evaluation requirements of the project. In total the DENR PENRO office, the CENRO office and the local government in Puerto Princesa are all fully away of the Plan Vivo project.

7.0 Additionality Analysis It is common practice around the area to convert forestland to agricultural land and here is a high risk that forest stands within the CBFM area will be converted for agricultural use. Puerto Princesa is witnessing increased tourism due to the many natural wonders the area enjoys. Coupled with the 7% per year increasing population rate there is significant worry that as more people relocate to the area more pressure will be put on the land and natural resources. As property values rise and population increases, poorer individuals and families will be forced to claim forest land for agricultural purposes. This scenario has repeated itself countless times in the Philippines and across the world. The goal with Plan Vivo project is to provide increased protection to reduce pressure to convert land. The road traversing inside the area of BMC was first established as logging road by the Palawan Lumber Company (PALUMCO) during 70’s and 80’s. When the CBFM was approved in 2002 the road was only used by the local residents of Napsan, Puerto Princesa City and other adjacent northwest Barangays of Apurawan and Culandanum, Aborlan, Palawan. The road was previously in poor shape, but is now being rehabilitated and the concern is that will make it more attractive for illegal logging, collection of NTFPs and expanded agriculture since it will be easier to get goods to market. Cases of encroachment by outsiders along the road in the CBFM area happen annually and it is becoming increasingly difficult for BMC to defend and expel these incursions. Regarding the rights of BCM under the community-based forest management agreement, they are charged with strictly implementing and complying with all of the requirements and obligations in the agreement. Signed in 2002, the agreement provides the jurisdictional impetus for BCM to effectively manage to protect the land. The main concern is that while they have done so effectively, without deriving economic benefit from conserving the area, BCM will not be able to continue to adequately keep deforestation and unsustainable extraction at bay. Furthermore, the funding that was being used to protect this forest area, provided by the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF), terminated in 2010. This has significantly affected BCM’s ability to conserve the area and lead actions against violators. Taken cumulatively, increasing population and tourism levels, the improved road that is facilitating deforestation and agriculture expansion, and the halt in funding, BCM will not be able to effectively protect this key biodiversity area. With its roles as a natural habitat for various flora and fauna as well as protecting the rivers that provide water for

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Puerto Princesa, this area is under serious threat of degradation. Funds from the sale of Plan Vivo Certificates are needed to reduce financial, technical, and organisational barriers. Funds from Plan Vivo Certificates can be used to run the project, support community development goals and provide PES to participants. Technical training and support will also need to be provided and existing organisational structures will be strengthened.

8.0 Compliance with regulations and notification of relevant bodies

This initiative is in compliance with all existing regulations and required notifications to relevant bodies. The application is congruent to the Philippine National REDD+ Strategy (2010 – 2020), but to date carbon has not been explicitly defined by the DENR as a natural product, but Community-Based Forest Management Agreement No. RIV-PAL-CBFMA-2002-31 does give communities the right to earn income from products and services derived from their CBFM areas. As of this time there’s no specific legislation on carbon rights in the Philippines. There is no precedent for communities in securing carbon rights, but community groups under CBFM have allowed on other ecosystem services such as water and ecotourism. The NGO CODE REDD initiative convened a four person board and has advocated that this body review and approve all community forestry carbon projects, but the DENR has not acted on this recommendation. The BMC with technical assistance from EnterpriseWorks coordinated and informed the offices of the DENR PENRO, CENRO of Puerto Princesa City and the Local Government of Puerto Princesa City including the Barangay of Napsan. DENR was given an orientation on Plan Vivo and this proposed project and PIN. Given the Philippines increased emphasis on devolution of decision making to the local government units and the CENROs and PENROs in coordination with the DENR this is the project coordination approach BMC is taking and is in line with the same procedures they would need to follow for other alternative income generating activities from their CBFM area. BMC is also duly registered with the Cooperative Development Authority of the Philippines where their annual reports are regularly submitted to relevant government regulatory bodies and this gives them the legal authority to sell and trade goods and services.

9.0 Sources of start-up funding Technical assistance including GIS development, carbon mensuration training, nursery establishment, organization development and deputation training will be provided by EWWP via grants from the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Biodiversity Conservation through Management of Natural Resources project

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and the European Union’s (EU) Emerging Champions for Biodiversity Conservation and Improved Ecosystem Services project While current funding with PTFCF has expired, BMC has applied for a start-up fund of one million five hundred pesos (P1,500,000) for a REDD+ readiness project and a counterpart of three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000.00) from BMC with EWWP co-managing the project has been secured in conjunction with the EU funding.

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ANNEX 1 BAGOBUK Community Based Forest Management Agreement

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ANNEX 2 BAGOBUK Cooperative Development Authority Registration