A Local Initiative to Achieve Global Forest and Landscape Restoration Challenge—Lessons Learned from a Community-Based Forest Restoration Project in Biliran Province, Philippines

Nestor O Gregorio; John L Herbohn; Rogelio Tripoli; Arturo Pasa

doi:10.3390/f11040475

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A Local Initiative to Achieve Global Forest and Landscape Restoration Challenge—Lessons Learned from a Community-Based Forest Restoration Project in Biliran Province, Philippines

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A Local Initiative to Achieve Global Forest and Landscape Restoration Challenge—Lessons Learned from a Community-Based Forest Restoration Project in Biliran Province, Philippines

Nestor O Gregorio, John L Herbohn, Rogelio Tripoli and Arturo Pasa

Forests, Vol.11(4), 475

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f11040475

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Ecology

Plant Biology

Forestry Sciences

forest and landscape restoration

people's organization

livelihood

communal plantation

Forest and landscape restoration in the tropics is often undertaken by groups of smallholders and communities whose livelihoods are primarily agricultural and forest-based. In the Philippines, the implementation of forest restoration programs involving people's organizations showed mixed results. We present a case study of a pilot community-based forest restoration project that was undertaken in Biliran Province to understand the impediments, and pilot test interventions to improve restoration outcomes. The project was designed using systems thinking, employing smallholder-based best-practice, and applying the principles of a participatory approach. The results revealed that the initial participation of smallholders is mostly driven by short-term financial incentives. However, long-term commitment to managing the trees is attributed mainly to sustainable livelihood, land and tree rights, equitable sharing of benefits, strong leadership, effective governance and improved human and social capitals. The support of extension officers, use of high-quality seedlings, and participation of women are essential for community-based forest restoration success. Key lessons from our research could contribute to fulfilling the forest and landscape restoration commitments of developing countries in the tropics.

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Title: A Local Initiative to Achieve Global Forest and Landscape Restoration Challenge—Lessons Learned from a Community-Based Forest Restoration Project in Biliran Province, Philippines
Authors: Nestor O Gregorio (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
John L Herbohn (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Rogelio Tripoli (Author) - Visayas State University, Philippines
Arturo Pasa (Author) - Visayas State University, Philippines
Publication details: Forests, Vol.11(4), 475
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.3390/f11040475
ISSN: 1999-4907
Copyright note: Copyright © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450947502621
Output Type: Journal article

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