Mr. Arnel Ignacio

PASAKAMI Yamang Gubat Coordinator

Mr. Rolito Landuan

SPABP Business Manager

Asia Pacific Forestry Week

Clark Field Pampanga

February 22, 2016

SHARING OF BENEFITS FROM THE FOREST ENTERPRISE: THE

MANGYAN and PALA’WAN TRIBES’ EXPERIENCES

1. PASAKAMI YAMANG GUBAT PROGRAM

What is the PASAKAMI Yamang Gubat Program

– PASAKAMI YAMANG GUBAT PROGRAM is the enterprise arm of the Mangyan IPO federation.

– It serves as the local marketing center for all the Community Based Enterprises created by NTFP EP Philippines for the Mangyan.

The Enterprise Center offers the following:

– Handicrafts

– Processed forest foods such as Jams and jellies, herbal teas, herbal vinegar, etc.

– Forest honey

Who benefits from the enterprise?

– More than 1,000 honey gatherers and handicraft producers from 9 Community based enterprise groups benefit from the enterprise.

– The Provincial Federation and the five (5) Indigenous Peoples (tribal organizations) also got their share from the income of the enterprise.

Php 400,000.00 to Php 600,000.00 Gross Sales

per year

– Income from the products (food and crafts) sold is divided as follows:

– 60 % for operation

– 20 % is divided for the PASAKAMI Federation

– 10 % for the IPOs and,

– 10 % goes back to the CBNEs for the sustainability.

Benefit Sharing Scheme for Forest Honey

– A kilo of forest honey is priced at:

– Php 85.00 – for the harvester

– Php 5.00 – for the community

where honey is harvested .

Php 5.00 – for the IPO supervising the group

Php 5.00 – for the honey consolidator

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Php 100.00 per kilo

How does this scheme helps the forest communities?

• For the harvesters and consolidators, the income they get helps them meet their basic needs like food and children’s education.

• The community used their share to fund their rituals, meetings and maintenance of their village halls .

• The federation used their share for their meetings and regular operations.

Sustainability: How to achieve it? • Ensure that all concerns, from harvesters to

consolidators and processors are strictly observing and implementing the protocols in sustainable harvesting and processing.

• Expand markets to increase sales.

• Improve network and linkage to generate support.

• Be visible and active in environmental concerns and enterprise development.

• Continuously implement the benefit sharing scheme to generate active participation of all in forest enterprise.

2. ALMACIGA RESIN ENTERPRISE OF SAMAHAN NG MGA PALAWANO SA AMAS, BROOKE’S PT., PALAWAN MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE (SPABP MPC)

Samahan ng mga Palawano sa Amas Brooke’s Point (SPABP MPC)

• Pala’wan indigenous community organization in Brooke’s Pt., Palawan, Philippines

• Ancestral land is part of Mt. Mantalingahan Protected Landscape

SPABP

Programs of SPABP MPC

Resource Management Improving Livelihoods

Health program

Protection and

nurturing of Pala’wan

culture

Education and values formation

Almaciga resin Indigenous communities in Palawan are allowed to harvest almaciga resin. PCSD Resolution no. 04-233

“....that concessions to such almaciga areas in the tribal ancestral lands be granted to the indigenous peoples in the province of Palawan”

Major activities of SPABP MPC Monthly meetings to discuss production and other concerns. Quality Control Financial management Renewal of Permit Resource Management

Almaciga is among a number of

forest tree species protected under

Philippines law because of its

vulnerable status under the IUCN

Red List of Threatened Species

Benefits from almaciga resin enterprise:

• Our harvesters follow good practices. We only buy good quality resin.

• The pricing for resin was improved.

• Our organization was able to support community programs: – Assisted our members to

get Philhealth insurance – Regular meetings – Cost of the annual renewal

of permit

May 2014-May 2015

- 30 tons harvested and sold

- P8/kilo went to SPABP

- Payment to classifier, admin officer, and treasurer

- Costs of permitting

Problems encountered

• Lengthy and costly permitting process

-For 2014 permit, waited 4 years

- Waiting for renewal since May 2015

- From NATRIPAL file

APPLICANT

•Letter of Application and Relevant Documents

•Sketch Map

CENRO

• Evaluates application

• 100% inventory

PENRO

• Conducts validation & inspection of NTFP inventory report submitted

RED

•Issues Original/Renewal of Ordinary Minor Forest Products License

2) FPIC VALIDATION FOR

COMMUNITY-INITIATED

3) SEP CLEARANCE

FROM PCSD

- Location Map

- Resource Inventory

- Status of the Area being

applied

- Endorsements from Local

Government Units

Receive Request for

Endorsement Barangay Secretary

Include in the agenda of

session

Public Hearing of Committee

on Environment

Submit Public Hearing to the

Municipal Council

Sessions- 1st, 2nd & 3rd readings

Include in the SB order of business

Review of Committee on

Environment and also Committee

on IPs

Submit Committee

Report to SB

2nd and 3rd readings

1) Endorsements from

Local Government Units:

Barangay and municipal-

takes at least 3 months

Estimated Total Cost of Almaciga Permitting for Amas

Stage Description Particular Amount

social preparation community consultation 150 pax X 50.00 X 6 meals 45,000.00

NCIP Validation Submission of letters 1 pax X 350.00 X 4 trips 1,400.00

Validation proper NCIP meals 3 pax X 100.00 X 8 meals 1,500.00

NCIP transpo 3 pax X 350.00 X 2 trips 2,100.00

community meals 50 pax X 50.00 X 3 meals 7,500.00

Barangay Endorsement submission of letters 1 pax x 250 x 2 trips 500.00

municipal endorsement submission of letters 1 pax X 250.00 X 4 trips 1,000.00

SEP clearance Submission of forms 1 pax X 250.00 X 4 trips 1,000.00

DENR Submission of letters 1 pax X 250.00 X 4 trips 1,000.00

per diem for the whole process lumpsum (as submitted by CENRO 40,000.00

meals during inventory for CENRO 3 pax X 100.00 X 15 days X 3 meals 13,500.00

supplies (paint, battery, raincoat) lumpsum = 10,000.00 10,000.00

meals of community participants 10 pax X 50.00 X 15 days X 3 meals 22,500.00

if with social preparation 147,000.00

no social prep 102,000.00

no social prep and validation 89,500.00

• DENR favors the renewal of non-IP permittee in the adjacent barangays despite the lack of FPIC and the petition against the renewal.

• Weak support of agencies to indigenous livelihood activities

- From NATRIPAL

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Strengthen IKSP – Formation of youth group

• Resource Management and Participatory Resource Monitoring – Pamamahala ng Bertas

– Monitoring of resin quality

– Mapping of almaciga trees

URGENT CALL TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (Oct. 1 during IP Forum in Brooke’s Pt.):

• Simplify the process of permitting

– Clarify the costs involved including the per diem of government employees.

– Annual renewal

– Weak understanding of Indigenous People’s Rights Act (IPRA) and other related policies

• Support of different agencies to empower indigenous communities

– Participatory resource management.

– Programs that will increase capacity of indigenous communities

MAYAMO PAGSALAMAT!

MAKANSANG SALAMAT!

(Thank You)