Did You Know?

Lawin Forest and biodiversity The DENR partnered with the United States

protection system Agency for International Development

Biodiversity and Watersheds Improved for
Stronger Economy and Ecosystem Resilience
a web-based mobile application used to organize and modernize planning, (USAID B+WISER) program in developing
patrolling, and the response of patrollers and managers to environmental threats LAWIN, to enhance the agency’s response
mechanisms on addressing threats and

ensure sustainability of conservation efforts
inside the country’s protected areas on a
Cyber-Tracker Spatial Monitoring long-term basis.
web-based, open- and Reporting Tool
source software (SMART)
for data collection for data analysis,
mapping, and
report generation

Before, forest guards and protected area staff relied on a paper-based process
of manually recording patrol data and entering it into computers. LAWIN replaces
this manual data-recording process with tablets and smartphones. With a system
that quickly identifies and addresses forest and biodiversity threats, the
Philippines’ conservation efforts are reaching new heights.

LAWIN integrates three essential elements

Identification and implementation Monitoring of the response of

Forest, biodiversity, and
of management interventions to the forest ecosystem
threats monitoring
address threats that were recorded

Environmental law enforcement IEC and Advocacy Support

Forest Presence of Density of
Condition Regeneration Regeneration
Type

Policy improvement Alternative sustainable livelihoods

Direct Distance from
Threats
Observation waypoint

References
Chemonics. Retrieved October 19, 2022, from https://chemonics.com/impact-story/harnessing-technology-protect-forests-biodiversity-philippines/
Development Academy of the Philippines. Retrieved October 19, 2022, from https://coe-psp.dap.edu.ph/compendium-innovation/lawin-forest-and-biodiversity-protection-system-2/
USAID B+ WISER [Facebook]. Retrieved October 19, 2022, from https://web.facebook.com/usaid.bwiser/photos
USAID B+WISER [YouTube]. Retrieved October 19, 2022, from https://youtu.be/0i_rsWtG5CA