COMMUNITY-

BASED
FOREST
MANAGEMENT
 ➢ “PEOPLE
FIRST AND
SUSTAINABLE
FORESTRY
WILL
FOLLOW”.

➢ SOCIAL EQUITY, SUSTAINABLE

FOREST AND COMMUNITY
PARTICIPATION IN FOREST MGT.
AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
➢ Integrates and unifies all
people-oriented forestry
programs such as:

Integrated Social Forestry Programs

(ISFP), Upland Dev’t Project (UDP),
Forest Land Mgt. Program (FLMP),
Community Forestry Program (CFP), Low
Income Upland Comm. Project (LIUCP),
Reg’l Resources Mgt. Project (RRMP),
Natural Resource Mgt. Program (NRMP),
Forestry Sector Project (FSP) and
Coastal Environment Program (CEP)

Indigenous Cultural Comm./IPs –

CADCs/CADTs
EXECUTIVE ORDER 263
July 19, 1995

Adopting Community-Based Forest

Management as the National Strategy to
Ensure Sustainable Development
of the Country’s Forestlands resources.

DENR A. O. 2004-29
August 25, 2004

Revised Rules and Regulations for the implementation of

Executive Order
263
June 30, 1993 - DENR M. C. 93-21

Revised Procedures on the Conduct of

Performance Evaluation of Stewardship
Agreement, Cancellation and Compensation of the
Holders Thereof

June 24, 1998 - DENR M. C. No. 98-08

Guidelines on Contracting Inside CBFMA areas

(Service Contract; Development Contract)
June 24, 1998 - DENR A. O. 98-42

Production Sharing Agreement w/ People’s

Organizations in the Harvest of Forest Plant’ns
Owned by the Gov’t Inside CBFM areas

June 24, 1998 - DENR A. O. 98-45

Guidelines Governing the Issuance and Transfer

of Certificate of Stewardship within CBFM Areas

March 14, 2000 - DENR A. O. 2000-29

Guidelines Regulating the Harvesting and

Utilization of Forest Products w/in CBFM Areas
➢ PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE RIGHT
OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE TO A
HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT;

➢ IMPROVE THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC

CONDITION; AND

➢ RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO THEIR
ANCESTRAL DOMAINS BY TAKING
INTO ACCOUNT THEIR CUSTOMS,
TRADITIONS AND BELIEFS IN THE
FORMULATION OF LAWS AND
POLICIES
1. To occupy, develop, protect, manage and
utilize the forest lands and its resources
within a designated CBFM area and claim
ownership of introduced improvements;
2. When appropriate, allocate to members and
regulate rights to use and sustainably manage
forestlands resources within the CBFM area;
3. To be exempted from paying land rental for
use of the CBFM areas;
4. To be properly informed of and be consulted
on all government projects to be implemented
in the area.
 A PO’s consent shall be secured by the DENR
prior to the grantin g and/ or renewal of
contracts, leases and permits for the
extraction and utilization of natural resources
within the area to a third party; provided,
that an equitable sharing agreement shall be
executed by such third-party with the PO prior
to any grant or renewal of such contracts,
leases and permits.
5. To be given preferential access by the DENR
to all available assistance in the development
and implementation of CRMF and FYWP of the
PO; and
6. To enter into agreements or contracts with
private or government entities for the dev’t of
the whole or portions of the CBFM area,
and/or economic activities therein.
1. Take the lead in boundary delineation, taking
into account their customs, traditions and
beliefs and if needed, in parcellary surveys
within their CBFM area;
2. D e s i g n a t e a r e a s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r
sustainable use and when appropriate, in
ac c ordance with their native customs,
tra d it i on s and pr ac ti ces, allocate and
regulate resource-use rights in accordance
with national laws, rules and regulations;
3. Prepare and implement Community Resource
Mgt. Framework and 5-Year Work Plan.
4. Develop and implement equitable benefit-
sharing arrangements among its members;

5. . Protect, rehabilitate and conserve

the natural resources in the CBFM area
and assist government in the
protection of adjacent forestlands;
6. Develop and enforce policies pertaining to the
rights and responsibilities of PO members and
the accountability of PO leaders;
7. Be accountable for any violation borne by the
subcontractor in which he/she had entered
into for the dev’t of the entire CBFMA area
of portions hereof, and/or economic
activities;
8. Develop mechanisms for addressing conflicts,
including rules, regulations and sanctions
regarding forest use and protection. Provided,
that in the case of ICCs/ IPs, indigenous
processes and mechanisms shall be followed;
9. Be transparent and promote participatory
management and consensus building in all
activities and endeavors;
10.. Pay forest charges for forest
products harvested from natural forest as
well as fees and other taxes required by the
government; and
11.Undertake other responsibilities stipulated in
the CBFM Agreement.
1. PREPARATORY STAGE

2. PO FORMATION AND DIAGNOSTIC

STAGE

3. PLANNING STAGE

4. IMPLEMENTATION STAGE
1. INFORM AND EDUCATE POs, NGOs, LGUSs
AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT
CBFMP;

2. ESTABLISH INSTITUTIONAL LINKAGES

BETWEEN THE DENR AND THE LGU.

3. IDENTIFY AND DELINEATE CBFM AREAS

TO DETERMINE THE METES AND BOUNDS
OF DISCRETE AREAS TO BE EVENTUALLY
HANDED OVER TO THE RESPECTIVE
CBFM-POs
Criteria for site selection
a. Available areas: CBFMP may be implemented
in uplands and coastal lands of the public
domain except in the following:

i. Areas covered by existing prior rights

except when the lessee, pe rmitte e or
agreement holder executes a waiver in favor
of the PO applying for the CBFMA. Upon
termination of any pre-existing permit for
non-timber forest products however, the
permit shall not be renewed and any new
permit shall be given to the CBFMA holder
ii.Protected areas as mandated in RA 7586
(NIPAS Law) and its implementing rules and
regulation;

iii.Forest lands which have been assigned

by law under the administration and control
of other government agencies, except upon
written consent of the government agency
concerned; and

iv.NCIP certified ancestral lands and

domains, except when the ICCs/Ips opt to
participate in CBFM.
b. Presence of communities residing within or
adjacent to forestlands and who are largely
dependent on forest lands resources for
their livelihood; and

c. Areas adjacent to or adjoining to existing

CBFM projects.
Processing of Conflicting Claims
1. Adverse claimants or any party alleging
conflicting claims over the identified CBFM
area, or portions thereof, shall file their
complaints before the next higher approving
authority within thirty (30) days from date of
first publication / or notification; and

2. The concerned official have 30 days after

receipt hereof to resolve the complaint
1. V a l i d a t i o n o f P o t e n t i a l C B F M
Participants;

2. PO Formation; and

3. Tenurial Instruments (CBFMA and

Certificate of Stewardship)
1. The Working Group created pursuant to
Joint Memorandum Circular No. 98-01
and 2003-01, with the CENRO taking the
lead, shall seek comments from the LGU
concerned regarding the applications for
CBFMA.
2. The CENRO shall assist the PO to comply the
requirement:

❑ C e r ti f ic ate of Reg istr a tio n of the

People’s Organization.
❑ List of officers and members of the PO
and their respective addresses.
❑ Resolution authorizing any of the
officers of the PO to file the application
for CBFMA.
❑ NCIP certification precondition pursuant
to Sec. 59 of R.A. No. 8371 “IPRA of
1997”.
3. A delineation map which shall form part of the
CBFMA, shall be prepared by the CENRO within
five (5) working days from the filing of applicat-
tion by the PO as provided for in Section 9.
A more precise map shall be prepared
by the CENRO based on the actual ground survey
which shall be done in the course of project
implementation

4. The CENRO (10 days), PENRO (5 days),

RED (5 days), FMB (5 days) and Secretary
(5 days) shall review all CBFMA applications
endorsed by the concerned offices.
LGU Endorsement
 DENR-DILG-LGU Working Group shall
seek LGU comments.

If LGU fails to act within 15 days, it shall be

presumed that the LGU endorses the CBFMA
application

 Level of Approval
 500 hectares and below - CENRO
 More than 500 to 5,000 has - PENRO
 More than 5,000 to 20,000 has - RED
 More than 20,000 has - SECRETARY
Community Resource Management Framework
(CRMF)
 The CRMF is a strategic plan of the community
on how to manage and benefit from the
forest resources on a sustainable basis. It
describes the community’s long term vision,
aspiration, commitments and strategies for
the protection, rehabilitation, development
and utilization of forest resources.
 Five Year Work Plan (FYWP)

 The FYWP shall prepare in coordination with

LGU and CENRO concerned. It shall contain
the baseline information, detailed strategies,
activities and targets for the five years on
protection, rehabilitation, development and
resource utilization, organizational
strengthening, financing, marketing and
enterprise development, among others.
1. Operationalizing the CRMF and FYWP
2. Development and Management of CBFM areas
3. Forest Protection and Conservation
4. Harvesting, Processing and Transport of
Forest Products in CBFM Areas
5. Production Sharing Scheme from Government-
owned Plantations within CBFM Areas
1. Protect and ensure exclusive occupation and
the use of the forestland covered by CBFMA
and the forest products therein to the
community, subject to prevailing laws, rules
and regulations and prior rights.
2.Deputize qualified PO members as Environment
and Natural Resources Officers (ENROs)
upon request of the People’s Organization
pursuant to DENR A.O. 2008-22.
3. Provide assistance to the PO’s as part of the
DENR’s normal operations in the preparation,
updating and implementation of CRMF and
FYWP, among other.
1. When the agreement (CBFMA) was executed
through fraudulent means and/or by
misinterpretations.

2. When majority of the membership of the PO,

th rough a r e s o l u t i o n , request for the
nullification of the agreement based on valid
ground as verified by the DENR and / or
LGU concerned.

3. Serious and continued violations of applicable

forestry laws, rules and regulations
4. When the CBFMA holder fails to comply with
the terms and condition of the agreement.

5.When actual occupants/direct stakeholders

over the area who were deceitfully displaced
by the erstwhile CBFMA awards file a
petition for its nullification and DENR has
confirmed on the ground that those in actual
occupation where indeed deceitfully displaced.