Draft Technical Bulletin

Guide in the Suitability

Assessment of the Potential Area
for Forestry Investments
Salient Features of the Draft Technical Bulletin

Data Gathering of Complementary Suitability Assessment

Key Information for guidelines in support to Tool containing
identifying the FMB Technical Bulletin minimum criteria based
suitability of the area No.5-A (Delineation of on existing DENR
for investment Production Forests for guidelines and policies
Investment)
Salient Features of the Draft Technical Bulletin

Annotated Outline for Guide in the investment

the Report packaging particularly on
Preparation and the specific investment
Submission for the DENR Regional
Offices.
Forestry Investment as defined in this Technical Bulletin
Forestry Investment refers to capital
investment or direct cash inflows where
forestry related projects are implemented by
women and men investors, may it be individual,
corporation, organization or association.
Potential Investment Areas

Cattle Grazing
Roundwood Fuelwood Biomass Bamboo

Coffee Cacao Rubber Rattan

Ecotourism

Forest Plantation
Procedure in the Suitability Assessment of the Potential
Investment Area

Selection and Reconnaissance

Prioritization of and Site Analysis
Investment Areas Characterization

Process flow of the Assessment of the Potential Investment Area

 1. Selection and Prioritization of Investment Areas
• Region shall prioritize the outputs from TB No. 5A.
• Region shall provide the copies of the outputs to the composite team
to be created in the concerned PENRO/CENRO
 1. Selection and Prioritization of Investment Areas

Composite Team Outputs from

from CENRO/PENRO Delineation of Reconnaissance
concerned will be Production Forests, shall commence
created selection and
prioritization shall be
conducted
 2. Reconnaissance and Site Characterization (Area Extent)
Roundwood and Biomass/Fuelwood
Categories Criteria Needed Data Source
Area of not less than 1 ha but Delineated Potential
Area extent Region
not more than 40,000 ha Investment Area (PIA)
Land Classification Forestland Land class NAMRIA/FMB
Grassland, shrubs/Brushland,
Vegetation Cover annual crops, perennial crops, Landcover NAMRIA/FMB
open barren
Management Zone Production Forest PPF Data Region/FMB
Without CADT/CADC/CALC,
NIPAS, Tenure Instruments, and NIPAS, CADT, Tenure BMB, NCIP, and
Land Management (DAO 2004-30,
other forest management Data SIFMA | DAO 99-53,
FMB IFMA)
 2. Reconnaissance and Site Characterization (Area Extent)
Non-timber Forest Products (Bamboo and Rattan)
Categories Criteria Needed Data Source
Contiguous area of not Delineated Potential
Area extent Region
less than 5 ha Investment Area (PIA)
Management Zone Production Forest PPF Data Region/FMB
Land Classification Forestland Land class NAMRIA/FMB
without
CADT/CADC/CALC,
NIPAS, Tenure NIPAS, CADT, Tenure BMB, NCIP, and
Land Management
Instruments, and other Data FMB
forest management
arrangements
ERDB (NTFPs shall be 5 hectares and preferably contiguous)
 2. Reconnaissance and Site Characterization (Area Extent)
High-Value Crops (HVCs)
Categories Criteria Needed Data Source
Delineated Potential
Area extent Area of not less than 2 ha Region
Investment Area (PIA)
Management Zone Production Forest PPF Data Region/ FMB
Land Classification Forestland Land class NAMRIA/FMB
without
CADT/CADC/CALC,
NIPAS, Tenure BMB, NCIP, and
Land Management NIPAS, CADT, Tenure Data
Instruments, and other FMB
forest management
arrangements
DA-GAP | RA 7900 - High-Value Crops Development Act of 1995.
 2. Reconnaissance and Site Characterization (Area Extent)
Cattle Grazing
Categories Criteria Needed Data Source

A contiguous area of not less than Delineated Potential Field Office

Area Extent
50 ha but not more than 2,000 ha Investment Area (PIA) (Region)

Land Classification Forestland Land class NAMRIA/FMB

Field Office
at least 75% of the total area is Delineated PIA and Slope
Topography (Region) and
not more than 50% slope Data
NAMRIA
Vegetative Cover Majority of the area is Grassland Landcover NAMRIA
Management Zone Production Forest PPF Data Region/ FMB
without CADT/CADC/CALC,
NIPAS, Tenure Instruments, and BMB, NCIP, and
Land Management NIPAS, CADT, Tenure Data
other forest management FMB
DAO 99-36, FLGMA
arrangements
 2. Reconnaissance and Site Characterization (Area Extent)
Ecotourism
Categories Criteria Needed Data Source

Management Zone Production Forest PPF Data Region/ FMB

Land Classification Forestland Land class NAMRIA/FMB

without
CADT/CADC/CALC,
BMB, NCIP, and
NIPAS, Tenure NIPAS, CADT, Tenure
Land Management FMB
Instruments, and other Data
 
forest management
arrangements
DAO 2004-28, the Rules and Regulations Governing the Use of Forestlands for Tourism Purposes
 2. Reconnaissance and Site Characterization
Topography
• Slope not more than 50% (PD705)
• Grazing (at least 75 % of the area must
have a slope of not more than 50 %)
• Ecotourism (no specified slope)
• Elevation shall also be properly noted
and matched based on the species
requirements.
Vegetative Cover
• Grasslands, brushlands, & open and
denuded forest lands
• Rattan (requires support tree or brush
land vegetated area)
• Grazing (grassland with a forage
production capability of at least 500
kg/ha)
• Ecotourism (Unique feature and/or
geological formation)
2. Reconnaissance and Site Characterization
Soil Requirements Water Availability
• Soil Characterization to • Perennial
be undertaken • Intermittent
• Physical features to be • Ephemeral
examined and noted
• HVCs and NTFPs have
specific requirements

Additional Info
Climatic Requirements • Socio-demographic
• Types I, II, III, IV • Economic
• Desired species matched • Infrastructure
with Climate type • Cultural
• Other
 3. Analysis
• Suitability shall be determined using
GIS Analysis
• Prescribed PIA shall be analyzed using
thematic layers required by existing
policy on forest tenure instruments
• Aerial geotagged photos shall be
taken using drone
• Geotagged photos to be processed
with an output of Georeferenced
Orthomosaic land/vegetative cover
of Area in Tapped Image File Sample Orthomosaic Map
Format (TIFF)
 Report Preparation and Submission

Endorsed by
RED to Approve
the concerned
CENRO/PENRO

ARD RED RO to copy

furnish FMB for
Composite Reviewed by RO consolidation and
Team make and concurred by database
the report ARD for TS management
Expected Outputs

Shapefiles and printed

maps (Several thematic Geotagged Photos
maps of the Project
Area)

Copies of Duly Assessment Report

Accomplished following Annotated
Assessment Tool Outline (Annex B) with
(Annex A) recommendations
TB 5A Outputs vs Suitability Assessment Outputs
Shapefiles and printed maps
Shapefiles and printed maps (Several thematic maps of the
(Overview of the Area) Proposed Project Area)

Geotagged Photos and

Geotagged Photos Orthomosaic map of the
Proposed Project Area

Technical Descriptions Copies of Duly Accomplished

(Field Observation Form 3) Assessment Tool (Annex A)

Duly Accomplished Field Assessment Report following

Observation Forms Annotated Outline (Annex B)
with recommendations
Potential
Investment
Area in
Sitio Baag,
Barangay
Iba, San Jose,
Tarlac
Potential
Investment
Area in
Sitio Baag,
Barangay Iba,
San Jose,
Tarlac
Thematic Maps of the Project Area
Ecotourism Project in
Sitio Baag, Barangay Iba, San Jose, Tarlac
Site Development Plan
 Photos
Ecotourism Project in
Sitio Baag, Barangay Iba, San Jose, Tarlac
Way Forward
• Policy and Institutional Support
• Approval of FIPA guidelines
• TB on draft Guide in the Suitability Assessment of the
Potential Area for Forestry Investments
• Technology and Capacitation Support
• Coordination on usage of Drone, capture of aerial photos,
GIS, Map analysis, GPS with FGDIS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!