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| Critical factors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| (1) External support | (+) GIZ | (+) EU | (+) EU | (+) MoreTrees, Inc. | (+) TMC |
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| (2) Local participation | (+) POs are actively participating
(−) Nonavailability of local counterpart funds caused delay of activities | (−) In conflict with the interests of local government units (LGUs) which prioritize mining applications | (+) Indigenous peoples community actively participating
(−) Complex arrangements since the project covers several provinces | (−) Issue on benefit sharing | (−) Conflicting with LGU’s interest |
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| (3) Free prior and informed consent | Not applicable | (−) Spent more than a year to secure the FPIC | (−) Spent almost a year to secure community endorsement/FPIC | Not applicable | Not applicable |
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| (4) Training of stakeholders | (+) Capacity development of DENR, LGUs and partners | (+) Community training on carbon mensuration and biodiversity assessment
(+) LGU as one of the partner implementer | (+) Able to develop community REDD+ champions
(+) Capacity building of LGUs, IPs, and other stakeholders involve | (+) Community capacity building | (+) Community capacity building |
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| (5) Sustainability | (+) Alternative livelihood | (+) Enterprise and infrastructure development aid | (+) Provision of livelihood and enterprise development activities.
(+) Integration of REDD+ in the Ancestral Domain Sustainable and Development Plan | (+) Establish 22 ha of agroforestry from which the local communities derive additional income and improve the long-term productivity of their farms | (+) Alternative livelihood through reforestation, enhancement planting, and agroforestry |
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| (6) National laws and policies | | (−) RA 7942: Philippine Mining Act of 1995 (persistence of mining/mineral development zone despite the existence of policy framework on forest conservation and governances) | (−) Tenurial conflict
(−) various national statutes in place (e.g., IPRA, NIPAS and Local Government Code) | | (−) Tenurial conflict |
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| (7) Biodiversity conservation | (+) Protection of 5,000 ha natural forests and establishment of 2,000 ha species-rich reforestation | (+) Protection of key biodiversity areas | (+) Protection of key biodiversity areas | (+) Reforestation of 155 ha with indigenous species suitable to bring back forest condition and appropriate biophysical requirement of the site | (+) Reforestation using indigenous forest tree species
(+) Distribution of efficient rice hull and firewood stoves and fuelwood plantation development were also included in the project to help reduce deforestation. |
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| (8) Use of safeguards | (+) Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) | (+) IPRA and SEP clearance | (+) IPRA and DENR-PAWB GP | (+) Community- Based Forest Management (CBFM) | |
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