Carood Cadp
Carood Cadp
Carood Cadp
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Carood Watershed is the 5th largest of the 11 watersheds in Bohol
province, Central Visayas region, Philippines. It is situated in the northern
part of the province with geographic coordinates of 948’0” to 959’00”
latitude, and 12422’30” to 12431’20” longitude. The watershed has a
total area of 21,725 hectares, covering seven municipalities with 20
barangays completely located within the watershed while portions of
another 29 barangays fall within the catchment area. The Carood
watershed is an agriculture area comprised of grasslands (56%), shrubs
(34%), natural forest (5%), and forest plantation (5%).
The Carood watershed has a total population of 64,400, based on
2010 NSO census. Agriculture and fishery are the primary sources of living
in the area. Poverty incidence within the watershed is relatively high with
average monthly income of P6,261.86. Hectareage of the watershed is the
ancestral domain of Eskaya tribe, a cultural minority in the province of
Bohol.
The watershed is facing various challenges caused by anthropogenic
catchment is putting pressure to its natural resource base. Moreover,
poor land use coupled with improper farming practices led to a decline in
farm productivity. The impacts of climate change in highly vulnerable areas
like flooding frequently occurs in the low lying areas of the watershed.
In order to address resource degradation and socio-economic
problems in Carood watershed, stakeholders envisioned and committed
themselves to work together to sustainably manage the watershed for the
benefit of the present and future generations of people living in the area.
Particularly, they have agreed to work toward the achievement of the
following goals:
1. Strengthened and sustained partnership among stakeholders;
2. Improved ecological conditions of the watershed;
3. Sustained healthy supply of water;
4. Established upland, lowland and coastal enterprise;
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5. Increased preparedness and resilience to climate change; and
6. Good governance and efficient use of resources.
The watershed shall be divided into ten (10) development and
management zones, namely: 1) severely steep slope (2,224 ha); 2)
Mangroves zones (650 ha); 3) mixed forest zones (535 ha); 4) Riparian
zones (806 ha); 5) Agro-forestry zones (2281 ha); 6) Timber production
zones (1081 ha); 7) Silvi-pasture zones (477 ha); 8) Private tree plantation
zone (2018 ha); 9) Upland agriculture zone (1932 ha); 10) Lowland
agriculture (9,721 ha). The first four are the protection zones while the
remaining six are development zones.
Executive Order no. 30, series of 2003 issued by then Provincial
Governor Erico B. Aumentado created the Carood Watershed Management
Council in order to sustainably manage the watershed with the following
concepts and interventions:
• Legitimize and institutionalize the CWMFMC organizational structure
and conduct a regular external audit on the participation of various
stakeholders on the implementation of programs and projects in
Carood;
• Revegetate riparian areas with native trees, grasses, shrubs and vines
as floral and faunal refuse areas as well as mitigate effects of
intensive agriculture on river ecosystem;
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• Conduct seminars and trainings and provide incentives for improving
upland and lowland farming practices to reverse land degradation;
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• Conduct information and education campaign on impacts of climate
change on agriculture and forestry;
II. INTRODUCTION
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A management council has been formed as steward of the watershed
that will formulate and implement policies for sustainable management of
the Carood Watershed. The vision of the Carood Watershed Model Forest
Management Council is to sustainably manage the Carood Watershed
Model Forest where committed stakeholders work together for the benefit
of the present and the future generations. This plan provides strategic
direction for the protection and development of the Carood watershed in a
manner that sustains the people of Carood and their environment. It lays
out land and resource use issues that challenge the residents of Carood
watershed and offers guidance toward the wise management of the
watershed.
The Watershed and Ecosystem Management (WEM) approach serves
as the primary guide in sustainably managing watersheds. The WEM
approach makes use of a hydrologic framework rather than political or
regulatory boundaries. Since water is the primary and vital resource of the
watershed, WEM focuses on issues related to water. Ultimately, water is
the lifeblood of communities, affecting livelihoods and food supply as well
as biotic environments that sustain them. The flow of water from the
upland to lowlands and eventually the coastal environs touches the lives of
people throughout the watershed and interconnects their economies,
health and well-being. Managing the quality and quantity of water in the
Carood Watershed is essential for the benefit of all its inhabitants.
The Carood Watershed is part of a global ecosystem and subject to
the effects of global environment influences. Climate change will and has
affected weather patterns having significant effects on water dynamics of
the watershed and the health and livelihoods of the residents. Assessing
the vulnerability of the communities of Carood and developing vegetative
measures to reduce the negative impacts of climate change is an important
element of this plan.
Clean and abundant water supplies are part of a healthy environment
sustaining the complex inter-relationships of the array of ecosystems that
exist between the ridge and the reef of the watershed. Retaining the
natural biodiversity of a watershed is an indicator of a health environment
that will sustain all life forms. This is part of an effective watershed plan.
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III. AREA SITUATIONER
A. Regional
B. Provincial
Carood Watershed is the 5th largest in land area among the 11 major
watersheds in the province of Bohol. It lies in the northeastern part of the
island of Bohol covering the municipalities of Ubay, Alicia, Candijay,
Guindulman, Pilar and Mabini. It has a total land area of 21,725 hectares
approximately 5.3% of the total area of the province. Considering that
Anda, a coastal municipality and a fast-growing tourist destination in
Eastern Bohol, is at the receiving end of all the water tributaries coming
from the watershed, it was decided that Anda must become the 7th
member municipality of the CWMF Management Council.
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Fig 2. Map of the Province of Bohol
C. Convergence area Profile
Location
The Carood Watershed is
located in the northeastern part of
the Island of Bohol covering the
towns of Ubay, Alicia, Candijay,
Guindulman, Pilar and Mabini. The
watershed has a total area of 21,725
ha. consisting of several tropical
ecosystems such as open secondary
forest, plantation forest, shrub and
wooded lands, cave ecosystems,
upland and lowland farms of annual
and perennial crops, riparian Fig __. Map of the Carood watershed
ecosystem, freshwater, marine showing the municipalities within.
ecosystem, and mangrove forests.
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1. Anda
2. Alicia
3. Candijay
4. Guindulman
5. Mabini
6. Pilar
7. Ubay
Topography
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The elevation
averages 124.4
meters above sea
level (masl) and
ranges from 0 masl
and 640 masl, the
highest sections
lying within the
uplands of western
Candijay and
northern
Guindulman in the
southeast portion of
the watershed.
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50000 2000
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30000 2010
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0
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Further, there is one (1) private hospital in Guindulman, one (1) government
hospital in Ubay and a government hospital in Candijay.
The ten (10) leading causes of mortality are pneumonia, pulmonary
tuberculosis, hypertension, carcinoma, uremia, still-birth, congestive heart failure,
peptic ulcer, liver cirrhosis and acute appendicitis. The ten (10) cause of morbidity
are diarrhea, influenza, bronchitis, pneumonia, chickenpox, measles, wound,
typhoid fever and heart disease.
Literacy in the project area is 90% higher than any watershed in the region.
Primary and secondary schools are found in almost all barangays but the high
schools at the town proper or in strategic areas of clustered barangays within the
watershed. The limitation however is the student-teacher ratio which have an
average ratio of 1:30. Multi-grade teaching is still existing and most often lacking
of basic support facilities and equipment needed specially in science related
activities. Tertiary or college education can be availed in Cogtong, Candijay where
the Bohol Island State University (BISU) is located. The Candijay campus has
limited courses offered like Information Technology, Education, Hotel and
Restaurant Management (HRM). There are also residents in the project area that
send their children to other schools in Tagbilaran, Cebu or Leyte.
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Communication is commonly through cellular phones. There are three (3)
cell site available in the planning area namely, Smart, Globe and Sun. Landline
phones are also available in the area in the municipal centers and houses along
national roads. LBC, Cebuana, Mhullier and Palawan pawnshops are the common
mode of sending money and packs.
Settlements of the people are concentrated in barangay and town proper,
although there are also those residential units are far from the town centers. The
access to basic services like schools, health centers, markets and other utilities are
easy and normally proximate to the national highway. The transport of goods and
services are easier except the Eskaya tribe where their community is located
within and nearby the forest land area.The Eskaya tribe establish their settlement
in Barangay Lundag, Pilar; Tambongan and Cadapdapan, Candijay; Biabas,
Guindulman.
Land ownership is either private or tenured. In Alienable and Disposable
lands, land occupation is covered either by agricultural or residential titles.
Although there are still a number of untitled lots either no application from the
survey claimants or with pending applications with legal impediments in the itling
program.
CONVERGENCE AREAPROFILE ANALYSIS
The WEM approach adopts a ridge-to-reef or reef-to-ridge scope for
management with an understanding that the ecosystems of the uplands, lowlands
and coastal areas are intrinsically linked. Management activities planned for the
uplands must consider the impacts on those ecosystems downstream
management within the lowlands should be focused on enhancing and
maintaining the current state of the marine ecosystems.
Fig. __. Map of the Mangroves in Carood Watershed
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Within the Carood, limited baseline data has been collected describing the
state of marine resources. More extensive inventories and monitoring work is
required to provide an accurate assessment from which to plan management and
rehabilitation programs.
Mangroves have been identified as an important and essential ecosystem
that contributes valuables environmental services as well as providing habitat to
much of the watershed’s most unique biodiversity. The conversion of mangroves
to fishponds and the under-utilization of abandoned fishponds have both been
identified as issues related to the diminishment of this ecosystem. Measures
around the illegal conversion of mangroves might include strengthened
enforcement around their cutting, and focused IEC campaign around mangrove
protection. The rehabilitation of mangroves through reforestation of abandoned
fishpond has been initiated in the Carood Watershed through a development of
mangrovetum and demonstration area. This effort should be supported and
expanded to help sustain the ecological function that the mangroves play in the
watershed.
Issues related to sedimentation and pollution of fisheries spawning area
and that of other marine creatures has been identified. Land management
practices that promote the sedimentation of watercourses and recommendations
around appropriate practices have been identified but are not widely adopted.
This suggests greater effort around understanding the reasons for non-adoption
of these measures should be investigated and campaigns promoting their
livelihood mounted. Likewise, poor waste management has been identified as
detrimental to the marine resources. The issue of waste management has many
dimensions: lack of appropriate infrastructure, regulation, enforcement and
public awareness all contribute to the problem. The issue of waste management
affects more than of the marine resources of the watershed, it has implications
for the entire sustainability of the watershed. Continued efforts to address the
waste management issues are a priority for the watershed.
Unsustainable levels of fishing and use of illegal fishing techniques have
threatened the aquatic food supply of the watershed. The use of destructive
fishing techniques like dynamite and cyanide also destroy the reef habitats which
reduces their economic value for eco-tourism development opportunities.
Overfishing is symptomatic of population pressures within watershed and the
limited opportunities for alternative livelihoods for its residents. Efforts that
prioritize the development of secondary industry that is not reliant on
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unsustainable harvests of natural resources (like current state of fisheries) is of
primary importance in addressing the fisheries issues. Likewise, resources,
institutional collaborations and political will is necessary to address the illegal
fisheries activities that diminish the fisheries and the marine habitats and should
be an area of immediate focus for the watershed.
The conversion of mangroves and other marine habitats for settlement
area result from increased human population pressures. The intensification of
population in coastal areas is of special concern given the implications of climate
change and the vulnerability of the coastal dwellers. For environmental
sustainability and personal safety of the coastal residents of the watershed, this
should be an area of attention for policy-makers and enforcers within the
watershed and could be a priority area for IEC awareness campaigning.
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Bohol envisioned to become the prime ecotourism destination in the
country. Ecotourism is widely promoted so that every municipality is encouraged
to come up with their ecotourism package.
Municipality of Candijay
The famous Can-umantad falls located in Barangay Cadapdapan
approximately 60 feet high surrounded with steep hills of geologic formation as
the waters spills into the four (4) natural pools. Canawa spring with a pan-like
shape is another potential attraction of the municipality. This is the favorite site
for the locals of Bohol during summer time due to its cool and bluish water. The
municipality has a number of caves due to its karst topography. Further, the
mangrove forest in Cogtong Bay of the municipality is the highest in the number
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of species and associated species and is dubbed as the most diverse mangrove
forest in the country.
Municipality of Alicia
The Inahagan cave and spring in barangay La Hacienda is a potential
attraction of the municipality. It has an underground water that flows into an
outlet that the locals have developed the area into a swimming pool. It also serves
as home for bats that makes the cave ecologically important.
In the cultural side, the municipality is proud of their school-based
orchestra called “Alicia Bamboo Ensemble” (Alicia Musika Kawayan). The children
are trained to play the musical instrument where they became a hall of famer
awardee in various contests and having played in the country and abroad.
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The municipality of Pilar
The municipality of Pilar hosted a man-made dam developed by NIA that
provides water toa 5,000-hectare service area of the municipalities of Pilar, San
Miguel, Alicia, Ubay and Trinindad. Carood, as the headwater of the catchment
deserves to be protected as it supports to the rice production areas of the
province. Other livelihood opportunities offered by the dam fishery products,
aesthetics, farm tourism and cultural tourism potentials of the municipality as
they have also an indigenous people in the area.
Municipality of Anda
The municipality of Anda is famous for its white, powdery sand beaches and
unique dive sites. Historic caves, wildlife, mangroves and forest cover are also
present and are potential for development.
Municipality of Ubay
The Bohol Experimental Station is located in Ubay. It is an integrated
agricultural research of the Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas. PhilRice
is based in the area tasked for the planning, coordinating, implementing and
monitoring of all rice research and development activities in the Philippines. Rice
production is among the trust of the municipality as being also the host of the
Capayas dam, the third largest irrigation dams in the province.
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The Ubay agri-park is the sole type of project in the province that has boost
the farm tourism in Carood watershed. A 100 hectare land area was designated
for the purpose of showcasing Bohol’s advancement in farm technology.
Vision
Mission
Goals
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Objectives
V. DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
A. Spatial Strategy
Consistent with the medium term development plan of government, the
convergence site assumed six-year development and management period. The
Carood Convergence Area Development Plan was developed based on the
findings on the analysis of the planning area resulting to the subdivision of the
watershed into various development areas or management zones. Notably, there
are two general zones; the conservation zones and the production zones. The
table below shows the watershed zones, its description, characteristics and
corresponding area analyzed.
Table ___. Watershed zones within the Carood watershed.
WATERSHED ZONES DESCRIPTION CHARACTERISTICS LAND AREA
(hectares)
CONSERVATION
ZONES
Severely steep zone Above 50% slopes Areas covered with 2,224
secondary forest
vegetation
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Mangroves Mangroves Areas covered with 650
mangroves
Mixed forest zone Mixed Forest Areas covered with 535
mixed forests
Riparian zone Riparian Areas within the 20 806
meters easements
PRODUCTION ZONES
Agro-Forestry zone Agro-forestry Areas 18% to 30% in 2281
production slopes
Timber production Timber production 30% to 50% in slopes 1081
zone
Silvi-pasture zone Silvi-pasture Areas covered with 477
Production grasses in civil
reservations 18% to
50% slopes
Tree Enterprise zone Private tree Alienable and 2018
plantations Disposable lands 0%
to 18% slopes
Upland Agriculture Upland agriculture Alienable and 1932
zone Disposable lands 8% -
18% slopes
Lowland Agriculture Lowland agriculture Alienable and 9721
zone disposable lands
below 8% slopes
Total 21,725
The vegetative cover within the Carood watershed include: open canopy, forest
plantations, shrubs, grasslands, mangrove, agricultural annual crops, and
agricultural perennial crops, among others (Figure__).
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Open Canopy
Vegetative Cover
Forest Plantations
Shrubs
Grasslands
Mangrove
Fishponds
Inland water
Built-up areas
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Spatial integration
Watershed Management
The land cover of Carood watershed has been analyzed to determine areas
that needs intervention to achieve watershed management goals and objectives
using ARCGIS 3.2 GIS software. Land cover type for each development and
management zone as determined by the Carood Technical Working Group was
analyzed by each municipality requiring data with guidance on their municipal
boundaries. The Provincial Planning and Development Office of Bohol shape file
data and the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) were accessed by the TWG.
Other references like NAMRIA, FMS DENR7 were used in the analysis.
Land use policies assumed that the more trees the more water (Calder, et,
al. 2007). The tree-based land use policy has many multiplier effects such as
poverty alleviation, biodiversity, aesthetics, and carbon sequestration. The
reforestation and forest protection in Carood watershed will bring multiple
benefits particularly in addressing water quality and quantity in sub catchments.
Below is the map showing the land use of Carood watershed.
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Land use Map of Carood Watershed
Population pressures, sustainable livelihood have implications on land use
and biodiversity. Studies in many regions have found an inverse relationship of
population and forest cover. Watershed management and development programs
that will introduced in Carood watershed should consider poverty alleviation.
Given the 62% or the 13,374 hectare agricultural areas of the watershed,
intervention programs must fit the current livelihood activities and watershed
goals and objectives.
Resource degradation and decline in biodiversity has a direct impact on
human and natural systems. The natural resource mismanagement and
vulnerability of human systems to natural hazards like the loss of vegetative cover
on steep hillsides contributes to runoff and slope failure due to loss of stabilizing
root structures. The draining of swamps and clearing of mangroves and wetlands
disrupt natural runoff patterns and magnify flood hazards. Local clearing of cover
vegetation can prolong dry periods changing the reflectivity of the land surface
and accelerating soil loss. The paving of surfaces decreases infiltration and
increases runoff exacerbating the impacts of high rainfall events on river flow
regimes. The replacement of traditional forms of multi-crop agriculture by mono
crop practices may increase farmers’ vulnerability to climate related extremes.
The watershed management plan has to address natural disasters,
prescribes climate change mitigation and adaptation. The vulnerability
assessments shall be conducted to determine areas vulnerable to landslides,
flooding, forest or grass fires, soil erosion, etc. so that appropriate measures can
be applied.
Management of Vulnerable Areas
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Erosion Map of Carood Watershed
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Allocation of Best Land Uses
The total area of Carood watershed subject to the development zones is
21,725 hectares including the water body at the delta of Carood river in Cogtong
bay. The challenge to develop the 50 percent of the watershed has been zoned as
low land agriculture as nearly seventy percent (70%) of the area of the watershed
is Alienable and Disposable land (A & D). The severely steep areas, mangroves,
riparian and some mixed forest areas are zoned as conservation areas. These are
areas within classified timberland with greater than 50% in slope, all areas
classified as mangroves, the 20 or 40-meter easement of the bodies of water or
along timberland areas and mixed forest in timberland areas.
The production areas are those within timberland areas with slope from 0
to 30 percent for agro-forestry, 30-50% in slope for timber production, areas in
civil reservation with land cover as grasslands for silvi-pasture and Alienable and
Disposable lands with 18-50% in slope for private tree plantation. The upland
agriculture are the Alienable and Disposable areas with 8-18% in slope while the
areas less than 8% in slope are designated as lowland agriculture. Lowland
agriculture comprise the rice land, corn land, vegetables farms, etc.,
approximately covers 9,720 hectares within the watershed areas and 53,709.98
hectares outside the watershed but within the planning area.
Agribusiness Potential
The municipalities within the Carood watershed
B. Institutional Integration
Network of Institutions
In 2003, Bohol Provincial Executive Order No. 30 Series of 2003, signed by
then Governor Erico B. Aumentado, created the Carood Watershed Management
Council (CWMC). This is an inter-LGU multi-agency management body composed
of representatives from LGUs, PO’s, NGO’s, National Government Agencies,
Academes and Stakeholders the purpose of which is to provide a forum for the
stakeholders of the watershed to formulate an integrated resource use and
management policies that will be applied in the watershed to ensure its ecological
and environmental sustainability. The stakeholder’s representatives to the council
are:
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1. Municipal Mayors
2. Chairpersons on the Sangguniang Bayan Committee on
Environment and Natural Resources
3. Chairpersons on the Sangguniang Bayan Committee on
Agriculture
4. Municipal Agriculture Officers (MAO)
5. Municipal Planning and Development Coordinators (MPDC)
6. Provincial Environment and Natural Resource Officer or his/her
representative
7. Representatives of Other Government Agencies providing
Technical Support to the Council
8. Representatives of the Non-Government Organizations
implementingenvironmental programs inside the watershed
9. Representatives of the Federated People’s Organization
implementing community-based, natural resource based
programs (PO)
10.Representatives from the Academe providing technical support to
the council
11.Representatives from the 2nd and 3rdCongressional District Offices
12.Representatives from the indigenous peoples within the
watershed
13.Representatives from the Youth of each municipalities
In 2010, Carood watershed became the 55th member of the International
Model Forest Network, second in the Philippines that prompted to change the
name to Carood Watershed Model Forest Management Council.
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Governance Structure
Board of
Trustees
TWG (Core Team)
Watershed
Superintendent
PES
Knowledge Management Coordinator
and Networking
Capability Development
There are four (4) governance body within the council’s organizational
structure: The Council Assembly, the Executive Board, the Technical Working
Group and the project staff. The Council Assembly consist of the entire
stakeholder membership as represented by the those itemized in the preceding
paragraph. The Executive Board is responsible for the business and administration
of the Council. The TWG develop programs, policies, plans, and advocacy
strategies around the seven program areas; governance, research and
development, sustainable resource use and development, enterprise
development, monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management and
networking and capacity building. The project staff are tasked in the
implementation of the day to day activities of projects and programs.
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LGU Alliances
There are seven (7) municipalities with jurisdictions that fall within the
Carood watershed; Alicia, Anda, Candijay, Guindulman, Mabini, Pilar and Ubay, all
in the province of Bohol. Under the Local Government Code of the Philippines (RA
7160), the municipalities are tasked with the preparation of the Comprehensive
Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinances of the LGU to define the future use of land
resources, with due consideration on food production, human settlement and
industrial expansion. Any development for one LGU has to be aligned with the
neighboring LGU’s like roads, sanitary landfills and others that have adverse
environmental impacts and disaster risks management.
Network of POs
There aretwelve (13)People’s Organizations engaged in Community Forest
Management projects within the Carood watershed. These are as follows:
1. BOMA Boyoan Mangrove Association (Candijay)
2. PAMASPanadtaran Mangrove Association (Candijay)
3. MCAAIMahayahay-Cadapdapan Agroforestry Association, Inc.
(Candijay)
4. CLMPCCanawa Luan Multipurpose Cooperative (Candijay)
5. AFTPAIAlicia Federated Tree Planters Association Inc. (Alicia)
6. MRAIMabini Reforestation association, Inc. (Mabini)
7. UFTPAI Ubay Federated Tree Planters Association (Ubay)
8. BTPA Bongbong Tree Planters Association (Ubay)
9. CFA Cabudlan Farmers Association (Ubay)
10.MFA Malingin Farmers association (Candijay)
11.CTPA Cabidian Tree Planters Association (Mabini)
12.Nagkahiusang Mag-uuma sa Bayong (Guindulman)
13.Malingin Farmers Association (Ubay)
Collectively, the PO’s manage 2,096 hectares of forestland within the
Carood watershed with some 700 members. Seven out of thirteen are holders of
Community Based Forest Management Agreement (CBFMA), a production sharing
agreement between the government and the community to develop, utilize,
manage, and conserve a specific portion of forestland consistent with the
principles of sustainable development.
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The POs shall undertake agro-forestry operations on their tenured area
taking part in the reforestation and maintenance of the forest plantations and
ultimately realizing the profits from the harvest of the trees and cash crops.
Under the CADC, the Eskaya tribe have sole rights to manage, cultivate and
protect their claim and any government agency cannot implement whatever
interventions within the CADC area without first securing the pre prior consent of
the tribal council.
Department of Agriculture (DA)
The Department of Agriculture is the primary agency of the Philippine
Government responsible for the promotion of agricultural and fisheries growth
and development. DA provides a policy framework that directs public investments
and in partnership with the local government units provides support services
necessary to make agriculture and agriculture-based enterprises profitable and
help spread development in the rural areas.
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LGUs, render performance oversight and provides incentives to LGUs that excel
and perform and development oriented.
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Agroforestry projects and soil and conservation projects
The 500 hectares of timberland is targeted for agroforestry and soil and
conservation project. This area represents about 10% of the total potential area.
This area will be developed into tree-based agroforestry, therefore planting of
timber and fruit trees on alleys, establishment of contour hedgerows that maybe
planted to perennial crops and fodder crops and small infrastructure such as
contour canals and rock walls.The cost per hectare for Agroforestry combined
with soil and water conservation measures is P30,000.00 for one year. The cost
for the agricultural crops will be shouldered by the farmer beneficiary.
Assisted Natural Regeneration Project
Assisted Natural Regeneration is an approach in enhancing the
establishment of secondary forest from degraded grassland and shrub vegetation
by protecting and nurturing the mother trees and their wildlings inherently
present in the area. ANR aims to accelerate natural successional processes by
removing or reducing barriers to natural forest regeneration such as soil
degradation, competition with weedy species and recurring disturbances like fire,
grazing and wood harvesting.There are 1000 hectares suitable for ANR approach
and the estimated cost per hectare is P25,000 for a period of 5 years.
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purpose will be coming from grants or local government units and from DENR.
The cost per seedlings is P12.00. The cost for site development will be shouldered
by the program beneficiary.
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protection forest that need to be protected and or rehabilitated. Under this plan,
the 520 hectare mangroves in Carood are still of good standing as far as density
and species diversity.
C. Financing a Plan
The CADP project can be financed by the funds coming from member
agencies of the Regional Convergence Initiative for Sustainable Rural
Development (RCI-SRD), loans and grants and local funds generated by the
council. The local funds are generated by the institutionalization of the Payment
for Environmental Services (PES), theflagship principle and ideology as member of
the International Model Forest Network.
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and host conventions, trainings, seminars, and symposia at the local, regional,
national and international scenes. This fosters and maintains strong membership
of Carood Watershed Model Forest Management Council in the International
Model Forest Network.
2. Improved ecological conditions of the watershed
Severely steep slopes were rehabilitated with the use of native tree species
as conservation areas. Carood watershed has 2,224 hectares of severely steep
land with approximately 995 hectares of grassland in Ubay, Mabini, and Alicia.
Another severely steep area covered with shrubs mixed with grasses
approximately 587 hectares are within the municipality of Candijay. To increase
biodiversity over these areas, assisted natural regeneration (ANR) has been
identified as the appropriate intervention in the rehabilitation process.
Ecological benefits derived on this area development would be the wildlife
corridor in the municipalities of Ubay, Mabini and Alicia. These areas may form a
belt that will connect shrub lands, open and closed forests that are ideal habitat
for tarsier and other wildlife species. Aside from the increased forest cover,
improved micro climate, controlled soil erosion will result to increased yield of
good quality water. Other ecological benefits are the sustained production of
lumber, fuelwood and other minor forest products that the people in the
community could avail of.
The CADP intervention will provide good quality and abundant food supply
as the product of multi-storey cropping in agricultural areas of the watershed.
High valued crops like coffee, cacao, abaca, black pepper, fruit trees and others in
production areas sustainably managed by the council would increase income of
the people in the watershed. Once good access road and other infrastructure are
put in place in these areas, a spike in economic activities in the community could
be expected.
The 7-member LGUs of the Carood watershed management council agreed
to address the solid waste problem (SWM) through the establishment of a cluster
sanitary landfill. This is in addition to the current SWM practices adopted by the 7
LGUs, such as, segregation at source, segregated transport of residual wastes,
recycling and composting. These waste management measures will mitigate
disaster risks, like flooding, drainage clogging and improve sanitation, thus
improving the overall health condition of the communities.
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3. Sustained healthy supply of water
The Carood stakeholders raised problems relating to the quality and
quantity of water for domestic and irrigation use. However, with the programs
and projects of CADP, these concerns would be given preferential attention. The
poor water distribution could be addressed by the construction of dams and small
farm reservoirs in the upstream areas to catch storm water and reserve for
agriculture and domestic use, reducing floods in the downstream areas.
The agricultural crops would yield higher volume with the sustained water
supply in agricultural areas. The Department of Agriculture and the LGUs
spearheading the infrastructure projects would minimize localized flooding aside
from the trapping of eroded soil, silts and other sediments and store water which
can be used during dry periods.
The farmers can raise upland fisheries and poultry ducks with the
establishment of needed infrastructure. This would be an avenue to create
additional sources of income for farmers, aside from coconuts, root crops and
local labor opportunities.
Agency Time
Activity Responsible Frame Budget Key Performance Indicator
Infrastructure (ROAD OPENING)
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Ubay 30 units
Establishment of Small Water Impounding
Projects (SWIP)
37
Mabini - 7.0ha in Cabidian
Ubay - 25ha mangrove plantation in Ubay DENR 2019 3M Mangrove forest established
CWMFMCI Demonstration Farm
CWMFMCI/FAO/ Demonstration farm
Ubay - 15ha demo farm DENR/DA 2019 4M established for showcasing
Establishment of Riverside Stabilization 20M
Alicia - 4,000LM Alicia Concrete River Dike Soil erosions along riverbanks
DENR 2019 5M will be controlled
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Guindulman - 1,000LM Casbu,
Guindulman Concrete River Dike
Timberland Maintenance and Protection
Guindulman - Formulation of FLUP DENR / LGU 2019 CLUP and FLUP updated
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- Completion of 10-year ESWM
Anda - 750bags
Mabini - 750bags
Anda - 500bags
Mabini - bags
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Mabini - 500 bags
Trainings / IEC
Establishment of Bamboo plantations
41
Anda - 10ha Sisal plantation / BLGU / BISU
Training / IEC
Development of High Value crops and
Vegetable productions
42
Guindulman - 5.0ha coconut plantation
Swine dispersal
Anda - 45 heads of swine
Alicia-45 heads of swine
Candijay -45 heads of swine
Guindulman - 45heads of swine
Mabini - 45heads of swine
Pilar - 45 heads of swine
Ubay - 45 heads of swine
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Candijay - 75 heads of native chicken
Guindulman - 75heads of native chicken
Mabini - 75 heads of native chicken
Pilar - 75 heads of native chicken
Ubay - 75 heads of native chicken
Ducks dispersal
Mabini - 1 duck project
Goat Dispersal
Anda - 7 heads Goat
Alicia - 7heads goat
Candijay - 7heads goat
Guindulman -7heads goat
Mabini - 7heads goat
Pilar - 7 heads goat
Ubay - 7heads goat
Dairy dispersal
Ubay - 7 heads Dairy
Carabao
Anad - 1 project for Anda Farmers'
Assoc
Guindulman - 1 project for Gundulman
Farmers' Assoc
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DA
Provision of Motorized Boat with
complete fishing gear
45
Anda - 2 units for Santa Cruz
Training / IEC
DA
Acquisition of Hand Tractors (Kuliglig) with
trailer
46
Pilar - 1 unit for Bagacay
Training / IEC
Construction of multi-purpose drying
Pavement (MPDP)
47
Implementation Plan for CY 2020
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way
CANDIJAY Reduce transportation
cost in handling farm
Sta Cruz to Barcelona road, Canawa Candijay inputs and products from
(1.5K) market to farm and vice
Commodities: rice, coconut, vegetables DA 2020 3M versa
GUINDULMAN
Bayong to Tambongan of Candijay road Reduce transportation
(2KM) cost in handling far inputs
Commodities: rice, corn and variety of root ad products from market
crops and coconut DA 2020 4M to farm and vice versa
MABINI To improve road carriage
Kabangahan to San Jose road (5KM) DA 2020 10M way
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PILAR
50
Anda - Development of Water System in
Tanod, Anda
5M
Candijay - Development of Anoling Water
System-Upgrading of pipelines; number of
HH:300HH
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Alicia - 5.0ha in Alicia School
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Alicia - 1,000ha timberland protection
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Anda - 750bags
Mabini - 750bags
Anda - 500bags
Mabini - bags
54
Guindulman - 20ha bamboo plantations
55
Mabini - 25ha dragon fruit plantation
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Mabini - 4.0ha establishment of
production area
Training / IEC
Livestock Production (Native Chicken, Swine, DA
Goat, Ducks, Dairy, Cattle and Carabao)
Swine dispersal
Anda - 45 heads of swine
Alicia-45 heads of swine
Candijay -45 heads of swine
Guindulman - 45heads of swine
Mabini - 45heads of swine
Pilar - 45 heads of swine
Ubay - 45 heads of swine
Ducks dispersal
Mabini - 1 duck project
Goat Dispersal
Anda - 7 heads Goat
Alicia - 7heads goat
Candijay - 7heads goat
Guindulman -7heads goat
Mabini - 7heads goat
Pilar - 7 heads goat
Ubay - 7heads goat
Dairy dispersal
Ubay - 7 heads Dairy
Carabao
Anad - 1 project for Anda Farmers'
Assoc
Guindulman - 1 project for Gundulman
Farmers' Assoc Increase income by HH
2020 level
57
Training / IEC
BISU /
CWMFMCI
Fishcage / Aquaculture projects BFAR / BISU
58
Training / IEC
Acquisitio of 90HP 4-WD Upland Tractor
with complete implements
59
Alicia - 1 unit for Alicia
60
Anda - 1 unit for Katipunan
Agency Time
Activity Responsible Frame Budget Key Performance Indicator
Infrastructure (ROAD OPENING)
Increase livelihood
opportunities for the local
people
ANDA Alleviate poverty icidence in
Buenasuerte-Gahong Road (3km) DA 2021 3M the locality
Provide access road for the
ALICIA local people in hauling the
Cabatang to Binabaje road, Alicia DA 2021 3M products from farm to market
Increase livelihood
opportunities for the local
CANDIJAY people
Panas Candiay-Tanod, Anda Road (4km) Alleviate poverty incidence in
Commodities: root crops,coconut DA 2021 4.0M the locality
MABINI Provide access road for the
Banat-I to San Jose Nazareno Ranch, San local people in hauling the
Jose, Mabini road (5KM) DA 2021 5M products from farm to market
PILAR
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the locality
Infrastructure (ROAD REHABILITATION)
Passable to local people in
ANDA handling their goods to the
KAtipunan to Tanod Anda Road (4KM) DA 2021 8M market
ALICIA
La Hacienda to Cagongcagong road (3KM) DA 2021 6M To improve road carriage way
LA Hacienda to Sitio Tawid road (2KM) DA 2021 4M To improve road carriage way
Reduce transportation cost in
Mahayag to Libho road of Luan and Anoling, handling farm inputs and
Candijay (2.5KM) products from market to farm
Commodities:rice, banana, coconut DA 2021 5KM and vice versa
GUINDULMAN
Bayong Cat Norte Guindulman road (4KM)
commodities: rice, corn, coconut and variety
of root crops DA 2021 8M To improve road carriage way
MABINI
San Jose proper to Nazareno road of Mabini
(4KM) DA 2021 8M To improve road carriage way
PILAR Passable to local people in
Lundag Pilar to Biabas, Guindulman road handling their goods to the
(3KM) DA 2021 6M market
Infrastructure (ROAD CONCRETING)
ANDA Reduce transportation cost in
handing farm inputs and
Concreting of Almaria to Katipunan road of products from market to farm
Anda (2KM) DA 2021 16M and vice versa
Shorten travel time in going
ALICIA to market, provide
convenience in transporting
Concreting of Poblacion to Untaga road of commodities and lessen
Alicia DA 2021 8M transportation cost
CANDIJAY Reduce transportation cost in
handing farm inputs and
Concreting of Cadapdapan to Tanabog road products from market to farm
of Candijay (1KM) DA 2021 10M and vice versa
GUINDULMAN
Shorten travel time in going
Concreting of Sitio Lantay, Lombog road of to market, provide
Guindulman (2KM) convenience in transporting
Commodities: rice, corn, coconut and variety commodities and lessen
of root crops DA 2021 16M transportation cost
PILAR DA 2021 48M
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Concreting of Estaca-Buenasuerte road
(2KM) DA 2021
28M
Concreting of Lumbay-Bayong San Vicente
road (3.5KM) DA 2021
24M
Concreting of Del Pilar-Rizal road (3.0KM)
Rehabilitation and establishment of Irrigation Projects
Small Farm Reservoirs Increase harvest yield for
Anda 6 units unirrigated ricefields
Alicia 40 units
Candijay 10 units
Guindulman 15 units
Mabini 25 units
Pilar 15 units 7.6M Additional livelihood
Ubay 40 units DA 2021 opportunity for the farmer
Establishment of Small Water Impounding
Projects (SWIP)
63
Anda - 1,000 LM Suba Anda Drainage
System
Fishport Cold Storage Facility
DA/DENR/ Preservation of products well
Mabini DAR/DILG 2021 10M done
Establishment of Seaweed Solar Dries
DA/DAR/ High market value of dry
Candijay DILG/DENR 2021 10M seaweeds
Environment Protection and Ecosystem
Management Activities
Barangay Pocket Forest
64
Ubay - 200ha in San Pascual
Mangrove Reforestation
65
Ubay- PES Concept and Scheme fully in
Placed
Sustainable Livelihood
11.3M
Anda - 750bags
Mabini - 750bags
Anda - 500bags
Mabini - bags
66
Establishment of Bamboo plantations
67
Ubay - 25ha ubi production
- 25ha vegetable production
- dragon fruit plantation
DENR
Establishment of Falcata Plantation
68
Pilar - 4.0ha establishment of production
Area
Training / IEC
DA
Swine dispersal
Anda - 45 heads of swine
Alicia-45 heads of swine
Candijay -45 heads of swine
Guindulman - 45heads of swine
Mabini - 45heads of swine
Pilar - 45 heads of swine
Ubay - 45 heads of swine
Ducks dispersal
Mabini - 1 duck project
Goat Dispersal
Anda - 7 heads Goat
Alicia - 7heads goat
Candijay - 7heads goat
Guindulman -7heads goat
Mabini - 7heads goat
Pilar - 7 heads goat
Ubay - 7heads goat
Dairy dispersal
Ubay - 7 heads Dairy
Carabao
Anad - 1 project for Anda Farmers'
Assoc
Guindulman - 1 project for Gundulman
Farmers' Assoc
BISU /
Training / IEC CWMFMCI 2021 Increase income by HH level
69
Fishcage / Aquaculture projects BFAR / BISU
70
BISU / CWMMCI
Alicia - 1 unit for LGU Alicia
Training / IEC
Rice Threshers
71
Guindulman - 1 unit for Mayuga
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DA
Candijay - 1 unit for Can-olin
Agency Time
Activity Responsible Frame Budget Key Performance Indicator
Infrastructure (ROAD OPENING)
Increase livelihood
ANDA opportunities for the local
people
Alleviate poverty incidence in
Talisay- Abihid Road (2km) DA 2022 2M the locality
Increase livelihood
CANDIJAY opportunities for the local
people
La Union to Puntod Candijay (1.0km) Alleviate poverty incidence in
Commodities: rice, coconut,banana DA 2022 3.0M the locality
Pilar
Increase livelihood
Purok 3, Poblacio, Bayong Road (1.5km) DA 1.5M opportunities for the local
people
Purok 2 Poblacion Main Canal Estaca road Alleviate poverty incidence in
(3KM) DA 2022 3.0M the locality
Infrastructure (ROAD REHABILITATION)
ANDA
Passable to local people in
Amontay to Mahayahay to Eskaya Anda road handling their goods to the
(5KM) DA 2022 10M market
ALICIA
Rehabilitation of Cabatang to Untaga road To improve road carriage
(2km) DA 2022 4M way
Reduce transportation cost in
CANDIJAY handling farm inputs
La Union to Anoling road (3KM) products from market to far
Commodities:coconut, banana DA 2022 6M and vice versa
GUINDULMAN
Casbu-Cat Sur Guindulman road (4KM)
Commodities:rice, corn, coconut, variety of To improve road carriage
crops DA 2022 8M way
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MABINI
Paraiso proper to Sitio Gabaasan road of To improve road carriage
Mabini (3KM) DA 2022 6M way
Passable to local people in
PILAR handling their goods to the
Inaghuban Pilar Feeder road (2KM) DA 2022 4M market
Infrastructure (ROAD CONCRETING)
Shorten travel time going to
market, provide convenience
ALICIA in transporting commodities
Concreting of Poblacion to Putlongcam road and lessen transportation
of Alicia (1KM) DA 2022 8M cost
CANDIJAY
Reduce transportation cost in
Concreting of Lungsodaan-Cansoyan road of handling farm inputs and
Candijay (1KM) products from market to
Commodity: rice DA 2022 10M farm and vice versa
PILAR 24M
DA 2022
Concreting of Bagumbayan-Catagdaan Road
(3KM)
8M
Concreting of Inaghuban to San Vicente of DA 2022 16M
Pilar (2KM) DA 2022
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Environment Protection and Ecosystem
Management Activities
Barangay Pocket Forest
75
Ubay - 1,500ha timberland protection
PES Implementation
Anda - 750bags
Mabini - 750bags
Anda - 500bags
76
Pilar - 1,500 bags
Fertilizers
77
Decrease poverty rate
Anda - 25ha lakatan plantation
78
Alicia - 4.0ha establishment of production
Area
Training / IEC
Livestock Production (Native Chicken, Swine, DA
Goat, Ducks, Dairy, Cattle and Carabao)
Swine dispersal
Anda - 45 heads of swine
Alicia-45 heads of swine
Candijay -45 heads of swine
Guindulman - 45heads of swine
Mabini - 45heads of swine
Pilar - 45 heads of swine
Ubay - 45 heads of swine
Ducks dispersal
Mabini - 1 duck project
Goat Dispersal
Anda - 7 heads Goat
Alicia - 7heads goat
Candijay - 7heads goat
Guindulman -7heads goat
Mabini - 7heads goat
Pilar - 7 heads goat
Ubay - 7heads goat
2022 Increase income by HH level
79
Dairy dispersal
Ubay - 7 heads Dairy
Carabao
Anad - 1 project for Anda Farmers'
Assoc
Guindulman - 1 project for Gundulman
Farmers' Assoc
Training / IEC
BISU /
CWMFMCI
Fishcage / Aquaculture projects BFAR / BISU
80
Training / IEC BISU /
CWMFMCI
Solar/STW (Shallow Tube Well)
81
Ubay - 1 unit for Gabi
- 1 unit for California
Training / IEC
DA
Acquisition of Hand Tractors (Kuliglig) with
trailer
82
Pilar - 1 unit for Catagdaan
Training /IEC
Acquisition of Corn Shellers BISU
83
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