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Closed forest: Part of the SUDECOR forest management unit in the SDU. Photo: B.D. Agaloos, Jr.

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Collaborative forest management in a sustainable development unit 

An ITTO project in the Philippines promotes a multi- stakeholder approach to SFM 

byRicardo M. Umali1

andBernardo Agaloos Jr2 

1Project Director PD 167/02

Rev. 2(F)

and President,

Sustainable Ecosystems

International Corp (SUSTEC)

rmumali@i-manila.com.ph 

2Assistant Project Director

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The project strategy adopted was to develop an integrative planning framework and mobilize the SDU’s stakeholders in planning and implementation of sustainable forest management interventions.

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Steps to sustainabilityFigure 1: Project strategy/processes

PHASE 1Who am I

and

what do I haveto do with

Diwata SDU?

PHASE 2Who else are concerned

with orinterested inDiwata SDU

and what do I haveto do with them?

PHASE 3Given our concerns

and interests,how can we

work togetherfor Diwata SDU?

PHASE 4What needsto be done?

How can it be done?Who can best

do what?

PHASE 5LET’S DO IT!

andDO ITTOGETHER!!!

IDENTIFICATIONAND PROFILING

OFINTEREST GROUPS

ANDCONCERNED SECTORS

LEVELING-OFFAND

VISIONING

ESTABLISHINGCOLLABORATIVE

STRUCTURES/ MECHANISMS

PARTICIPATORYPLANNING/ 

ACTIONPLANNING

RESOURCEMOBILIZATION

ANDPROGRAM/PROJECTIMPLEMENTATION

Action Plan implementation 

Formulation of the Medium-Term Action Plan (MTAP) for SFM/SD (2006–2015) 

Collaborative framework 

Bio-physical, socio-economic characterization 

Formation of stakeholder organization (EDSSA, Inc.) 

Livelihood opportunity assessment 

Stakeholder profiling 

SDU delineation 

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The stakeholders were provided with a collaborative framework and an action plan which will guide their 

future activities towards SFM in the SDU.

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  Manageent in the Philippine: Diagnotic Miion. Dn IC

(XXXV) /16. Ykh, Jpn.

IO. 2005. Criteria an Inicator or Stainable Manageent o 

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The project has demonstrated that FMUs can be effectively integrated within the larger SDU context through collaborative forest management amongst all key stakeholders.