Scribd
Upload
74 views23 pages

Kalahan - Pastor Rice

The document discusses how the Ikalahan people in the Philippines have sustainably managed their community forest for decades. They harvest and process wild fruits and plants for income while protecting wildlife habitats. They also grow crops and mushrooms. They measure the forest's carbon sequestration and water provision but have not been paid for environmental services.

Uploaded by

ronalynlaroya
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
74 views23 pages

Kalahan - Pastor Rice

The document discusses how the Ikalahan people in the Philippines have sustainably managed their community forest for decades. They harvest and process wild fruits and plants for income while protecting wildlife habitats. They also grow crops and mushrooms. They measure the forest's carbon sequestration and water provision but have not been paid for environmental services.

Uploaded by

ronalynlaroya
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 23

A Community Forest

The Ikalahan Experience

Engr. Delbert Rice, M.A.


5/2/2012 1

The Kalahan Educational Foundation, Inc.

The location
Caraballo Mountains

5/2/2012

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

Ikalahan Ancestral Lands

5/2/2012

Managed by Ikalahan Leaders

5/2/2012

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

Who do Micro and Macro Planning.

5/2/2012

Geography
Elevations - 600 1700 meters above sea level. Slopes Average 45 degrees Vegetation Tropical Rain Forests Soil Fractured Sandstone Weather Frequent typhoons from June to December Rainfall - > 4000-5000 mm / year 6

5/2/2012

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

MOA# 1
1974
Rights:
The Land and its Resources belong to the Ikalahan community

Responsibility: Protect the


Watershed.
5/2/2012 7

But we must also provide a livelihood for our families.

HOW?
5/2/2012 8

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

We can produce our own food,

5/2/2012

But how about cash?


We cant expand agriculture. We cant expand pastures. We cant increase animals.

To do so might damage the Watershed!


5/2/2012 10

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

We go to the Forest Harvest Wild Fruits

Guavas
5/2/2012 11

Go to the Forest Harvest Wild Fruits

Dagwey
5/2/2012 12

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

Even Blossoms

Hibiscus

5/2/2012

13

Process them

Make Jelly and Jam

5/2/2012

14

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

Sell them

5/2/2012

15

But we must protect the food supply of the wildlife!

5/2/2012

16

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

So

85%

15%

Food Processing
5/2/2012

Wildlife
17

Protect their habitats too.

Sanctuaries
5/2/2012

3,000 hectares

18

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

Go to the Forest

Intercrop Coffee Cacao


5/2/2012 19

Go to the barren areas Plant fruit

Citrus
5/2/2012 20

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

Go to the barren areas.


Plant Organic vegetables

5/2/2012

21

In the Backyard Forest Grow orchids or roses

5/2/2012

22

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

In the Backyard Forest Grow mushrooms

Shiitaki
5/2/2012 23

Cull the forest. Gently and regularly

To expedite growth

Use F. I. T.
5/2/2012 24

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

And train the youth Cultural Continuity Ancient Systems


5/2/2012 25

With Research Based Training Materials

5/2/2012

26

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

Build Respect for Culture

Ikalahan Ritual & Religion


5/2/2012

Ikalahan Justice System


27

To strengthen community

5/2/2012

28

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

Teach Modern Technologies

5/2/2012

29

To manage Community Based Enterprises.

5/2/2012

30

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

In 1993 we foresaw the problem of Climate Change.

5/2/2012

And realized our forests could help delay it.


31

We begged funds to begin the carbon inventory.

5/2/2012

32

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

We Blocked 10,000 hectares of production forests

5/2/2012

And established sample plots

33

We update the measurements regularly

5/2/2012

We now know how much carbon dioxide has been sequestered each year.
34

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

We begged money to measure the water for Magat Dam regularly.


5/2/2012

35

But our people are still below the poverty line.

5/2/2012

36

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

We provide clean water for Irrigation downstream.

5/2/2012

But we are not yet being paid.


37

Our Forests sequester carbon to prevent global warming

But we are not yet being paid.


38

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

We can produce sustainable energy,

But we dont have capital

Payments for Environmental Services are needed


So we can escape from poverty So we can afford to protect the forests. So we can expand our forests So we can restore the wildlife So we can provide health services So we can provide appropriate education.
5/2/2012 40

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

We Forest People can sustainably manage the forest BUT


Land Tenure is the prerequisite Appropriate policies are needed Must Maintain Cultural Continuity Must Encourage Bio-Diversity Must Encourage Economic Diversity Must Do Holistic planning Must Maintain an Ecological attitude. 5/2/2012

41

We are entitled to payments for ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.

5/2/2012

42

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

And we dont know how to protect the forests if we are not paid.

5/2/2012

43

5/2/2012

44

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

Kalahan Educational Foundation, Inc. [email protected]


5/2/2012 45

Sustainable Livelihood in the Forest

You might also like