Institutional arrangements in the management and utilization of the Iwahig upland ecosystem

Date

1999

Abstract

This study was designed to assess the influence of institutional processes on the sound utilization and management of the publicly-owned upland resource of the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) reservation.Specifically, it aimed to identify the institutional stakeholders; determine the management strategies they employed; determine the extent of their participation in the planning and enforcement of policies and regulations pertaining to environmental protection; determine the socio-economic, environmental and political factors contributing to the utilization of resources.Above mentioned objectives were attained by gathering the data from the people who was supposed to be involved in the management of the IPPF's natural resources. Purposive sampling was used to determine the key informants who provided the data analyzed in this study. There is no institutional arrangement among the stakeholders, namely : the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the City government of Puerto Princesa. The IPPF is the one who does the planning and the enforcement of policies formulated by the DOJ concerning resource use and management in the IPPF reservation. The City government and DENR's role only emphasized the regulation and monitoring of resource utilization to avoid over-exploitation of resources. The study also revealed that the presense of the inmates contribute to the preservation of the area.

Document Type

Master Thesis

Degree

Master of Science in Environmental Science

College

School of Environmental Science and Management (SESAM)

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 995 1999 E8 B33

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