Conservation relay: Private sector participation in restoration of degraded forest landscape in Mt. Makiling, Philippines

Creator

Emmanuel R.G. Abraham, University of the Philippines Los Banos
Leilani A. Castillo, University of the Philippines Los Banos
Yong Kwon Lee, Korea Forest Service
Su Young Woo, University of Seoul
Don Koo Lee, Seoul National University
Youn Ho Jang, Korindo Group
Jose O. Sargento, University of the Philippines Los Banos
Amelita C. Luna, University of the Philippines Los Banos

Issue Date

6-2007

Abstract

This paper presents a corporate volunteer-based strategy for initiating and sustaining forest restoration efforts in Mt. Makiling, Philippines that evolved within the last decade. The strategy, dubbed “conservation relay”, is a process where various private sectors carry out and support restoration efforts in sequential time periods, attending an area from its degraded status to a condition favoring natural restoration processes. From 1993 to 2006, about 830 individuals belonging to 14 companies/groups contributed to the rehabilitation of 31.5 hectares of degraded forest areas in Mt. Makiling. Recent research on the impacts of these efforts in one of the sites showed substantial improvement in vegetation cover, species composition, microclimate, and soil conditions that now favor natural regeneration processes. © 2007, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Source or Periodical Title

Forest Science and Technology

ISSN

21580103

Volume

3

Issue

1

Page

33-39

Document Type

Article

Language

English

Subject

Conservation relay, Forest restoration, Mt. Makiling, Private sector participation

Recommended Citation

Abraham, Emmanuel & Castillo, Leilani & Lee, Yong & Woo, Su-Young & Lee, Don & Jang, Youn & Sargento, Jose & Luna, Amelita. (2007). Conservation relay: Private sector participation in restoration of degraded forest landscape in Mt. Makiling, Philippines. Forest Science and Technology. 3. 33-39

Identifier

10.1080/21580103.2007.9656316.

Digital Copy

YES