Threats assessment and management of the Baua-Wangag Watershed Forest Reserve in Gonzaga, Cagayan Province, Philippines

Issue Date

7-2016

Abstract

The Baua-Wangag Watershed was proclaimed as Watershed Forest Reserve by virtue of Presidential Proclamation Nos. 107 and 108 on May 13, 1987 to protect the area from deforestation and degradation. The proclaimed Watershed Forest Reserve is composed of the watershed areas of two major river systems in the municipality of Gonzaga, Cagayan Province, Philippines. The Baua watershed reserve covers a total area of 15,947 hectares while the Wangag watershed reserve covers a total land area of 6,992 hectares. Based from the Protected Area Occupants Survey of the DENR, there are 232 individuals occupying a portion of the Protected Area. Using the Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT), an assessment of the threats confronting the protected area was done through the participation of 24 Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) members and representatives of the different stakeholders of the Baua-Wangag Watershed Forest Reserve (BWWFR). The results of the assessment show that the participants gave the overall management a total score of 47.79 out of 105 points, which is equivalent to a 46% average score. The participants rated the management of the BWWFR highly in Context (75%), Outcomes (70%) and Planning (59%). Meanwhile, the lowest three in the assessment ranking were Process (40%), Input (35%) and Output (10%). Based on these findings, recommendations for effective management were provided.

Source or Periodical Title

Asia Life Sciences

ISSN

0117-3375

Volume

25

Issue

1

Page

367-378

Document Type

Article

Physical Description

illustrations; graph; table; references

Language

English

Subject

Watersheds--Gonzaga, Cagayan Province; Watershed management;

En – AGROVOC descriptors

WATERSHEDS; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; FOREST RESERVES; PROTECTED FORESTS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PHILIPPINES

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