Social Forestry

WMSU
Adala Niña F.
Social Forestry

Management of forest for the benefits of

local communities.
 COMMUNITY-BASED
FOREST MANAGEMENT
(CBFM)
WMSU
Aguila Relyn F.
Community-based forest management is the principal
strategy for forestlands and forest resources management
in the Philippines.
Community-based forest management in the Philippines is
commonly regarded as having its beginning from the
issuance of a Presidential Executive Order (EO 263) in July
1995.
 OBJECTIVES OF
SOCIAL FORESTRY

WMSU
Alorsavis, Daprissel P.
OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL FORESTRY
1. To improve the environment to safeguard agriculture from
the adverse effect of various climatic factors.
2. To expand fuelwood supply for domestic use.
3. To enhance the natural beauty of the landscape and
create recreational forests for the advantage of rural and
urban populations.
OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL FORESTRY
4. To provide employment opportunities for untrained
workers.
5. Raising the standard of living and the quality of life of the
people living in the rural and urban areas.
 Benefits of social
Forestry
WMSU
Annuran, Fatima Shalyn A.
Benefits of social Forestry
• Fight against global warming
• Soil conservation
• Biodiversity will be increased
• Health benefits by improving air quality
• Social benefits
 Types of Social
Forestry

WMSU Andajao, Layne Yuri B.

Types of Social Forestry
Agro-forestry
Agro-forestry involves the
growth of trees and agriculture in
the same setting to provide
landowners with agricultural and
tree products on a commercial
basis.
Farm Forestry
The common purpose is usually
timber plantations on private
land, but the setup can be
applied to a range of enterprises
that are managed in a variety of
ways using different parts of the
trees.
Types of Social Forestry
Extension Forestry
Extension forestry involves the
planting of trees on the sides of
canals, roads, and railways as
well as on wastelands.
Community Forestry
Refers to the management of
communal land. The village
members collectively decide and
implement projects on the
communal land. The local
population takes part in the
planning, managing, and
harvesting of forest crops.
 Identity the Social
Forestry Priorities
WMSU
Asjali, Rusin N.
Three major aims of social forestry,
were noted by FAO (1978) to be:
1. Provision of fuel and other goods to meet basic needs at
rural household and community level

2. Provision of food and the environmental stability

necessary to sustain such food production

3. Generation of income and employment in the community.