Mainstreaming Native Species-Based Forest Restoration

Transcription

1 Mainstreaming Native Species-Based Forest Restoration Page 1 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES JULY 2010

2 Page 2

3 Philippine Forestry Spanish colonial rule, timber felled for houses and ship-building, lowland forest cleared for sugar and coconut plantations American colonial rule; accelerated deforestation; start of modern mechanized commercial logging in the Philippines Deforestation at 221,000 hectares per year Page 3 Fabrica, Negros Island, Philippines circa 1930

4 Philippine Forestry 1960s Philippine timber exports highest in the world Deforestation rate highest at 304,800 hectares per year Average area reforested: 40,069 hectares per year Surigao, Mindanao Island, Philippines Photo: E.S. Fernando Nov Deforestation rate still at 157,400 hectares per year; area reforested at only 21,671 hectares per year Page 4 Abuyog, Leyte Island, Philippines Photo: E.S. Fernando 01 June 2006

5 The Philippines Change in Forest Cover, percent forest cover year Fabrica, Negros Island, Philippines circa 1930 Surigao, Mindanao Island, Philippines Photo: E.S. Fernando Nov Data Sources: from Garrity et al. (1993); 1990 from FAO (2001); 1999 from ESSC (1999); 1991, 1996, from DENR-FMB (2005) Philippine Forestry Statistics Page 5 Surigao, Mindanao Island, Philippines Photo: E.S. Fernando Nov. 2003

6 The Philippines Deforestation Rates, , , ,000 Surigao, Mindanao Island, Philippines Photo: E.S. Fernando Nov hectares 200, , ,000 50,000 Mindoro Island, Philippines Photo: E.S. Fernando April Data Source: from Garrity et al. 1993; and from FAO 2005 Global Forest Resources Assessment Page 6 Busuanga Island, Philippines Photo: E.S. Fernando April 2003

7 The Philippines and SE Asia: Forest as percent of land area Total SE Asia 43.3 Vietnam 30.2 Timor-Leste 34.3 Thailand 28.9 Singapore 3.3 Philippines 19.4 Myanmar 52.3 Malaysia 58.7 Lao PDR 54.4 Indonesia Cambodia Cagayan Prov., Luzon Island, Philippines Photo: E.S. Fernando July 2005 Brunei Darussalam Forest as percent of land area Page 7 Data source: FAO (2003) State of the World s Forests

8 The Philippines and SE Asia: Area of forest per capita Total SE Asia Vietnam Timor-Leste Thailand Singapore Philippines Myanmar Malaysia Lao PDR Indonesia Cambodia Brunei Darussalam n.s Siaton, Negros Island, Philippines Photo: E.S. Fernando May Area of forest (in hectares) per capita Page 8 Data source: FAO (2003) State of the World s Forests Population based on 1999 data. Forest area based on 2000 data.

9 The Philippines Area reforested, , ,000 hectares 150, ,000 Total Government Private Sector 50, year Large-leaf mahogany Swietenia macrophylla Page Total: 1,688,539 ha; average: 48,244 ha/yr Government: 1,087,848 ha; average: 31,081 ha/yr Private sector: 600,691 ha; average: 18,772 ha/yr Data Source: DENR-FMB (2003, 2007) Philippine Forestry Statistics

10 What species have been used for reforestation in the Philippines? At least two native species known to have been used: narra (Pterocarpus indicus) and Benguet pine (Pinus kesiya) Yemane Gmelina arborea [South Asia] But mainly exotics! Swietenia macrophylla [Central & South America] Gmelina arborea [South Asia] Acacia mangium [Moluccas, New Guinea, & NE Australia] Acacia auriculiformis [New Guinea & N Australia] Pinus caribaea [Central America, Cuba, & Bahamas] Falcataria moluccana [Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, & Solomon Islands] Eucalyptus camaldulensis [Australia] Eucalyptus urophylla [Lesser Sunda Islands] Large-leaf mahogany Swietenia macrophylla [Central & South America] Page 10 Mangium Acacia mangium [Moluccas, New Guinea, & NE Australia] Photo:s E.S. Fernando June2006

11 The Philippines Deforestation Rates, Photo: E.S. Fernando Nov The Philippines Area reforested, Photo: E.S. Fernando June 2004 Page 11

12 Page 12

13 So, what next for Philippine forestry? Using native species we will restore our forests to: A vigourous program for the rebirth of the Philippine rain forests. protect watersheds and freshwater resources recover and expand forest habitats for threatened native species of plants and animals connect forest fragments, link protected areas and natural forests help mitigate the impacts of climate change Page 13 secure the livelihood of the local people

14 Pouteria duclitan Goniothalamus amuyon Atuna racemosa Celtis luzonica Cynometra ramiflora Planted July Photo taken Sept March 2007 Pouteria duclitan Celtis luzonica Celtis luzonica Goniothalamus amuyon Viticipremna philippinensis Myrica javanica 11 April Page June 2010

15 27 July July Page April May 2009

16 Planted 12 June 2005 Dracontomelon dao (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe Photo taken 09 December 2005 Page 16 Photo taken 24 October 2007

17 Mainstreaming Native Species-Based Forest Restoration Page 17 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES JULY 2010

18 Thank you! Institute of Biology The University of the Philippines - Diliman The University of the Philippines Visayas Cebu College The University of the Philippines Mindanao College of Forestry & Natural Resources The University of the Philippines Los Baños Page 18

19 Thank you! Page 19

20 Thank you! Page 20

21 Thank you! To all our presenters today who have come from various places around the world.... and to the moderators and participants in the panel discussions tomorrow. Page 21

22 There can be no purpose more enspiriting than to begin the age of restoration, reweaving the wondrous diversity of life that still surrounds us. E.O. Wilson, The Diversity of Life (1992) Page 22

23 Page 23