Boat inspection

MAASIM, Sarangani (March 4, 2008) - Governor Migs Dominguez inspects the aft of a wooden fishing vessel Monday (Mar. 3) at the boat-making facility run by a cooperative in barangay Lumasal. The boat was built with some 27,000 board feet of common hardwood harvested from the Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) area of LUPA (Lumasal-Pananag) Integrated Ecological Resources Multi-purpose Cooperative. Executive Order No. 263 dated 19 July 1995 adopted the CBFM as the national strategy to ensure the sustainable development of the country's forestland resources and provided mechanisms for its implementation. Participating organized communities may be granted access to the forestland resources under long-term tenurial agreements, provided they employ environment-friendly, ecologically sustainable, and labor-intensive harvesting methods. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall work with local governments, people's organizations, non-government organizations, religious groups, business and industry, and other organizations to ensure that communities are empowered to initiate and achieve the objectives of EO 263. (Photo by SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/CAS)