resource management plan shall be prepared and institutionalized relative to
the identified ancestral management units/blocks by the community
underscoring collective agreements and commitments on natural resource
protection, conservation and utilization. However, for purposes of ensuring
sustainability and control, any resource utilization set by the communities
shall be documented. All concerned entities (DENR, NCIP, and LGU) shall be
informed accordingly for purposes of monitoring and transparency. The
following principles shall be observed in resources utilization:
10.1. Only those ICCs/IPs with registered STIFRMSP shall be issued with
forest resource utilization permit.
10.2. That any resource utilization in the form of timber or non-timber shall
be replaced by the user with an equivalent number of tree seedlings or
similar customary arrangement, and a s imposed by the community in
accordance with its policies and sustainable customs and practices;
10.3. That the existing land use a s a traditionally managed forest especially
for watershed protection shall be regulated and extraction of
resources shall be allowed only in areas identified by the community
a s production site. However, utilization within the areas shall be
allowed subject to the provisions of the approved Ancestral Domain
Sustainable Development and Protection Plan (ADSDPP);
10.4. The resource extraction shall be in accordance with existing
traditional resource rights defined by the community in its indigenous
system and practice. All DENR laws, rules and guidelines on resource
utilization shall be applicable in a supplementary manner;
10.5. The resources extracted for utilization or to be traded outside the
domain/locality by the concerned ICC/IP shall be regulated. The
disposition of timber and non-timber products shall be governed by
the applicable DENR laws, rules and regulations relative to the
requisite shipping/ transport documents;
10.6. Resources utilization from naturally grown forests for livelihood
projects a s carving, handicrafts, manufacturing, etc., shall be
regulated and only the allowable volume/number of species needed a s
raw materials for livelihood projects could be disposed of outside the
domain/locality in accordance with existing traditional resource rights
and DENR laws, rules and regulations; and
10.7. Resources harvested from the established indigenous forest/forest
plantation to be further processed into finished products (i.e. carving,
ornamental, handicrafts, novelty items, etc.), shall be allowed to be
transported outside the point of origin to any market outlets subject
to DENR laws, rules and regulations.
Sec. 11. Capability Building/Enhancement Program. - There shall be a
joint capability building/enhancement framework to implement training
programs for the Resource Management Technical Group from the DENR, the
NCIP, LGUs, other stakeholders and ICCs/IPs in order to ensure sustainability
in the adoption of appropriate sustainable traditional indigenous forest
resources management systems/practices.