Module 4.

Strategic Planning

Orientation

Rationale of FLUP Strategic

Plan
FLUP implementation strategies should be based
on findings of the situational analysis:
potentials/constraints discovered will create basis
to formulate overall strategy and priority areas of
action
Purpose of strategic planning is to create initial
road map for implementation of the FLUP. The
plan created by LGU and DENR and agreed by
main partners will create basis to start the journey
towards intended outcomes/impact (where do we
want to go?). It will include periodic assessment to
transform the plan into strategic process.

Outcomes of FLUP
Implementation
1

SUSTAINABLE UPLAND
AGRICULTURE

CLEAR
ADIMINISTRATIVE AND
TENURE BOUNDARIES

CLEAR
ADIMINISTRATIVE
AND TENURE
BOUNDARIES

PROTECTION OF
FOREST

PRODUCTION OF
WOOD AND FOREST
PRODUCTS

Scope of FLUP
FLUP is a landuse plan and concentrates to
planning of landuse (therefore it is spatial,
where and what?)
The improved landuse and management of
forestland (outcomes) will hopefully lead to
impact such as improved water production,
resilience of communities to climate
change, increased biodiversity, increased
income of FL occupants/tenure holders
Other external factors contribute to
success of FLUP implementation such as
access to education, health care, market
-but how to address issues on these should form part of
other strategic plans (education, health care, infastructure

Basis for Planning

Based on outline of the situational analysis (pre strategic planning
questionnaire) and expected outcomes of FLUP implementation
identify main issues and their potentials/constraints
Strategic Plan is going to address these issues
ISSUES

POTENTIALS

CONSTRAINTS

Questions?
How do we
know we are
really going
there?

Where are we
now?

What things
we need to
have to go
there?
What do we
need to go
there?

Where do we
want to go?

How do we
want to go?

Where are we now?

EXAMPLE LGU AMLAN
ISSUES
Water sources not protected
Unsustainable farming
techniques
Inappropriate management of
river banks, steep slopes
Wildlife & timber poaching
Settlement area planned close
to natural forest
No sufficient sustainable
source of wood (firewood,
timber)
Limited enforcement of
environmental laws
Unclear tenurial arrangements
and boundaries

SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
POTENTIALS
Large areas
underutilized/potential for
development
Presence of possible investors
(PNOC, DENR-NGP, hydro power
company)
Tourism potential (esp.
waterfall in Silab)
Functional ENRO Office
CONSTRAINTS
Disconnect between LGU and
DENR
Unclear CMA policy
Difficult process to acquire
permits
Limited political will to
enforce/implement plans
Possible resistance by

Where do we want to go?

OUTCOMES/TARGETS

Protection
of forest

Production
of
wood/fore
st
products

Sustainabl
e upland
agriculture

Clear
boundary
and
tenure/all
ocation

biodiversity
environmental
services
Water Production
(catchment, service
areas)

Risk Reduction

Enforcem
ent

CC
mitigation/adaptation

How do we want to go there?

STRATEGY
PARTNERSHI
PS
PARTICIPATI
ON

TRANSPARENCY
Strategy
LEARNING

EFFICIENCY
COORDINATI
ON

ACCOUNTABILITY
OWNERSHIP/C
OMITTMENT

What do we need to go
there?
OUTPUTS
Policies

Capacitie
s

Resource
s

Human
Resource
s

Financing

What things we need to have to go

there?
OUTPUTS
Policies

Capaciti
es
Human
Resource
s
Financin
g

local
ordinanc
es

plans

Knowledge/ski
lls in resource
management
LGU

forestlan
d
occupan
ts

agreements

Knowledge/skil
ls
Coordination/c
ommunication
tenure
holders

Administration
(coordination,
management, planning,
monitoring)

guidelines

Knowledge/skil
ls enforcement

DENR

enforceme
nt

PARTNER
S

NRM
projects &
programmes

How do we know we are really

going there?
INDICATORS
Monitorin
g and
Evaluatio
n

Monitoring
system

Regular assessment

Format for
Strategic
Planning

3.1.

Goals/impact

GOALS EXAMPLE:
Forestland provides sustainable source of water (irrigation and potable)
Vulnerability of people to hazards reduced, communities are resilient, number
of hazards reduced, adaptive capacity increased etc..
Biodiversity increased

GOALS are in the level of intended impact of FLUP implementation,

the discussion on these can help to create common vision and clarify
the purpose of FLUP implementation.
However it is not straightforward that the goals are achieved only by
implementing FLUP Other activities/outputs and outcomes might be
necessary (out of FLUP scope).

3.1. Objectives /
Outcomes

OUTCOMES EXAMPLE:

Protection of
forest

Production of
wood and forest
products

The forest cover

is not reduced
and the value for
biodiversity
conservation is
increased

New areas are

recovered to
increase area of
the protection
forest (steep
slopes and areas
with land slides
and cracks
priority)
Water sources
are protected

Grassland and
brushland areas
developed and
managed to
provide
sustainable
source of wood
for local
consumption
NTFP are
harvested in
sustainable
level

Sustainable
upland
agriculture

Clear
boundary,
tenure /rights

Protection/prod
uction areas
are recognized
in agricultural
practices

Administrative
boundaries
are clear in
the ground
and in maps

Areas on
perennial
cropping/agrof
orestry
increased

Forestland is
covered by
tenure/rights
with clear
boundaries
and
responsibilities

STEP 1. Issues, potentials and

constraints are considered to
decide intended outcomes

3.1.

EXAMPLE:
Protection of
forest

X ha of the
natural forest
remains and
quality of the
forest increased
x ha of brush
land/grassland
areas converted
to forest (priority
areas steep
slopes/hazard
areas/water
production
areas)
X springs/caves
protected

Targets

Production of
wood and forest
products

X ha of existing
plantations
managed/utilized
based on agreed
plan (RMP)

X ha established on
production areas
(brush
land/grassland) for
wood/firewood
production

X m3 trees harvested
annually

Sustainable
upland agriculture

X ha are covered
with farm plans and
these are
implemented

No agriculture on
slopes steeper than
50%

Clear boundary,
tenure /rights

Municipal
boundary
between LGU X
and LGU X is
agreed

Barangay
boundary
between
barangay x and
barangay x
agreed

Tenure/rights with
clear boundary
and
responsibilities
covers x ha (x%
of FL)

STEP 2. Targets are agreed

based
on given
timeframe
of the
productivity of irrigated areas increased
(downstream)/new
areas
x ha on irrigation
number/frequency of land slides/floods reduced

3.1.

FLUP Overall
Strategy

One sentence describing how the LGU

and DENR wants to implement the
FLUP and reach the goals and
objectives set for the plan.
STEP 3. Strategic sentence
should consise with the CLUP
mission/vision and mission of the
LGU, & connect to the agreed
targets.

FLUP IMPLEMENTATION
STEPS
TENURE/
SUB-AGREEMENT
AGREED LANDUSE
CHANGE

CLAIMANT
S

POLICIES

RULES FOR IMPLEMENTATION

BARANGAY PLAN
LANDUSE PART OF BARANGAY
DEVELOPMENT PLAN

STEERING COMMITTEE
INSTITUTIONALISING PARTNERSHIP

FLUP

LGU PREPARED TO TAKE ACTIVE ROLE IN MANAGEMENT

BARANGA
Y

3.2.
Support
Strategies

3.2.1. POLICIES

Outputs

Protection
of forest

Production
of wood
and forest
products

Sub-agreement ordinance

3.2.4. FINANCING

Clear
boundary
tenure/rig
hts
Revised
Admin Map

Skills in
agroforestry

3.2.2. CAPACITIES
3.2.3. HUMAN
RES/INSTITUTION
S

Sustainab
le upland
agricultur
e

Regular
patrolling
New plantations

STEP 4. Outputs things we need are decided

based on discussion on policies, capacities,
institutional set up, financial resources needed to
achieve targets

NOTE:
These can either contribute to one or several objectives
Formulation of indicators can help to get a better idea what is needed to achieve
the targets (see 3.3. monitoring plan)

3.2.

Institutional set up

Based on Institutional
Analysis conducted during
the strategic planning
consider:
How stakeholders can
communicate?
Who is coordinating
collaboration?
Who is making
decisions?

STEERING
COMMITTEE
(SCom)

Technical
Advisory
Group
DENR, DAR
PLGU-ENRD
DA
NIA
DILG
DOT
PNP

Municipal Planning and

Development Office
(Secretariat)

Municipal Environment and

Natural Resources Council
(MENRC)

Municipal Forest Protection

Committee (MFPC)

Municipal Environment and

Natural Resources Office
(MENRO)

Forest
Resources
Management

BARANGAYS

BENROs

Example: Manjuyod FLUP

Figure 3. Proposed Organizational Structure

EXAMPLE

3.2.

Outputs

Functioning Steering Committee (other institutional set up for

coordination and joint decision making among partners)
Functioning ENRO
Local ordinances to support FLUP implementation
Clear information sharing mechanisms (DENR-LGU-stakeholder)
Regularly updated data base/GIS to compile results of monitoring
(current status and changes in landuse)
Baseline for biodiversity monitoring
Defining protection-production areas in the ground
(becomes part of barangay development plan etc.)
Clear administrative/tenure boundaries
Closing of open access with tenure agreements
Resource Management Plans (tenure holder)
Projects/financing/PES for protection
Establishment of plantations/projects NGP etc.
Projects to support sustainable upland agriculture
Regular patrolling

3.3.

Monitoring Plan

How outcomes and outputs are

monitored to know that we are
heading to the right direction?
What will barangay, municipal level,
DENR monitor? Who is coordinating
monitoring?
How the monitoring data is used to
asses/evaluate periodically the
progress and link this to revision of
FLUP plans and activities?

3.3.

Monitoring Plan

For each target establish

indicators:

PROTECTION OF FOREST AND ENVIRONMENTAL

CONSERVATION
1st Target: Forest cover of 255 ha of the natural forest located
in Jantianon and Tanglad remains and quality of the forest
for biodiversity conservation (diversity, maturity) increased

1. Forest cover: x ha of natural forest (baseline indicator)

2. Quality of forest for biodiversity conservation increased: maturity
and diversity of forest (outcome indicator)
3. Natural forest is managed based on RMP (process indicator)
4. Regular patrolling organized for protection (process indicator)
5. Quantity x m3 of confiscated logs, forest products reduced
(outcome indicator)

3.3.

Monitoring Plan

For each indicator consider:

How often should data be collected?
What data is needed to asses or
calculate the indicator?
Where will the data come from?
How will the data be collected?
Who will be responsible for data
collection?

3.4. Medium Term Plan

Based on Institutional Analysis conducted during the strategic
planning consider:
What is current spending to FL management?
Who is financing the activities?
How this funding can be used to implement FLUP?
What additional resources are needed?

YEAR 5.
OUTPUT

TARGET

ESTIMATED
COST

FUND SOURCE

YEAR 4.
OUTPUT

TARGET

ESTIMATED
COST

FUND SOURCE

3.5. One year work and

financial plan
Consider which activities have to be conducted to produce the agreed
outputs?:
How many outputs/activities (target)?
Cost per activity/output?
Where funds are derived?
Who is responsible to conduct the activity?

Coming together is a Beginning.

Working together is Progress.
Staying together is Success!
Thank you!!!