PRAGATA, MARY ANN E. Unpublished Masteral Thesis, University of Nueva Caceres , Naga City , 1998.
Keywords: Policy Implementation for forest Conservation
This study described the implementation of conservation policies of DENR along forest protection and forest utilization by the three CENRO's Naga, Iriga and Sipocot for C/Y 1997. To realize this end, the following were considered: existing forest conservation policies of DENR along forest protection and utilization, strategies adopted to implement these policies per area and significant difference in the strategies in the strategies adopted.
The study used the descriptive-comparative method of research and employed descriptive statistics weighted mean, rank and ANOVA. Respondents were 60 forest officers from the three CENROs Naga, Iriga and Sipocot. Documents such as the compilation of the policy issuances, annual accomplishment report, report of confiscations, list of cases filed, list of permitees and licenses and inventory of lumber dealers were also considered.
Major conclusions of the study were: 1) There are adequate forest conservation policies aimed to protect and conserve the forests. Forests conservation policies along forest protection and utilization were carried out but there are factors that hindered the successful implementation such that along forest protection, CENRO Iriga and Sipocot fared very well while CENRO Naga only fared well the most adopted strategy was filing criminal cases against forest law violators and establishments of chokepoints; whereas along forest utilization, CENRO Iriga and Sipocot always adopted strategies; while CENRO Naga only frequently and the topmost adopted were the issuance of permits/licenses and agreements granted. There were no significant differences in the strategies adopted along forest protection since these are the same rules and regulations carried out by the three CENROs; however, there were significant differences in the strategies adopted along forest utilization which meant that each CENRO have different sets of problems unique in their respective areas.