Implementation of the National Greening Program in the Province of Bukidnon: Basis for Interventions

This study assessed the extent of the implementation of the National Greening Program (NGP) strategies in the province of Bukidnon in terms of activities related to social mobilization, harmonization of initiatives, provision of incentives and monitoring, and management of the database. The participants of this study are the stakeholders who were involved in NGP implementation, the study revealed the extent of the implementation of the NGP was partially implemented. Issues encountered by the stakeholders under the social mobilization strategy are financial constraints, infrastructures, and site-species matching. For harmonization of initiatives are a lack of technical capabilities, limited time preparation for nursery establishment, and unavailability of potential areas. On the provision of incentives are the lack of policy guidelines, lack of incentives system, and marketability of harvested crops. And, for monitoring and management of the database, lack of logistics and equipment, manpower constraints, and unpredictable weather conditions. The stakeholders have performed their roles and responsibilities under the four National Greening Program strategies, but some activities were implemented to some extent only. The issues encountered by the stakeholders vary in accordance with different strategies.

Keywords: Reforestation, National Greening Program, Implementation Strategies, Issues, and Interventions