Lecture 6

Question 1

FOREST MANAGEMENT UNIT (FMU)

Answer 1

is a well-defined and demarcated land area, predominantly covered by forests, managed on a long term basis and having a set of clear objectives specified in a forest management plan (FAO, 2000)

Question 2

is a well-defined and demarcated land area, predominantly covered by forests, managed on a long term basis and having a set of clear objectives specified in a forest management plan (FAO, 2000)

Answer 2

FOREST MANAGEMENT UNIT (FMU)

Question 3

The FMU includes:

Answer 3

1. FOREST LAND
2. FOREST RESOURCES on that land
3. RESOURCE MANAGERS who must have secure tenure over the forest land, resources, and products;
4. MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS, which should be based on the FMU management plan and implemented annually following the Annual Operations Plan.

Question 4

DMC No.01 Series of 2011 (Guidelines and Procedures for Implementation of NGP) (8)

FMACCU IR

Answer 4

1. Forestlands
2. Mangrove areas and protected areas
3. Ancestral domains
4. Civil and military reservations
5. Community managed forest lands
6. Urban areas identified by LGUs such as urban parks, open spaces, school sites, roadsides, rivers and stream banks and other suitable areas, among others, consistent with their respective greening plans
7. Inactive and abandoned mine sites
8. Riverbanks, stream banks and other suitable public lands

Question 5

General Steps in Delineating FMU on the map (1-4 /7)

Answer 5

1. Obtain a Google map showing the general location of the proposed project site. The site is presumed to be eligible for forest development activities.
2. Define on the map the extent and boundary of the designated FMU indicating the coordinates of the corner points. Rectify the map to define its geographic coordinates.
3. Determine the area of the target site for development.
4. Subdivide the site into individual FMUs. The area of each FMU will depend on the type of beneficiaries/resource managers (e.g. family,
   community, corporate, institutional).

Question 6

General Steps in Delineating FMU on the map (5-7 /7)

Answer 6

5. Determine the general coordinates of the corner points of each FMU
6. Assign ID code to each FMU
7. Store in project map database.

Question 7

Demarcation and Labeling of FMU Boundary on the Ground (1-4 / 7)

Answer 7

1. Locate tying/reference point on the ground.
2. Initialize the GPS unit to be used in ground demarcation
3. Locate on the ground the boundary of identified FMUs using GPS.
4. Demarcate the points using stakes.

Question 8

Demarcation and Labeling of FMU Boundary on the Ground (5-7 / 7)

Answer 8

5. Record the coordinates of the individual corner points of each FMU and store in project map database.
6. Take note of nearby points of interest (e.g. trail, creek, permanent rock outcrop, large tree) to facilitate subsequent relocation survey, ground verification, and site evaluation
7. Repeat the process until the last FMU.

Question 9

Advantages of Watershed as Unit of Management (5)

Answer 9

Well defined physical boundary

Impacts of natural and anthropogenic factors can be observed and quantified

Impacts of activities and events inside the watershed on downstream ecosystems can be observed and quantified

Water is resource integrator

Stream water is good ecological indicator

Question 10

Disadvantages of Watershed as Unit of Management (3)

Answer 10

Boundary of watershed does not coincide with:
- Political boundary
- Legal boundary
- Economic boundary

Existence of so many interest groups

Large river basin could prove difficult to manage