Requirements for reforestation

In view of recent disasters due to massive forest denudation, we identify three requirements for successful reforestation. One, secure the area from unscrupulous individuals; two, ensure that people in the area feel ownership of the initiative; and three, plant the most appropriate species in the targeted sites. If these are not met, the country's reforestation plan will just suffer from failures anew. The government's planting efforts have shown a disappointing 61-percent survival rate. Last Nov. 2, the Inquirer's Jerome Aning reported: "President Marcos on Monday said good trees should be planted in the denuded uplands of the two Maguindanao provinces to prevent a repeat of last ...

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