Landscape Analysis of Abatement Cost in the Philippines:

The Manupali Case Study

RD Lasco, J Alano, S Dewi, D Nugroho, RJ Delfino,D Catacutan, A Mercado Jr, and FB Pulhin

LANDCOVER DYNAMICS IN MANUPALI WATERSHED,LANDCOVER DYNAMICS IN MANUPALI WATERSHED,LANTAPAN LANTAPAN -- PHILIPPINESPHILIPPINES

Philippines

Lantapan

Land use/cover 2000

Agriculture

Agro-forestry

Secondary Forest (buffer zone)

Banana

Land use/cover 2005

Drivers of Land Use Change

• Forest corn• Vegetable farming• Corporate banana

plantations• Presence of two sugar

mills• Agribusiness

Land use/cover changes 2000 - 2005

-200

-150

-100

-50

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0

Cumulative Annual Emissions (tCO2-e/ha/yr)

NPV

(US$

per

tCO

2-e/

ha/y

r) More than 50% with less than US$ 1 per tCo2-e

The Philippines and REDD• Rate of deforestation is declining

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

M h

a

1500 1900 1934 1988 1996 2005

Year

The Philippines and REDD• Forest degradation is more

significant source of carbon?• All primary forests are protected

by law– Protection from illegal cutting– Biodiversity conservation

• Logging is allowed in secondary forests– Reduced impact logging– Community based forest mgt– Landcare groups

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