SFG 061

The profession embracing the science, art and practice of creating, managing, using and conserving forests and associated resources for human benefit in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs and values.

• Forestry

• Agroforestry

• Social Forestry

• Forestry Extension

Group of people of homogenous societies identified by self-ascription by others, who have continuously lived as organized community on communally bounded and defined territory, and who have, under claims of ownership since time immemorial, occupied, possessed and utilize such territories, sharing common bonds of language, customs and etc.

• Tribes

• Indigenous People

• Higaonon

• Igorots

Systems, institutions, mechanisms, and technologies comprising a unique body of knowledge evolved through time that embody patterns of relationships between and among people and between people, their lands and resource environment, including such spheres of relationships which may include social, political, cultural, economic, religious spheres.

• Common Practices

• Peoples Organization

• Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices

• Government

A woody and perennial plant, typically large and with a well-defined stem or stems carrying a more or less definite crown.

• Grass

• Shrubs

• Herbs

• Tree

The conversion of forest to another land use or the long-term reduction of the tree canopy cover below the minimum 10% threshold.

• Degradation

• Deforestation

• Reforestation

• Rainforestration

A decline in the productivity of an area of land or in its ability to support natural ecosystems or types of agriculture.

• Deforestaion

• Degradation

• Reforestation

• Restoration

“Indigenous People’s Rights Act”

• RA 8371

• RA 8731

• RA 7831

• RA 3781

Land with an area of more than 0.5 hectare and tree crown cover (or equivalent stocking level) of more than 10%.

• Land

• Forest Land

• Forest

• Forest Reservation

Changes within the forest whether natural or human-induced which negatively affect the structure of function of the stand or site, and thereby lower the capacity to supply products and/or services resulting to a degraded forest.

• Forest Regeneration

• Forest Degradation

• Forest Restoration

• Forest Changes

A group of people, which may be an association, cooperative, federation, or other legal entity, established by the community to undertake collective action to address community concerns and need, and mutually share the benefits from the endeavor.

• Government Officials

• Contractor

• Indigenous People

• People Organization