Country
The Philippines
Name of scheme
Biodiversity Monitoring System (DENR-BMS)
Biome (terrestrial; freshwater; marine)
Most sites are terrestrial, but there are also some freshwater and marine areas involved
What is monitored
Human resource use and wildlife
Who compiles data
Community members and government rangers
Number of community members involved
350 community members (2001)
Spatial scale. Size of area monitored
A total of 1,090,000 ha, divided on eight areas (2004)
Methods used
Four methods are used. These are: Patrol records, transects, on-the-ground fixed point photography, and village group discussions (community monitoring groups)
Year of initiation
1996 (with scaling up from 1998)
Funded by
The scheme is funded by the Government of the Philippines (Protected Area and Wildlife Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources)
Documents or publications available
Biodiversity and Conservation 9, 1671-1705 (2000); Oryx 37, 407-409 (2003); Oryx 37, 412 (2003); Biodiversity and Conservation 14, 2507-2542 (2005); Biodiversity and Conservation 14, 2633-2652 (2005); Ambio 36, 566-570 (2007); Science www.sciencemag.org/cgi/eletters/315/5818/1518 (2007)
A database on management interventions emanating from this scheme is available here at this link.
Organizers and contact details
Mundita Lim, Director, PAWB-DENR, Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Centre, Quezon Avenue, Diliman, Metro Manila, the Philippines
E-mail: munditalim@yahoo.com
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