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180 • Herlina Hartanto Figure 6-5. ACM process in addressing forest boundary conflict
Chapter 6: Facilitating Change from the Inside in the Philippines • 181 Several other positive outcomes resulted from the successful resolution of the boundary dispute. First, cooperative members learned about the Bataks’ indigenous knowledge, specifically on resin extraction and medicinal herbs growing in the forset. Second, the cooperative became more willing to engage the Bataks in skill-building activities. It invited several Bataks to participate in the handicraft and nursery establishment trainings that were organised for the cooperative by assisting agencies. Lastly, the two POs made coordinated efforts to control illegal activities, such as illegal timber cutting and almaciga extraction, and report them to the appropriate state agencies. The joint learning and action within the group and with participating stakeholders contributed to the success of the dispute settlement. Members learned by reflecting on their actions, and learning was immediately transformed into collective action (the survey, the dialogue) that engaged different stakeholders. Members also gained insights into the Bataks’ conception of boundaries and their livelihood problems. By accepting the Bataks’ different conceptualisation of space, new opportunities for partnerships in almaciga trading emerged for both POs. Another outcome was the significantly improved levels of trust and engagement between the cooperative and the Bataks. Communication through newsletters and bulletin boards The low level of community participation in forest management was another priority issue in the Palawan site. The action learning group attributed the problem to villagers’ unmet expectations for economic benefits from community forestry and lack of information about the PO’s activities and achievements. The group realised that the lack of benefits had discouraged their members from participating in community forest activities and investing in forest management and decided to improve information and communication 9 . Its first strategy was to produce a newsletter, called Balangaw. The first issue was produced by two members of the board of directors with the help of the ACM team. The PO members and the local government who received this newsletter responded positively, finding it informative, with a clear statement of the PO’s vision, mission, objectives and recent activities. Encouraged, the group decided to produce the newsletters regularly and established an editorial team of three women and four men. Realising that
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