Social acceptability of selected forestland uses
1988
Torres, C.S.
The upland dwellers of Bosoboso [Philippines] were mostly males, middle-aged, married with medium family size; had low educational attainment; were engaged mostly in non-farming occupants with an annual income of P8,102.29; were migrants, Roman Catholics and affiliated with organizations related to their work. The group was dominated by "lessees" and "owners" with considerable number of squatters occupying an average of 1.1 hectares of land which they did not necessarily own for residence and/or farming. Their aspirations were oriented towards material ones. The Bosoboso folks perceived the role of the forestry agency as a forest protector; the forest, as owned by the people and also by the government and as a source of material/economic benefits; and forest management as the task of both the people and government. They exhibited positive attitude towards the benefits derived from the Marikina Watershed Reservation (MWR); uncertain attitude towards its current state, concern for its destruction and willingness to cooperate in its conservation; and negative attitude towards disallowing people to settle in MWR. Among the land uses proposed for the area, only commercial/industrial use was rated acceptable. Land tenure status was significantly associated with most of the socio-demographic characteristics and aspirations. It did not correlate, however, with perception and attitudes. Among the social variables, only land tenure status emerged as a consistent factor that affected social acceptability of five land uses namely agriculture, agroforestry, commercial/industrial, park and outdoor recreation, and protection forest.
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