The search for better watershed management derives from global and national environmental concerns. Traditionally, watershed degradation has been viewed in terms of what is happening and treating the symptoms. The methods used by national government have tended to be top-down, in which residents are passive recipients of external interventions. But in recent years, watershed mal1agement looks at why degradation is happening and tackling the underlying causes. Now, it is better appreciated that natural resources within individual watersheds can be used for economically productive purposes while maintaining the delivery of water to downstream users. Watershed degradation does not have to be an inevitable consequence of using land for agriculture or forestry, smallholders can engage in farming and management of natural forest resources in both a productive and resource-conserving manner (Garrity,DP., 1998)
Publication year
1999
Authors
Language
English
Keywords
environmental impact, planning, watershed management, watersheds
Geographic
Philippines
