Thesis, Undergraduate (BA Social Science) -- U. P. in Mindanao

This study aims to find out socio- economic implication of the Community- Based Resource Management Project (CBRMP) to the beneficiaries of Barangay Lawigan, Tubay, Agusan del Norte. The study employed personal interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) to the beneficiaries to obtain the data needed. There were a total of seventeen (17) respondents all of whom are members of the People's Organization known as Lawigan Fisherfolks and Farmers Association Inc. (LAFFA) organized to undertake the CBRMP intervention. In analyzing the data, the researcher employed simple descriptive analysis, regarding the socio- economic characteristics of the respondents. Narratives of the respondents were also used in describing their situation before and after the implementation of the project to determine if there were really socio- economic improvements. Findings of the study revealed that majority of the beneficiaries belong to the lower class in the society and their main source of income is farming. The implementation of the CBRM Project in Barangay Lawigan provides livelihood to the beneficiaries. Through their participation in the different project intervention particularly in agro- forestry and forestation they are able to generate income from it. Through the wages that the beneficiaries receive from the difference from the different activities of the project they were able to send their children to school, buy appliances, procure electricity while those beneficiaries whose were able to apply the Community- Based Forest Management Agreement (CBFMA) got the chance to own a land.