The Program for Developing Mechanisms for Rewarding the Upland Poor in Asia for Environmental Services They Provide (RUPES)the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)Jensen, C.2016-04-192016-04-192003RUPES Working Papers2517_Jensen2003_Development_Assistance_Upland.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67020Over the last two decades, there has been a growing concern about the alarming rate of Philippines forest degradation and upland poverty. The government have initiated and implemented programs, and policy reforms adopted to address the problem. The country has also been recipient to substantial development assistance of loans and grants from international funding agencies in support of sustainable forest management and poverty reduction. Although there were some successes, upland development assistance has been short of its targets in addressing poverty reduction and natural resource degradation attributable to the following:application/pdfen-USIn CopyrightDeforestationSustainable developmentPayments for environmental servicesForest managementPovertySustainable forestryForestsCommunity participationPESUpland povertyForest degradationThe PhilippinesDevelopment assistanceImplementationCommunity-based forest managementResource protectionEnvironmental governanceTechnical report