A wood processing project is expected to create jobs and new export-oriented industries producing furniture and veneer that will tap unused wood from a 2,115-hectare community forest in Agusan del Sur and 1,932 hectares in Negros Oriental. The pilot ‘vertical integration’ project is envisioned to be replicated in logging areas across the country once proven successful under a project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. It receives a funding of $1.118 million from South Korea-based Asian Forest Cooperation Organization.
