On the other hand, the mossy forest covers about 37,200 hectares. The pine forest with its open crown and needle grassy understorey renders the availability of fuel during the dry season. Specifically, these human activities were identified as escaped fires from kaingin debris, garbage burning, arson, and other indiscriminate use of fire within and nearby forested areas. This situation gave rise to the need for a strengthened fire prevention action program. An effective total fire prevention approach shall involve all sectors and encourage the unified effort of communities in preventing the occurrence of fire and the damages that it renders to the environment.
Fire brings the most damaging effect to forest resources.
As observed, the non-occurrence of fire enables the prolific pine forest to regenerate effectively thereby enhancing forest development. An effective fire prevention incentive mechanism shall ensure that the forest resource be maintained, protected and enhanced, expanded from its present status. Mountain Province, having been categorized as one of the 20 poorest provinces in the country, has brought commitments from local and national leadership to focus development activities in these areas under the present administration's Social Reform Agenda. Included in this program are sustainable development strategies and human ecological security. The socio-ecological aspect of development should then be considered as the main factor in implementing development projects especially in a province with a rugged and mountainous terrain.