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Name of Activity Overview

a. Manila Bay Coastal

Clean UpIn observance of the 19th

International Coastal Clean Up

day, a battalion of volunteers

numbering to 3705 led by DENR

Secretary Michael T. Defensor

braved to eradicate the garbage

pile-up of Manila Bay.

4,490 sacks of garbage were

hauled, all alone at the bay walkarea with an approximated weight

of 100.8 tons, including other

debris along the bay.

Truckloads of garbage were also

hauled by the Manila City

government. There were directly

loaded into the citys dump trucks

where it will be properly

segregated at the citys dump

sites.

The International Coastal Clean

Up is the single largest annual

one-day volunteer effort in

cleaning up the marine and

coastal environment all around

the world. Since its first inceptionin 1985, it has since spread from the United States and

abroad. The bay walk coastal clan-up, spearheaded by the

Manila Bay Environmental Management Project (MBEMP),

is part of the simultaneous coastal clean-ups conducted

around the world. In Manila alone, five clean-up venues, all


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along the Roxas Boulevard stretch were pictures of mass

volunteerism at work. Students, government employees,

civil society groups, and other volunteers were all partaking

in the grand responsibility of turning our coastal water in its

once pristine condition

Source: MBEMP PMO

b. Partnership of the

Department of

Environment and Natural

Resources (DENR) with

the Non-Government

Organizations in the

Protection and

Management of MarineEnvironment

The 101st Philippine Coast

Guard Auxiliary (101st PCGA)

and the Manila Yacht Club

(MYC) entered partnership with

the DENR through its Manila Bay

Environmental Management

Project (MBEMP) in undertaking

activities relevant to the

protection and management of

Manila Bay region. This a

welcomed proposal in promoting

the objectives of the Regional

Programmes Building

Partnerships in Environmental

Management for the Seas of

East Asia which identified

Manila Bay of the Philippines as

one of the pollution hotspots in

the East Asian region.

A Memorandum of Undertaking (MOU) was signed by the

DENR, 101st PCGA and MYC which binds all three (3)

parties to develop and implement an Action Plan. DENR

through MBEMP shall basically extend technical assistance

in the implementation of the Action

Plan.

A clean up activity of Manila Bay


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(along the Manila Bay Walk and Manila Yacht Club) by

students from Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM)

highlighted the signing of the MOU. This endeavor will be

sustained by the regular clean-up of students from different

schools/universities.

Source: MBEMP PMO

Related Presentation:Manila Bay Environmental Management Project

c. Philippine Marathon

for the Pasig River MonthThe Annual Pasig River Heritage Marathon, an

environmental advocacy program which pushes for the

sustained rehabilitation of the Pasig River was launched.

The marathon is now recognized as an international event

after being accredited by the US based Association of

Athletic Federation (IAAF) and the Association of Marathons

and Road Races (AIMS) which took effect last August 2004.

Their debut and first international staging of said marathon is

now called Philippine Marathon for the Pasig River (PMPR)

on 27 February 2005. PMPR is now included in the official

year of official schedules of marathons in the world with race

results internationally recognized and accepted.

The DENR has supported this marathon campaign by

sending contingents from the Central Office and other Metro

Manila Based Offices. The Marathon consists of 42K, 10K,

5K, and 3K events opened to all interested participants

subject to the respective fitness levels. A registration fee

ranging from One Hundred (100) to Three Hundred (300)

Pesos is required for each participant depending in the event

they will be participating. The fees collected will be used inthe conduct of different activities for the Pasig River

Rehabilitation.

Remark: the Environmental Management Bureau is the

primary organizer of the International Earth Day and


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Environment Month Celebration

Source: Clean and Green Foundation

d. Kontra Kalat sa Dagat Since the first Kontra Kalat sa Dagat on 18 September 1999,

the coastal cleanup has become a continuing activity for the

people of Bataan, most of whom are volunteers from various

sectors. To date, the campaign has been conducted in all

Bataans eleven coastal towns.

In the town of Mariveles, coastal cleanup is now being

implemented every last Saturday of the month. Other towns

plan to follow this example.

In any cleanup, the Bataan ICM Project Management Office

(PMO) coordinates with the different town mayors through

their respective municipal development officers. These

officers brief barangay or village leaders who, in turn,

mobilize volunteers from different stakeholder groups. Local

government units or the private sector donate tools and other

clean-up instruments such as rakes and pitchforks.

Days before the event, streamers are put up in town halls

announcing the activity. During one particular cleanup, the

film Muro Ami, a locally produced movie on illegal fishing,

was shown in four towns as a buildup activity. The movie

made people aware of the dangers of illegal fishing and the

value of marine resources. It also attracted more volunteers

to join the cleanup.

On cleanup day, volunteers assemble at town halls. The

municipal development officers give a briefing regarding theactivity while local government officials deliver inspirational

messages. On occasion, the provincial governor joins the

cleanup in different towns. At the site, volunteers are divided

into teams and are designated with cleanup areas. Each

team assigns a recorder, who documents the amount and


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types of garbage collected. Garbage trucks later haul the

sacks of trash complied at each site.

Although Kontra Kalat sa Dagat adapted the ICC

methodology, the campaign was actually conceptualized as

a catalyst towards sustainable coastal management program

for Bataan. It was envisioned to be part of a larger and long-

term environmental conservation effort for the province.

Source: Tropical Coast, Vol. 8 No. 2 December 2001

e. International Earth Day

and Environment Month

Celebration

Annual celebration for the International

Earth Day in April and Environment

Month in June were undertaken.

Different activities such as poster

making contest, environmental award,

exhibits, photo displays were done to

increase public awareness on

environmental management.

f. Creation of Protected

Area Management Board

and Formulation of a

Master Plan

Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park

In 1994, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated Tubbataha as

World Heritage Site, one of three in the Philippines ( the

others being the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River

National Park and Banaue rice Terraces)

It is home to nearly 400

species of fish and bird

species, enough reason to

declare Tubbataha as a

National Marine Park

through Proclamation No.

306 on August 11, 1998

this makes commercial

fishing or the collecting of corals illegal within 33,200

hectares of its reeds and surrounding areas.


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Tubbataha Reef is located in the middle of the Central Sulu

Sea, 98 nautical miles southeast of Puerto Princesa City. It is

composed of two large shallow reef platforms enclosing a

sandy lagoon. On the seaward portions of the reef platform

are steep, often perpendicular reef walls extending to 50

feet. Most of the park area is submerged, with only a few

permanent emergent sandy islands.

The two atolls are named the North and South Reefs or

Islets. The former is a large, oblong-shaped continuous reef

platform about 4-5 km wide and completely encloses a

sandy lagoon. The reef is shallow and emergent in some

places at extreme low tide. The South Reef likewise is asmall triangular-shaped reef about 1-2 km wide . Like the

North Reef it consists of a shallow platform enclosing a

sandy lagoon. On the southern tip of this reef is a 2-3 ha.

Coral line-sand island, the South Islet where the lighthouse

stands. This islet is a rookery site for birds and turtles.

There are no permanent inhabitants except during fishing

seasons, when fishermen from other parts of the Philippines

establish temporary shelters in the area. Activities includetraditional hook and line, commercial trawling for tuna, spear

fishing, offshore long lines and aquarium fish collection.

Despite its remote location from Puerto Princesa City and an

overnight voyage by ship, Tubbataha has become a popular

site for seasoned sport divers. Underwater visibility can often

exceed 30-meter seascape with underwater caves and leges

teem with marine life. Tubbataha's trademark among the

world divers is its coral walls with extensive colonies of fish.

Unfortunately, Tubbataha's pristine and unspoiled nature

also attracted not just well wishers but problems as well. As

the huge reefs fame has spread worldwide, the number of

sports divers visiting it is increasing yearly, adding pressure


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to the fragile nature of the reefs.

To manage tourism, the Protected Area Management

Board was formulated where the Palawan Council for

Sustainable Development Staff acts as Secretary, a Master

Plan which was approved that includes zoning and charging

of entrance fee for dive boats and making the area a no-

fishing zone. The money that will be collected will directly be

used to cover various conservation programs. For the year

2000, the PAMB has collected P 1.6 million. Part of this

amount went to the construction of new ranger station to

strengthen monitoring activities in Tubbataha.

Source: Palawan Council for Sustainable Development

g. Development of

Prototype curriculum

materials for the

integration of

environment in tertiary

level education

Building on the experiences and capabilities of tertiary level

institutions, the Philippine Association of Tertiary Level

Education Institutions in Environmental Protection and

Management (PATLEPAM) strives to update member-

institutions on curriculum development and materials for use

in integration of environmental concerns; information

exchange; technology transfer; inventory of regional

institutional capabilities and needs in environmentalprotection and management and human resources

development/capacity-building; among others.

Vision

Higher education institutions with educators who are

equipped with knowledge and skills for them management of

resources for sustaining productivity and ecological integrity.

Mission

To network higher education institutions through the

PATLEPAM, for increased appreciation of the need to

integrate environmental protection and management in the


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different regions of the country can be addressed.

Objectives

1. Enhance information exchange and sharing ofenvironmental protection and management

2. Enhance environmental awareness and skills of

tertiary level students and faculty members

3. Assist in curriculum development for environmental

management among tertiary level educators

4. Conduct collaborative programs on instructions,

research and development, and extension in

environmental management

5. Strengthen the overall expertise in environmental

management of the different regions of the country, at

the technical, managerial and policy levels, by

catering to local training needs

6. Serve as a link between local and international

networks for training in environmental management.

Instruction

1. Developed prototype curriculum materials (syllabus,

textbook) for the integration of environment in tertiary

level education

2. Conducted trainings on Environmental Impact

Assessment, Environmental Management Systems,

and Biodiversity Conservation

3. Endorsed a resolution to the Commission on Higher

Education (CHED) on the integration of a 3-unit

course on Environment and Sustainable Developmentinto the General Education Curriculum of higher

education

4. Jointly organized with the environment Agency of

Japan and the Earth, Water and Green Foundation of

Japan, the RP-Japan Seminar on Minimata Disease


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last February 1998

5. Launching of a Nationwide Contest on: Best Lessons

and Practices on the Environment for Higher

Education

Remark: the source of information for the development of

prototype curriculum materials for the integration of

environment on tertiary level education is the Environmental

Management Bureau, the Secretariat.

h. DENR-EMB IEC

CampaignThe DENR-EMB, having its own information dissemination

arms intensified its IEC campaign. Various environmental

lectures, seminars, symposia and training on the

implementation of water quality management for DENRemployees and other government agencies, barangay

officials and public schools were conducted by the EMB

Central, Regional and Field Offices staff. Likewise, various

IEC activities were also conducted such as poster making

contest, lectures, forums, airing of activities/programs, issues

and concerns in different radio stations during the

celebration of the different special environment related

events. Environmental materials were developed and

printed such as primers, brochures, and the like for the use

and information of other government agencies, LGUs,

NGOs, industries and academe.


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WAO MUNICIPALITY MULLS PES TOSUSTAIN FOREST CONSERVATION

PROGRAM

Wao municipality takes a leap in environmental management as it proposed payment forenvironmental services (PES) last November 25, 2009 to sustain its forest conservation

programs. The discussion involved the Wao Steering Committee headed by Mayor Elvino B.Balicao, Jr., and Board members from Wao Water District and Banga Farmers Watershed

Development Cooperative.


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In crafting a memorandum of agreement, the local government wishes to create a forest andforestland management special account/fund where donations or fees collected out of the use of

natural resources from the co-managed watershed can be deposited. The amount raised couldthen be used to support watershed conservation and rehabilitation activities in partnership with

individual property rights (IPR) holders. Wao Water District initially expressed willingness to

annually commit PhP100,000 for the protection and rehabilitation ofW

aos watershed.Meanwhile, IPR holders within the co-managed watershed will be given greater participation inthe protection, rehabilitation and development programs.

The local government here began to seriously look at forest and forestland management in 2003

to arrest the denudation of its forests. As the first municipality in the Autonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao and in the whole of Mindanao to be engaged with USAIDs technical

assistance project Philippine Environmental Governance (EcoGov), it adopted a Forest Land UsePlan (FLUP) to strategically confront issues like illegal logging, clearing of vegetation to

accommodate cash crops, and watershed settlement by farmers.

The said issues have led to a diminished forest cover within the watershed and drying up oftributary creeks, significantly affecting Waos water source. With the FLUP and EcoGovs

continued technical assistance, Wao today has awarded more than 100 IPRs to settlers, who havebeen trained in farm planning and begun planting perennial trees as their contribution to the local

governments forest conservation program. The local government has established a FarmersTraining and Nursery Center which also houses the watersheds forest guards. Commercial

establishments like Wao Water District have become more involved as well. The localgovernment ofWao plans to conduct similar consultations with other industries drawing water

from the watershed, such as the Wao Development Corporation, to further augment the FFMspecial account.

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