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The Philippine Environmental Governance Project

Training Lecture for RARE Conservation Program for Sustainable Fishing and MPA Management in the Philippines 16 September 2010 Part One - Orientation. The Philippine Environmental Governance Project. General Overview. Life of Project: October 2004-September 2011

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The Philippine Environmental Governance Project

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  1. Training Lecture for RARE Conservation Program for Sustainable Fishing and MPA Management in the Philippines16 September 2010Part One - Orientation The Philippine Environmental Governance Project

  2. General Overview Life of Project: October 2004-September 2011 5 technical areas in addressing threats to biodiversity Forest and Forestland Management (FFM) Coastal Resource Management (CRM) Solid Waste Management (SWM-UEM) Waste Water Management (WWM-UEM) Governance and Advocacy (GoAd) National project with offices in three regions Central Visayas (Region 7 part of Region 6) Mindanao (ARMM, Regions 9,11,12) Northern Luzon (Solano-closed/Manila)

  3. Ridge to Reef

  4. Project biophysical targets • Over 263,000 ha of natural forests under improved management • Over 51,000 ha of forest lands under productive development • About 112,000 ha of coastal areas under improved • management • Established 27 new marine sanctuaries covering 1700 ha • Fifty (50) existing MPAs under improved management • (>2600 ha)

  5. Project biophysical targets • Ninety LGUs diverting > 25% of waste away from disposal to • recycling, composting etc • Twenty (20) LGUs investing in waste water treatment facilities • Over 100 LGUs meeting the good environmental governance • index • Leveraged > Php 1.3 billion in LGU budget allocations for NRM ( 2005-2010 ) ( > USD 25 million )

  6. Achievements Towards 7 Year Targets

  7. Achievements (cont’d)

  8. KBAs FFM is supporting at least 10 terrestrial KBAs CRM is operating in 9 marine KBAs UEM is supporting 13 wetlands and marine KBAs

  9. Convergence Area – Tañon Strait • Ongoing activities in CRM, FFM and UEM • Effort in CRM and UEM is being increased (UEM will target Cebu side and possibly Negros Occ urban centers). • PLGU and DENR of Negros Or. and Cebu are being capacitated to scale up FFM, UEM and CRM

  10. Convergence Area – South Negros / Sulu Sea • Ongoing activities in CRM, FFM and UEM • EcoGov effort in CRM and UEM will be increased • PLGU of Negros Or. will be capacitated to continue support to FFM, UEM and CRM • Coordination with GTZ, PSA

  11. Other Convergence Areas • Camotes Sea • Ongoing activities in CRM, FFM and UEM • EcoGov effort in CRM and UEM will be increased through PLGU and CSCRMC • FFM support in mangrove management

  12. Other Convergence Areas • Sarangani Bay • Ongoing efforts in FFM and UEM • Increased EcoGov efforts in FFM and UEM • Coordinate with ongoing activities to establish WAQMAs (JICA, WB), water and sanitation programs (WB), water quality monitoring of EMB

  13. What is environmental governance? • Processes that promote principles of: • Transparency • Accountability • Participation • Functionality

  14. Forests and Forestlands Management (FFM)

  15. Solid Waste Management (SWM)

  16. Waste Water Management (WWM)

  17. Coastal Resources Management (CRM)

  18. Focus on critical marine KBAs (ie Davao Gulf, Visayas Sea, Illana Bay) Strengthen MPA networks and Inter-LGU clusters (5) Mainstream / Institutionalize CRM activities and scale up Facilitate climate change adaptation at community level Identify and leverage sustainable financing opportunities CRM Programming Priorities FY 2010

  19. Continue to strengthen MPAs and networks Institutionalize participatory MPA M&E (3 tools) Focus on sustainable financing for alliances and networks Advance framework for mariculture development Finalize and disseminate knowledge products Develop learning / investment destinations CRM Programming Priorities FY 2011

  20. Intermediate Result: Improved environmental governance (forest, water, coastal resources; municipal waste) particularly in Mindanao and other conflict affected areas EG 2 Target: 80 government institutions meeting good environmental governance index benchmark Reduced illegal logging & conversion of natural forests Reduced overfishing & destructive fishing Improved management of municipal waste EG 2 Targets EG 2 Targets EG 2 Targets EG 2 Targets • 250,000 ha of natural forest under improved mgt • 14,000 ha of bare forest lands under productive dev’t • 106,700 ha of coastal area under improved management • 20 new marine sanctuaries established (400 ha) • 50 existing marine sanctuaries managed (2,500 ha) • 106,700 ha of coastal area under improved management • 20 new marine sanctuaries established (400 ha) • 50 existing marine sanctuaries managed (2,500 ha) • 90 LGUs with 25% diversion of SW into recycling/ composting • 20 LGUs with investments in sanitation facilities • Individuals/HH with access to or benefited by sanitation facilities EcoGov Core Indicators and Targets: Intermediate Results

  21. EcoGov Core Performance Indicators • Indicator: Coastal areas under improved management • Definitions: • Improved management -- when • a. LGUs have legitimized coastal and/or fisheries mgt plan • b. LGUs have approved annual budget for CRM/FRM • c. There is functional LGU-based resource mgt organization, including enforcement • d. LGU implementing good CRM/FRM practices • Sufficient condition: First three conditions + at least 2 good practices • For LGUs with CRM plans: implementation in two zones in addition to protected areas (e.g. municipal fisheries zone + mangrove management zone) • For LGUs with FRM plans: at least one action related to enforcement + at least one action on management of fishing effort • Area computed 5 km from shoreline, not 15 km (municipal waters in RA 8550). Can be effectively managed by LGU. • Method: Annual (semi-annual) assessment

  22. EcoGov Core Performance Indicators • Indicator: Number and hectares of new marine sanctuaries established • Definitions: • New sanctuary = it has not been previously established • Established: • With legitimized plan, which is basis for municipal ordinance • Management body formed • Funding allocation from LGU and/or other sources • At least 2 implementation activities initiated, one of which should be on enforcement • Method: Annual (semi-annual) assessment

  23. EcoGov Core Performance Indicators • Indicator: Number and hectares of existing marine sanctuaries under improved management • Definitions: • Existing = it has previously been declared or established through initiatives of LGU, communities, other projects including EcoGov (i.e., EG 1 and new ones to be established in EG 2) • Improved management = established (per indicator 5) with implementation activities maintained for at least one year and have resulted in reducing effort and destructive fishing in no-take areas • Threshold actions: enforcement, and regulation of illegal fishing outside the no-take areas, IEC conducted, participatory biophysical M&E initiated • Method: Annual (semi-annual) assessment

  24. EcoGov Outputs • Established network of marine sanctuary managers (CRM) • MOA among at least 3 LGUs • Written plan of joint actions for the network • Joint financing scheme for the management of marine sanctuaries • External linkages for technical, financial and entrepreneurial support • Implementation of M and E activities using the MPA rating system • Functional inter-LGU alliances (CRM) • Formal agreement among LGU members indicating clear objectives of the alliance and individual and collective responsibilities of members • Existence of strategic action plan with implementation of at least one key interdependent activity • Existence of working group/unit that facilitates inter-LGU decision-making and a system fro managing conflict • Sustained financial and manpower contributions from component LGUs • Technical and support agreements with partner resource organizations (e.g., provincial government)

  25. North Philippine Sea South China Sea Visayan Seas South Philippine Sea Sulu Sea Celebes Sea Map from Ong et al. 2000 with marine biogeographic regions (Alino and Gomez 1994) CRM Sites in Marine Priority Conservation Areas • Baler Bay (Aurora) • Camotes Sea (NE Cebu) • Tañon Strait (NE Neg. Or. & SW Cebu) • Bohol Sea (SE Bohol & Siquijor) • Sulu Sea (S Neg. Or.) • Davao Gulf • Illana Bay (Zamboanga del Sur) • Sibugay Bay (Zamboanga Sibugay) • Celebes Sea (Basilan)

  26. Jurisdiction over National Integrated Protected Area Systems (NIPAS) Political economy of managing MPA networks and alliances Scientific inputs to protected area management vs local capacities Coastal law enforcement Political will and vested interests Measuring threat reduction – M&E and other tools Scale – does size matter? Some issues and concerns in CRM implementation

  27. Mariculture zoning Mangrove co-management Sustainable financing mechanisms internal - - LGU budget, EUF, penalties external - - grants, loans, equity (projects) Integrating climate change considerations DRR and CCA ocean acidification vs sequestration? Some issues and concerns in CRM implementation (cont’d)

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