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Ecotourism Challenges for the Philippines CBC

Ecotourism Challenges for the Philippines CBC. Hotspot / national Corridor / regional Site / local. SIERRA MADRE BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR. Philippines Regional Program SIERRA MADRE BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR. STRATEGIC EMPHASIS Corridor design and implementation

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Ecotourism Challenges for the Philippines CBC

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  1. Ecotourism Challenges for the Philippines CBC Hotspot / national Corridor / regional Site / local

  2. SIERRA MADRE BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR

  3. Philippines Regional Program SIERRA MADRE BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR • STRATEGIC EMPHASIS • Corridor design and implementation • Ensuring that regional development planning efforts • incorporate conservation priorities • PAs created or expanded and more effectively managed. • FY04 • Developing corridor level conservation • outcomes monitoring system. • Corridor spatial analysis and conservation • training programs to partner NGOs and • regional and municipal planning agencies. • Attracting additional donor resources. • Enhancing corridor conservation awareness program.

  4. SMBC CORE CI PROJECTS CBFM Improve Management Expansion of Penablanca PLS NSMNP Improve Management Creation of Quirino PA Expansion of of Casecnan PL Expansion of Maria Aurora NP

  5. PALAWAN BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR

  6. Philippines Regional Program PALAWAN BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR • STRATEGIC EMPHASIS • Corridor design and implementation • Ensuring that regional development planning efforts • incorporate conservation priorities • PAs created or expanded and more effectively managed. • FY04 • Developing corridor level conservation • outcomes monitoring system. • Corridor spatial analysis and conservation • training programs to partner NGOs and • regional and municipal planning agencies. • Attracting additional donor resources. • Developing a communications strategy

  7. PALAWAN MARINE PRIORITY AREAS

  8. PALAWAN BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR Species Watch List • 72 Globally Threatened Species • (with breakdown per municipal unit) • 50 Vulnerable Species • 15 Endangered • 6 Critically Endangered

  9. PALAWAN BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR

  10. Philippines Regional Program HOTSPOT / NATIONAL STRATEGY • STRATEGIC EMPHASIS • Establishing systems and technical capacity to • measure the national status of biodiversity and threats • systematically and quantitatively. • Developing programs and initiatives that support CI • and partner activities at the corridor and site level. • FY04 • Developing a Hotspot-level conservation • outcomes refinement and monitoring program. • Supporting national level enforcement- • strengthening and legal and policy reforms.

  11. Philippines CBC and Ecotourism • Need to flesh out ecotourism strategy to achieve CBC goals • Model ecotourism engagements • Palawan initiatives • Defining technical capacity needs for CBC scale opportunities in ecotourism

  12. Ongoing Activities • Pilot Projects • St. Paul’s Park • Coron Island • Northern Palawan (JBIC-funded) • Policy advocacy • Engagement in national-level National Ecotourism Council • Local advocacy

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