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attendance
to the 8th Living Lakes Conference
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 The
8th
Living Lakes Conference on the topic “Climate Change and Governance
– Managing Impacts on Lakes” was held from 7th-12th September 2003
at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, United Kingdom.
CLEAR was represented by the representatives from the three
partners: Mr. Calixto Cataquiz, the General Manager of Laguna
Lake Development Authority, Ms. Jika Mendoza-Dalupan of Unilever
Philippines and Ms. Amy Lecciones of the Society for the Conservation
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holding
of the
2nd Stakeholders' Conference for Laguna de Bay -
"Laguna
de Bay, A Resource for Business Progress"
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The conference aimed to update the lakeshore industries on the current
state of the lake as well as to encourage industry participation in
the lake conservation efforts.
The conference was held on 20 August 2003 at the Manansala Hall of
Holiday Inn Galleria in Pasig City. In her keynote speech,
Secretary Elisea Gozun of the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources invited the attendees to be among the committed industries
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raising
the awareness of youth
Kilos
Kabataan Para sa Lawa - an ecological camp
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Held on 05 - 07 June
2003 at The Sierra Madre Resort, the Kilos Kabataam Para sa Lawa was
conducted in cooperation with the Local Government of Tanay, the Tanay
Environment Foundation, and the Tanay Ladies Association.
The four participating schools were: Tanay National High School, San
Ildefonso College, University of Rizal System, and St. Therese
School.
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conduct of training-orientation for the
Community Lake Monitoring Network
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A Training-Orientation for
the
Community Lake Monitoring Network was conducted at Tanay Municipal Hall, Rizal
Province. Held on 22 April 2003 in
celebration of Earth Day, the affair which was opened by the Mayor Tom
Tanjuatco was attended by the officers and members of the Tanay Environment Foundation
and representatives of various community organizations of the municipality.
Lectures on "What is a Secchi disk and how useful it is in lake monitoring?"
and on the procedure for
water quality monitoring using the secchi disk were presented, and field demonstration of
sampling procedure was also conducted at the Laguna de Bay.
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ABOUT the
COMMUNITY LAKE MONITORING NETWORK >>
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participation
in the World Wetlands Day celebration
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The World
Wetlands Day was celebrated at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center.
Since it fell on a Sunday, the activities revolved around the family.
The celebration commenced with the holding of a holy mass/prayer at the park's grotto,
right beside the park's lake. It was followed by a mini-concert featuring local
artists, such as Hibla, Music Harmony and First Light Chorale, who
helped drum up support for wetlands conservation.
In support of
the activities and to promote wetlands conservation among the park visitors, signages of
messages such as what are wetlands?, what are the importance of wetlands?, and
what one can
do to help conserve wetlands?, and the theme of the celebration which is "No
Wetlands, No Water" were put up all over the park.
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on the CELEBRATION
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Fifteen high school
students from various high schools of Tanay, one of the lakeshore municipalities of Laguna
de Bay, participated in the Eco-Camp. Designed to raise the awareness of youth on
environmental protection and sustainable development, particularly as it applies to Laguna
de Bay, the Campers had lectures and discussions, creative workshops, field work,
fellowship and group dynamics. To ensure their lasting commitment to the
conservation of Laguna de Bay, the Campers became a part of the Community Lake Monitoring
Team for Tanay, Rizal.
