CLEAR Activities

Year 2004

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organizing a design competition -
      developing Lumban Delta as an Ecotourism Site

CLEAR and the ASAPHIL (Association of Architectural Students of the Philippines) - UP Diliman Chapter organized a design competition known as "Developing the Lumban Delta as an Eco-Tourism Site: A Design Competition". The competition has the following objectives:

To create awareness among college students on sustainability in the fields of architecture, tourism, and the environment.
To showcase the talents of architecture, landscape architecture and interior design students.
To encourage the youth, particularly college students, to be an active participant in the building of a sustainable future.
To promote the participatory approach for all stakeholders of a particular project.

The competition was officially launched on 30 November 2004 in a Symposium on �A Sustainable Future in Architecture, Environment, and Eco-tourism � at the Melchor Hall Theatre, Melchor Hall Building, University of the Philippines - Diliman Campus.

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raising the awareness of youth
      Kilos Kabataan Para sa Lawa - an ecological camp

The second CLEAR Ecological Youth Camp was held on October 27-29, 2004 at the Los Ba�os Forest Club in Laguna, in partnership with the Department of Social Development Services of the College of Human Ecology in University of the Philippines - Los Ba�os and the student organization Samahan ng mga Mag-aaral ng Teknolohiyang Panlipunan. It was organized in cooperation with the Local Government of Los Ba�os, Laguna.

Twenty young student leaders from high schools within Los Ba�os, Laguna participated in the three-day ecological workshops. Environmental lectures and group dynamics were designed to foster a deeper appreciation and understanding of Laguna de Bay. It was highlighted by field exposures and water quality monitoring to three lake tributaries within Los Ba�os, as well as a boat ride around the Lake�s Sampling Station 8. The Eco-Camp concluded with a commitment setting to guide the eco-campers through the actualization of their visions for Laguna de Bay.

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   attendance to the 9^th Living Lakes Conference -

The theme of the 9th Living Lakes Conference was "Land and Water Use in Recreational Development - Business and Corporate Social Responsibility for Water Ecosystems". The Conference was about exploring land use and water use strategies that protect the natural values of lake and wetland ecosystems now and for future generations. The Conference addressed these issues by focusing on two key themes:

-	managing development and growth to ensure wetlands and lakes are healthy and enjoyable for generations to come; and
-	united recognizing that healthy lakes and wetlands are a part of a vibrant economic future, and that accountability for environmentally responsible economic activity rests with businesses, along with communities and government.

This was held in British Colombia, Canada on 26 September to 02 October 2004, and was hosted by the District of Invermere, the East Kootenay Environmental Society, and the Global Nature Fund.

CLEAR was represented by the representatives from the three partners: Ms. Lennie Borja and Mr. Casimiro Ynarez, the General Manager of Laguna Lake Development Authority; Ms. Amy Lecciones of the Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands; and Ms. Jika Mendoza-Dalupan of Unilever Philippines.

holding of the 3^rd Stakeholders' Conference for Laguna de Bay - "Linking Communities Towards Lake Stewardship"

For the past two years, CLEAR has brought together Laguna de Bay's stakeholders to encourage everyone to participate in lake conservation efforts. This year, the Conference heightened the call for a concerted effort by launching a CLEAR Network and the formal announcement of the 10th International Living Lakes Conference that the partnership is hosting in Manila in 2005.

Held on 16 September 2004 at Manansala Hall of the Holiday Inn Galleria Manila at Ortigas Center, Pasig City, the Conference was attended by stakeholders from various sectors. Undersecretary Demetrio Ignacio of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources graced the affair and took the lead in inviting the stakeholders to involve themselves to make the hosting of the 10th Living Lakes Conference a success.

holding of Lake Forum 1 and 2:
"Implementing the Environmental User's Fee System
in the Laguna de Bay Region"

The first session of the Lake Forum Series, which was held on 23 April 2004 at the Astoria Plaza in Ortigas Center, Pasig City, focused on one of the most innovative and pioneering efforts in the use of economic incentives to address environmental problems and issues - the Environmental User's Fee System (EUFS).

The objectives of the session are:

to update stakeholders on the implementation of the EUFS in the Laguna de Bay region, specifically on the success and challenges faced by the authorities in its implementation;
to generate comments, recommendations and other inputs from the different concerned sectors of society that would be helpful as feedback mechanism on policies affected the Lake and its stakeholders;
to provide mechanism for generating information that can be shared among stakeholders;
to be one of the means of connecting people to expand, strengthen and sustain partnerships among Laguna de Bay stakeholders; and
to have an alternative mechanism for inputting to the review and formulation of policies concerning the conservation and management of Laguna de Bay.