Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, Inc.

successful wetlands conservation efforts -

* Calabanga

* Palompon

* Apo Island

* Zamboanguita

* Lapinig

* Bantay Dagat

government agencies working on wetlands -

	Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau
	Laguna Lake Development Authority
	Palawan Council for Sustainable Development

Climate Change and Migratory Birds
Several different scenarios exist about the impact climate change will have on migratory birds.
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Release of 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reveals ongoing decline of the status of plants and animals!
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Waterbirds Around the World
This publication is an impressive tome for policy makers and on-the-ground wetland conservationists.
Each paper in this publication can be downloaded individually in PDF format

"Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People" is this year's theme.

A Forum on Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People was held in Mindanao State University - Tawi-Tawi on 19 February 2008. Lectures and discussion was focused on the connectivity in maintaining healthy wetlands and their contributions to improvement of human health.
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As part of its Advocacy Outreach, the SCPW took part in the Blissful Festival celebration of Ibayo-Tipas, Taguig City on 23-25 February 2008. The SCPW conducted on 23 February 2008 a lecture-workshop to the lakeshore community on how the conservation of Laguna de Bay's environment and resources can affect their health.
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WETLANDS CARAVAN

The Wetlands Caravan aimed to work with the communities in achieving the Ramsar Convention's goal through localized action plans that will help catalyze change in the people's behavior towards wetlands.
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The Wetlands Caravan: The Evolving CEPA Action Plan for the Wise Use of Philippine Wetlands was launched simultaneously on 02 February 2006 at the Visitors' Center of the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center (North Ave., Quezon City) and in Tawi-Tawi.
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Since then, the Wetlands Caravan went to various wetlands in the Philippines. This year, it made a stop in the Island of Ticao, Masbate on 29 May 2008. Spearheaded by the Local Government of San Jacinto, the 1^st Ticao Island Environment Congress was held to raise the awareness of the all stakeholders on the state of the environment and natural resources of Ticao Island.
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SCPW conducted Paghiro Kabataan para sa Kapalibutan - Lake Buhi Youth Ecological Camp on 05-07 May 2008, in partnership with the Center for Ecosystems and Protected Area Management. The participants of the 3-day eco-camp, who are leaders of Sangguniang Kabataan of Buhi, were able to discuss the major environmental problems in their locality and its effects on Lake Buhi, and propose solutions to these problems.
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C L E A R

The CLEAR (Conservation of Laguna de Bay’s Environment and Resources) participated in the Save Laguna de Bay Bike Caravan organized by the Laguna Lake Development Authority. CLEAR awarded cash prize to the youngest cyclist (male and female) who finished the race.
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The CLEAR (Conservation of Laguna de Bay’s Environment and Resources) partnership of Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, Laguna Lake Development Authority, and Unilever Philippines, in partnership with the municipal government of Pangil, Laguna, conducted on 27-29 February 2008 a 3-day ecocamp for 24 high school students of Pangil.
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CLEAR organized a forum-workshop entitled “Laguna De Bay Mapping of Environment-Related Initiatives – A Workshop to Plan for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies” on 28 November 2007 at the Conference Room of the Ortigas Building, Pasig City.
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An orientation-meeting was held on 01 September 2007 at the Municipal Hall of Lumban to jumpstart the lake monitoring activity (Community Lake Monitoring Network) in Lumban. Hosted and coordinated by the municipal government of Lumban, the meeting was attended by 13 students from various schools in the municipality.
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On 21 - 28 September 2008, the network members will meet at the 12^th International Living Lakes Conference at Lake Trasimeno in Italy to discuss the cultural values of lakes and how these can contribute to protect lakes.

The 11^th Living Lakes Conference was hosted by China on 29 October to 03 November 2006 at Nanchang City.
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featured personality -

Marion Hammerl,
President of the Global Nature Fund,
is winner of the prestigious international “Trophée de Femmes Prize” of the Yves Rocher Foundation in Paris

wetlands sites:

Living Lakes was designated as an official Decade Project in the framework of the “United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development”

Convention for the Conservation of Wetlands

The 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP10) will be in Changwon, Republic of Korea, 28 October - 4 November 2008.

last updated: May 2008
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