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Wetlands Caravan |
The Wetlands Caravan: The
Evolving CEPA Action Plan for the Wise Use of Philippine
Wetland was launched on 02 February 2006 at the
Visitors Center of the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature
Center in Quezon City. Through the
Wetlands Caravan,
the SCPW aims to work with the communities in coming up with localized
action plans in achieving the Ramsar Convention's goal of "
wise use of wetlands".
The SCPW Wetlands Caravan
made its next stop in Ticao Island, Masbate. The 1st Ticao Island Environment Congress was held on 29
April 2008 with the theme: Healthy Island - Wealthy People: Conserving
Ticao Island's Natural Wealth to Sustain Present and Future Generations.
Realizing the need for local action, the local government of San Jacinto
(one of the four municipalities of Ticao Island) spearheaded the holding of
the event.
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Ecological Youth Camp |
The Youth
Ecological Camp for Lake Naujan was conducted on 24-26 October 2008 at Bahay
Tuklasan in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. The ecocamp
aimed to make the participants more aware of their important role and
stake in environmental protection of the Lake Naujan ’s watershed,
particularly on lake conservation.more of the
Youth Ecological Camp - Lake Naujan
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The Paghiro Kabataan para sa Kapalibutan, the Youth Ecological Camp
conducted for the Sangguniang Kabataan leaders of Buhi, Camarines Sur was
held on 05-07 May 2008.
more of the
Youth Ecological Camp - Lake Buhi
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The Kilos Kabataan para sa
Karagatan was held in Mapun, TawiTawi on 19 February 2007 to
commemorate the World Wetlands Day. It was an opportunity for the
sixty students from Mindanao State University and Notre Dame of
Cagayan to appreciate and understand the
coastal wetlands and their living and non-living components and
their relationship to fisheries which is the theme of this years
celebration.
Reported
by Mr. Mon Romero more
of the
World Wetlands Day - TawiTawi
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National Report on Wetlands |
Three consultation-workshops on wetlands were
jointly conducted by the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau and the SCPW for the preparation of the National
Report on Wetlands for submission to the Ramsar Convention. The first was
on 04 March 2002 with the Sub-Committee on Biodiversity of the Philippine Council for
Sustainable Development at Cavite. On 11 March 2002 at Pampanga, the second
consultation-workshop was conducted for the Luzon Group. The third was held in Cebu
City on 18 March 2002 for the regions of Visayas and Mindanao.
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information, education,
communication on wetlands |
At the
Blissful Festival held on 23 - 25 February 2008 at
Ibayo-Tipas, Taguig City, the SCPW conducted a lecture/IEC campaign
to the lakeshore communities of Ibayo-Tipas on how the conservation
of Laguna de Bay's environment and resources can affect their
health. The festivities was organized the Seva Dharma
Mission, in cooperation with the SCPW among others.
more pictures
At the
CHE Youth Camp 2007: Youth Leaders and Environmental Stewards in
Action held on 01 September 2007, an ecological youth camp organized by the University
of the Philippines - Los Baños (Department of Social Development of
the College of Human Ecology), Ms. Amy Lecciones and Mr. Carmelito
Tatlonghari of the SCPW took turn in discussing with the 100 participating
students the topic of Saving our Wetlands and the Science
of Climate Change.
The San
Ildefonso Parish of Makati City, in 07 July 2007, organized for its parishioners a
Lecture on Climate Change. Ms. Amy Lecciones and Mr. Cat Tatlonghari of the
SCPW were alternately giving
lecture/presentation on Biodiversity, Wetlands and Climate Change.
The event was held simultaneous with the Live Earth, the Concerts
for a Climate in Crisis of Al Gore.
Ms. Amy Lecciones of the
SCPW gave
a lecture/presentation on Biodiversity and Wetlands at the
Seminar/Workshop for the Design of a Data-based Biodiversity
Monitoring and Evaluation Sytem for the Northeast Cagayan Landscape
and Seascape.
The event, which was held at the GSP Ating Tahanan Center in Baguio
City on 07 February 2007, was organized by CAVAPPED.
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Attendance & participation to
various training, workshops,
conferences |
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The
theme of the 12th Living Lakes
Conference, which was held on 22 to 27 September 2008 at Lake
Trasimeno in Italy, was "Linking Cultural Landscape Values to Lake
Protection". It highlighted the links between culture and the use
of natural resources in lake regions and searched for possibilities to
change human habits to a more eco-friendly way with full respect for the
ecosystem and the biodiversity. Ms. Amy Lecciones was there to
represent the SCPW.
A number
of SCPW members attended
the International Conference-Workshop on Biodiversity and Climate
Change in Southeast Asia: Adaptation and Mitigation held at Sofitel
Philippine Plaza, City of Manila on 19-20 February 2008. Organized
by SEAMEO SEARCA, the two-day conference-workshop aimed to
provide the venue for an international discussion of opportunities for
adapting to and mitigating climate change, while enhancing the
conservation of biodiversity in the region.
In the International Conference on Managing Wetlands for Sustainable
Development: Innovative Research and Lessons Learned, Effective
Partnerships, and the Need for Co-Management
held on 9 – 11 January 2008 at Thumrin Thana Hotel, Trang, Thailand, Ms.
Amy Lecciones presented the CLEAR Partnership as a strategy in
Engaging Multi-Stakeholder Participation in Lake Conservation.
Ms. Karen Discaya represented the
SCPW to
the validation workshop on National Action Plan on Peatlands organized by the
Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) of the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources.
This was held in the Visitors' Center of PAWB on 28 January 2008
and 21 February 2008.
Ms. Amy
Lecciones represented the
SCPW and
CLEAR (Conservation of Laguna de Bay's Environment and Resources) to
the Partners Adapting Climate Change Workshop
organized by the Lake Balaton Development Coordination Agency.
The workshop was held in Siofok, Hungary on 14 - 16 November 2007.
In the
International Training of Trainers on Wetland Management
held in Bogor, Indonesia on 05 - 23 March 2007, two members of SCPW were sent
to participate. Ms. Che Prudente and Ms. Amy Lecciones
joined other participants from other countries in Asia in the
training
which focused on the multi-stakeholder processes that play an
important role in wetland management and the need for transboundary
and cross-sectoral cooperation to manage the natural resources of
wetlands.
Building Wetland Link International Asia: Bringing Together
Wetland Education Centres in Asia, the First
Wetland Link International-Asia Symposium, was held on 24 - 27
January 2007 in HongKong. Organized by the HongKong Wetland
Park and World Wide Fund for Nature - HongKong, the 3-day symposium
aimed to promote communications among wetland centres in Asia and
share experience on wetland park management and CEPA programmes.
During the event, Ms. Amy Lecciones of SCPW presented the Wetlands
Caravan: The Evolving CEPA Action Plan for the Wise Use of Wetlands,
and Mr. Carlo Custodio, representing the Protected Areas and
Wildlife Bureau, acted as one of the facilitators in the workshops.
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Global Environment Celebration |
The International Day for Biological
Diversity was celebrated by the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau
by organizing a week-long series of activities on 10-25
May 2008. SCPW and its CLEAR partner took part in the holding of the Forum on
Biodiversity and Agriculture: Safeguarding Biodiversity and Securing
Food for the Filipinos; and in the Trade Fair and Exhibit
that showcased biodiversity, organic agricultural products and
initiatives addressing biodiversity issues.
On 05
June 2007, the Environment Day, a workshop on
Environmental Issues and Concerns was also held. The event was
spearheaded by WWF Philippines - Coastal Resources and Fisheries
Conservation Project -Tawi-Tawi Component, with support from the
SCPW and Unilever
Philippines, among others. In order to raise more
awareness on this hot topic, a series of IEC activities through
lecture presentations on Global Climate Change: Its Link to Coastal
Wetlands, film showing and environmental games and contests were
conducted at three different venues in Tawi-Tawi.
Reported
by Mr. Mon Romero
In celebration of
the International Day for Biological
Diversity which was being observed through a week-long series of
activities on 22 -29 May 2007, the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau conducted a
Lecture Series on Biodiversity and Climate Change at the Auditorium
of College of Social Sciences of the University of the Philippines - Diliman.
Mr. Carmelito Tatlonghari of the SCPW gave a lecture on "Wetlands and
Climate Change". He also presented during the lecture the
Report - "Climate Change: an Overview and Its Impact on the Living
Lakes" prepared by Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research for
the Living Lakes Network - the report is an overview of climate
change and a series of analyses conducted for each of the 23 Living
Lakes network members, one of which is Philippines' Laguna de Bay,
about the likely changes expected over the century to come.
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Bird Watching |
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The SCPW
has identified that field visits to wetlands in the country be
among its priority activities.
Aimed at promoting appreciation of the many
functions and services of a wetland, this activity is done
at least once a year. An activity such as this is effective in
communicating awareness for the conservation of important
wetlands.
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