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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". It is envisioned to be the
venue for exchanging information, building capacities and sharing
best practices among different communities.
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; enable the participants to
identify the environmental concerns in the watershed and come up
with doable action plans to address them through their active
participation in the lake conservation activities; and enable the
participants to come up with a common Vision for Lake Naujan that
will guide their future advocacy, conservation projects and continuing
stewardship for the lake and its resources.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. The objectives of the youth eco-camp were -
a) for the participants to become more aware of their important role and stake
in environmental protection of the Lake Buhi’s watershed, particularly on
lake conservation.
b) to enable the participants to identify the environmental concerns in the
watershed and come up with doable action plans to address them through their
active participation in the lake conservation activities
c) to enable the participants to come up with a common Vision for Lake Buhi
that will guide their future advocacy, conservation projects and continuing
stewardship for the lake and its resources.
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
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World Wetlands Day - TawiTawi
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To celebrate Oceans Month of the Philippines (May) and World
Environment Day, an Ecological Youth Camp -
Kilos Kabataan Para sa Karagatan was conducted at
the Mindanao State University-TCTO Parade Ground on 5 - 6 June
2004. The 2-day Ecological Youth Camp, which was participated by 29 boys and girls from of
Grade 6 to second year high school level from the different barangays and
schools in Bongao and even from Zamboanga City, aimed to
provide children the opportunity to appreciate and understand the
mangrove, seagrass and coral reef ecosystems and their living and
non-living components; raise awareness among the youth of the threats that
affect these ecosystems; and to generate some positive behavior or actions
what the participants as youth of Bongao can do about these. Since
protection of the environment is the concern of everyone regardless of
ethic grouping and religious affiliation, in the spirit of integration,
the camp had a good mix of Christian, Tausug, Sama and Badjao
participants.
Reported
by Mr. Mon Romero
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C L E A R |
The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), Unilever Philippines, Inc.
and the Society for the Conservation of Wetlands, Inc. (SCPW) forged an agreement
to undertake Project CLEAR (
Conservation of Laguna de Bay's Environment and Resources).
 The signing of the Memorandum of Agreement was held on 07 June 2001 at the Cafe Español,
Manila with the DENR Secretary Heherson Alvarez as the Guest of Honor.
The objective of the tripartite partnership is to organize a
concrete partnership which will ensure the continuity of efforts to
conserve the resources of Laguna de Bay, and empower and educate
communities within its watershed.
more on CLEAR activities
CLEAR website
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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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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.
In 2004, the bird watching activity was at Lake Naujan,
Mindoro Oriental. An activity such as this is effective in
communicating awareness for the conservation of important
wetlands.
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Attendance & participation to
various training, workshops,
conferences |
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A number
of members of the
SCPW 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.
China
played host to the 11th Living Lakes Conference
which was held on 29 October to 02 November 2006 at Nanchang City. Ms. Amy Lecciones,
who was the conference director of last year's Living Lakes
Conference held here in the Philippines, presented during the
General Meeting of the network members the "Follow Up on the 10th
Living Lakes Conference", while Ms. Lennie Borja
(representing Laguna Lake Development Authority) during the
conference had a presentation on "Establishment of Sustainable
Forms of Aquaculture".
Ms. Amy Lecciones
represented the SCPW in the
meeting held at the Global Environment Center of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in January 2003.
It was the first meeting for the translation project of Ramsar Handbook No. 4 -
"Integrating Wetland Conservation and Wise Use into River Basin
Management". SCPW is one of the organizations invited to
participate in the translation project.
The Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands was one of the official
Philippine delegates to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)
held on 26 August to 04 September 2002 at Johannesburg, South
Africa. At the Water Dome on 29 August 2002, Ms. Amy Lecciones presented the CLEAR
Partnership as one of the strategies for managing lakes during the
WSSD's side event on "Sustainable Management and Restoration
of Wetlands and Lakes: Examples from the Living Lakes Network".
The SCPW and its CLEAR partners
participated in a Data Mining Workshop
organized by Unilever PLC in cooperation with Global
Nature Fund. The workshop, which was held in London
on 13-14 June 2002, aimed to develop a dynamic toolkit based
initially on the shared 4-year experience and know-how gathered in
joint Living Lakes projects between Unilever companies and NGOs
since 1998. The toolkit will serve as a guide to NGOs and
Unilever companies committing to new Living Lake partnerships,
helping them to implement best practices.
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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.
A series of events was held
in Tawi-Tawi to celebrate the Environment Month.
During the 38th Foundation Day
Celebration of Mindanao State University - Tawi-Tawi, a contest on
essay writing on the topic "Global Climate Change: Link to Coastal Wetlands
and the Role of the Youth in the Adaptation to Its Probable Impacts"
was organized. The awarding ceremony was held at Datu Amilbahar Jaafar
Convention Center on 04 August 2007.
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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