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the Action Agenda
The National Wetland
Action Plan was prepared by the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) of the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines in coordination
with the various government agencies, non-government organizations and academic
institutions concerned with the use and conservation of wetlands.
The actions
presented have been developed through a national Workshop on the Protection and
Sustainable Use of Wetlands in the Philippines held in October 1992 at the University of
the Philippines in Los Baņos, Laguna.
The output
of the Workshop was reviewed by the Ad-hoc Committee on Wetlands created under DENR
Special Order No. 219 series of 1993.
The series
of actions are proposed in response to the various issues confronting the management of
Philippine wetlands. The Program areas presented in three components, namely: Policy
Review and Formulation, Institutional Development and Strengthening, and Projects. These
groupings will provide focus areas for more specific time-bounded plans to be prepared in
the future.
Update!
The National Conference on Wetlands,
Climate Change Adaptation and
Biodiversity Conservation was held
on 12-14 January 2009 at Silliman
University in Dumaguete City. Two of
the objectives of the conference,
among others, are -
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To develop guidelines and
mechanics for the updating of
the National Wetlands Action
Plan
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To initiate the updating of the
National Wetlands Action Plan
taking into consideration the
important role that wetlands
play in biodiversity
conservation and climate change
adaptation/mitigation.
Click here for the Conference'
Outputs
The ad hoc National Wetlands
Committee formed during the
Conference convened to transform the
outputs into an initial draft of
the National Wetlands Action Plan.
The first meeting of the committee
was held on 20 March 2009 at the
Visitors' Center of the Ninoy Aquino
Parks and Wildlife Nature Center and
had a series of meetings thereafter
until a final draft was turned over
to the Protected Areas and Wildlife
Bureau on 06 July 2009.
Click here for the Draft Action Plan
In November and December 2010, the
Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau
presented the Draft National
Wetlands Action Plan in a series of
public consultation in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
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