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A roundtable discussion was held regarding The Future of the Nat-ural Capital in El Nido last May 2,
2018 at the Lio Resorts, El Nido.
Businesses in El Nido are under growing pressure to manage their tourism operations within Bacuit Bay more sustainably. The tour-ism industry in El Nido has been growing fast, 30% year on year over the past few years. Based on projections, tourist arrivals could double over the span of 5 years, far exceeding the carrying capac-ity of Bacuit Bay sites, which El Nido’s tourism businesses de-pend on.
A roundtable discussion was hosted to explore the dependen-cy of the El Nido tourism industry on nature and how changes to natural capital (specifically coral reef health, water quality and
fish populations) might impact outcomes for tourism business-es, society, and local govern-ment. Two primary topics were discussed: willingness to pay for conservation of Bacuit Bay, and scenarios for the improved man-agement of Bacuit Bay’s natural capital.
The scene was set by initially ex-plaining the global application of the Natural Capital Protocol, the framework used for the Bacuit Bay natural capital assessment. It was explained that the inten-tion is to use this approach to demonstrate the links between natural capital and the financial performance of both large resorts and SME tour boat operators and
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The congested Bacuit Bay of El Nido, Palawan photo by: Kat Villaos
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Staff of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development travelled to Pag-Asa Island, Municipality of Kalayaan to hold a consultation on the map of the proposed protected areas based on the assessment conducted by the University of the Philippines – Marine Science Insti-tute last 2016.
The map showing the proposed protected areas in Pag-Asa Island were presented to the Kalayaan Palawan Farmers and Fishermen Association (KPFFA), the proposed areas were recommended due to the high seagrass coverage and ob-servation of substantial amounts of diverse juvenile organisms. During the discussion, it was revealed by the Chairman of the KPFFA that the fishermen of the island are utilizing the entire area surrounding the is-land, thus rendering the entire area outside of the proposed protected areas as the sustainable use zone.
Initially, the participants did not ap-prove protecting the entire proposed area because part of the proposed area is being utilized for navigation and for transportation of construc-tion materials. Another portion of
the proposed area is being utilized for near shore resource extraction activities such as shell collection.
Due to the cited reasons, adjust-ments were made to the proposed protected area to allow a navigation-al lane 30 meters from the shore to be established and to allow the collection of shells to continue in a portion of the area. The reduction in size of the protected area covering the ideal area was compensated by extending the protected area in the direction opposite of the shell col-lection area. It was also extended a bit into the deeper waters to protect the corals present in that area
The representative of the Coast-al-Marine Unit also accompanied the researchers from the Western Philippines University in their Coral Reef Assessment and Fish Visual Census. The methodologies utilized by the researchers from WPU are the Line Intersect Transect (LIT) and the Photo Transect. It was observed during the assessment that the cor-al reefs of Pag-Asa were diverse and in good condition, with majority of the corals observed being alive. It was estimated that the live coral
cover measured around 50%-70% of the total reef area.
The types of corals observed in the area are: Massive Corals, Sub Mas-sive Corals, Branching Corals, Digi-tate Corals, Table Corals, Mushroom Corals, Encrusting Corals, and Foli-ose Corals. A large amount of fish compared to the reefs of other mu-nicipalities was also observed. How-ever, most of these were classified as indicator species.
During the consultations, various questions were raised by the com-munity and responded to by the rep-resentatives from the PCSDS, such as: what the protected area is for, why that area was selected as the proposed protected area, what the functions of coral reefs and sea-grass are and why these habitats are important (are among the ques-tions raised and answered).
The consultation was conducted during the 40th Founding Anniver-sary of the Municipality of Kalayaan. Also, part of the founding anniversa-ry was the different activities partic-ipated by the residents of Pag-Asa Island, personnel of the Armed Forc-es of the Philippines and Municipal Officers stationed in the island and mainland Palawan.
Proposed Pag-Asa Island Protected Area Consultation
PCSD Staff presenting the proposed Protective Area to the residents and fisherfolks of the Pag-Asa Island, Kalayaan, Palawan last May 10, 2018
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Staff from the Palawan Council for Sustainable Develop-ment attended the 11th Southeast Asian Biosphere Reserves Network (SeaBRnet) Meeting held in Chiang Mai, Thailand last May 22 to 24, 2018.
Under the theme “Biosphere Reserves: Exploring Local Solutions for Global Sustainability”, the 11th SeaBRnet Meeting gathered repre-sentatives from the Man and Bio-sphere (MAB) community in South-east Asia, including MAB National Committees and Biosphere Reserve managers. They were joined by rep-resentatives of the South and Cen-tral Asia MAB Network (SACAM), the East Asian Biosphere Reserve Network (EABRN) and the Pacific Man and Biosphere (PacMAB) pro-gramme. Part of the meeting was a special session of the Asia-Pacif-ic Biosphere Reserve Network (AP-BRN).
The meeting includes ex-changes of experience and opinion among the members of SeaBRnet and its sister networks, as well as discussions on interaction among UNESCO programmes, implemen-tation of Lima Action Plan, and the strategic contributions of MAB and its networks in Asia and the Pacific towards the achievement of Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs), with
a focus on the potential of biosphere reserves to contribute towards the SDGs.
The overall objective of the meeting is to: explore, devise and share local solutions for global sus-tainability; Promote and advance the Biosphere Reserve concept as an efficient tool for sustainable economic and social development through discussion of key issues re-lated to Biosphere Reserve manage-ment, local economies, nomination and zonation; and share knowledge on the creation of powerful stories for local biosphere reserves and use it as a tool to communicate with stakeholders and the public.
Part of the itinerary of the meeting is a one-day field visit to the adjacent Mae Sa Kog Ma Biosphere Reserve, allowing participants to ob-serve the implementation of the bio-sphere reserve concept in practice.
The meetings were hosted by Thailand National MAB Commit-tee through the Thailand Depart-ment of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, facilitated by the SeaBRnet Secretariat at UN-ESCO Office Jakarta and UNESCO Office Bangkok, and supported by Japan Funds-in-Trust (JFIT), the Gov-ernment of Thailand, and UNESCO.
May 12, 2018 – now on its fourth year, the World Binturong day was celebrated. The Pal-awan Council for Sustainable Development are one with the world in celebrating these gentle creatures, particularly, the Palawan Binturong / Palawan Bearcat (Arctictis bin-turong whitei), a subspecies of the binturong family endemic to the island of Palawan.
The event was held at SM Puerto Prince-sa City. For this year, a photo exhibit about binturong was held, along with quizzes for children, face painting, workshop about en-vironmental enrichment, presentations from the different partners regarding the species, and an information stall was also set up. The event ran from May 12 to May 15, 2018 and was transferred to Barangay Langogan and will be displayed in the barangay until June 30, 2018.
The event was first realized to introduce the species to the world and to promote its con-servation. Though fascinating, not much are known about the same, since, most of the data available are studied from binturong that are in captivity, not much are known about the species in its natural habitat.
The Palawan Binturong can grow to as much as 4.6 ft. distinguishable by its ears lined with white fur and long white whiskers. The Palawan Binturong are generally docile crea-tures when handled but are equipped with sharp claws and teeth that can easily rip through flesh. It can suspend itself by hang-ing on its strong prehensile tail. The Palawan Binturong are generally known to be noctur-nal.
According to the International Union for Con-servation of Nature (IUCN) the Palawan Bin-turong falls under the category of Vulnerable – high risk of endangerment in the wild. Over the past 18 years, the binturong population has decreased by a significant 30%. Defor-estation, poaching and illegal trafficking are the known causes of the species endanger-ment. The Palawan Binturong are known to be poached for the pet trade and for human consumption.
The event is a partnership between the AB-Conservation, the Palawan Council for Sus-tainable Development, City Government of Puerto Princesa, City Environment and Nat-ural Resources Office, TierPark Berlin, Pala-wan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Cen-ter (PWRCC), Department of Environement and Natural Resources – Biodiversity and Management Bureau, Western Philippines University and the Local Government Unit of Barangay Langogan, Puerto Princesa City.
4th World Binturong Day
11th Southeast Asian Biosphere REserve Network Meeting
PCSD Staff together with the other participants of the 11th SeaBRnet Meeting held last May 22-24, 2018 in
Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Staff of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development successfully conducted an Information and Education Campaign (IEC) Caravan in the Municipality of Kalayaan last May 9 - 15, 2018.
The IEC was conducted during the 40th Founding Anniversary of the Municipality of Kalayaan, an island municipality located in the Western Philippine Sea. Once a strictly military installation, the same was opened to civilian settlement in 2002. The trip to the said island municipality was not an easy one, it took the PCSDS team a total of 8-days travel time to go and get back to Puerto Princesa City to complete their journey.
But the journey was not for naught. Civilians, public servants and uniformed personnel were among the participants in the different IEC conducted. Even during the boat ride that took days, four (4) days, the team con-ducted an IEC on board for the personnel of the Philippine Navy.
A mini Kiddie Wildlife was also conducted, wherein the participants are the elementary students from the said municipality, and now, we welcome 34 new Kiddie Wildlife Savers Club members.
The composite team discussed the different en-vironmental laws such as, the Strategic Envi-ronmental Plan (SEP) for Palawan Act, Wild-life Act, Chainsaw Act and its implementation in the province through the different adminis-trative orders issued by the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development.
The IEC was conducted in cooperation with the Municipal Government of Kalayaan, Phil-ippine Navy and the Philippine Navy – Ma-rines.
Staff from the Palawan Council for Sustainable Devel-opment together with other partici-pants from the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion attended the Workshop on Managing Reef Resilience Under Climate Change in the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion last May 7 to 9, 2018 at Manado, Indonesia.
People of the Coral Triangle exhibit a high dependence on coral reef fisheries for their food and liveli-hood. The productivity of reef fisheries is heavily influenced by fishing pres-sure and reef habitat quality. While much effort is devoted to reducing overfishing, there is relatively little guidance on how to manage reef habi-tat quality. Yet, recent studies find that a loss of coral habitat structure can reduce fisheries productivity to be-tween a half or third of that in healthy habitat. Climate change, which causes coral bleaching, is the single greatest impact on the quality of reef habitats. Thus, minimizing the effects of climate change on coral reefs is a practical step towards protecting future food security and livelihoods.
The advent of recent bleach-ing events in the Coral Triangle and Great Barrier Reef has focused attention on management responses: what can be done. Since managers are unable to stop bleaching, their actions must focus on enhancing reef recovery. A recent study identified
what are called ‘keystone reefs’ that play an exceptionally important role in driving ecosystem repair. These reefs are more likely to survive bleaching and are positioned to replenish many vulnerable reefs with new corals. They do this on account of their upstream location such that coastal currents carry the fertilized eggs of corals to many other reefs. Steps to pro-tect such reefs can form a part of a strategy to build resilience of reefs to climate change.
Moreover, the connectivity of reef fish larvae among reefs, and often across national borders, is a key consideration in rebuilding fisheries. MPAs remain one of the most com-monly-applied tools to manage small scale reef fisheries and new develop-ments in tools and connectivity data are helping managers design reserves specifically to benefit fishers.
Ultimately, the benefits of identifying keystone reefs of the coral triangle are to help protect biodiversity and support reef fisheries. However, like corals, fisheries resources are shared across many jurisdictions of the triangle. It would be valuable to refine the selection of keystone reefs – that help rejuvenate seascape hab-itat quality – so that the support they provide to fisheries can be maximized
IEC in Kalayaan
MAnaging reef resilience under climate change in the ssme workshop
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Participants of the workshop last May 7-9, 2018 at Manado, Indonesia
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The Palawan Council for Sustain-able Development through Engr. Madrono Cabrestante, Jr., Focal Per-son, Palawan Biosphere Reserve, attended the 8th Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves (WNICBR) and Training Course for Biosphere Re-serve Managers in Menorca, Spain last May 22 – 26, 2018.
The network aims to study, imple-ment and disseminate island and coastal strategies to preserve bio-diversity and heritage, promote sustainable development and ad-aptation and mitigate the effects of climate change.
The meeting and the training course were intended for biosphere reserve members to share experiences, ex-change technical knowledge and raise awareness of vulnerability of island and coastal biosphere re-serves to climate change.
There are two (2) technical head-quarters for the WNICBR, one in the
island of Menorca, Spain and one in the island of Jeju, Korea that works together at a global level – the one in Menorca specializes in sustainable development and the office in Jeju focuses in climate change issues.
Jeju Island and Palawan are under a Sisterhood Relationship Agreement entered by both parties in the year 2015. Under said agreement, the Pal-awan-Jeju BR Sisterhood Relationship pursues the vision and mission of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves and World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Re-
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serves to emphasize and actualize the roles of biosphere reserves in islands and coastal zones for sus-tainable development and to help resolve the issues on global climate change.
Palawan was declared as a Man and Biosphere (MAB) Reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scien-tific and Cultural Organization (UN-ESCO) on March 27, 1990 in Paris, France. The MAB Programme of UNESCO encourages partnerships among biosphere reserves to pro-mote conservation of biological and cultural diversity, and economic and social development. Palawan was declared as one of only three Man and Biosphere Reserve in the Philip-pines.
The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development is the focal agen-cy representing the Palawan Bio-sphere Reserve in accordance with its mandate of en-vironmental pro-tection and con-servation, PCSD implements good practices in biodi-versity conserva-tion and in sustain-ing the Palawan island ecosystem.
Participants of the 8th World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserve Meeting held at Menorca, Spain last May 22-26, 2018.
Engr. Madrono Cabrestante, Jr. representing the Palawan Biosphere Reseves during the 8th WNICBR
Meeting last May 22-26, 2018 at Menorca, Spain
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PCSDS Orients Local Government Units regarding Flagship Species Selection & management
An Orientation on PCSD Guidelines on the Selection and Management of Flagship Species by the Local Government Units was conducted last May 17 to 18, 2018 at the Leg-end Hotel, Puerto Princesa City.
The orientation was attended by rep-resentatives from the different mu-nicipalities of the province. Among those that attended the orientation was the Hon. Jessie Del Prado and Hon. Noel A. Beronio, mayors of the municipalities of Linapacan and Araceli, respectively.
A flagship species is a species se-lected to act as an ambassador, icon or symbol for a defined habitat, issue, campaign or environmental cause, or for this case, to represent the municipality. It could also be ap-plied to raise more support for biodi-versity conservation and for tourism purposes.
During the said orientation salient features of Republic Act 9147, also known as the Wildlife Act. A list on endemic species of the province and the benefits of having a flagship species was also presented by the staff of the Palawan Council for Sus-tainable Development.
Ms. Levita Lagrada of PCSDS pre-sented the guideline proper in se-lecting and managing flagship spe-cies. One of the criteria discussed was to choose a species that is popular and would symbol a rally-ing point to stimulate conservation awareness and action.
Success stories were also presented by guest speakers from the differ-ent Non-government organizations working in and outside Palawan: the
Katala Foundation Inc. working on the conservation of the Philippine cockatoo, the World Wildlife Fund for the Irrawaddy dolphin in the Malam-paya Sound Protected Area, and the Philippine Eagle Foundation for the conservation of the Philippine eagle. These NGOs also shared their expe-riences in looking for funds to sus-tain their respective projects.
By the request of the participants, PCSDS will be assisting the different municipalities in their selection of flagship species by assisting them during the process.
The orientation was made possible through the initiatives of the Pala-wan Council for Sustainable Devel-opment and Protect Wildlife Project of the United States Agency for Inter-national Development.
at both national and regional scales. Such actions are core to the very concept of the Coral Triangle Initiative, embracing MPAs, seascapes, and cli-mate adaptation and these approach-es present a feasible and practical means of achieving meaningful trans-
boundary resources management.
The workshop served as an avenue to share and discuss approaches in dealing with climate change, its impact to coral reef fisheries and management. Because of the connec-tivity of coral and fisheries resources
from Palawan (Philippines) to Sabah to Borneo and Sulawesi, the feasi-bility of developing a transboundary management strategy for coral reefs and their fisheries within the Sulu-Su-lawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME) were also discussed.
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Participants of the Orientation from the different Local Government Units of the Province held at Legend Hotel, PPC last May 17-18, 2018 photo by: Celso S. Quiling
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Teachers and educators from the whole province of Palawan convened together to attend the Teachers Training on Environ-mental Education Program Training Work-shop last May 21 to 24, 2018 at the Sky-light Convention, Puerto Princesa City.
The program was initiated by the com-bined efforts of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development, Pilipinas Shell Foundation Inc., Palawan State University, Department of Education – Palawan and Department of Education – Puerto Princ-esa.
The program aims to integrate environ-mental education to the current curricu-lum targeting elementary students from grades 3 to 6, and eventually grades 7 and up. Through this program, by integrating the SEP law and other environmental laws (which includes but not limited to RA 9147 otherwise known as Wildlife Act, RA 9175 otherwise known as Chainsaw Act, RA 9172 otherwise known as Caves Act and other Fishery Laws, Mining Act and Solid Waste Management), we can further widen the knowledge and awareness of each and every Palaweño about the need for conser-vation, protection and conservation of the environment.
The initiative to integrate environmental education to the curriculum is not new, it has been tapped once back in the late 1990’s. PCSDS, DepEd Palawan and an-other partner had previously implemented an Environmental Education Program in the province, however, in the early 2000’s it was discontinued due to lack of funding and other difficulties. Furthermore, the progress and other relevant data neces-sary for its assessment, monitoring and evaluation have not been properly record-
ed and consolidated.
Such is not the case today, the main goal of the parties involved is to implement a new and improved Environmental Educa-tion Program, that would be monitored, assessed and evaluated thus the Program may be continuously tracked, developed/improved and finally, be sustained.
Together with PSFI, under its TURISMO AT NEGOSYO DULOT NG INGAT KALIKASAN (TANDIKAN) Project, a project that aims to promote and improve the level of aware-ness of the general population on climate change resiliency, to provide support envi-ronmental conservation initiatives of the local communities and to provide support to community based sustainable tourism in terms of community organizing, capa-bility building, market linkages of the local tour destination and support to UNESCO National Heritage, the Program’s success looks brighter than ever before.
The PCSD is a multi-sectoral agency man-dated to implement the different environ-mental laws in the province of Palawan, and Section 15 of the SEP Law provides that the SEP shall design an environmen-tal information and education, designed to gradually wean the people away from de-structive practices and shall recommend practical ways as an alternative.
The integration of the Environmental Ed-ucation Program to the curriculum will be piloted in the coming 2018-2019 school year.
ECAN Board Secretariat and IEC and Communication
Planning Training
As the so-called “mini PCSDS” in their respective municipalities, it is only fitting that the members of the ECAN Boards are equipped with the needed skills and knowledge to be fully functional in performing their duties and respon-sibilities. As such the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development through its ECAN Education and Extension Divi-sion conducted a series of training last May 7 to 11, 2018 at the Municipality of Brooke’s Point.
The training consists of two (2) parts, the ECAN Board Secretariat Training (May 7-8, 2018) and the IEC and Com-munication Planning for ECAN Board (May 10-11, 2018). The training was attended by the different ECAN board members from the municipalities of Brooke’s Point, Rizal, Quezon, Sofronio Espanola, and Bataraza.
The basic roles, composition and func-tion of the ECAN board was discussed during the training. As the mini PCSDS in the municipality, it is the first body to resolve / filter issues regarding environ-mental protection and conservation in the said municipality.
It was also reiterated in the training that the conduct of Information Education Campaign or IEC is also a key factor for the ECAN board to find success. The ra-tionale of the latter is that implement-ing the different environmental laws in the locality would not be as effective, if the communities are not educated or well-versed in the laws that must be im-plemented. As part of the training the participants was asked to give an IEC demonstration by presenting different environmental laws being implemented in the province.
The different laws that was presented was the SEP Law, Wildlife Act, PCSD Ad-ministrative Order No. 05, the Chainsaw Act, and Caves Act. After the training, the participants were given a set of pre-sentation materials that they could use in the conduct of their respective IEC.
Teachers of Palawan Integrates Environmental Education
Teachers and educators from the different school districts of the province attended the Teachers Training on Environmental Education Program lat May 21-24, 2018.
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May 19, 2018 – Members of the Philip-pine Navy nabbed 20 Vietnamese nation-als, poaching off the coast of Mangsee Island, Balabac, Palawan.
According to an affidavit signed by LtJG Art Francisco PN, the unit was enroute to Mangsee Island when they spotted a local
fishing boat with four (4) crews on-board, upon boarding of the boat no violation whatsoever was revealed. However, crew members of the said boat reported three (3) foreign ves-sels poaching in the vicinity.
Acting on the lead, the unit proceed-ed to the location and was able to ap-prehend 2 foreign vessels (the other one got away).
Upon investigation, the vessels were of Malaysian registry but crewed by 20 Vietnamese nationals (10 each vessel). The foreign nationals were compliant with the procedures conducted by the mem-bers of the naval unit and was even able to provide documentation including a sea-man’s book.
The naval unit discovered and seized fifty
(50) species of sharks and one hundred sixty (160) species of stingrays, dried shark’s fins and skins, and assorted fish-es. Among those that were seaized were White-Spotted Wedgefish classified as vul-nerable under PCSD Resolution No. 15-521 pursuant to Republic Act 9147, oth-erwise known as the Wildlife Act of 2001.
The poachers were read with their rights and was given medical check up before being turned over to the custody of the proper authority.
A case was filed under Republic Act 8550, also known as the Fisheries Code of 1998, particularly Section 91 and Section 102, Poaching in Philippine Waters and Fishing or Taking of Rare or Threatened Species, respectively.
The Palawan Council for Sustainable De-velopment will be taking the lead in this case.
dive operators, as well as highlight broader environmental and social benefits associated with the natural capital. The purpose of the round-table was to seek stakeholder views of the natural capital challenges that the tourism industry faces and priority areas for improved manage-ment.
Participants explored scenarios on how to enhance natural capital conditions in the Bacuit Bay through a combination of actions by both the private sector (e.g. Green Fins and enhancing visitor education to reduce anchoring, snorkeler, diver and other marine recreation damage) and public sector (e.g. enhanced sewage treatment plant, increased MPA coverage, enhanced enforcement), and how this in
turn could contribute to stronger bottom lines across the tourism in-dustry. Among that was discussed was the private sector’s involvement in protected areas funding and management.
Participants largely agreed that the enhanced plan which incorporate actions taken by the public and private sectors will secure the natural capital depended upon by the tourism sector. Visitor caps must be set using sound scientific evidence of the carrying capacity of the various visitor sites. Diversifying the tourism offerings may alleviate pressure on some of the visitor sites but may also encourage visitors to lengthen their stay. Additional infrastructure may be required to
support this increase in tourism.
The participants of the roundtable discussion among others were the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development, the Local Govern-ment Unit of El Nido, Department of Environment and Natural Resourc-es, and other private and non-gov-ernment organizations.
sharks & stingrays, confiscated
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Participants from the different sectors during the roundtable discussion last May 2, 2018
Different shark species confiscated last May 19, 2018 by the Philippine Navy off the coast of Mangsee Island, Balabac
