Ecotourism Challenges for the Philippines CBC
Hotspot / national
Corridor / regional
Site / local
SIERRA MADRE BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR
Philippines Regional ProgramSIERRA MADRE BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR
STRATEGIC EMPHASIS• Corridor design and implementation• Ensuring that regional development planning efforts incorporate conservation priorities• PAs created or expanded and more effectively managed.
FY04• Developing corridor level conservation outcomes monitoring system.• Corridor spatial analysis and conservation training programs to partner NGOs and regional and municipal planning agencies.• Attracting additional donor resources.• Enhancing corridor conservation awareness program.
SMBC CORE CI PROJECTS CBFM
Improve Management
NSMNPImprove
Management
Expansion of of Casecnan
PL
Expansion of Maria Aurora
NP
Expansion of Penablanca
PLS
Creation ofQuirino PA
PALAWAN BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR
Philippines Regional ProgramPALAWAN BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR
STRATEGIC EMPHASIS• Corridor design and implementation• Ensuring that regional development planning efforts incorporate conservation priorities• PAs created or expanded and more effectively managed.
FY04• Developing corridor level conservation outcomes monitoring system.• Corridor spatial analysis and conservation training programs to partner NGOs and regional and municipal planning agencies.• Attracting additional donor resources.• Developing a communications strategy
PALAWANMARINEPRIORITYAREAS
72 Globally Threatened Species
(with breakdown per municipal unit)
• 50 Vulnerable Species
• 15 Endangered
• 6 Critically Endangered
Critically Endangered species
Common Name
Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle
Cacatua haematuropygia Philippine Cockatoo
Dipterocarpus hasseltii Hasselt panau
Dipterocarpus gracilis Panau
Diospyros pulgarensis Kanumay
Dipterocarpus grandiflorus Apitong
Landscape/Seascape species
Caretta caretta Loggerhead Turtle
Chelonia mydas Green Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Turtle
Balaenoptera physalus Fin Whale
Physeter catodon Sperm Whale
Species Endemic to One Site
Caudacaecilia weberi Palawan Caecilian
Tragulus napu Greater Mouse Deer
Ingerana mariae Mary’s Frog
Species Watch List
PALAWAN BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR
ID AREA NAME Hectares
1 Calamianes & Linapacan (marine) 756,782
2 Coron CADC marine area 22,453,481
3 El Nido-Taytay 345,358
4El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected areas
(marine) 374,482
5 Malampaya Sound Protected Area (marine) 235,637
6 Dumaran Island Group 1,001,625
7 Cuyo Island Group (marine) 1,044,725
8 Green Island Bay to Honda Bay 8,785
9 Kalayaan Island Group 197,889
10 Pagdanan Bay dugongs priority area 37,003
11 Ulugan Bay dugongs priority area 43,841
12 Cagayancillo Island Group (marine) 7,833
13 Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park 1,857
14 Tubbataha Reef Extended Marine priority area 3,828
15 Narra-Brooke's Point dugongs priority area 12,157
16 Bataraza 7,553
17Ursula Island Game Refuge & Bird Sanctuary
(marine) 12,535
18 Balabac Island Group (marine) 131,350
19 Calauit Game Preserve & Wildlife Sanctuary 105,844
20 Busuanga Island 36,623
21 Coron Island group (terrestrial) 84,770
ID AREA NAME Hectares
22 Culion Island 34,870
23El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected
areas 42,997
24 El Nido-Taytay forest 19,580
25 Malampaya Sound Protected Area (terrestrial) 168,239
26 Linapacan Island 132
27 Cuyo Island Group (terrestrial) 1,225
28 Lake Manguao 16,946
29 Dumaran (terrestrial) 8,785
30 San Vicente-Taytay- Roxas forest 105,844
31 Cleopatras Needle forest 7,544
32 Cagayancillo Island Group (terrestrial) 10,495
33 Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park (bird Island) 155,594
34 Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park 112,820
35 Olangoan Waterfalls Natural monument 53,768
36 Mt. Beaufort - Thumb Peak 334,985
37 Palawan Flora, Fauna & Watershed Reserve 22,756
38 Victoria-Anepahan range 61,433
39 Rasa Island 5,887
40 Mt. Mantalingahan Range 94,004
41 Rizal - Bataraza 1,198
42 Ursula Island Game Refuge & Bird Sanctuary 748,749
43 Balabac Island Group (terrestrial) 96,954
PALAWAN BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR
Philippines Regional ProgramHOTSPOT / NATIONAL STRATEGYSTRATEGIC EMPHASIS• Establishing systems and technical capacity to measure the national status of biodiversity and threats systematically and quantitatively.• Developing programs and initiatives that support CI and partner activities at the corridor and site level.
FY04• Developing a Hotspot-level conservation outcomes refinement and monitoring program.• Supporting national level enforcement- strengthening and legal and policy reforms.
Philippines CBC and Ecotourism
• Need to flesh out ecotourism strategy to achieve CBC goals
• Model ecotourism engagements
• Palawan initiatives
• Defining technical capacity needs for CBC scale opportunities in ecotourism
Ongoing Activities• Pilot Projects
– St. Paul’s Park– Coron Island – Northern Palawan (JBIC-
funded)
• Policy advocacy– Engagement in national-
level National Ecotourism Council
– Local advocacy