FOREIGN-ASSISTED AND SPECIAL PROJECTS...

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCESFOREIGN-ASSISTED AND SPECIAL PROJECTS SERVICE

FOREIGN-ASSISTED AND SPECIAL PROJECTS

PROFILES

CY2017-2018

Foreword

The Foreign-Assisted and Special Projects Profiles is a compilation of all on-going projects of DENR-FASPS for CY2017-2018. Each project profile contains a brief description, objectives, components, and other basic information about the project. This compilation comprises three sections: the loan-assisted projects, the grant-assisted projects and the special projects. Both loan-assisted and special projects are mainly under the Forestry sector, while the grant-assisted projects are mainly related to Biodiversity, Coastal and Marine, Environment, Forestry, Lands and Multi-sectoral (Environment and Natural Resources).

This compilation can be utilized as a quick reference or guide for stakeholders and the public, in general. We hope to elicit interest on the DENR’s efforts to contribute to managing our natural resources and protecting our environment through foreign-assisted and special projects. Moreover, this compilation also provides the reader a general appreciation of the DENR-FASPS current portfolio.

EDWIN G. DOMINGOAssistant Secretary for Foreign-Assisted and

Special Projects

Table of Contents

Loan-assisted Projects .........................................................................................................1Forestland Management Project ................................................................................................................................. 2Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project .................................................... 3

Grant-assisted Projects ...................................................................................................... 4BIODIVERSITY ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) .......................................................................................................................6Partnerships for Biodiversity Conservation: Mainstreaming in Local Agricultural Landscapes, or Biodiversity Partnerships Project (BPP) ..................................................................................... 7Conflict-Sensitive Resource and Asset Management - Indigenous Practices for Conservation of Biodiversity (COSERAM - IP4Biodiv) Program Phase 2 .........................................................8Protected Area Management Enhancement (PAME) in the Philippines .......................................................9Strengthening National Systems to Improve Governance and Management of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Conserved Areas and Territories(Philippine ICCA Project) ............................................................................................................................................... 10Protect Wildlife (PW) Project ........................................................................................................................................ 11Fifth Operational Phase of the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP 5) .........................................................12

COASTAL & MARINE .........................................................................................................................................................13Implementing the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the South China Sea (SCS) ...........................14Scaling up the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for theSeas of East Asia in the Philippines............................................................................................................................15Strengthening Marine Protected Areas to Conserve Marine Key Biodiversity Areasin the Philippines (formerly the MKBA Project) .................................................................................................... 16Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape (SSS) Project formerly the Support to the Implementation of the Tri-National Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion Comprehensive Action Plan (SSME) Project ...........................................................................................................17

ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................................................................................. 18Demonstration of Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practice (BAT & BEP) in open burning activities in response to the Stockholm Convention onPersistent Organic Pollutants ...................................................................................................................................... 19Philippines Integrated Persistent Organic Pollutants Management Project.............................................20Development of Minamata Initial Assessment in the Philippines ...................................................................21Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS) - Institutional Strengthening Project (ISP) Phase X .....................22Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS) - Institutional Strengthening Project (ISP) Phase XI ....................23Implementation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Management Programs for Electric Cooperatives and Safe e-wastes Management ................................................................................... 24Reducing Environmental and Health Risks to Vulnerable Communities from Lead Contamination from Lead Paint and Recycling of Used Lead Acid Batteries (ULAB) Project in the Philippines ............................................................................25

FORESTRY ...........................................................................................................................................................................26Capacity Building on the Application of Landscape Approach to Support the Sustainable Natural Resources Management in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore............................................................................................................................................. 27Facilitating the Participatory Planning of Community-Based Forest ManagementUsing Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Technologies in Forest Resources Management in The Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand ............................................28Promoting Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Selected Southeast Asian Countries (TCP/RAS/3512) ..............................................................................................................................................29Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme ......................................................30Forest Climate and Protection Project in Panay Phase II (ForClim II) ...........................................................31Development and Testing of National Forest Stock Monitoring System (FSMS) with Improved Governance at All Levels of the Forest Administration .................................................................32Study on “Strengthening Capacity for Integrating Ecosystem Services in the Forest Land Use Planning Process to Enhance Climate Resilience and Poverty Reduction in the Philippines” .......................................................................................................................33Preparation of a National REDD+ Mechanism for Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Conservation of Biodiversity in the Philippines (National REDD+ System Philippines)...........................34

LANDS ...................................................................................................................................................................................35Mainstreaming Voluntary Guidelines on Governance of Tenure (VGGT): Philippines ..............................36

MULTI-SECTORAL ............................................................................................................................................................. 37Biodiversity and Watersheds Improved for Stronger Economy and Ecosystems Resilience ..............38Philippines Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (Phil-WAVES) Program ..........39

SPECIAL Projects.................................................................................................................40Technology Adoption on Proper Harvesting and Utilization of Philippine Cinnamon ...............................41Development of Production and Silvicultural Technologies for Native Metallophytes in Restoration of Mined-out Areas in Zambales ...................................................................................................42Diversification and Soil Conditioning in the Understorey of the Pine Forest ............................................43

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Loan-assisted Projects

There are only two loan-assisted projects being implemented and both belong to the Forestry Sector.

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Director Nonito M. Tamayo | Project Director For. Orlando Panganiban | Project Manager Forestland Management Project, 3rd Floor FMB Annex Building, Forest Management Bureau (FMB) Visayas Ave. Diliman, Quezon City

(02) 928 0425@ [email protected]

The image above i s one of the e ight (8 ) ident i f ied sub-watersheds of FMP located in the munic ipa l i t y of Mayoyao in the prov ince of I fugao .

FMPForestland Management Project

FMP is a ten-year project that aims to strengthen forestland management in three critical river basins of the country through the implementation of collaborative and comprehensive Community - Based Forest Management (CBFM) strategies.

OBJECTIVES1. Rehabilitate degraded forestlands in three critical river basins (Upper Magat and Cagayan, Upper Pampanga

and Jalaur)2. Improve forest conservation and socio-economic conditions of affected communities3. Contribute to conservation of biodiversity4. Strengthen forestland management through community-based management strategies

• Empower people’s organizations • Secure land tenure rights • Develop enterprises for food security and income • Develop, conserve, protect and sustainable use of forestland resources

COMPONENTS

LOAN Php 4,528.180 MGOP COUNTERPART Php 1,109.269 M

FUND SOURCE Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) DURATION July 2012 - June 2022

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Forestry Management Bureau (DENR-FMB)

SECTOR ForestryREGIONS CAR; II; III; VI

PROVINCES Ifugao; Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino; Nueva Ecija; Iloilo

CONTACT DETAILS

I. Comprehensive Site Developmenta. Survey, Mapping and Planningb. Community Organizingc. Site Developmentd. Agroforestry Support Facilitiese. Policy Initiative for Watershed Management

Council

f. Monitoring and Evaluationg. Project Management

II. Consultancy Services

The image above features the watershed character i zat ion conducted in Reg ion I I I , Nueva Ec i ja for fac i l i ta t ing comprehens ive s i te deve lopment .

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Director Nonito M. Tamayo | Project Director For. Amie Rabang | Project Manager For. Moises H. Butic, CESE | Deputy Project Director National Project Coordinating Office (NPCO) - Forest Management Bureau (FMB) Visayas Ave.

Diliman, Quezon City @ [email protected]

(02) 927 4787/ (02) 332-3056

The above photo shows a port ion of the Upper Ch ico R iver Bas in , a pr ior i ty r i ver bas in . Th is s i te harnesses the major i r r igat ion systems to water vast lands in the Cord i l lera Admin is t rat i ve Reg ion .

INREMPIntegrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project

LOAN ADB = US $ 100 M; IFAD = US $ 20 M

GRANT GEF = US $ 2.5 M; CCF = US $ 1.41 M; LGUs = US $ 8.49 M

GOP COUNTERPART US $ 15.30 M, Beneficiaries Contribution in Kind: US $ 6.42 M

FUND SOURCES Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Global Environment Facility GEF), Climate Change Fund (CCF)

DURATION August 9, 2013 - December 31, 2020

EXECUTING AGENCY Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Forest Management Bureau (DENR-FMB)

PARTNER AGENCIES Department of Finance-Municipal Development Fund Office (DOF-MDFO) and Department of Agriculture (DA)

SECTOR ForestryREGIONS CAR; VII; X; ARMM

PROVINCES Kalinga, Apayao, Mt. Province, Benguet, Ifugao; Bohol; Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon; Lanao Del Sur

CONTACT DETAILS

The Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project (INREMP) is a seven-year development initiative (2013 to 2020) that aims to address unsustainable watershed management in four priority river basins by reducing and reversing degradation of watersheds and associated environmental services caused by forest denudation and unsustainable farming practices. It also seeks to provide incentives to local communities, local government units (LGUs), and the DENR for improving natural resource management by generating sufficient and tangible economic benefits through mechanisms, such as: (i) payments for environmental services (PES) including water regulation, soil conservation, carbon offsets, and biodiversity; (ii) income generation from sustainable use and management and value-added processing of timber and non-timber forest products; (iii) improved natural resource productivity; and (iv) improved climate resilience in project watersheds.

OBJECTIVE Improve the conditions of watersheds generating livelihood benefits in the four (4) upper river basins, namely: Chico River Basin in CAR, Wahig-Inabanga River Basin in Bohol, Upper Bukidnon River Basin in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental, and Lake Lanao River Basin in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)

COMPONENTSI. Establishing river basin and watershed

management and investment plansII. Increasing smallholder and institutional

investments in conservation and enhancing URB productivity in the forestry, agriculture and rural sectors

III. Strengthening river basin and watershed management capacity and related governance mechanisms

IV. Delivering project management and support services

Grant-assisted ProjectsIncluded in this section are 29 grant-assisted projects grouped in six different sectors, namely: Biodiversity, Coastal and Marine, Environment, Forestry, Lands and Multi-sectoral (Environment and Natural Resources).

BIODIVERSITY

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BIOFINBiodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN)

The project is expected to contribute to closing the global financing gap and conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity by assisting developing countries in identifying, assessing, combining and sequencing sources of biodiversity funding to meet their specific needs.

The BIOFIN is a methodology or approach, through the use of a workbook, that will provide guidance to countries on how to assess financial needs, how to mobilize the financial resources required to fully implement their National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAP), and to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) at a national level.

OBJECTIVE The aim of BIOFIN is to enable governments to build a sound business case for increased investment in the conservation, sustainable use and equitable sharing of benefits of ecosystems and biodiversity, with particular focus on identifying and filling finance needs at the national level.

COMPONENTSI. Review of Biodiversity Financing ContextII. Analysis of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) CostIII. Development of Financing PlanIV. Implementation of Financing Plan

GRANT US $ 750,000.00GOP COUNTERPART In-kind

FUND SOURCES United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), European Union (EU), Germany, Switzerland, Norway and Flanders

DURATION January 2014 - December 2018

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB)

SECTOR BiodiversityREGIONS National and Region IVB

PROVINCES Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro

CONTACT DETAILS

Annabelle E. Plantilla | Project Manager BIOFIN Office, Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB), Elliptical Road cor. Quezon Ave., Diliman, Quezon City (02) 924 6031 loc 252

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The benef ic iar ies underwent capac i ty-bu i ld ing act i v i t ies to create a source of l i ve l ihood for the communi t ies . In the image above , benef ic iar ies are t ransforming bakong in to usefu l i tems such as baskets , bags and s l ippers .

The b iod ivers i ty- f r iend ly bus inesses and enterpr ises generated by the benef ic iar ies were then featured at an event ca l led “Man i la Fame” (above image) he ld at the SMX Convent ion Center , Ma l l o f As ia Complex , Pasay C i ty.

BPPPartnerships for Biodiversity Conservation: Mainstreaming in Local Agricultural Landscapes, or Biodiversity Partnerships Project (BPP)

The project will directly address fragmentation of landscapes, ensure that activities in the surrounding landscape conserve species assemblages, and maintain ecosystem functions by strengthening enabling policies at the national level, enhancing capacities of LGUs, and doing project demonstration in selected pilot sites. These will be achieved through partnerships with key national government agencies, LGUs, and national and local conservation NGOs to muster their resources and expertise.

OBJECTIVE Assist Local Government Units (LGUs) in critical eco-regions of the Philippines to better incorporate the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity resources in their development planning systems and economic growth strategies

COMPONENTSI. Placing national-level systems, policies, tools and capacities to support LGU level biodiversity conservation effortsII. LGUs encompassing 1.6 million hectares in five key biogeographic regions have the tools and capacities to

integrate sustainable management into decentralized government structuresIII. Applying systems, policies, tools and capacities for landscape level biodiversity conservation and sustainable

development at eight pilot sites covering 700,000 hectares across five critical biogeographic regions

GRANT US $ 4.8 MGOP COUNTERPART US $ 12.2 M

FUND SOURCES United Nations Development Programme - Global Environment Facility (UNDP-GEF), Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)

DURATION September 2011 - September 2017

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB)

SECTOR BiodiversityREGIONS II; IVB; VI; VII; X; XI; CARAGA

PROVINCES Cagayan, Quirino; Mindoro, Palawan; Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo; Negros Occidental; Davao Oriental, Surigao del Norte; Agusan del Norte

CONTACT DETAILS

Mr. Jose M. Regunay | BPP - Project Management

Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB)Elliptical Road cor. Quezon Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City

(02) 376-4734 www.philbiodiversitypartnerships.com

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IP4BiodivConflict-Sensitive Resource and Asset Management - Indigenous Practices for Conservation of Biodiversity (COSERAM - IP4Biodiv) Program Phase 2

Conflict Sensitive Resources and Asset Management (COSERAM) Program supports an integrated approach of poverty reduction and peace building in Caraga Region and other conflict-affected areas in the Philippines. The COSERAM Program is a joint undertakings of the Philippine and German Governments, implemented with GIZ and partner agencies. The IP4Biodiv-Module of the Program brings together conflict sensitive resource management and biodiversity conservation by strengthening indigenous rights and supporting the use of indigenous knowledge systems and practices.

OBJECTIVE Improve the preconditions for a peaceful collaboration between Indigenous Peoples and other population groups, regarding the conservation of biodiversity in Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (AMWS) and other biodiverse indigenous areas

COMPONENTSI. Protected Area Management Board with adequate and active members, taking management decision which

respect Indigenous People (IP) rights and bring forward conservationII. Local Conservation Areas (LCAs) and IPs and Community Conserve territories and Areas (ICCAs) are established

in ecologically or culturally critical habitats and are well managed by LGU and IPIII. The Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development Protection Plan (ADSPP) and Protected Area Management Plan

(PAMP) are incorporated in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) of the LGU IV. Communities living in PA pursue livelihood which are ecologically and culturally sensitive

GRANT € 4.25 MGOP COUNTERPART In-kind

FUND SOURCE Federal Government of Germany through the Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB)

DURATION January 2015 - December 2018


SECTOR BiodiversityREGIONS X; XI; CARAGA

PROVINCES Bukidnon; Davao Oriental; Agusan del Norte CONTACT DETAILS

Peter Hauschnik | Principal Advisor

Unit 2C PDCP Bank Center Corner L.P. Leviste, V.A. Rufino St. Salcedo Village, Makati City Philippines (02) 814 0182, (02) 814 0179

@ [email protected]

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A f lock of the Ph i l ipp ine duck and shore b i rds found in one of the munic ipa l i t ies covered by the Negros Occ identa l Coasta l Wet lands Conservat ion Area (NOCWCA) of the Ph i l ipp ines . One of the pro ject s i tes has been support ing i ts partners in Negros Is land Reg ion in the conservat ion of th is wet land .

PAMEProtected Area Management Enhancement (PAME) in the Philippines

The proposed action of the program aims to enhance the management of 60 existing Protected Areas (PAs), and establish at least 100 new terrestrial or marine PAs under different management regimes (nationally-designated or through local legislation) in selected Key Biodiversity Areas.

OBJECTIVE Improve the management and protection of key biodiversity areas in the Philippines

COMPONENTSI. Improving management and technical capacities of relevant Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) staff

at all levels, including needs-based reorganisation of competenciesII. Supporting the improvement of PA management in existing terrestrial and marine Protected Areas in defined key

biodiversity areas through introduction of improved plans, legal frameworks, financial and monitoring systemsIII. Facilitating the establishment of additional Protected Areas under innovative conservation management

systems (e.g. involving local governments and communities)IV. Supporting the implementation of an improved knowledge management through PAWB and awareness-raising

for PA management and value of biodiversity conservation

GRANT US $ 13.1 MGOP COUNTERPART In-kind

FUND SOURCES Federal Government of Germany through the Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB)

DURATION October 2012 - December 2017

EXECUTING AGENCY Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB)

IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), Bureau of Local Government Development (BLGD), Climate Change Commission (CCC), Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP), LGUs, National and Local conservation NGOs in pilot sites

SECTOR Biodiversity

LOCATION Nationwide: 62 National Integrated Protected Areas (NIPA) within the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in the Philippines

CONTACT DETAILS

Mr. Berthold Schirm | Principal Advisor Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

DENR-BMB Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center, North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City

(02) 441 8840 Fax: (02) 441 8840

@ [email protected]

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A Molbog performer (Sawad in D . Ahat ) . The Molbog i s an ind igenous group inhab i t ing the i s land of Ba labac , south of Pa lawan main land . Ba labac i s among the ten ( 10 ) s i tes for the Ph i l ipp ine ICCA Pro ject .

Phil ICCAStrengthening National Systems to Improve Governance and Management of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Conserved Areas and Territories (Philippine ICCA Project)

The project aims to strengthen the conservation, protection and management of key biodiversity sites in the Philippines by institutionalizing Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Conserved Areas and Territories (ICCAs) as a sustainable addition to the national Protected Area (PA) estate through strengthening the legal and regulatory framework and administrative procedures that harmonizes the mandates, plans and activities amongst national government agencies involved. It will improve capacities of indigenous peoples (IPs) and key stakeholders for effective governance and management of ICCAs. The selected sites are Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) that overlap with ancestral domains, and represent a variety of governance models.

OBJECTIVE Strengthen the conservation, protection and management of key biodiversity sites in the Philippines by institutionalizing ICCAs as a sustainable addition to the national PA estate

COMPONENTSI. Harmonizing and implementing policyII. Capacity building for effective governance and management of ICCAs

GRANT GEF = US $ 1.75 M; UNDP = US $ 1 MGOP COUNTERPART US $ 3.37 M

FUND SOURCES Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

DURATION September 29, 2015 - August 28, 2019

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIESDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP)

SECTORS Biodiversity, Forestry, Climate Change, REDD+

REGIONS CAR; II; III; IVB; X; XII; CARAGA

PROVINCES Kalinga, Ifugao; Nueva Vizcaya, Bataan, Aurora; Palawan; Bukidnon; North Cotabato; Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur

CONTACT DETAILS

Sam Pedragosa | Techical Adviser Unit@ [email protected]

Lodigario Rigor | Project Support Officer@ [email protected]

Biodiversity Management Bureau Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center, Diliman, Quezon City Philippines

(02) 92460 31, loc 232 (02) 92460 35, loc 232

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PWPProtect Wildlife (PW) Project

The project provides focused effort and resources to align conservation policy with on-the-ground action and enforcement. It is designed to contribute to the reduction of threats to biodiversity (poaching and use of illegally harvested wildlife & wildlife products). It adopts a multifaceted and integrated ecosystems management approach which in the long term improves ecosystem services and increases wildlife conservation and human well-being through enabling integration of conservation outcomes with development objectives, supporting local ownership and ensuring that lessons learned are applied at scale on two pilot areas: the province of Palawan and the Sulu Archipelago.

OBJECTIVE Reduce threats to Philippine biodiversity, such as poaching and the illegal trade of wildlife products and improve ecosystem goods and services

STRATEGIC APPROACHES Protect Wildlife has five mutually reinforcing Strategic Approaches (SAs) to address the diverse drivers and threats to biodiversity, which include: poaching, smuggling, and trafficking of wildlife species, and habitat loss from expanding settlements, agriculture, ecotourism activities, urbanization, and mining. These SAs are:

1. Improving attitudes and behavior toward biodiversity and its conservation in target areas2. Intensifying private and public sector involvement in biodiversity conservation and conservation financing3. Improving biodiversity conservation competencies of local government units (LGUs) and civil society organizations

(CSOs)4. Enhancing capacities of universities to advance biodiversity conservation education, research, monitoring &

innovation5. Enhancing competencies of national government agencies in enforcing biodiversity conservation-related laws

and policies.

GRANT US $ 24.5 MGOP COUNTERPART In-kind

FUND SOURCE United States Agency for International Development (USAID)DURATION June 2016 - June 2020


SECTORS Natural Resources and BiodiversityREGIONS IVB; IX; XII; ARMM

PROVINCES Palawan; Zamboanga; Sarangani, South Cotabato; Tawi-tawi

CONTACT DETAILS

Ernesto S. Guiang | Chief of Party Josephina de Leon | BMB focal person

DAI Global LLC, Unit 1608, Orient Square, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City

(02) 721-4738/ (02) 721-6198

SGP5

Fifth Operational Phase of the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP 5)

The Fifth Operational Phase of the GEF-SGP aims to improve sustainability of protected areas through community-based activities by building effective models for community-driven governance of protected areas, mainstream biodiversity conservation and sustainable use in the management of production land/seascapes by local communities, and increase the capacity of SGP partner civil society organizations to diagnose and understand the complex and dynamic nature of global environmental problems and develop local solutions. The goal of the programme is to secure global environmental benefits through community-based initiatives and actions in selected priority sites in the country, namely: Palawan, Samar Island and Sierra Madre Mountain Range.

OBJECTIVE Secure global environmental benefits through community-based biodiversity conservation initiatives and actions in selected priority sites in the Philippines

COMPONENTSI. Demonstrating effective models for community-based governance of protected areasII. Integrating biodiversity conservation objectives in community-managed landscapes and seascapes explicitlyIII. Producing and marketing alternative biodiversity friendly agriculture, fisheries and forestry products by 30

communitiesIV. Increasing capacity of GEF-SGP stakeholders to diagnose and understand the complex and dynamic nature of

global environmental problems and developing local solutionsV. Enhancing capacities of GEF-SGP grantees to monitor and evaluate their projects and environmental trends

GRANT US $ 4.68 MGOP COUNTERPART US $ 3 M

FUND SOURCE Global Environment Facility (GEF); New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID)

DURATION June 2013 - December 2018

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

IMPLEMENTING PARTNER Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB)

SECTOR BiodiversityREGIONS II; III; IVA; IVB; VIII

PROVINCES Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela, Cagayan; Bulacan, Aurora, Nueva Ecija; Laguna, Rizal, Quezon; Palawan; Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Western Samar

CONTACT DETAILS

Atty. Rodolfo Ferdinand N. Quicho, Jr. | SGP Country Programme Manager

Fifth Operational Phase of the GEF Small Grants Programme Biodiversity Management Bureau Department of Environment and Natural Resources Quezon Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

(02) 294 4082 (02) 924 6031

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COASTAL & MARINE

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SAP-SCS ImplementationImplementing the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the South China Sea (SCS)

The project provides focused effort and resources to align conservation policy with on-the-ground action and enforcement. It is designed to contribute to the reduction of threats to biodiversity (poaching and use of illegally harvested wildlife & wildlife products). It adopts a multifaceted and integrated ecosystems management approach which in the long term improves ecosystem services and increases wildlife conservation and human well-being through enabling integration of conservation outcomes with development objectives, supporting local ownership and ensuring that lessons learned are applied at scale on two pilot areas: the province of Palawan and the Sulu Archipelago.

OBJECTIVE Assist countries in meeting the targets of the approved Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the marine and coastal environment of the South China Sea (SCS) through implementation of the National Action Plans in support of the SAP, and strengthening regional coordination for SCS SAP implementation

COMPONENTSI. Reducing habitat degradation and loss via national and local reforms to achieve Strategic Action Programme

targets for coastal habitat management in the South China Sea ComponentII. Strengthening knowledge-based action planning for the management of coastal habitats and land-based

pollution to reduce environmental degradation of the South China Sea ComponentIII. Facilitating regional and national level integration and cooperation for implementation of the South China Sea

Strategic Action Programme

GRANT US $ 15 M (Regional)GOP COUNTERPART In-kind

FUND SOURCES Global Environment Facility (GEF)DURATION September 2016 - August 2021

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC)SECTOR International waters

REGIONS I, III, IVBPROVINCES Pangasinan, Zambales, Palawan

CONTACT DETAILS

Elma M.Eleria | FASPS Focal Person DENR Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City

@ [email protected] (02) 926-8065

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Scaling up SDS-SEAScaling up the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia in the Philippines

The project represents the “transformation phase” of a series of GEF support, culminating on the sustainability of the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) as the regional coordinating mechanism for the implementation of the SDS-SEA, which is a package of applicable principles, relevant existing regional and international action programmes, agreements and instruments, as well as implementation approaches for achieving sustainable development of the Seas of East Asia. It also makes a stronger linkage between sustainable development of river basins, coastal and marine areas and local, national and regional investment processes in a “blue economy”.

OBJECTIVE Reduce pollution and rebuild degraded marine resources through scaling up the implementation of the SDS-SEA in participating countries including the Philippines that share six large marine ecosystems (LMEs), and related catchment areas

COMPONENTSI. Establishing partnerships in ocean governanceII. Maintaining healthy and resilient marine and coastal ecosystemsIII. Building a knowledge platform for a sustainable ocean-based economy

GRANT US $ 1.0 M

GOP COUNTERPART In-kind

FUND SOURCES United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Environment Facility (GEF), Partner Countries, NGOs

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES PEMSEA Resource Facility (PRF), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

DURATION September 2014 - August 2019

SECTORS Coastal and Marine

REGIONS I; II; III; NCR; IVA; IVB; V; VI; VII; X; XI; XII; CARAGA

PROVINCES

Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan; Cagayan; Bataan, Zambales, Bulacan, Pampanga, Aurora; Manila Bay; Cavite (Labac River), Batangas (Verde Island Passage Marine Corridor, Balayan, Tayabas Bay, Calumpang River); Mindoro Oriental (Calapan City, Puerto Galera, San Teodoro, Naujan, Baco, Pola, Pinamalayan), Mindoro Occidental (Abra de Ilog, Paluan, Lubang, Looc), Marinduque (Mogpog, Boac, Gasan, Buenavista), Romblon; Masbate; Guimaras, Aklan (Boracay Island); Cebu, Siquijor; Camiguin, Misamis Oriental (Macajalar Bay); Davao Oriental; Sarangani Bay (Maitum, Kiamba, Alabel, Malapatan, Maasim, General Santos City, Glan); Siargao Island (Burgos, Dapa, Dal Carmen, General Luna, Pilar, San Benito, San Isidro, Santa Monica, Soccorro)

CONTACT DETAILS

Aimee Gonzales | Executive Director PEMSEA Resource Facility, DENR Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City (02) 929-2992 [email protected]

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SMARTSeas PH ProjectStrengthening Marine Protected Areas to Conserve Marine Key Biodiversity Areas in the Philippines (formerly the MKBA Project)

Despite the number of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), both state and Local Government Unit (LGU) managed, its current spatial coverage of MPAs was assessed as ineffective in improving species habitat to enhance fishery productivity and biodiversity. Similarly, effective MPA management is still hindered by inadequate bio-geographic representation and spatial coverage, insufficient and unpredictable funding levels for the long-term sustainability of MPAs and an MPA system; and weak institutional framework for the identification, establishment and management of a national marine Protected Areas (PA) system and incoherent policy frameworks, mandates and strategies amongst central and local actors that inhibit the sustainable management of marine resources on a seascape basis. Thus, the SMARTSeas PH project will directly address these barriers which will be achieved through partnerships with key national government agencies, national and local conservation NGOs and LGUs.

OBJECTIVE Strengthen the conservation, protection and management of Key Marine Biodiversity Areas in the Philippines

COMPONENTSI. Increasing management effectiveness of MPAs and MPA NetworksII. Improving financial sustainability of MPAs and MPA NetworksIII. Establishing an enabling policy framework for marine biodiversity conservation

GRANT US $ 8.0 MGOP COUNTERPART US $ 25.8 M

FUND SOURCES United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Environment Facility (GEF)

DURATION June 2014 - July 2019


SECTORS Coastal and Marine; BiodiversityREGIONS IVA; IVB; VI; VII; XI; CARAGA

PROVINCESBatangas; Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Southern Palawan; Negros Occidental; Cebu, Negros Oriental; Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental; Surigao del Sur

CONTACT DETAILS

Dr. Vincent V. Hilomen | Project Manager Building 7, DENR-BMB Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center, North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

(02) 294-4082 Fax: (02) 961-1559

@ [email protected]

17SSS ProjectSulu-Sulawesi Seascape (SSS) Project formerly the Support to the Implementation of the Tri-National Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion Comprehensive Action Plan (SSME) Project

GRANT € 450,000.00


FUND SOURCES Federal Government of Germany through the Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB)


IMPLEMENTING AGENCIESDepartment of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), Department of Environment and Natural Resources -Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB), Deutsche Gesellchaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

SECTORS Coastal and Marine; Biodiversity

REGIONS IVB; ARMM

PROVINCE Palawan; Tawi-Tawi

CONTACT DETAILS

Franca Sprong | Project Manager Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale

Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH DENR-BMB Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center, North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City

(02) 426 0198 Fax: (02) 925 8948

@ [email protected]

The Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape , shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, ranks among the most diverse and productive marine ecosystems in the world. Located at the apex of the Coral Triangle, it is known as the world’s center of marine biodiversity with the highest numbers of coral, crustacean and marine plant species and about 3,000 species of fish. It is also home to the largest nesting population of green turtles in Southeast Asia. The marine resources in the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape face major threats such as overfishing, destructive fishing practices, rapid population growth, unsustainable coastal development and pollution. As a consequence, valuable coastal habitats like mangrove forests, coral reefs, and seagrass beds are at risk to lose their function as breeding and nursery grounds for marine organisms. This situation is exacerbated by the effects of climate change. Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have realized that to address these threats there is a need for transboundary cooperation. This is carried out under the umbrella of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) which recognizes the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape as one of its priority seascapes.

OBJECTIVES The Federal Government of Germany through the Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building

and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) commissioned the project to support the countries to implement and coordinate their activities under the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFFs) Regional Plan of Action. The focal areas are:

1. To support the effective management of marine protected areas and establish a regional protected area network for sea turtles;

2. To promote an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) in selected marine managed areas; and

3. Climate change adaptation planning.

COMPONENTSI. Develop a network of protected areas to safeguard

marine turtles and their habitats in the SSME focusing on connectivity and climate change adaptation (MPA Network Project)

II. Design and implementation of an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) regime for selected Marine-Managed Areas (MMAs) in the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape (Fisheries – DA-BFAR Implemented)

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BAT & BEP in Open BurningDemonstration of Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practice (BAT & BEP) in open burning activities in response to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants The project aims to create resource efficient waste management systems by reducing Unintentionally Produced Persistent Organic Pollutants (U-POPs) emissions through the introduction of BAT & BEP in open burning sources and achieving approximately 90% reduction of the current Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) releases at pilot demonstration sites in participating countries. The project fulfills the objectives reported in the National Implementation Plans (NIPs) on dioxins and furans and specific national plans through involving national stakeholders and the private sector as executing partners, making a shift from burning of waste to recycling or re-use.

OBJECTIVE To achieve sustainable reduction of unintentionally produced POPS (U-POPS) releases by enhancing guidelines and guidance on BAT/BEP in open burning practices in East and South East Asian (ESEA) region

COMPONENTSI. Legislative ImprovementII. Institutional StrengtheningIII. Demostration ActivitiesIV. Education and AwarenessV. Monitoring and Evaluation

GRANT PhP 64,800,000.00

GOP COUNTERPART Php 124,292,625.00 (as per commitment of LGUs)

FUND SOURCES Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

DURATION April 2015 – April 2020

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB)

SECTOR Environment REGION XII

PROVINCE South Cotabato MUNICIPALITY General Santos City

CONTACT DETAILS

Eligio T. Ildefonso | Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Commission / Secretariat @ [email protected]

Haidee Penero | National Project Manager / Project Technical Coordinator 2F HRDS Bldg. Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), DENR Comp., Visayas Ave., Diliman, Quezon City (02) 920 - 2279

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IPOPs Management ProjectPhilippines Integrated Persistent Organic Pollutants Management Project

The Stockholm Convention requires its Parties (including the Philippines) to take measures to reduce or eliminate releases from intentional and unintentional production and use of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). These measures include the development and implementation of action plans to be able to fulfill the Party’s obligations to the Convention.

The Government of the Philippines (GOP) requested assistance from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), this time with World Bank as GEF implementing agency, to help the country meet its obligation as outlines in the National Implementation Plans (NIPs), particularly as it pertain to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), unintentional POPs, and POPs contaminated sites.

OBJECTIVE

To assist the Philippines in meeting its obligations under the Stockholm Convention on POPs in minimizing the risk of human and environmental exposure to POPs by strengthening the regulatory and monitoring framework and improving capacity for and providing demonstrations of safe management of PCBs, reduction of releases of unintentionally produced POPs, and reduction of exposure to POPs in contaminated sites

COMPONENTSI. Strengthening the Regulatory Framework and Capacity Building for POPs Monitoring. The objective of this

component is to strengthen the regulatory and monitoring capacity for phasing out the use of and reducing exposure to and releases of persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

II. Reducing Releases of Unintentionally Produced Persistent Organic Pollutants (UPOPs). The objective of this component is to better understand and demonstrate the reduction of the releases of dioxin and furan emissions.

III. Managing of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) to minimize the risk of human and environmental exposure to PCBs by strengthening oversight and by improving the on-site management practices by PCB owners in all sectors that use them.

IV. Identifying and remediating of POPs Contaminated Sites. The objective of this component is to strengthen the enabling capacity of the country to reduce risks posed by POPs contamination of the environment by identifying POPs contaminated sites; establishing a strategic framework, technical guidelines, and professional capacity to help address them; and building public knowledge and awareness.

GRANT US $ 8.64 MGOP COUNTERPART ₱ 27.0 M

FUND SOURCES World Bank (WB), Global Environment Facility (GEF)

PROJECT DURATION June 2011 - June 2017


SECTOR Environment

REGIONS III; V; CARAGA

PROVINCES Cabanatuan City, Angeles City, Pampanga; (Subic) Zambales; Legazpi City; Butuan City

CONTACT DETAILS

Engr. Metodio U. Turbella | Project Manager Edwin Navaluna | Task Team Leader

Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Bldg., DENR Comp., Visayas Ave., Diliman, Quezon City

(02) 928 8863 | (02) 927 1517

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MIADevelopment of Minamata Initial Assessment in the Philippines

The project aims to build capacity in Cambodia, Pakistan, and the Philippines, to reduce exposure of mercury to human health and the environment by identifying the main sources and promoting integrated management. The project strengthens institutions and improves national capacities to legislate mercury with a life cycle approach and considers national priorities identified for the issue through reviewing existing national emissions inventory on mercury, followed by an update of these inventories applying United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Toolkit level II for mercury emissions inventory development. The project develops strategies for risk communication, awareness and outreach to keep civil society informed.

OBJECTIVES1. Build capacity in three Asian countries (Cambodia, Pakistan and Philippines) towards early ratification and

implementation of the Minamata Convention by using scientific and technical knowledge and tools by national stakeholders

2. Strengthen institutions and improvement of national capacities to regulate mercury with a life cycle approach taking into consideration the identified national priorities

COMPONENTSI. Establishment of coordination mechanism and organization of processII. Assessment of the national infrastructure and capacity for the management of mercury, including national

legislation III. Development of a mercury inventory using the UNEP mercury tool kit and strategies to identify and assess

mercury contaminated sitesIV. Identification of challenges, needs and opportunities to implement the Minamata Convention on MercuryV. Preparation and validation of national MIA reports and implementation of awareness raising activities and

dissemination of results


FUND SOURCES Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)DURATION March 2015 - September 2017 (Revised completion date : November 2018)

EXECUTING AGENCIES International Environmental Technology Center, Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB)

SECTOR EnvironmentREGION Nationwide

CONTACT DETAILS

Elvira Pausing | Supervising EMS 2nd floor, Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Bldg., DENR Comp., Visayas Ave., Diliman, Quezon City (02) 928-4589

@ [email protected]

ODS-ISP Phase XOzone-Depleting Substances (ODS) - Institutional Strengthening Project (ISP) Phase X

The ODS-ISP Phase X is based on the Multilateral Fund (MLF) decision during its 74th Executive Committee Meeting and is covered by a Small Scale Funding Agreement (SSFA) signed between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and DENR.

OBJECTIVES1. Strengthen the capacity of the National Ozone Unit (NOU) and other national stakeholders for effective

implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MP)2. Ensure continuous enforcement of ODS regulation and licensing system to control and monitor importation

of ODS to be able to meet and sustain compliance to the MP, including preparation and implementation of the (HCFC Phase-out Management Plan) HPMP

COMPONENTSI. Adopting and implementing ODS legislation and regulation to control and monitor ODS consumptionII. Collecting and reporting efficient and timely dataIII. Consulting and coordinating with other national agencies/stakeholdersIV. Supervising timely implementation of phase-out activities and reducing ODS consumptionV. Raising awareness and information exchangeVI. Cooperating with the regional offices and participating in the Montreal Protocol MeetingsVII. Disposing unwanted ODSVIII. Managing project and operations

MAJOR ACTIVITIES1. Promoting and coordinating phase-out actions identified in the Country Programme2. Implementing licensing scheme based on the revised Chemical Control Order (CCO) on ODS3. Organizing consultative meetings to discuss and adopt a quota allocation scheme for Hydrochlorofluorocarbon

(HCFC) imports4. Conducting awareness session to inform stakeholders of the approved CCO5. Continuous surveillance activities focused on ODS importers, dealers, and selected end-users including service

shops on confiscated unregistered and mislabeled refrigerants6. Coordinating with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) on the development

of standards for products with non-ODS7. Coordinating public awareness raising activities8. Reporting of consumption data to the Ozone Secretariat and progress on Country Programme implementation

to the Multilateral Fund (MLF) Secretariat

GRANT US $ 181,133.00GOP COUNTERPART In kind

FUND SOURCES Multilateral Fund to Montreal Protocol, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

PROJECT DURATION January 2016 - December 2017


SECTOR Environment

CONTACT DETAILS

Engr. Metodio U. Turbella | Project Director Ms. Ella Deocadiz | Program Manager (02) 925 2344 | (02) 928 1244 www.pod.emb.gov.ph

POD - ISP DENR-HRD Bldg., Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), DENR Comp., Visayas Ave. Diliman, Quezon City

@ [email protected]

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23ODS-ISP Phase XIOzone-Depleting Substances (ODS) - Institutional Strengthening Project (ISP) Phase XI

The ODS-ISP Phase XI (2018-2019) is based on the Multilateral Fund (MLF) decision during its 79th Executive Committee Meeting and is covered by a Small Scale Funding Agreement (SSFA) signed between the United Nations

Environment Programme (UNEP) and DENR.

OBJECTIVES1. Strengthen the capacity of the National Ozone Unit (NOU) and other national stakeholders for effective

implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MP)2. Ensure continuous enforcement of ODS regulation and licensing system to control and monitor importation

of ODS to be able to meet and sustain compliance to the MP, including preparation and implementation of the (HCFC Phase-out Management Plan) HPMP

COMPONENTSI. Adopting and implementing ODS legislation and regulation to control and monitor ODS consumptionII. Collecting and reporting efficient and timely dataIII. Consulting and coordinating with other national agencies/stakeholdersIV. Supervising timely implementation of phase-out activities and reducing ODS consumptionV. Raising awareness and information exchangeVI. Cooperating with the regional offices and participating in the Montreal Protocol MeetingsVII. Disposing unwanted ODSVIII. Managing project and operations

MAJOR ACTIVITIES1. Promoting and coordinating phase-out actions identified in the Country Programme2. Implementing licensing scheme based on the revised Chemical Control Order (CCO) on ODS3. Organizing consultative meetings to discuss and adopt a quota allocation scheme for Hydrochlorofluorocarbon

(HCFC) imports4. Conducting awareness session to inform stakeholders of the approved CCO5. Continuous surveillance activities focused on ODS importers, dealers, and selected end-users including service

shops on confiscated unregistered and mislabeled refrigerants6. Coordinating with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) on the development

of standards for products with non-ODS7. Coordinating public awareness raising activities8. Reporting of consumption data to the Ozone Secretariat and progress on Country Programme implementation

to the Multilateral Fund (MLF) Secretariat

GRANT US $ 231,850.00GOP COUNTERPART In kind

FUND SOURCES Multilateral Fund to Montreal Protocol, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

PROJECT DURATION January 2018 - December 2019


SECTOR Environment

CONTACT DETAILS Engr. Metodio U. Turbella | Project Director Ms. Elvira Pausing | Program Manager www.pod.emb.gov.ph

@ [email protected]

(02) 925 2344 | (02) 928 1244 POD - ISP DENR-HRD Bldg., Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), DENR Comp., Visayas Ave. Diliman, Quezon City

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PCB-WEEEImplementation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Management Programs for Electric Cooperatives and Safe e-wastes Management The project aims to achieve effective management of Persistent Organic Pollutants - Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (POPs-PBDE) from WEEE, PCB-wastes and PCB-contaminated equipment, assisting the Philippines to meet its obligation to the Stockholm Convention. The project is expected to consistently accomplish the National Implementation Plan (NIP) through supporting segregation and disposal of PBDE-contaminated plastic from the general e-waste stream and reviewing technologies that can be adopted to address PBDE management, and subsidizing the disposal of PCBs from rural cooperatives and enhancing the suitability of the existing facility to treat PCB-contaminated materials including solids and metallic parts.

OBJECTIVE Protection of human health and the environment through sound management of PCBs and PBDEs in e-wastes

COMPONENTSI. Managing POPs in Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment (WEEE)II. Facilitating sound management of PCB-contaminated equipment, PCB wastes and stockpiles from electric

cooperativesIII. Strengthening institutions, capacity building and awareness raisingIV. Monitoring and Evaluation of the project

GRANT US $ 6.2 M


FUND SOURCES Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

DURATION December 2016 - December 2021

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIESDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB); National Electrication Administration (NEA); Natural Resourc-es Development Corporation (NRDC)

SECTOR EnvironmentREGIONS I; III; NCR; IVA; V; VII; VIII; CARAGA

PROVINCESlIocos Sur, Pangasinan, La Union; Bataan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija; Cavite; Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Albay, Masbate, Sorsogon, Catanduanes; Cebu; Leyte; Samar; Surigao del Norte

CONTACT DETAILS

Engr. Metodio U. Turbella | Project Director Renato T. Cruz | Project Manager Jose Joel D. Maleon | Project Coordinator / Focal Person Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Bldg., DENR Comp., Diliman, Quezon City (02) 920-2243/928-1212

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ULABReducing Environmental and Health Risks to Vulnerable Communities from Lead Contamination from Lead Paint and Recycling of Used Lead Acid Batteries (ULAB) Project in the Philippines

The objective of the project is to improve the health of vulnerable communities exposed to toxic pollution from the recycling of used lead acid batteries (ULABs). The project will work to promote the sound management of lead. The project is expected to generate substantial local and global benefits for human health and the environment.

OBJECTIVE To promote the sound management of lead through policy reforms and capacity building and awareness raising on the scope of lead contamination to improve the health of vulnerable communities exposed to toxic pollution from lead paint and recycling of used lead acid batteries (ULABs)

COMPONENTSI. Enabling local government agencies, national stakeholders and the international community to better

understand the exposure pathways and the scope of contamination from lead due to lead in paint and unsafe ULAB recycling, their impacts on human health, and feasible solutions to mitigate the exposure risks

II. Developing recommendations for actions to phase out lead in paint and unsafe ULAB recycling practices, with a focus on the informal sector

III. Building educational and technical capacity of government agencies and national stakeholders in the selected countries to take concrete action to minimize the adverse effects of lead on human health and the environment from lead in paint and unsafe ULAB recycling, including remediation

IV. Monitoring, extracting and sharing lessons learned, adaptive feedback and evaluation


FUND SOURCES Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

DURATION October 2015 – December 2017

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES PureEarth/Blacksmith Institute, Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB)

SECTOR EnvironmentREGION III

PROVINCE Bulacan

CONTACT DETAILS

Engr. Metodio U. Turbella | Project Director Geronimo R. Sañez | Project Manager Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Bldg., DENR Comp., Diliman, Quezon City (02) 920-2243

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AFoCo - BIPS ProjectCapacity Building on the Application of Landscape Approach to Support the Sustainable Natural Resources Management in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore

Specific to each BIPS country, this Project will be implemented within the context of differentiated environmental and developmental concerns which cut across the different ecosystems, as follows:

1. Brunei Darussalam – Beach Forest 2. Indonesia – Peat Swamp Forests 3. Philippines – Natural Forest 4. Singapore – Urban Forest

The Philippines’ Project aims to facilitate the restoration of degraded forestland through Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR) by capacitating the concerned stakeholders within the identified Project Area.

OBJECTIVESMain Objective: Capacitate the stakeholders within the identified project areaSpecific Objectives:

1. Contribute to the restoration of the forestlands inside and adjacent to identified Project area2. Establish thirty (30) hectares of demonstration area and thirty (30) hectares as control area for the application

of ANR approach inside the identified Project area3. Conduct capacity building activities to enhance technical capability of stakeholders on the application of ANR4. Document the initial findings and lessons learned from the activities using ANR as approach to forest restoration

COMPONENTSI. Establishment and Maintenance of Demonstration PlotsII. Capacity Building ActivitiesIII. Visit to Selected Participating AMSIV. Project Management and Supervision

GRANT US $ 214,150.00


FUND SOURCE ASEAN-Republic of Korea (ROK) Forest Cooperation (AFoCo)

DURATION March 2016 - March 2019

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Forest Management Bureau (DENR-FMB)

SECTOR ForestryREGION III

PROVINCE Zambales

CONTACT DETAILS

For. Marlon M. Atienza | Project Coordinator Forest Management Bureau (FMB) Bldg., DENR Comp., Visayas Ave., Diliman, Quezon City (02) 928-0425

@ [email protected]

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AFoCo - CFM ProjectFacilitating the Participatory Planning of Community-Based Forest Management Using Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Technologies in Forest Resources Management in The Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand

AFoCo - CFM is a project that aims to contribute to the improvement of forests and forest resources development within the ASEAN region, particularly in areas with community settlements.

OBJECTIVESShort Term Objectives (3-5 years) :

1. Streamline existing planning guidelines and procedures (with the aid of GIS and RS) in the preparation of Community-level Forest Management (CFM) plan

2. Improve the planning capacities of target beneficiaries3. Improve the certainty of tenured forests with workable CFM plan4. Support the CFM plans successfully implemented5. Increase the number of forest technicians with the capabilities to provide assistance in the preparation

Long Term Objectives (6-10 years) :1. Maintain and/or increase in area developed within established tenured forests 2. Improve financial capability of target beneficiaries to implement forest development activities 3. Increase the number of target beneficiaries with improved forest management planning capabilities4. Apply the improved participatory planning guidelines through the aid of GIS and RS in community based forest

management projects

COMPONENTSI. In-Country Workshops on the Review of Community-Level Forest Management (CFM) Planning ProceduresII. Regional Workshop on Comparative Assessment of In-country Community Forest Management PlanningIII. In-Country Application of the Enhanced Procedures in the CFM Planning and ImplementationIV. CFM Plan Implementation, Monitoring and EvaluationV. Project Management and Supervision


FUND SOURCE ASEAN-ROK Forest Cooperation (AFoCo)

DURATION December 2014 - December 2019


PARTICIPANTS Implementing Countries (Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand), Resource Institutions, and Tenure Forest Holders

SECTOR ForestryREGIONS I; V; XI

PROVINCES Pangasinan, Albay, Davao del Sur

CONTACT DETAILS

For. Norlito Sarmiento | Project Coordinator Forest Management Bureau (FMB) Bldg., DENR Comp., Visayas Ave., Diliman, Quezon City (02) 928 0425

@ [email protected]

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FLRPromoting Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Selected Southeast Asian Countries (TCP/RAS/3512)

The Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) aims to integrate site-level forest restoration activities with desirable landscape-level objectives (e.g. biodiversity conservation, increased production of agroforest products, etc.) while emphasizing the engagement of local communities and recognizing the critical roles they play in shaping landscapes and gaining significant benefits from restored forest resources. Proposed Outcome: Application of FLR in the region promoted through the development of viable approaches and national strategies to FLR, related awareness raising, capacity building, and implementation of pilot activities.

OBJECTIVES1. Assess FLR in the national level to identify needs and prioritize opportunities for FLR conducted2. Pilot FLR approaches at selected demonstration sites in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR and Philippines3. Enhance technical capacities of government and communities to identify opportunities and create an enabling

environment on FLR, as well as to plan and implement FLR approaches4. Raise awareness on FLR enhanced and regional, multi-sector collaboration on FLR promoted

GRANT US $ 300,000.00

GOP COUNTERPART National Project Coordinator (NPC), facilities, resources and services

FUND SOURCE United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO)

DURATION November 2015 - December 2017

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Forest Management Bureau (DENR-FMB)

SECTOR Forestry

LOCATIONS Cambodia, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Philippines (Bohol)

BENEFICIARIES National and local governments, international partners, POs and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)

CONTACT DETAILS For. Teresa G. Aquino / For. Emma N. Castillo | Focal Person, FLR Forest Management Bureau (FMB) Bldg., DENR Comp., Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City (02) 927 2491

@ [email protected]

FLEGTForest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme

GRANT € 500,000.00GOP COUNTERPART In-kind

FUND SOURCE European Union (EU), United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO)DURATION 2016 - 2020

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO), Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Forest Management Bureau (DENR-FMB)

SECTOR ForestryREGIONS IVA; VII; CARAGA

CONTACT DETAILS For. Raul Briz - Project Secretariat Forest Management Bureau (FMB) Bldg., DENR Comp., Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City

(02) 927 2491@ [email protected]

FLEGT is a five year programme funded by the European Union (EU) through the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO).

To guide the implementation of the project in the Philippines, a Country Roadmap was developed which identified three areas for support:

1. Policy and Legal Framework Review2. Assurance Systems Development and3. Information and Services.

The project will tap various organizations (government agencies, CSOs and private institutions) interested in putting up FLEGT-related activities/sub-projects as identified in the Country Roadmap to be funded by the programme. There are two (2) funding mechanisms used by the programme, which include the following:

1. Call for proposals - open to government, civil society organizations. Grant size should not exceed 100,000 Euros. Joining participants should submit proposals to FAO and approval will be done by an expert panel of FAO.

2. Direct-Assistance - provides flexible financing tool to respond to request for specific actions related, established or emerging priority area. Available to government institutions and private sector organizations, including those representing Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Grant size should not exceed 50,000 Euros.

OBJECTIVES The overall objective of FAO-EU FLEGT programme in the Philippines is to contribute to domestic objectives for the forestry sector: revitalizing the forestry sector to contribute to conservation and sustainability goals while strengthening the trade of legal forest products

through improved forest governance. It is expected that this will have a positive effect on economic development, institutional effectiveness, and community land tenure rights over natural resources.

EXPECTED OUTPUTS1. Local market information system on planted

trees indicating forest gate prices and listing of suppliers/producers on an online platform developed

2. Assurance System Development3. Guidelines on Timber Legality Assurance System

(TLAS) developed4. Guidebook on the Chain-of-Custody (CoC) and

legal timber sourcing adopted and pilot tested5. Monitoring tools or systems for compliance

on national and local level (based on existing government grievance systems and assurance systems requirements) assurance systems developed

6. Policy and Legal Framework Review7. Strategic plan to facilitate the Sustainable Forest

Management Bill (SFM) approval in Congress developed

8. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for EO 319 or the SFM Bill drafted

9. DAO 46 Series of 1999 or the “Revised Regulation Governing the Entry and Disposition of Imported Logs, Lumber, Veneer, Plywood, Other Wood Based Panels, Pole & Piles, Pulpwood, Wood Chips reviewed

10. Policy on lesser known Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) formulated

11. Policy to provide incentive mechanisms that will encourage investments in tree plantation establishment formulated

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ForClim Phase IIForest Climate and Protection Project in Panay Phase II (ForClim II)

The project contributes to the preservation of biodiversity by promoting international processes under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) of June 5, 1992, in particular the CBD’s Strategic Plan 2011-2020. The Project supports selected Peoples Organizations/communities under the 20 partner LGUs within and adjacent the Panay Mountain Ranges. The Government of Germany through the GIZ shall provide a total of EUR 4,000,000.00 for the Project in the form of personnel, inputs, and appropriate financial contribution.

OBJECTIVE To protect the significant biodiversity of Panay Mountain Ranges and ensure that natural resources in the adjacent areas are managed and used by the local communities in a sustainable and climate friendly manner

COMPONENTSI. Establishing Forest Land Use Planning (FLUP) and integrating it to Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP)II. Providing security and land tenure to project beneficiariesIII. Expanding of adapted agroforestry and large scale forest rehabilitation within the buffer zone and natural

forestsIV. Utilizing biomass potential from rice residues and plantation wood as source of renewable energyV. Disseminating knowledge and information relevant to biodiversity conservation

GRANT € 4.0 MGOP COUNTERPART € 200,000.00

FUND SOURCE Federal Government of Germany through the Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB)

DURATION October 2015 - February 2018 IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES DENR Region VI; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

SECTOR ForestryREGION VI

PROVINCES Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo

CONTACT DETAILS

Dr. Klaus Schmitt | Principal Advisor of the Project (02) 697-3127

@ [email protected] Mr. Wilfredo Canto | Project Coordinator, DENR Region 6

(033) 509-7570@ [email protected]

Ms. Emma Castillo | FMB Focal Person (02) 928-2891

@ [email protected] The BMB Focal Person (02) 920-4417

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FSMSDevelopment and Testing of National Forest Stock Monitoring System (FSMS) with Improved Governance at All Levels of the Forest Administration

The project is an 18-month long project that aims to develop and pilot “Forest Stock Monitoring System” to support:

1. 100% “Back to Stump” traceability for wood production;2. Verifications of Legal Origin (VLO) features through automated royalty calculations based on Certificate of

Lumber Origin (CLO) or Certificate of Timber Origin (CTO) documentation; and3. Improve system environment including field data entry capabilities and online, configurable, multi-tiered

access.

OBJECTIVE The development objective of the project is to improve forestry governance, institutional law enforcement capacity, stakeholder coordination and forest sector competitiveness through improved data management.

The specific objective of the project is the development and testing of an integrated, real-time, multi-tiered, configurable, online rational Forest Stock Monitoring System (FSMS) with improved governance capabilities at all levels of the Forest Administration.

COMPONENTSI. Developing FSMS module to support 100% “Back to Stump” traceability for wood productionII. Developing FSMS module to support Verifications of Legal Origin (VLO)III. Configuring online, configurable, multi-tiered and integrated FSMS environment with field data entry module

GRANT US $ 497,930.00GOP COUNTERPART US $ 290,000.00

FUND SOURCE International Timber Trade Organization (ITTO)DURATION 2011 - 2017

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO), Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Forest Management Bureau (DENR-FMB)

SECTOR ForestryREGIONS CARAGA

CONTACT DETAILS

For. Raul Briz - Project Coordinator Forest Management Bureau (FMB) Bldg., DENR Comp., Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City (02) 927 2491

@ [email protected]

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The image above features the Upper Mar ik ina R iver Bas in Protected Landscape (UMRBPL) . I t prov ides var ious ecosystem serv ices to both up land communi t ies ( ins ide the boundary of the UMRBPL) and to downstream popu lat ion ( in Metro Man i la ) .

Program on Forest (PROFOR)Study on “Strengthening Capacity for Integrating Ecosystem Services in the Forest Land Use Planning Process to Enhance Climate Resilience and Poverty Reduction in the Philippines”

The project has a duration of 13 months, funded by the Program on Forests (PROFOR) through the World Bank. Project activities revolved around building capacity on Ecosystem Services (ES) modelling and valuation, forest use analysis and scenario development. The project will build also on the deliverables of the PROFOR Study on “The Role of Forests in Reducing Poverty and Enhancing Climate Resilience”. This study provided information and knowledge to enhance the understanding of various stakeholders on how forest and the ES it provides contribute to and mutually reinforce both poverty and resilience agenda in the Philippines. The results of the said study were used as basis for integration of ES data and information to Forest Land Use Planning process.

OBJECTIVESMain Objective: Enhance the capacity of stakeholders involved in the development of Forest Land Use Plans (FLUPs) in the Philippines to better integrate climate change resilience and poverty reduction concerns into these plans through the use of ecosystem service data and informationSpecific Objectives:

1. Increase understanding of how to identify and utilize opportunities for enhancing the Forest Land Use Planning process to better address poverty reduction and climate resilience outcomes

2. Increase stakeholder’s knowledge of tools and approaches for integrating climate resilience, poverty reduction and ecosystem service considerations into forest management planning

OUTPUTS1. Reporting on the integration of ES tools, data and information into the Forest Land Use Planning process2. Draft revised FMB Technical Bulletin for Forest Land Use Planning3. Revised Training Manual for forest management planning4. Conduct of knowledge-sharing event to present results of the project

GRANT US $ 113,500.00GOP COUNTERPART US $ 77,000.00

FUND SOURCE World Bank (WB)DURATION February 2017 - October 2017


SECTOR ForestryREGIONS IVA; V; CARAGA

PROVINCES Rizal; Sorsogon; Agusan Del Sur

CONTACT DETAILS

PROFOR Secretariat Forest Management Bureau (FMB) Bldg., Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City

(02) 920-8620 | (02) 920-0368 @ [email protected]

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Th is photograph ent i t led “The Ph i l ipp ine Forests : Before and What Now?” i s an of f ic ia l entry to a compet i t ion he ld under the REDD+ Phase 1 Pro ject . I t was taken at one of the forests of Southern Leyte in 201 1 .

REDD+Preparation of a National REDD+ Mechanism for Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Conservation of Biodiversity in the Philippines (National REDD+ System Philippines) With this project, functional structures for registration, coordination and governance of REDD+ activities in the Philippines at national and decentralized levels, social, ecological and governance safeguards, and tested options for financing and benefit-sharing, based on clear regulations and definition of roles and tasks of government agencies will be in place. By 2017 REDD+ pilot implementation in at least 3 areas, based on integrated forest land use planning and clear tenure and conservation arrangements, have generated at least 100.000t CO2 emissions reduction and removals. Project results will be incorporated into reviews, decisions and resolutions at national and international level; and independent surveys show an increase of knowledge and awareness at national and local levels on REDD+ and its importance for climate mitigation and forest and biodiversity conservation.

OBJECTIVE DENR, relevant government agencies, local government units and local communities/indigenous peoples in the Philippines use a national framework, based on internationally recognized ecological and social safeguards, to reduce GHG emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and to achieve co-benefits (biodiversity conservation and livelihoods improvement)

COMPONENTSI. Establishing a national implementation and coordination system for REDD+II. Developing Finance / Benefit sharing mechanisms for REDD+III. Integrating ecological, social and governance standards (Safeguards) in the implementation of REDD+IV. Planning forest land use and REDD+ implementation in selected areas (3 Pilot Sites)V. Building awareness, information and knowledge management

GRANT US $ 7.30 M

GOP COUNTERPART US $ 138,000.00

FUND SOURCE German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety

DURATION April 2013 - April 2017

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Forest Management Bureau (FMB), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

SECTOR ForestryREGIONS V; VIII; XI

PROVINCES Albay; Eastern Samar; Davao Oriental

CONTACT DETAILS

Dr. Klaus Schmitt | Principal Advisor of the Project

(02) 697-3127 Forest Management Bureau (FMB) Bldg., Visayas Ave., Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

@ [email protected]

LANDS

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VGGTMainstreaming Voluntary Guidelines on Governance of Tenure (VGGT): Philippines The overall project goal is to contribute to the government’s capacity to strengthen land tenure governance consistent with the VGGT principles and standards.

• Project Impact: Strengthened policies, legal instruments and procedures contributing to enhance land and natural resources governance and improve tenure security

• Project Outcome: Principles outline in the VGGT mainstreamed among key institutions dealing with tenure of land and fisheries


FUND SOURCE Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN)

DURATION March 2017 — December 2017

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES

Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Land Management Bureau (DENR-LMB), Asian Non-Goverment Organization Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC), Bureau of Local Government and Finance - Department of Finance (BLGF-DOF)

SECTOR LandsLOCATION Nationwide

BENEFICIARIES National Government Agencies (NGAs), Local Government Units (LGUs), land sector, private sector

CONTACT DETAILS

Atty. Emelyne V. Talabis | Focal Person Land Management Bureau Bldg., Plaza Carvantes, Binondo, Manila

(02) 243 6651, (02) 480 0014@ [email protected]

http:www.lmb.gov.ph

OBJECTIVE1. Improve food and nutritional security2. Enhance agricultural production and productivity3. Sustainable management of natural resources4. Improve agricultural adaptation from climate

change and disaster risks

COMPONENTSI. Updating and Mainstreaming the Land Sector

Development Framework Plan (DENR-LMB as lead implementer)

II. Updating of Land Sector Development Framework (BLGF-DOF as lead implementer)

III. Improved Technical Capacities to Deal with Land Disputes and Conflicts at Barangay/Municipal Levels in Selected Areas (Barangay Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) of Land Disputes) (ANGOC as lead implementer)

IV. Study on the Management of Government Owned Lands (State Asset Management)

V. Updating the Philippine Valuation Standards (PVS)VI. Mainstreaming VGGT in Fisheries in relation to

Climate Change and Disasters

EXPECTED KEY OUTPUTS:1. Detailed Land Sector Development Framework

(LSDF) updated in consultation with the Government and other stakeholders

2. Improved technical capacities to deal with land disputes and conflicts at Barangay/Municipal levels in selected areas

3. Draft policy adopting applicable VGGT principles in addressing management of state-held assets prepared

4. Updated Philippine Valuation Standards (PVS)5. Increased awareness among local and national

government agencies on VGGT principles

MULTI-SECTORAL

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B+WISERBiodiversity and Watersheds Improved for Stronger Economy and Ecosystems Resilience

The Program works in seven priority sites (total area: 5,000,000 hectares) and supports restoration initiatives in mangrove and beach forest areas along the typhoon belt of the country. The size of the program area represents more than ten percent of the total area of terrestrial protected areas in the country, where innovations in biodiversity conservation and climate change-related initiatives can be developed and launched to enhance practices at the national scale.

OBJECTIVES1. Conserve biodiversity in forest areas 2. Reduce forest degradation in targeted priority watersheds 3. Build capacity to conserve biodiversity, manage forests, and support low emissions development4. Contribute to disaster risk reduction at the subnational level

COMPONENTSI. Conserving Biodiversity in forest areasII. Reducing Forest degradation in priority watershed areasIII. Improving the capacity to conserve biodiversity, manage forests, and monitor low emissionsIV. Increasing capacity for disaster management in highly vulnerable areas

GRANT US $ 22.5 MGOP COUNTERPART In kind

FUND SOURCE United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

DURATION September 2012 - September 2018

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)SECTORS Biodiversity, Forestry, Climate Change, REDD+

REGIONS II; IVA; IVB; V; VI; X; XI; XII

PROVINCES Isabela; Rizal, Quezon; Oriental Mindoro; Albay; Negros Occidental; Bukidnon; Davao del Sur; North Cotabato

CONTACT DETAILS Forester Nonito M. Tamayo | Director, Forest Management Bureau (FMB) Forest Management Bureau Visayas Ave. Diliman, Quezon City Tel. No: (02) 927 4788 Fax. No: (02) 928 9313

@ Email: [email protected] Jeremy Gustafson | Director, Office of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, U.S. Agency for International Development

Tel. No.: (02) 301 2129 Fax No.: (02) 301 6213

@ Email: [email protected] Efrain Laureano, Ph.D. | Chief of Party, B+WISER Program Tel. Nos.: (02) 550 1012 / (02) 550 1015 Fax No.: (02) 552 1696

@ Email: [email protected]

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Phil-WAVESPhilippines Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (Phil-WAVES) Program

Philippines is one of the core implementing countries of the Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) Global Partnership Program (GPP), a partnership that aims to promote sustainable development by ensuring that natural resources are mainstreamed in development planning and national economic accounts through the use of Natural Capital Accounting. One of the major components of the Project is the development of ecosystem accounts in Southern Palawan and Laguna Lake Basin which is being implemented by DENR and LLDA, respectively.

OBJECTIVE The objective of the Phil-WAVES is to inform development planning and policy makers on the sustainable use of key natural resources.

COMPONENTSI. DENR and LLDA shall develop and construct ecosystem accounts for Southern Palawan and the Laguna Lake

Basin and analyse the trade-offs associated with different resource and ecosystem use scenarios;II. Build capacity for institutionalization of the prioritized System of Environmental-Economic Accounts (SEEA)

modules; andIII. DENR shall provide support in the development of national accounts for prioritized natural resources - minerals

and mangroves–based on the UN’s 2012 SEEA and analysing the impact of different natural resource management and revenue-sharing scenarios on income and economic development.

GRANT US $ 753,727.00 for the development of ecosystem accountsGOP COUNTERPART ₱ 11,396,000.00

FUND SOURCE World Bank

DURATION February 2013 - April 2017

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Southern Palawan Ecosystem Accounts): Laguna Lake Development Authority (Laguna Lake Basin Ecosystem Accounts)

SECTOR EnvironmentREGIONS NCR (Laguna Lake Basin EA); IV-A; IV-B (Southern Palawan EA);

PROVINCES Metro Manila; Rizal, Laguna, Cavite; Palawan

CONTACT DETAILS

Sheryl Alvendia | FASPS Focal Person Annex Building, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Central Office

Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City (02) 926-8074

SPECIAL Projects

There are three (3) special projects being implemented and all are under the Forestry Sector.

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Cinnamon ProjectTechnology Adoption on Proper Harvesting and Utilization of Philippine Cinnamon

The Technology Adoption on Proper Harvesting and Utilization of Philippine Cinnamon is a two-year collaborative research project of the DENR and DOST-FRDI. Two (2) project sites are considered for this study namely: a) Mt. Labo, Brgy. Baay, Labo, Camarines Norte where a 20-hectare cinnamon plantation have been established in the CBFM area of the Bay Upland Farmers Association, Inc. (BUFAI), and b) Mt. Lantoy, Argao and Boljoon, Cebu, where cinnamon trading is a common practice. The study has three (3) major components: 1) Bark stripping and callusing study; 2) Market and value chain mapping; and 3) Characterization of cinnamon oil. The Project is envisioned to provide a safe and sustainable bark extraction of cinnamon. This will harness cinnamon production as potential enterprise for upland communities and thereby reducing importation of cinnamon bark from other countries.

OBJECTIVES1. Determine the appropriate bark stripping method for Philippine cinnamon that would be safe for the tree and

would sustain bark yield2. Recommend policy or protocol on bark harvesting method for the Philippine cinnamon3. Understand and assess cinnamon by-products production, processing and utilization

EXPECTED OUTPUTSI. Documentation/Journal on appropriate bark stripping method for the Philippine Cinnamon that would be safe

for the tree and could sustain bark yield productionII. Policy brief/protocol on bark harvesting method for the Philippine CinnamonIII. Documentation on cinnamon by-products production, processing and utilization

GOP COUNTERPART Php 1.991 M FUND SOURCE Special Project Fund

DURATION October 2016 - September 2018

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Science and Technology - Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI)

SECTOR Forestry

REGIONS V; VII

PROVINCES Camarines Norte; CebuMUNICIPALITIES Labo; BoljoonBENEFICIARIES Local Government Units (LGUs) and Local Communities

CONTACT DETAILS

For. Florena Samiano | Department of Science and Technology (DOST) - Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI)

09053008426@ [email protected]

Development of Production and Silvicultural Technologies for Native Metallophytes in Restoration of Mined-out Areas in Zambales The project aims to adapt the protocol generated from previous related projects to sustain the research activities and extend the protocol to other degraded and mined-out area on ultramafic forest of Zambales. It will undertake a more extensive geobotanical survey to document, catalog, collect germplasm (seeds and other propagules), and conserve metallophytes before any present or future land–clearing activity begins. The project sites are located at Masinloc and Sta. Cruz, northern Zambales and are within a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA No. 21).

OBJECTIVES1. Document general phenology of flowering and fruit development of selected native metallophytes to address

the seed potential of each species2. Develop appropriate technologies and evaluate the environmental tolerance of selected native metallophytes to

fire, drought, acid soils and their performance in an open grassland conditions3. Develop and standardize seed, nursery and plantation technologies for selected native metallophytes4. Restore at least one hectare of mined-out area in the collaborating company using native metallophytes5. Develop and implement an information, education and communication (IEC) program for the adoption of native

metallophytes production and silvicultural technologies

COMPONENTSI. Documenting the general phenology of flowering and fruit development of selected native metallophytesII. Evaluating selected native metallophytes as to their tolerance to fire, drought and in open grassland conditionIII. Developing standard technologies for seed, nursery and plantation practices for selected native metallophytesIV. Restoring mined-out area in Zambales using metallophytes native in the siteV. Conserving genetic resources of metallophytesVI. Producing IEC materials for the adoption of native metallophytes production and silvicultural technologies


DURATION 2016 - 2018

IMPLEMENTING AGENCYUniversity of the Philippines Los Baños Foundation, Inc. (UPLBFI), College of Forestry and Natural Resources - University of the Philippines - Los Baños (CFNR-UPLB)

COOPERATING AGENCIES

Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENR-CENRO) of Masinloc Zambales, Zambales Diversified Metals Corporation (ZDMC), Bukluran at Ugnayan para sa Likas Yaman (BUKAL), Samahan ng Nangangalaga at Nagmamalasakit sa Inang Kalikasan (SANANAIKA)

SECTORS Forestry

REGION III

PROVINCES Zambales

BENEFICIARIES People’s Organization / Local Communities, Local Government Unit (LGU) and Mining Permittees

CONTACT DETAILS

Dr. Willie P. Abasolo | Team Leader@ [email protected] / [email protected]

0917-526-8311 Tel. / Telefax: (049) 536-3432 / (049) 501-8028

For. Amelita C. Luna | University Researcher, OCREL - CFNR

0998-404-5654@ [email protected]

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Diversification and Soil Conditioning in the Understorey of the Pine Forest

The project will use the integrated approach to diversify the understorey of the pine forest thereby mitigating long term ecological disasters while people and local communities within the pine forest to increase local income.

OBJECTIVES1. Establish nitrogen-fixing species or nurse plants for coffee underneath the open canopy pine forest 2. Establish coffee plantations underneath pine forest 3. Conduct training activity for livelihood projects

a. Apiary (bee farm, honey production) b. Shiitake production using Alnus sp. as alternative raw material c. Meat processing using Alnus sp. as smoke materials d. Micro-enterpriseh.

COMPONENTSI. Soil conditioning to lower acidity through nitrogen-fixing speciesII. Organizing livelihood opportunities



EXECUTING AGENCIES

Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Cordillera Administrative Region (DENR-CAR), Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENR-PENRO) of Mountain Province, Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENR-CENRO) of Sabangan

SECTOR Forestry

REGION CAR

PROVINCE Mountain Province MUNICIPALITY Northern Sagada

BENEFICIARIES Local Communities

CONTACT DETAILS

For. Christopher Bosaing | CENRO Sabangan Mt. Province Sabangan, Mountain Province

@ [email protected]

Department of Environment and Natural ResourcesForeign-Assisted and Special Projects Service

3F SECAL Bldg., DENR Comp., Visayas Ave., Diliman, Quezon CityTel. Nos. (02) 926 - 2689 / (02) 926 - 8074 / (02) 926 - 8052

Website : http://fasps.denr.gov.ph

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