Community based natural resource management in the Philippines

 1:20,000 scale model of the Northern Negros Natural Park (NNNP) (July 2007), Negros Occidental, Philippines. The NNNP was proclaimed a Natural Park on August 15, 2005 under the initial component of the National Integrated Protected Areas System.

Note: The model (804 km²) was built in the framework of the Northern Negros Natural Park Conservation Project during a week-long workshop held at the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation's (NFEFI) enclosure by the Capitol Lagoon in Bacolod City. It covers the Municipalities of San Carlos City, Calatrava, Toboso, Sagay City, Cadiz City, Victorias City, EB Magalona, Silay City, Talisay City, Murcia, DS Benedicto.

 The Northern Negros Natural Park harbors the largest forested area on Negros Island and is home to many rare, endemic and endangered species. The participatory mapping exercise involved members of local communities, NGOs and LGUs and had also a training component aiming at building capacity in participatory NRM planning. The resulting 3-D model and derived maps will be used for natural resource planning and management. The area represent the major watershed of Bacolod and serves as many as ten municipalities and cities in terms of water.

Senate Bill No. 2531
Method/tools: P3DM and GIS
Project summary:

Depicted data reflect the cognitive maps of local governments, municipal agricultural
 officers, village chiefs, national and provincial government agencies,
municipal planning and development officers.
 

Source: Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation's (NFEFI)

Image courtesy Fernando Ramirez, July 2007

Image courtesy Fernando Ramirez, July 2007

Image courtesy Fernando Ramirez, July 2007

Model produced by local stakeholders in the framework of the Northern Negros Natural Park Conservation Project.