Collaborative Protected Area Management in the Philippines

1:5,000 scale models including the Municipalities of Tangalan, Ibajay, Malay, Nabas, Buruanga in Aklan Province, and Libertad, Pandan, Sebaste, Culasi in Antique (August-November 2002, Philippines)

 Note: The models have been completed with the active participation of 647 members from the local communities. The models supported discussions on historic trends and resources were described as of 1940, 1970 and 2002. Factors affecting changes and their impact, were discussed and analyzed.

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Method/tools: P3DM and GIS
Details: coming soon

Northwestern part of Panay Island has long been neglected because of its distance from the Regional Centers but it is endowed with rich natural resources: coral reefs, deep fishing grounds, low-elevation primary forests, minerals, tropical sceneries.

The Local Government Units (LGUs) formed 3 alliances: NACADA (Aklan, 5 LGUs), LIPASECU (Antique, 4 LGUs), NPPBMC (Buruanga Peninsula, 5 LGUs) to address sustainable management and protection of the natural resources of the peninsula.

Objectives of the P3DM exercises: Provide the LGU Alliances with tools to strengthen their collective capacities for effective and efficient management of their coastal and terrestrial resources. Provide venue for greater community participation on natural resource profiling, services delivery capacity assessments and development planning and management.

For information: Contact: Melvin Purzuelo, Principal Coordinator, Green Forum - Western Visayas (GF-WV), Brgy. Malipayon, Iloilo City, Philippines

The models have been produced by the
Northwestern Aklan Coastal Area Development Alliance (NACADA) and the
LIPASECU (Libertad, Pandan, Sebaste and Culasi Bay-wide Management Council) in the
framework of the Philippines-Canada supported Local Government Support Program (LGSP)
Development partners: Foundation for Philippine Environment (FPE), Biodiversity Conservation Trust or BIOCON and Green Forum - Western Visayas