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Establishing the Marine Turtle Protected Area Network in the Philippines A Sea of Safe Havens Establishing the Marine Turtle Protected Area Network in the Philippines Philippine Inputs to the Transboundary Marine Turtle Protected Area Network in the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape, A Priority Seascape in the Coral Triangle Initiative Regional Plan of Action 2018 A Sea of Safe Havens Table of Contents Editors Evangeline Florence B. Miclat, Conservation International Philippines 5 Messages Hazel O. Arceo, Ph.D, Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines 8 Acknowledgements 9 List of acronyms Copyeditor: Alya B. Honasan Design and layout: Felix Miguel Mago 1 Photography: Tet Lara, Jürgen Freund, Nicholas Pilcher, Conservation 10 Safety Beyond Borders International, DENR-Region 9. An MPA network for species protection Map art: Felix Mago Miguel (based on Google Earth) 2 ©2018 Conservation International Philippines. All rights reserved. No 14 Marine Turtles in the Philippines part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, or Species in focus transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from 15 Ancient mariners the copyright holders. 15 A precarious existence 16 Policies for protection Photographs ©Tet Lara, Jürgen Freund, Nicholas Pilcher, Keith Ellenbogen 17 Research and studies Conservation International, DENR Region 9 Map art © Felix Mago Miguel for Conservation International 3 20 Connecting for Conservation The Marine Turtle Protected Area Network (MTPAN) in the Philippines 21 The El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area (ENTMRPA) Recommended Citation: 24 The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) Miclat EFBM, Arceo HO (eds) (2018) A sea of safe havens: establishing 26 The Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary (TIWS) the marine turtle protected area network in the Philippines. Philippine 29 Initiating the MTPAN formation inputs to the transboundary marine turtle protected area network in the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape, a priority seascape in the Coral Triangle Initiative 4 Regional Plan of Action. GIZ-CI Support to the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape 30 A Bigger Picture Project (Contract No. 81156987). Conservation International Philippines, From single MPAs to one network Quezon City, Philippines. 36p 30 Networking as conservation strategy 32 A network that works Cover: Green turtle, Tubbataha 5 34 Local to Global The MTPAN in Philippine and international marine biodiversity conservation 36 References Printed in the Philippines he Philippines is an integral part of for it would heighten efforts in meeting our the Coral Triangle, an area in the Indo- commitments to CITES, CBD, Ramsar Convention West Pacific region, recognized as the and CMS and to regional cooperation such as global centre of marine biodiversity TIHPA, CTI-CFF, and ASEAN. and a global priority for conservation. While we venture into this groundbreaking TAs early as in 1948, policies to protect and work, we must not lose sight of the importance conserve endangered anq migratory species, of connecting this network with neighboring like the marine turtles, have been formulated in countries to effectively protect marine turtles the country. A landmark policy, Republic Act No. in their known habitats across the Sulu-Sulawesi 9147 known as Wildlife Resources Conservation Seascape, a priority seascape of the CTI- CFF. and Protection Act of 2001, further braces all It is my hope that with our continued protection and conservation laws on threatened partnership with local and national go'vernment wildlife and its derivates for non-scientific and agencies, NGOs and POs, the academe, private breeding purposes. sector, and local communities, the vision of having The initiatives to establish a network of marine transboundary networks can be realized for both protected areas (MPAs) targeting migratory, endangered and migratory species. endangered species is a pioneering work in the Mabuhay! Philippines. MPA networks are usually locally managed and target fisheries and link coastal ecosystems management. The MPA network for marine turtles, for instance, will involve for the ROY A. CIMATU first time, national protected areas and respective Secretary multi-sectoral Protected Area Management Department of Environment Boards. This national initiative will be challenging and Natural Resources Turtle tracks, Baguan Island, Philippines 4 5 © E. Miclat/Conservation International n the heart of the Coral Triangle lie the The Deutsche Internationale für Internationale he year 2017 marked a significant the transboundary cooperation in the Sulu- Sulu-Sulawesi Seas, home to various species Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, on behalf of the milestone in Conservation Sulawesi Seascape, and, to the region through the of marine turtles. The marine turtles in the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, International Philippines. The year Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape, which is bordered Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear began with the formulation of our and Food Security. by Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, Safety, is very pleased to work with responsible 10-year strategy harmonizing our Place-based conservation networks have Iare under constant threat from poaching, government agencies, local government Tterrestrial and marine initiatives that we call the now become the norm for managing our entanglement in fishing gears, being caught units, Conservation International, civil society Highlands to Oceans (H2O) Strategy. Human interconnected systems. This publication, A Sea of as bycatch, and pollution for example plastic organizations, and communities in the Philippines, well-being is, and has always been, in the heart Safe Havens, on the marine turtle protected area debris. These key indicator species of our marine Indonesia, and Malaysia to protect the turtles in of our outlook. We work hard for a healthy network is a testament to this thrust. Not only environment’s health are also susceptible to the Sulu-Sulawesi Seas, under the Sulu-Sulawesi planet because we understand and believe that does it compel governments and institutions to the effects of climate change such as ocean Seascape Project. humans need nature to thrive. Among others, act in synergy but also let the resource users and warming and acidification. Their feeding, breeding I particularly congratulate the project partners our strong partnership with the DENR started managers fathom the intricate dynamics involved and nesting habitats are further in peril due to for their dedicated efforts to establish a network since our inception almost three decades ago. in their conservation and management. The full anthropogenic marine and coastal developments. of protected areas for marine turtles across the Scores of initiatives from the terrestrial to the suite of systems, human and nature, can only be Mitigating threats to the marine turtles in three countries. This network is most essential marine environments have been fruitful with adequately addressed methodically under the the Sulu-Sulawesi Seas requires transboundary because turtles know no political borders as they our collaborations, further leading to policy Highlands to Oceans framework. collaboration and coordinated actions between move around the seas. enhancements, program development, and Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. The We encourage all individuals of good will, critical on-the-ground strategic interventions. transboundary network approach for protecting, and all related organizations, to support these Conservation progressed from small-scale conserving and revitalizing the marine turtle efforts in our quest to shape a future worth projects to ambitious landscape- and seascape- stocks would enable the regional management of living for all people. level programs that secure benefits to both ENRIQUE A. NUÑEZ, JR. their critical habitats and their migration routes people and nature. The latter expanded Country Executive Director across political and geographical borders. The the breadth of our work, thematically and Conservation International first marine turtle protected area network in the geographically to Indonesia and Malaysia through Philippines Philippines is an example that can be replicated DR. ANDREAS KALK and up scaled to other areas for securing Resident Director (Philippines and Pacific) biodiversity in the Coral Triangle and beyond Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale towards this end. Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH 6 7 Acknowledgements List of acronyms onservation International Neneth T. Ordoño, Conservation and Development ADB Asian Development Bank LGU local government unit Philippines led the development Division, DENR-Region 9 ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations MEAT Management Effectiveness Assessment of this publication as part of Jerika Dane B. Velasco, Coastal and Marine Division, BMUB German Federal Ministry for the Tool its support to the Department Biodiversity Management Bureau Environment, Nature Conservation, METT Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool of Environment and Natural Building and Nuclear Safety MNR Ministry of Natural Resources CResources-Biodiversity Management Bureau El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area CBD Convention on Biological Diversity MOA Memorandum of Agreement (DENR-BMB) in the implementation of the Alexander E. Mancio, Protected Area Superintendent CI Conservation International MOU Memorandum of Understanding marine protected area network component of CITES Convention on International Trade in MPA marine protected area the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape Project, a project
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