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COASTAL ZONE PHILIPPINES 2: Sustainable Financing and Marine Protected Areas CONGRESS ______ PROCEEDINGS __________________________ COASTAL ZONE PHILIPPINES 2: Sustainable Financing and Marine Protected Areas CONGRESS __________________________ 27-28 October 2007 Iloilo City, Philippines Edited by Ramon I. Miclat, Rhia Odessa M. Gonzales and Porfirio M. Aliño Funded by MPA Support Network MSN – 1st of a Series Proceedings of the Coastal Zone Philippines 2: Sustainable Financing and Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Congress Copyright 2008 MPA Support Network (MSN), Marine Environment & Resources Foundation, Inc. and the Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines Editors Ramon I. Miclat Rhia Odessa M. Gonzales Porfirio M. Aliño Editorial Team Mia Comeros Rollan Geronimo Samuel Mamauag Published by the Marine Science Institute and Marine Environment & Resources Foundation, Inc., University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines through the U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, MERF MSN Project, DOST-PCAMRD, USAID-EcoGov 2 Project, DENR, and CI-Philippines. This publication maybe reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit purposes without the special permission from the copyright holder provided acknowledgement of the source is made. The Marine Science Institute would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this as a source. Citation: Miclat, R.I., R.O.M. Gonzales and P.M. Aliño. 2008. Proceedings of the Coastal Zone Philippines 2: Sustainable Financing and Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Congress. MPA Support Network, Marine Environment & Resources Foundation, Inc. and the Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, 100 pp. The National Library of the Philippines Cataloging in Publication Data Recommended entry: Coastal Zone Philippines : Sustainable Financing and Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Congress (2nd : 2007 : Iloilo City) Proceedings of the coastal zone Philippines 2 : sustainable financing and marine protected areas congress. 27-28 October. 2007, Iloilo city, Philippines / edited by, Ramon I. Miclat, Rhia Odessa M. Gonzales and Porfirio M. Aliño -- Quezon City: MSN-MERF UPMSI, c2008. 100 pp. ; 21.59cm x 27.94cm. 1. Marine parks and reserves--Philippines--Congresses. 2. Coastal zone management--Philippines--Congresses. 3. Marine resources conservation--Philippines--Congresses. I. Miclat, Ramon I. II. Gonzales, Rhia Odessa M. II. Aliño, Porfirio M. IV. Title. QH91.75P5 333.9P09599 2008 P082000458 DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the UP Marine Science Institute, MERF, U.S. NOAA, the MSN Partners, DOST-PCAMRD, USAID, DENR or CI-Philippines. Graphic Design: Rex Flores Cover Photograph: Dr. Miguel Fortes Printed and bound in the Philippines: Printon Press Web reference: www.msn.philreefs.org UPMSI Contribution No. 373 ISBN No. 978-971-93113-8-6 Foreword The profound importance of the Philippine coastal areas can need to be harmonized with that of coastal land-use plans. be seen in the country’s great majority of our coastal population Appropriating budgets through a regular share of its Internal (i.e., ~50 million out of 88 million residing in the coastal areas). Revenue Allotment (IRA) for all coastal municipalities will be Over a million people depend on coastal and marine areas for targeted by 2009. Accelerating efforts in MPA effectiveness their source of livelihood with the fishing industry providing by increasing the size of full protection through no-take areas around 3% of the nation’s labor force (ADB 2003). Considering and MPA networks will be advocated. This will hopefully lead that municipal fisheries produce a third of fisheries production, to reduction in the economic loss from over-fishing, which is its value alone is estimated at US$ 741 million. The economic estimated at about Php 1.6 billion per year in lost fish catch. contribution of the coastal and marine areas to the gross domestic Reducing degradation trends especially from habitat modification product (GDP) is estimated to be around 60% (DENR-UNDP- and pollution is the increasing emergent concern. Our next MERF 2004). Sustaining and improving these tremendous challenges especially in relation to regulating elite capture of the assets is imperative. This can only be achieved through integrated coastal zones, preventing irresponsible mining and poor land- coastal management (ICM) with marine protected areas (MPA) use, can be transformed into an opportunity when corporate being identified as an important entry point to foster community social responsibility (CSR) will translate into social enterprises stewardship and good practices in coastal governance. with fair public investment partnerships. In 2006, Executive Order (EO) 533 presented a boost to Our journey together has gone a long way, we are seeing our efforts through a framework for ICM and our Sustainable increasing areas that have sprung forth hope from the knowledge- Philippine Archipelagic Development Agenda. EO 578 provides based awakening and enhanced skills. It has borne fruit to a another link for our marine biodiversity conservation efforts to new generation that help multiply our resources through the ICM. Another decade under the Philippine Fisheries Code of sanctuaries of network synergies and strengthen our partnerships 1998 has seen us seizing the opportunities and overcoming many in the Marine Protected Areas Support Network (MSN). Over constraints with innovative ways of doing things. 10 years after the 1st International Year of the Reef (IYOR), Thus, the regular sharing of experiences and lessons learned 2008 is another IYOR and a National Fisheries Summit is being derived from these country-wide efforts such as in this Coastal organized. These years are indeed challenging for all of us to Zone Philippines-2 (CZPhil-2): Sustainable Financing and produce an unfolding sea change. MPA Congress is necessary, to take stock of where we are and Coastal Zone Philippines-2 (CZPhil-2): Sustainable Financing how effective have we been. Arriving at a consensus on how we and MPA Congress was held on 27-28 October 2007. This marks one can move further in our goal to reduce degradation trends and of the major milestones of the activities of the MSN and its partners achieve our sustainable development objectives, is crucial. In the especially with the support of the Philippine Council for Aquatic previous CZPhil held in 2004, it was pointed out that the ICM Marine Research and Development (PCAMRD) of the Department practitioners agree on the strategic actions that will sustain ICM of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Department of financing. Ecosystem-based management approaches have also Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The USAID-funded been started. These are being practiced in a growing number Philippine Environmental Governance Project (EcoGov 2) provided of areas especially through the complementation of fisheries a grant to the Philippine Association of Marine Science (PAMS) to management and coastal zoning, together with good governance document good practices on ICM and MPA in the Philippines and as systems being put in place. an independent evaluator of the 2007 Outstanding MPA Awards and In this 2007 Congress, there was a resounding call for Recognition (MAR) Event. PAMS held its 9th biannual symposium mainstreaming, upscaling and improving implementation of prior to the CZPhil-2 Congress and co-hosted it in the same venue at ICM plans and programs (see Congress Resolution). These efforts the Punta Villa Resort, Arevalo, Iloilo City. Porfirio M. Aliño, PhD. Co-chair, CZPhil2 Acknowledgments We would like to thank the different sponsors of the in the Congress activities/processes, most specially to the CZPhil-2 Congress for without their needed financial assistance; different resource persons and discussants, for without their this Congress would have just remained a dream: the DOST- technical contribution; this important document would have not PCAMRD, CI-Philippines, the USAID-EcoGov 2 Project, the materialized. It is through working together and cooperating UPMSI-MERF, the DENR, PAMS, and NOAA. The latter with one another that an action agenda was produced in this funded the MPA Support Network (MSN) which organized Congress. It is our hope that this document will not end up this Congress together with its various partners in government, just another collection in our libraries but instead, will serve NGOs, POs, academe and research institutions, the list of which as reference and a catalyst in moving forward our dreams and is appended in this document. Our appreciation also goes to aspirations of having a productive and sustainably maintained the men and women who served as committee members of the marine environment not only for this generation but to more organizing team who gave their time and effort in planning, generations of Filipinos to come. MABUHAY to all MSN discussing, and executing the Congress activities. Their names partners! The national and local tri-media’s (print, radio and are listed at the end of this document. television) contributions in the dissemination of information Planning for this Congress started since the first MSN about the Congress, the Most Outstanding MPA Awards Night National Consultation and Indicative Planning Workshop held and the other various MSN activities are greatly appreciated. To in November 2006 and the succeeding three MSN Regional Manuel ‘EG’ Hizon of EcoGov2 Project
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