RE-GREENING THE

LAGUNA DE BAY WATERSHED:

PARTNERSHIP THROUGH

CDM AND N0N-CDM

REFORESTATION PROJECTS

Edgardo C. Manda General Manager

and

Lennie C. Santos-Borja Chief, Research and Development Division Head, Carbon Finance Unit

Laguna Lake Development Authority,

12th Living Lakes Conference 25 September 2008 Castiglione del Lago, Regione Umbria Italy

THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO THE BASIN

1 Laguna de Bay Features

• Average Depth: ~2.5 m. • Average Volume: 2.25 MCM

Mar ikina • Shoreline: 285 km. • Lake surface area: 900 km2 • Watershed area: ~2920 km2 Mang ahan Ba ras Mor on g Ta nay Ta guig • (24 sub-basins including many tributaries

A ngon o St a. M aria + a floodway) Sin ilo an

Pang il • 6 provinces, 12 cities, 49 municipalities Munt inlup a Jala -jala Sa n Pe dro • Of which 27 are lakeshore towns and 2 are

Calir aya Biñan lakeshore cities Cab uyao

Pa gsanja n Pila • One outlet: Napindan Channel – San Cr ist oba l

Los B año s (serves as inlet of saline water during C alauan St a. C ru z San Ju an Pasig River backflow) The Largest Lake in the Philippines and one of the largest in Southeast Asia

2 A THREATENED ECOSYSTEM

Forests receded . . . 14% 5%

29% 52%

Forest 19,100 has. Open 53,480 has Built- up/Industrial 110,780 has. Agricultural 198,640 has. Extensive built-up of agriculture areas. . .

3 4 sedimentation of the lake

Delta formation

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TAYTAY PASIG CARDONA BARAS LUPANG ARENDA SUCAT TANAY PILILLA TAYTAY, SAN PEDRO BIÑAN STA. ROSA

CABUYAO KALAYAAN STA. CRUZ PILA VICTORIA BAY

CALAMBA LOS BAÑOS

Watershed Rehabilitation

6 SMALL-SCALE Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) PROJECTS IN LAGUNA DE BAY

BUNDLE 1: Avoidance of Methane Production from Biomass Decay Through Composting-1

ER Treshold: Not more than 60 kilo tonnes tCO2-e

BUNDLE 2: Methane Recovery in Wastewater Treatment-1 ER Treshold: Not more than 60 kilo tonnes tCO2-e

BUNDLE 3: Watershed Rehabilitation Project –1 (Reforestation and Afforestation) ER Treshold: Not more than 8 kilo tonnes tCO2-e

Note:CDM – Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol

ELIGIBLE AREA The CDM Executive Board has very stringent requirements for reforestation and afforestation projects:

Land eligibility criteria:

Ø The site should be deforested before 1990;

Ø There is no chance for regeneration unless assisted by man;

Ø The area occupied by existing woody shrubs should not be more than 5% of the proposed area and the height should not exceed 5 meters;

Ø Once reforested, there should be no cutting of trees for a period of 30 years.

The CDM project should be implemented by low-income communities.

7 NON-ELIGIBLE AREA Bamboo Reforestation

a. For watershed rehabilitation b. For livelihood

Present Scenario: Shoreland areas are teeming with shanties 3-4 layers inward…

Natural Buffer Zone: Not only environmentally correct but also offers a refreshing view of the shoreland…

8 Water quality modeling using the Delft 3-d model shows that

22% of total suspended solids in the lake will be reduced with

bamboo reforestation of denuded areas in the watershed.

Community organizing activities….spiritual and cultural values formation

“Let us make our grasslands productive!”

9 Logo of KAKASAKA Siniloan

10 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

Starting Line

11 1,200 cyclists participated

National Bamboo Development Forum

22-24 October 2008 Philippine Trade and Training Center , Philippines

Government Laguna Lake Development Authority Department of Science and Technology • Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources

Research and Development Strategic Partners

• Forest Products and Research and Development Institute

LLDA Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Ecosystems

Research and Development Bureau Rotary Club Philippine of Makati Amusement Central and Foundation Gaming University of the Philippines - College of Forestry and Natural Corporation

Organized by Resources

Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry College of Forestry and Natural Resources - UPLB Philippine Chamber of Handicraft Industries

Forests and Natural Resources Philippine Gaming and Amusement Corporation Research Society of the Phi l., Inc.

Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and NGO and Civic Organizations Natural Resources Research and Development Rotary Club of Makati Central

Forest Products Research And Forests and Natural Resources Society of the Philippines Development Institute

Philippine Bamboo Foundation

DENR – Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau Bamboo Network of the Philippines

Bamboo Network of the Philippines

Philippine Bamboo Foundation Industry

For more information, please contact the National Bamboo Development Forum Secretariat: GMA 7 – radio and television network Dr. Aida B. Lapis Dr. Ramon A. Razal Ms. Lennie Santos-Borja ERDB, College, Laguna FPPS Dept., UPLB-CFNR LLDA, Rizal Prov’l Capitol Comp, Pasig City (049) 536 2509/(0918) 908 9743 (049) 536 3432/(0919) 641 1207 (02) 637 7581/(0921) 300 1453 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] “ B A MB OOO F O R L I F E ”

12 “Maraming Salamat Po!”

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Laguna Lake Development Authority AC Santos-Borja

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