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, Philippines
12th Living Lakes Conference 25 September 2008 Castiglione del Lago, Regione Umbria Italy
THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO THE LAGUNA DE BAY 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 Pililla 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 – Pasig River 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 ANGONO BINANGONAN PASIG CARDONA BARAS TAGUIG LUPANG ARENDA SUCAT TANAY PILILLA TAYTAY, RIZAL MUNTINLUPA SAN PEDRO SINILOAN BIÑAN MABITAC STA. ROSA PAETE
CABUYAO KALAYAAN LUMBAN STA. CRUZ PILA VICTORIA CALAUAN 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!”
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10 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
Starting Line
11 1,200 cyclists participated
National Bamboo Development Forum
22-24 October 2008 Philippine Trade and Training Center Manila, 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 ”
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Laguna Lake Development Authority AC Santos-Borja
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