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; Lies in the heart of the Puerto Princesa City WŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞ͛Ɛ͞>ĂƐƚĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů Philippines &ƌŽŶƚŝĞƌ͟ Urban Area ; Land Area: 253,984 Hectares A Model in Sustainable Development Palawan Puerto Princesa City ; Population: 232,454 ; Annual Growth rate: 3.68% ; Urban Area is roughly 6% of ƚŚĞŝƚLJ͛ƐƚŽƚĂůůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂ Philippines ; 77% of the population reside Malaysia Brunei in the urban area The City in a Forest Indonesia TERRESTRIAL ; Richly endowed with natural resources ; Forest - 72% ; Home of the World famous Underground River ; Primary - 7.38% ; Large developable land for agriculture and agro-industries ; Secondary - 51.67% ; Good and stable peace and order ; Limestone - 0.85% ; Extra Local Authority over Environmental Issues under ; Ultramafic - 12.23% the SEP Law (Republic Act 7611) otherwise known as the Strategic Environmental Plan for Palawan ; Built-up - 1.78% COASTAL/MARINE ; Mangrove - 5,896 Has. ; The fragile environment ; Coral Reef - 3,074 Has. ; Land speculation ; Dense Seagrass - 836 Has. ; Emergence of other competitive tourist destinations ; Sparse Seagrass- 880 Has. ; Low agricultural production and productivity ; High Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Dependency Ratio ; TOURISM ; 2009 Tourist Income: US$50M Vision: ; 2009 Tourist Arrivals: 268,942 Towards a Model City ; Annual Growth Rate: 20% in Sustainable ; Most Number Foreign Visitors: American, Korean, German, Development Japanese, Chinese, Canadian, Australian, French & Swiss ; FISHING ; Coastline stretches over 416Kms. City Brand: ; Coastal waters cover 327,583 Has. ; Supplies more than 50% of fish The City in a Forest requirements in Metro Manila AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS of PUERTO PRINCESA CITY UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL 500 AWARD MAJOR AWARDS Hall of Fame Award Clean and Green Program :DVDPLFURFRVPRIWKH3KLOLSSLQH¶V Galing Pook Hall of Fame Award environmental drift..our forests and our seas were the favorite sources of income From A.I.M. & Ford Foundation by both the needy and the greedy« ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable City Award From ASEAN Ministers of Environment Puerto Princesa City, Philippines Puerto Princesa City, Philippines Forest cover greatly reduced from 75% in 1976 to less than Cyanide Fishing Muro-ami Trawl Fishing 52 % in 1992 Slash and Burn Farming Kaingin (Swiden Farming) Dead Corrals due to dynamite fishing Illegal logging activities Puerto Princesa City, Philippines Puerto Princesa City, Philippines Bantay Puerto or Puerto Princesa Watch Bantay Gubat (Forest Watch) & Bantay Dagat (Bay Watch) City Mayor 1992-2001; 2002-present United Nations Global 500 Awardee Puerto Princesa City, Philippines Bantay Gubat (Forest Watch) ³Pista Y Ang Kagueban ´RUfeast of the forest Tasked to protect, conserve and 2 million trees planted since 1992 UHKDELOLWDWHWKHFLW\¶V hectares of forest cover, UHSUHVHQWLQJRIWKH&LW\¶V total land area Love Affair with Nature River Bank Rehabilitation through FEB 14- s>Ed/E͛^zMANGROVE REFORESTATION Bio-Engineering To protect & conserve the remaining mangrove/ beach forest tree species, and to rehabilitate denuded urban coastal areas Ground Demarcation of Forest Boundaries Bantay Dagat (Bay Watch) ; Delineate natural networks of interconnecting critical sites of important key biodiversity areas ; Boundary biological fencing delineation Control Points Primary role is to protect and conserve WKHFLW\¶VFRDVWDODQGPDULQHHFRORJ\ Survey Team Bantay Puerto (Puerto Watch) For the first time in our history, a National Park was turned over to a local government for management and control Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Puerto Princesa City, Philippines Candidate to the New 7 Wonders of Nature With our comprehensive environmental programs Forest cover increased from 52% in 1992 to 72% at present Puerto Princesa City, Philippines Philosophy and Paradigm of Puerto Princesa City (Section 2 of City Ordinance No. 396, otherwise known as the CODE Success Factors: of CONDUCT for the CONSERVATION, PROTECTION & RESTORATION (CPR) of the Sources of Life of Puerto Princesa City ; Active participation and involvement of the various sectors of the community ´(QYLURQPHQWDOVHFXULW\LVWKHKLJKHVWIRUPRIQDWLRQDO security. The supply quality of the Sources of Life ² the Land, Economic impact of the policies and programs ; the Air and the Waters ² are the essential elements of a people implemented were addressed and of a country and the base of all economic activity. The ; Involved the stakeholders in the policy/program availability of these life-sources and services are hereby placed development and implementation in the highest form of importance and as the main ; Coordination and transparency were maintained at FRUQHUVWRQHRIRXUSROLWLFDOSULRULW\µ various levels of implementation For more information, you may contact the ; Full commitment of the highest policy maker City Government of Puerto Princesa thru this address: MAYOR EDWARD SOLON HAGEDORN City Mayor Telefax: +63 48 433-2249 Email address: [email protected] Website: www.visitpuertoprincesa.com.