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PROTECT WILDLIFE QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT 8 October-December 2018
JANUARY 2019
This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DAI Global, LLC
PROTECT WILDLIFE ACTIVITY WORK PLAN FOR YEAR 1 1
Activity Title: Protect Wildlife Activity
Sponsoring USAID Office: USAID/Philippines
Contract Number: AID-OAA-I-14-00014/AID-492-TO-16-00002
Contractor: DAI Global, LLC
Date of Publication: January 2019
Author: DAI Global, LLC
The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. 2 PROTECT WILDLIFE QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT 8
CONTENTS
PREFACE ...... iii ABBREVIATIONS ...... v
INTRODUCTION ...... 1
1 MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING ...... 3 2 PROGRESS REPORT ...... 19 3 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION ...... 49 4 PAST AND PROJECTED EXPENDITURES ...... 52
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PREFACE
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Mission to the Philippines, has contracted DAI Global, LLC (DAI) as the implementing partner for the Protect Wildlife activity under Contract No. AID-492-TO-16-00002. The effective date of the contract is June 17, 2016 to December 11, 2020. DAI partners with four organizations—Orient Integrated Development Consultants, Inc.; Rare, Inc.; Conservation International Foundation; and Tanggol Kalikasan, Inc.—in implementing the activity. The Contract requires DAI to submit Quarterly Progress Reports to USAID within 30 days from the close of each operating quarter. Quarterly Progress Reports include information about the task order and a summary of progress of activities in relation to the requirements of the task order, indicating any problems encountered and proposing remedial actions as appropriate. Each report articulates progress toward outcomes and highlights key achievements and problem areas that require senior management intervention. Protect Wildlife Quarterly Progress Report objectives consist of four sections. The first is an overview of the activity and a summary of progress during the preceding quarter. The second section provides detailed updates on activities undertaken in Manila, Palawan, Zamboanga City-Sulu Archipelago, and General Santos City (GenSan)-Sarangani-South Cotabato (Region 12) for each of Contract Line Item No. (CLIN) 0001 composed of various Sub-CLINs. There are no activities under CLIN 002 yet. The last two sections provide details on management and operations and expenditures for the quarter and projected spending for the next. This Year 3 Quarter 2 report (Protect Wildlife Quarterly Progress Report 8) covers the period of October 1 to December 31, 2018. It provides a summary of accomplishments based on planned activities set out in the Protect Wildlife Quarterly Progress Report 7 for the period of October 1 to December 31, 2018.
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ABBREVIATIONS
BBMC Bud Bongao Management Council BCC behavior change communication BRAIN Biodiversity Resources Access Information Network C4C Campaigning for Conservation CENRO Community Environment and Natural Resources Office CLUP comprehensive land use plan CSO civil society organization CWT combating wildlife trafficking DA-BFAR Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources DENR-BMB DENR Biodiversity Management Bureau DENR-BMB-WRD DENR-BMB Wildlife Resources Division DENR-FMB DENR Forest Management Bureau DOJ Department of Justice ENIPAS Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System FFP Forest Foundation Philippines FLUP forest land use plan FSSI Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. GenSan General Santos City GIS Geographic Information System GPH Government of the Philippines HLURB Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board IPAF Integrated Protected Area Fund IRR implementing rules and regulations IUU illegal, unreported and unregulated KAP knowledge, attitudes and practices LGU local government unit LWR Lutheran World Relief NAIA Ninoy Aquino International Airport NCIP National Commission on Indigenous Peoples PAEMB Protected Area and Ecotourism Management Board PAMB Protected Area Management Board PAMO Protected Area Management Office PASu Protected Area Superintendent PBSAP Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan PCSD Palawan Council for Sustainable Development PCSDS Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff PES payment for ecosystem services PHP Philippine peso PNP Philippine National Police PNP-MG Philippine National Police Maritime Group
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SA Strategic Approach TWG technical working group USG United States Government WEO Wildlife Enforcement Officer WildLEAP Wildlife Law Enforcement Action Plan ZCWD Zamboanga City Water District
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INTRODUCTION
The Protect Wildlife activity supports initiatives to align conservation policy with on-the-ground wildlife management actions and enforcement. The activity works in target landscapes to reduce threats to biodiversity, reduce poaching and use of illegally harvested wildlife and wildlife products, and improve ecosystem goods and services for human well-being. Protect Wildlife fits within the USAID Biodiversity Policy (USAID 2015) that “builds upon the Agency’s long history of conserving a global biological heritage for current and future generations and reflects a deep understanding of the role that healthy natural systems play in achieving the Agency’s human-development goals.” The activity is the first USAID/Philippines initiative to combat wildlife trafficking and directly implement the U.S. Government’s Eliminate, Neutralize and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016. Protect Wildlife supports the Philippines’ current policies and programs on biodiversity conservation and reduction of wildlife trafficking under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act and the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act. Protect Wildlife’s principal counterpart is the DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) in coordination with the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), and various national-level enforcement law agencies. At the local level, Protect Wildlife works directly with DENR Regional Offices; Provincial and Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices (PENROs and CENROs); and provincial, city and municipal local government units (LGUs), as well as local offices of DA-BFAR and NCIP. In Palawan, the activity coordinates with the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS). At various levels, the activity works with non-government and civil society organizations (NGOs and CSOs); colleges and universities; and land and resource managers, such as ancestral domain and tenure holders and fisherfolk and coastal community organizations.
ACTIVITY OVERVIEW
As a megadiverse country, the Philippines claims to be the “center of the center” of nearshore marine diversity, including corals and reef fishes. It is home to approximately 1,100 terrestrial vertebrates and five percent of the world’s flora, a significant proportion of which is endemic. However, much of these biodiversity assets continue to face risks and pressures from both natural and human interventions, such as land conversion for agriculture and settlements; illegal, unregulated and unreported harvesting; and destructive mining and quarrying. The value of biodiversity and the ecosystem goods and services they provide are not effectively communicated to local stakeholders. Capacities are limited with unrealized economic incentives and inadequate financial support to manage wildlife habitats and regulate uses in highly diverse areas.
TARGET SITES The activity strives to target wildlife trafficking hotspots and local stakeholders with initiatives to improve local capacities; incentivize communities and LGUs; leverage financing support; and deepen knowledge, attitudes and behaviors for the effective management, regulation and enforcement of wildlife habitats and wildlife trafficking transshipment points such as ports. Protect Wildlife works across geographies in the Philippines to address wildlife trafficking transshipment, but implements a more comprehensive ecosystem approach in the biologically significant areas presented on the next page:
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• Palawan: From the activity’s Puerto Princesa City office, Protect Wildlife implements technical activities in threatened terrestrial, marine and coastal areas wildlife habitats in forest lands and protected areas, such as the Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary, Ursula Island Game Refuge and Bird Sanctuary, and mangroves in Palawan. • Zamboanga City-Sulu Archipelago: From offices in Zamboanga City and Tawi-Tawi, the activity implements activities in forest lands including foreshore and mangrove areas, and protected areas such as Pasonanca Natural Park and Great and Little Santa Cruz Islands Protected Landscape and Seascape. • General Santos City, Sarangani and South Cotabato: From its office in General Santos City, the activity implements activities in forest lands and protected areas in Mount Matutum Protected Landscape, Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape and Allah Valley Protected Landscape. Mount Busa Key Biodiversity Area in Sarangani and South Cotabato is also one of the target sites in Region 12. The Manila office maintains the national advisors and specialists who lead the development of the activity and Strategic Approach (SA) strategies and work plans; provide technical support to field activities; and work with national-level agencies, Manila-based private and non-government organizations, and relevant donor-funded projects.
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1 MONITORING, EVALUATION & LEARNING
In Chapter 1, Protect Wildlife presents a status update on progress achieved this quarter within each Strategic Approach of the activity’s Theory of Change, and progress against Year 3 and cumulative contract deliverable targets and USAID Economic Growth targets.
1.1 THEORY OF CHANGE STATUS REPORT
Protect Wildlife’s work in target sites is guided by the following Theory of Change: IF national and local stakeholders understand the economic value and sociocultural significance of habitats and wildlife species, including the ecosystem services that they provide in conservation areas, as a combined result of: • Improved and positively changed communities’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward wildlife and biodiversity conservation; • Increased public and private sector investments and increased revenues from environment and natural resources-related enterprises to finance conservation, support to biodiversity-friendly and sustainable livelihoods and enterprises for local communities in priority sites; • Improved conservation competencies of governance bodies, local government units, civil society organizations, and landowners, tenure and domain holders in managing and regulating land and resource uses in landscapes of habitats and wildlife species; • Improved capacities of higher education institutions to generate scientifically rigorous evidence and knowledge essential for conservation and for enriching curricula and outreach programs; and • Enhanced capacities of national and local enforcement entities to identify, capture, prosecute and adjudicate wildlife crimes and habitat losses,
THEN, Protect Wildlife can significantly contribute to the reduction of threats to habitats and to wildlife species, THEREBY, directly and indirectly enhancing capacities of various threatened habitats of wildlife species, as part of larger ecosystems and seascapes-landscapes, to supply and provide ecosystem services that benefit human well-being. Protect Wildlife operationalizes the Theory of Change via five SAs and their corresponding results and targets: Strategic Approach 1: Improve attitudes and behavior toward biodiversity and its conservation in target areas at a statistically significant level, with these five-year targets: • 100 people trained to lead behavior change campaigns • 25 behavior change communication (BCC) campaigns implemented • 300,000 people reached by BCC campaigns
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Strategic Approach 2: Intensify financing from private and public sectors and internally generated revenues for biodiversity conservation, with these five-year targets: • US$500,000 revenues generated from the sale of ecosystem services in targeted sites • 100 payments for ecosystem services (PES) or tourism initiatives • US$5 million in Global Development Alliance (GDA) investments in Protect Wildlife anti-poaching and trafficking efforts Strategic Approach 3: Improve biodiversity conservation competencies of local government units, governance bodies, civil society organizations, and land and resource management units, with these five-year targets: • 200 LGU staff trained in participatory planning for integrated conservation and development • 2,500 community members trained in planning and implementation of integrated conservation and development • 200 LGU staff trained, certified and formally deputized as Wildlife Enforcement Officers (WEOs) by government agencies • 500 community members trained and certified as WEOs by government agencies Strategic Approach 4: Enhance capacities of universities to advance biodiversity conservation education, research, monitoring and innovation, with these five-year targets: • 25 university-supported research initiatives implemented at Protect Wildlife sites • 10 universities developing conservation curricula with support from Protect Wildlife Strategic Approach 5: Enhance competencies of national and local government agencies in enforcing biodiversity conservation-related laws and policies, with these five-year targets: • 1,000 government staff trained in combating wildlife and environmental crime • 50 new or revised laws and regulations adopted to combat wildlife crimes • 1,000 confiscations, seizures and arrests resulting from capacity building provided by Protect Wildlife.
Figure 1 shows Protect Wildlife continued to add towards the cumulative status of the activity’s overall Theory of Change intermediate results (highlighted in blue in Figure 1), such as the following: • Capacity of protected area management boards (PAMBs), LGUs and CSOs increased, • PAMB and DENR policies on protected area management improved, • Conservation financing arrangement and opportunities identified, • Conservation financing arrangements or agreements initiated, • Investment in protected area management, support services and livelihoods increased, • University curriculum enriched, • New and revised policies in place, and • National and local law enforcement improved In addition, completed SA and inter-SA activities in GenSan-Sarangani-South Cotabato expanded the coverage of the cumulative status of the following intermediate results: • Foundational knowledge on biodiversity conservation and combating wildlife trafficking improved, • Pride of place created, • Communities, institutions and private sector attitudes towards conservation improved, • Skills and abilities of enforcement authorities improved, • Communities, institutions and private sector attitudes toward conservation improved,
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• Management of biodiversity and natural assets improved, • Technical know-how for research increased, • Inter-agency collaboration by landscape-level policy, management and enforcement increased, • National and local law enforcement improved, and • Tools, systems and technology to identify and report wildlife crimes implemented. The relatively fast-paced implementation of land use planning and zoning in and around Mount Matutum Protected Landscape and coastal waters of Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape, respectively, combined with enforcement, Campaigning for Conservation (C4C) training, and orientation on the partnership between Protect Wildlife and Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) facilitated the buy-in of local stakeholders in South Cotabato and Sarangani provinces. Mindanao State University-General Santos also completed its consultations with indigenous people communities, which was a precondition to the commencement of its research on endemic medicinal plants in Mount Matutum. At the national level, Protect Wildlife’s participation in the review, regional consultations and finalization of the draft Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System (ENIPAS), support to DENR-BMB’s Training of Trainers, DA- BFAR and Zamboanga City’s inter-agency enforcement planning and yearend review continued to deepen accomplishments in improving capacities for wildlife law enforcement. On curriculum enhancement, there are now seven universities that are enriching their curricula and selected courses related to biodiversity conservation, environmental science and enforcement. The activity has completed and disseminated the guidelines for the submissions of graduate students’ research proposals and has started the process of evaluating submissions. Lastly, despite security issues in Isabela City and Tawi-Tawi, activities in these areas are expanding the coverage of the cumulative status of intermediate results that are linked to improving local capacities for inter-agency enforcement of biodiversity laws, planning and management of conservation areas, and access to conservation finance. Last quarter, Protect Wildlife initiated several activities that would contribute towards reaching new intermediate results (highlighted in yellow in Figure 1). These are: • Science-based policies and plans for conservation areas implemented by LGUs, and • Management plans of tenured areas prepared or updated. The perception survey of forest rangers and communities in Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape, the pangolin research in Victoria-Anepahan range, the joint review of DENR Region 4B and PCSDS of the completed draft forest land use plans (FLUPs) of the five LGUs in southern Palawan, the support for Biodiversity Resources Access Information Network (BRAIN), and the enactment of a provincial ordinance for municipal flagship species in Palawan will all contribute toward the adoption by the DENR, PCSD and LGUs of science-based policies and conservation plans. Zamboanga City’s and DENR Region 9’s support for updating the plans for watersheds in Ayala-Manicahan and mangrove and foreshore areas in Mampang- Talon-talon will result to improved management in these areas.
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FIGURE 1: OVERALL PROTECT WILDLIFE THEORY OF CHANGE RESULTS CHAIN HIGHLIGHTING INTERMEDIATE RESULTS BEING ACHIEVED FROM SA-SPECIFIC AND INTER-SA ACTIVITIES
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1.2 MONITORING AND EVALUATION STATUS REPORT
Last quarter, Protect Wildlife continued to implement activities within each SA Theory of Change results chain to meet contract deliverables and outputs. The team also seized important opportunities, such as DENR requests to support the review, regional consultation and finalization of the IRR of ENIPAS, the second national summit on wildlife law enforcement, and study visits to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory. Contract Deliverables
The following are significant advances achieved this quarter under each Strategic Approach:
• Strategic Approach 1: Behavior Change Communication. Conducted the C4C training in General Santos City on November 5 to 8, 2018. The 32 participants completed the life of project (LOP) target of 100 persons trained under this deliverable. As a result of the training, a BCC campaign was launched in one site in Region 12 and resulted to a total of 188 people initially reached by the campaign. In addition, the national campaign on combating wildlife trafficking through Cebu Pacific Air’s in-flight magazine resulted to about 1,650,000 people reached. • Strategic Approach 2: Conservation Financing. Last quarter, the total PES collections from four systems (water utilities of Brooke’s Point and Rizal LGUs in Palawan; and entrance fees from Pasonanca Natural Park in Zamboanga City and Bud Bongao in Tawi-Tawi) generated a total of US$14,046.81. • Strategic Approach 3: Conservation and Governance. Eight staff from the four LGUs that cover Mount Matutum completed the required modules for protected area management planning and FLUP activities. There were 28 community members from Zamboanga City and 117 from Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi trained and deputized as Bantay Kalikasan (forest and wildlife rangers) and Bantay Dagat (sea patrols) on September 2018 and December 2018, respectively. • Strategic Approach 4: Conservation Research. Protect Wildlife supported the conduct of three research studies last quarter. These are the studies on ranger perception and community perception on wildlife law enforcement in Mount Mantalingahan; and DNA barcoding, molecular phylogeny and population genetics of fruit bats. Tawi-Tawi Regional Agricultural College joined six other schools in the syllabus development workshop on environmental law and protection. • Strategic Approach 5: Wildlife Law Enforcement. With the addition of 67 government staff trained in combating wildlife and environmental crimes, Protect Wildlife has exceeded the LOP target under this deliverable. Last quarter, the activity provided assistance toward the issuance of four new ordinances and regulations to counter wildlife crimes. These are the Palawan’s Ordinance Prescribing Guidelines in the Selection and Declaration of Respective Flagship Species of all municipalities in the province; Tawi-Tawi’s Executive Order Creating the Tawi-Tawi Anti-Wildlife Task Force; Sarangani Bay PAMB’s Resolution for the Creation of a Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape Enforcement Task Group; and the Mount Mantalingahan PAMB’s Resolution for the Strengthening of its Resource Protection and Enforcement Group. In addition, there were 27 reported confiscations, seizures and arrests that resulted from Protect Wildlife’s capacity building assistance. Outcome Targets • EG 10.2-2: Number of hectares of biologically significant areas under improved natural resource management as a result of USG assistance. In Mount Matutum, the Technical Working Group (TWG) recommended the final zoning of 13,947 hectares to the PAMB for review and adoption.
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• EG 10.3-4: Amount of investment mobilized (in US$) for sustainable landscapes, natural resource management and biodiversity conservation as supported by USG assistance. Last quarter, Protect Wildlife leveraged an estimated amount of US$ 92,192.30 from partners (DENR, other national agencies, LGUs and communities) for conducting joint or co-funded activities. It also leveraged an estimated US$33,524.90 from Digichive for the combating wildlife trafficking (CWT) campaign at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminals. Output Targets • EG 10.2-4: Number of people trained in sustainable natural resources management and/or biodiversity conservation as a result of USG assistance. Protect Wildlife trained a total of 262 people as result of C4C training for GenSan-Sarangani-South Cotabato; training on Wildlife Conservation and Management: Species Identification, Handling and Management Techniques of Mammals; basic training on Bantay Dagat and wildlife law enforcement for communities in Panglima Sugala; enforcement training for Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape; and study visit to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory. • EG 10.2-5: Number of laws, policies, or regulations that address biodiversity conservation and/or other environmental themes officially proposed, adopted or implemented as a result of USG assistance. As earlier mentioned, Protect Wildlife supported the review, drafting and issuance of four new policies and resolutions in support of combating wildlife and environmental crimes.
A more comprehensive presentation of accomplishments per contract deliverable and outcome and output targets are outlined in Tables 1 and 2, respectively.
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TABLE 1: CONTRACT DELIVERABLES: YEAR 2 ACCOMPLISHMENTS (as of December 31, 2018)
TARGETS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INDICATORS Year 3 Year 3, Inception to NARRATIVE PROGRESS LOP Year 3 (Adjusted)1 Quarter 2 Date SA 1 32 54 101 The final C4C training was held in General People trained to lead 1.1 100 53 Male: 15 Male: 27 Male: 58 Santos City on November 5 to 14, 2018. The behavior change campaigns Female: 17 Female: 27 Female: 43 LOP target was achieved in this training. Protect Wildlife continued to work with DENR-BMB on the airports and seaports component of a national CWT campaign. The two advertorials that came out in Cebu Pacific Air’s in-flight magazine on October and December 2018 continued to build knowledge and awareness on what species and products are illegal to buy and trade. Targeted advertisements and billboards were set up in the three NAIA terminals on December 20, 2018. These will be in place until March 2019. 5 9 Behavior change campaigns 2 1.2 25 10 (4 site-level; (1 site-level; The two site-level campaigns started during the implemented (site-level) 1 national) 1 national) quarter were: 1. The Am Tutum campaign launched during the C4C training in Region 12 in support of protecting Mount Matutum. 2. Another PES campaign in Brooke’s Point that targets the water users was started. The LGU attach flyers, which the activity helped develop, to water bills to inform water users about the PES and its intended use, and to develop a sense of pride on their support to watershed rehabilitation and thus encourage regular PES payment.
1 Includes targets not met in Years 1 and 2
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TARGETS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INDICATORS Year 3 Year 3, Inception to NARRATIVE PROGRESS LOP Year 3 (Adjusted)1 Quarter 2 Date It is estimated that 80,000 copies per month of Cebu Pacific Air’s in-flight magazine Smile reach 1.65 million travelers per issue (based on Ink Media’s advertisers kit for Smile magazine). A conservative assumption of 825,000 individuals reached per issue is adopted for the advertorials published on October and December 2018.
188 188 4,448 The launch of the Mount Matutum campaign (site-level) (site-level) (site-level) People reached by behavior included a puppet show, a campaign song and a 1.3 300,000 69,740 change campaigns billboard. The launch was attended by 188 1,650,000 2,475,000 2,475,000 elementary and high school students from four (national) (national) (national) barangays of Polomolok, South Cotabato. Most of the residents in the barangay center of Kinilis in Polomolok would have read the billboard set up near the school.
On December 22, 2018, six CWT campaign billboards were installed in departure and arrival areas of the three NAIA terminals. The reach of these will be reported next quarter. SA 2 PES collections reported for the quarter: 1. Brooke’s Point LGU: US$11,809.52 (PHP 72,378.05) 2. Rizal, Palawan LGU: US$751.42 (PHP 39,974.50) Revenue generated from the 3. Pasonanca Natural Park: US$97.24 2.1 sale of ecosystem services in US$500,000 US$148,484 US$14,046.812 US$17,935.03 US$32,035.94 (PHP 5,105.00) target sites 4. Bud Bongao Forest Park: US$11,809.52 (PHP 620,000.00)3 PES revenue collection of the Rural Waterworks and Sanitation Association in Brooke’s Point is not yet available.
2 Exchange rate of US$1=PHP 52.50 was used. 3 Total collection of user fee by Bongao LGU from July 2017 to October 2018 was credited to the Bud Bongao Forest Park Special Account on the last quarter of 2018. The Bud Bongao TWG has submitted to the Bongao Mayor the draft financial management guidelines for the special account that Protect Wildlife helped draft.
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TARGETS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INDICATORS Year 3 Year 3, Inception to NARRATIVE PROGRESS LOP Year 3 (Adjusted)1 Quarter 2 Date Protect Wildlife held PES orientation sessions in Region 12 for LGUs, water districts and private companies that benefit from various ecosystem goods and services. The following are among the major PES opportunities in Region 12 that will be pursued in the succeeding quarters: 1. Polomolok Water District Payment for ecosystem 2. General Santos Water District 2.2 services or tourism initiatives 100 29 - - 9 3. Tupi Water District supported in target sites 4. Alabel LGU Water System 5. Green Tropics for civet coffee processing 6. Lapanday Foods Corporation for banana production 7. Stanfilco for papaya and banana production 8. Mount Matutum ecotourism for IPAF 9. A number of Rural Waterworks and Sanitation Associations in General Santos. Draft agreements with RD Foundation (PHP 5 million or US$95,2004), Alcantara Foundation Private-public investments in US$5 (at least PHP 5 million or US$95,200) and 2.3 Protect Wildlife anti-poaching US$1,310,000 - US$6,690,000 US$6,832,000 million Sunlight Foods Corporation (PHP 10 million or and trafficking efforts US$190,400, including marketing agreement) are under review. SA 3 Those trained during the quarter consist of LGU staff trained in 66 staff from the four Mount Matutum LGUs who participatory planning for 8 8 3.1 200 50 Male: 47 completed the required modules. The series of integrated conservation and Male: 5 Male: 5 Female: 19 training has led to the completion of zoning of development Female: 3 Female: 3 the protected landscape. No training on integrated conservation and Community members trained 179 369 development for community members was held in planning and implementation 3.2 2,500 760 - Male: 132 Male: 280 during the quarter. The next training of of integrated conservation and Female: 47 Female: 89 communities in Mount Matutum is development programmed for January 2019. 30 77 Training of LGU staff from Mount Matutum and LGU staff trained, certified and 3.3 200 53 - Male: 21 Male: 65 Allah Valley are programmed in succeeding formally deputized as Wildlife Female: 9 Female: 12 quarters.
4 Exchange rate of US$1=PHP 52.50 was used.
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TARGETS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INDICATORS Year 3 Year 3, Inception to NARRATIVE PROGRESS LOP Year 3 (Adjusted)1 Quarter 2 Date Enforcement Officers by government agencies The 28 community members from Santa Cruz Islands who were trained last September 2018 were deputized as Bantay Kalikasan by the Zamboanga City local chief executive.
The local chief executive of Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi deputized a total of 117 community members who were trained last November Community members trained 145 145 217 2018 as Bantay Kalikasan (55 members) for the 3.4 and certified as WEOs by 500 153 Male: 144 Male: 144 Male: 213 Upper Malum watershed and Bantay Dagat (62 government agencies Female: 1 Female: 1 Female: 4 members) for its municipal waters.
Thirty-four trained community members from Sarangani Bay are expected to be deputized within Year 3.
Thirty-eight trained forest guards for Pasonanca Natural Park are for deputation by DENR Region 9. SA 4 Three research projects were started during the quarter. These are: 1. Ranger perception study (World Wildlife Fund methodology applied in the Philippines, led by technical consultant Dr. William Moreto) 2. Community perception study (also led by Moreto) University-supported research 3. DNA barcoding, molecular phylogeny and 4.1 initiatives implemented in 25 11 3 3 8 population genetics of fruit bats (doctoral target sites dissertation of a student from the University of the Philippines Institute of Biology).
The replication of the ranger and community perception studies in two other protected areas, and the implementation of seaweed research of Mindanao State University-Tawi-
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TARGETS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INDICATORS Year 3 Year 3, Inception to NARRATIVE PROGRESS LOP Year 3 (Adjusted)1 Quarter 2 Date Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography are programmed for next quarter. Tawi-Tawi Regional Agricultural College participated in the environmental law and protection syllabus development workshop in Zamboanga City.
Of the seven universities reported so far, three are working on two or more curriculum Universities developing development initiatives:
conservation curricula with 10 2 1 3 7 1. Western Philippines University 4.2 support from Protect Wildlife (environmental law and protection, marine science) 2. Palawan State University (environmental law and protection, marine science, environmental science) 3. Western Mindanao State University (environmental law and protection, environmental science) SA 5 Three enforcement trainings held or supported during the quarter had participants from government agencies: 1. Training on Wildlife Conservation and Management: Species Identification, Handling and Management Techniques: Government staff trained in 67 383 1,006 Mammals (October 1 to 14, 2018; 53 5.1 combating wildlife and 1,000 200 Male: 37 Male: 220 Male: 609 participants) environmental crime Female: 30 Female: 163 Female: 397 2. Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape Enforcement Training (November 26 to 30, 2018; 7 participants) 3. Study Visit to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory (December 2 to 7, 2018, 7 participants)
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TARGETS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INDICATORS Year 3 Year 3, Inception to NARRATIVE PROGRESS LOP Year 3 (Adjusted)1 Quarter 2 Date The Palawan provincial government issued Provincial Ordinance No. 2051-A as of 2018 Prescribing Guidelines in the Selection and Declaration of the Respective Flagship Species of All Municipalities of Palawan last October 30, 2018.
The resolution for the strengthening of the Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape Resource Protection and Enforcement Group was endorsed by the PAMB Executive Committee to the PAMB for adoption.
Executive Order No. PG-05, Series of 2018 Creating the Tawi-Tawi Anti-Wildlife New or revised laws and Trafficking Task Force was issued by the 5.2 regulations adopted to combat 50 11 3 4 15 Provincial Governor on December 28, 2018. wildlife crimes Protect Wildlife continued to support its partners in pursuing these policy initiatives: 1. IRR of ENIPAS Law 2. Adjudication rules for protected areas 3. National Protocol on Poaching in Philippine Waters 4. Criteria for Threatened Species List of Palawan 5. Enforcement protocol of Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape 6. Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi ordinance for the conservation of blue crab (Portunus pelagicus) 7. Creation of the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape Enforcement Task Group. Of the confiscations, seizures and arrests for Confiscations, seizures and the first half of Year 3, 30 occurred in southern arrests resulting from capacity 5.3 1,000 150 965 96 252 Palawan municipalities while 20 occurred in building provided by Protect Zamboanga City. Two confiscations in Pasay Wildlife City were reported by the Bureau of Customs.
5 For the period July to December, 2018. Data collection for this indicator is done semi-annually.
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TABLE 2: ECONOMIC GROWTH OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS: YEAR 2 ACCOMPLISHMENTS (as of December 31, 2018)
TARGETS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INDICATORS Year 3 Year 3, Inception to NARRATIVE PROGRESS LOP Year 3 (Adjusted)6 Quarter 1 Date Outcomes Number of hectares of biologically significant areas During the quarter, recommendations were drafted EG.10.2-2 under improved natural 500,000 120,000 13,947 107,280 372,912 by the Mount Matutum TWG for the zoning of resource management as a 13,947 hectares. result of USG assistance Continuing assistance is being provided to the target farmer associations under the Protect Wildlife-Lutheran World Relief partnership in Barangay Inugbong, Bataraza (55 members), Barangay Saraza, Brooke’s Point (44 members), Barangay Malatgao, Quezon (24 members), Barangay Candagawa, Rizal (26 members) and Number of people with Barangay Panitan, Sofronio Española (10 members). improved economic benefits In addition to cassava production, selected derived from sustainable members of these associations have been trained in EG.10.2-3 natural resource 100,000 49,715 - - 685 purple yam production and will serve as management and/or cooperators for the establishment of biodiversity conservation as demonstration and production areas for purple a result of USG assistance yam seedlings for their respective communities.
The individual farm plans of 21 farmers in Barangay Mainit, Brooke’s Point have been consolidated to determine the seedling and farm input requirements for agroforestry in Tigaplan watershed. Number of people that apply improved The assessments that will allow measurement of EG.10.2-6 conservation law 1,200 200 - - 256 this indicator will be undertaken in the third and enforcement practices as a last quarters of Year 3. result of USG assistance
6 Includes targets, which were not met in Years 1 and 2.
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TARGETS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INDICATORS Year 3 Year 3, Inception to NARRATIVE PROGRESS LOP Year 3 (Adjusted)6 Quarter 1 Date Investments leveraged and mobilized during the quarter include:
1. Counterpart support of national agencies, LGUs and communities in training activities organized or co-funded by Protect Wildlife, estimated at US$58,667.40. Amount of investment 2. Counterpart of Digichive to the CWT mobilized (in US$) for campaign at the NAIA, estimated at sustainable landscapes, US$33,524.90. natural resource US$5 US$ US$ US$ US$ EG.10.3-4 3. Counterparts of host institutions and partners management and million 1,115,767 92,192.307 6,894,191.448 7,260,863.44 for three university events co-funded by biodiversity conservation as Protect Wildlife. (The amounts however for supported by USG those co-funded during the quarter are not assistance available yet. These will be reported in subsequent progress reports.)
ECLOF has started the second cycle of loans for seaweeds farmers in Quezon, Palawan using Lutheran Worldwide Relief (LWR) funding under the Protect Wildlife-LWR partnership.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, estimated in metric tons of CO2 equivalent reduced, The estimates for this indicator will be reported at EG.13-6 sequestered or avoided 703,930 103,957 - - 35,440 the end of Year 3. through sustainable landscape activities supported by USG assistance Outputs Number of people trained Training on various aspects of sustainable EG.10.2-4 in sustainable natural 4,500 800 262 845 2,052 resources management and biodiversity resources management
7 US$1 = PHP 54 8 Adjusted to include funding commitments obtained in the previous quarter from foundations and the private sector for CWTR campaigns and community livelihoods and enterprises, i.e., FSSI, Abraham Holdings, and Digichive.
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TARGETS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INDICATORS Year 3 Year 3, Inception to NARRATIVE PROGRESS LOP Year 3 (Adjusted)6 Quarter 1 Date and/or biodiversity conservation during the quarter trained 256 conservation as a result of participants: USG assistance 1. C4C training for Region 12 (November 5 to 8, 2018; 32 participants) 2. Participatory planning for integrated conservation and development for LGUs in Mount Matutum Protected Landscape (series of modules started in Year 2; 8 participants) 3. Training on Wildlife Conservation and Management: Species Identification, Handling and Management Techniques: Mammals (October 1 to 13, 2018; 53 participants) 4. Basic Bantay Dagat Training for Community Members of Panglima Sugala (November 12 to 15, 2018; 62 participants) 5. Wildlife Law Enforcement Training for Community Members of Panglima Sugala (November 14 to 16, 2018; 55 participants) 6. Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape Enforcement Training (November 27 to 30, 2018; 46 participants) 7. Study Visit to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory (December 2 to 7, 2018, 7 participants) Three policies were approved during the quarter: 1. Provincial Ordinance Prescribing Guidelines in the Selection and Declaration of the Respective Flagship Species of All Municipalities of Palawan Number of laws, policies, or 2. Creation of the Sarangani Bay Protected regulations that address Seascape Enforcement Task Group. biodiversity conservation 3. Executive Order No. PG-05, series of 2018 EG.10.2-5 and/or other environmental 50 10 3 4 17 Creating the Tawi-Tawi Anti Wildlife Trafficking themes officially proposed, Task Force adopted, or implemented as a result of USG assistance Submitted for approval of the Mount Mantalingahan PAMB was a resolution for the strengthening of the Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape Resource Protection and Enforcement Group.
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TARGETS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INDICATORS Year 3 Year 3, Inception to NARRATIVE PROGRESS LOP Year 3 (Adjusted)6 Quarter 1 Date National policy initiatives currently being supported by Protect Wildlife: 1. IRR of ENIPAS Law 2. Adjudication rules for protected areas 3. National Protocol on Poaching in Philippine Waters
Local policy initiatives currently being supported by Protect Wildlife: 1. Criteria for Threatened Species List of Palawan 2. Panglima Sugala ordinance for the conservation of blue crab (Portunus pelagicus)
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2 PROGRESS REPORT
2.1 MANILA
On November 2018, DENR issued Special Order No. 2018-926 creating a Project Steering Committee for Protect Wildlife. Chaired by the DENR Assistant Secretary for Staff Bureaus, the committee has members representing the DENR-BMB, DENR Foreign Assisted and Special Projects Service (DENR-FASPS), DENR regional offices, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) and Protect Wildlife. The Steering Committee will provide guidance and advice on approaches and strategies to ensure harmonization with DENR programs and priorities; review activity reports and act on recommendations to improve protected area management and wildlife law enforcement.
The committee’s first organizational meeting was held on December 18, 2018. Discussions focused on implementation arrangements and priorities for technical assistance and support, such as the development of an integrated manual for enforcement, finalization of the IRR of ENIPAS, refinement of DENR technical bulletins, and deployment of a scoping mission to a major illegal wildlife transit point near Sarangani Bay. During the meeting, the committee finalized the selection of Protect Wildlife’s fourth site: Region 3, with Aurora Memorial National Park in Aurora province as the focal protected area. The national park comprises nearly 5,700 hectares in the Sierra Madre mountain range. It is a home to several critically endangered and threatened flora and fauna, including the Philippine eagle and the smallest species of Rafflesia.
Next quarter, Protect Wildlife will lead field consultations and a rapid biodiversity and institutional assessment in Region 3. Findings will be used in a planning workshop with DENR Region 3, during which agreements will be reached on core focal areas within the region and the initial activities that will be implemented between January and June 2019, the remainder of the Protect Wildlife Year 3 work plan period.
Lastly, the committee agreed to amend the DENR Special Order to add new members to the Project Steering Committee, among them representatives from DENR Forest Management Bureau (DENR-FMB), DENR Ecosystem Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB), DENR Policy and Planning Service and USAID.
In the following sections, Protect Wildlife breaks down Manila-based activities and results by each stakeholder organization.
2.1.1 DENR-BMB and DENR-FMB
Policy Development
ENIPAS. Protect Wildlife supported DENR-BMB’s efforts to execute regional consultations on key provisions of the ENIPAS Law and gather feedback and proposals on protected area implementation for the crafting of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the new law. The ENIPAS covers 94 protected areas in the Philippines and four of these are in Protect Wildlife sites: Pasonanca Natural Park and Great and Little Santa Cruz Islands Protected Landscape and Seascape in Zamboanga City, Mount Matutum Protected Landscape in South Cotabato, and Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape in Sarangani.
The activity provided a resource person, facilitators and a documenter to the regional consultations in Davao City (November 5 to 7, 2018), Cebu City (November 12 to 14, 2018) and Manila (November 15 to 16, 2018). During the regional consultations, Protect Wildlife also suggested the development of specific guides on protected area zoning, behavior change communication, conservation financing and investments,
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environmental impact assessment, enforcement and adjudication. The team helped DENR to consolidate findings and recommendations from the consultations, and review the consolidated revisions to the IRR.
At Protect Wildlife’s recommendation, DENR engaged peer reviewers from the DENR field units, NGOs, donors and from the activity in a final review of the draft IRR on December 4 to 6, 2018 in Manila. During the peer review, Protect Wildlife raised major issues on sections on the protected area categories, preparation and review process of protected area In Davao City, Protect Wildlife hosted a regional management plans, environmental impact cluster consultation for the ENIPAS implementing rules assessment of activities within the protected and regulations, which was attended by protected area area, and the issuance of special use agreements managers and stakeholders from all over Mindanao. in protected areas.
Comprehensive Land Use Planning. On October 5, 2018, Protect Wildlife met with the director of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) to discuss HLURB Guidelines regarding the integration of forest land use plans into LGUs’ Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUPs). The initial mechanisms for integration are as follows: • For LGUs that will be formulating a new or updated CLUP, the process will no longer just cover the alienable and disposable and built-up areas but will include forestlands, protected areas and ancestral domains within the LGU territory. Protect Wildlife will work with DENR-FMB and DENR-BMB to develop draft ordinances directing LGUs to broaden the CLUP process to achieve this end. • For LGUs that have current CLUPs, the LGUs must add a chapter on land use plans for forestlands, protected areas and ancestral domains. In line with this, the existing zoning ordinance of the LGUs must be revised to include the land uses in forestlands, protected areas and ancestral domains.
HLURB agreed to work with Protect Wildlife in organizing a joint DENR-BMB, DENR-FMB and NCIP workshop in order to develop policies and guidelines for the implementation of the above mechanisms.
The Protect Wildlife team also carried out the following policy and governance activities with DENR-BMB and DENR-FMB: • Initial discussions with DENR-FMB on October 29, 2018 regarding a Special Order that will create a national and regional FLUP teams to regularly participate in and learn from Protect Wildlife FLUP activities. The DENR-FMB director agreed to issue the Special Order. The goal of this arrangement is to mainstream enhancements to the current FLUP process resulting from lessons learned through Protect Wildlife’s work with LGUs in Palawan, Zamboanga City and Region 12. The activity will assist DENR-FMB to refine its technical bulletins for FLUP and watershed management planning. • Discussions with DENR-FMB to revive the activity’s early recommendations for the bureau to modify the existing policy on almaciga tapping. The director agreed to take up the almaciga tapping policy with concerned bureau units and DENR Region 4B officials. • Submission of Protect Wildlife’s accomplishment report to the Philippine Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan (PBSAP) Secretariat, with highlights on the activity’s contribution to meeting PBSAP indicators and targets. The team will henceforth submit periodic reports to the secretariat. • Support to DENR and the Society of Filipino Foresters, Inc. (SFFI) in organizing the 2018 SFFI National Conference in Puerto Princesa City. During the conference, DENR officials consulted society members on key proposed provisions to the draft Sustainable Forestry Management Act that
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is now being deliberated in Congress. The Protect Wildlife Chief of Party discussed the need for DENR, LGUs and communities to jointly determine areas for protection and conservation and development. With clearly defined land use zones, public and private investments and community participation can be directed to support the conservation and development of these areas.
Capacity Building Support and Systems Development Species Identification, Handling and Management Techniques. To improve regulatory capabilities of licensing and conservation staff at the regional and field offices, Protect Wildlife supported DENR- BMB’s training on Species Identification, Handling and Management Techniques for Wildlife Conservation and Management in October 2018 at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. The training focused on terrestrial mammals with practical exercises in the field. Earlier training activities covered reptiles, amphibians and birds. The training also included discussions on regulations under the At the Species Identification, Handling and Management Techniques training, participants Convention on International Trade in gathered and observed species of fruit-eating and Endangered Species (CITES), Red List insect-eating bats from Mount Makiling. categorization under the International Union for Conservation of Nature process, threats to species conservation, the Wildlife Act, and other issues on biodiversity conservation. The activity’s Wildlife Crime Prevention Conservation Advisor served as resource person on wildlife laws and regulations and on the ENIPAS.
Wildlife Law Enforcement Summit. Protect Wildlife supported the second National Wildlife Law Enforcement Summit in November 2018, which drew more than 180 participants from officials who successfully completed DENR-BMB’s flagship Training of Trainers (Batches 1 to 8) on the Application of the Wildlife Law Enforcement Manual of Operations. Participants represented a wide range of agencies that support wildlife and environmental law enforcement, including the Philippine Operations Group on Ivory and Illegal Wildlife Trade and its partner law enforcement agencies, such as the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Department of Justice (DOJ), Philippine National Police (PNP), PNP Maritime Group (PNP MG), Bureau of Customs (BOC), Philippine Navy, DA-BFAR, and PCSDS.
The summit tackled the overall status of wildlife law enforcement and engaged participants in the review of proposed amendments to the Wildlife Act. The event also provided an opportunity to assess the impact of the Training of Trainers (TOT) program on wildlife law enforcement based on completed responses from a survey of participants. The findings include: • 422 people graduated from TOT courses, with DENR officials comprising a majority of graduates at 152, followed by PNP MG at 34; • Respondents reported 1,609 environmental crimes acted upon since the inception of the TOT program, with forestry crimes comprising 872 offenses, fisheries at 359,and wildlife cases at 188; • Specimens confiscated included wild birds like raptors, Nicobar pigeons, mynahs, sun birds, parakeets, chattering lories, doves, cockatiels, grass owls, scopes owl and blue-naped parrots; and marine turtles, lizards, pythons, civets, giant clams, sharks and others. • Suggestions to enhance the TOT program, with more focus on wildlife laws, wildlife identification, procedural rules, and forestry and cybercrime cases; and
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• Affirmation of the TOT’s multiagency format, which provides participants the opportunity to meet counterparts in other agencies and fosters improved information sharing and coordination.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory Learning Visit. In December 2018, Protect Wildlife and the Partnership for Biodiversity Conservation III activity facilitated the peer-to-peer exchange with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with Philippine government personnel visiting the wildlife forensics laboratory in Ashland, Oregon. The visit gave the delegation an in-depth introduction to the operations and protocol of the only CITES-accredited wildlife forensics laboratory in the world, with emphasis on its organization, management and evidence control requirements. In turn, U.S. counterparts learned more about the Philippines’ initiatives on addressing wildlife crimes and needs regarding At the peer-to-peer exchange on wildlife forensics effective wildlife forensics. between the Philippine and U.S. governments, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service toured the Philippine The visit was designed to increase the Philippine delegation inside the different facilities of their wildlife forensics laboratory. government’s exposure to wildlife crime forensics and to gather information to help determine whether the Philippine government will establish a wildlife crime forensics laboratory in the country. Peer-to-peer exchange participants included the DA-BFAR chief of law enforcement, the DOJ focal person for environmental crimes prosecution, the chief of the PNP School for Investigation and Detective Development, the dean of the University of the Philippines Diliman Institute of Biology, and representatives from DENR-BMB, PCSDS and NBI.
Wildlife Crime Mobile Application Development. Protect Wildlife staff and consultants from DAI’s Center for Digital Acceleration met with the DENR-BMB Wildlife Resources Division (DENR-BMB-WRD) and the DENR Office of the Assistant Secretary for Staff Bureaus to discuss development of a mobile application to aid in wildlife law enforcement. The application is being designed to enable users to identify endemic species accorded protected status under CITES; identify common infractions against environmental and wildlife law; and submit photographs of CITES species and incidences of wildlife and environmental crime, along with GPS location data and brief incident reports, through the application to a reporting database which may be accessed by LGUs and enforcement agencies. Protect Wildlife anticipates that the application will help enforcement officials to collect important data and evidence that can be used to inform policy, enforcement actions, and prosecution of wildlife and environmental crime. In the meeting, DENR- BMB-WRD emphasized the importance of ensuring that the application will be able to interface with other systems that DENR uses, including Lawin and the Environmental Law Enforcement Management Information System (ELEMIS).
Other Capacity Building Activities. Last quarter, Protect Wildlife also provided resource persons to support DENR implementation of the following capacity building activities: • DENR-BMB’s training on wildlife law enforcement, wildlife habitat conservation and management, and inspection procedures at airports and seaports in Boracay Island. At the training, the concerned CENRO committed to organizing a multiagency law enforcement group as part of its initiative to monitor wildlife trafficking at Caticlan airport and seaport.
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• A DENR Region 4B learning event on November 26 to 27, 2018 in Manila that focused on PES frameworks. At the event, the Protect Wildlife Chief of Party and Private Sector Engagement Specialist presented the activity’s approach to setting up a sustainable PES system. The presentation highlighted the need to link the conservation area that provides the ecosystems services and the livelihoods and enterprises that depend on these ecosystems services, and the conduct of a sound valuation of ecosystems services and cost and revenue analysis of each interested public and private enterprises to serve as basis for negotiating user fees.
Combating Wildlife Trafficking Outreach
Wild and Alive Campaign. In December 2018, Protect Wildlife collaborated with DENR-BMB-WRD to finalize planning for a multi-touchpoint thematic campaign on combating wildlife trafficking, with the working title Wild and Alive. The national campaign is designed to build awareness and appreciation for wildlife conservation and to engage the public in reporting illegal wildlife trade. Protect Wildlife launched the campaign by commissioning placement of six backlit billboards at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminals 1 to 3 at the arrival concourse, pre-departure areas, baggage claim and check-in counters. The selected distribution points at NAIA positioned the activity to target the message to international and domestic travelers visiting protected areas or otherwise engaging with wildlife with calls to action that could influence their purchasing decisions and actions before reaching the point-of-purchase stage. Through placement at these high-traffic areas, Protect Wildlife estimates that the campaign will reach an estimated seven million individuals between December 22, 2018 and March 22, 2019—historically the highest traffic months at the airports due to the holiday and summer travel seasons.
2.1.2 DA-BFAR
Policy Development
On October 25, 2018, Protect Wildlife participated in DA-BFAR’s national consultation workshop on the draft National Anti-Poaching Protocol. Led by the Fisheries Protection and Law Enforcement Group (FPLEG), the workshop included participants from allied enforcement agencies, such as NBI, PNP, PNP MG, DOJ, BOC, Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Immigration and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. It also included discussions on poaching of foreign fishing vessels. The participation of other enforcement agencies highlighted the need to refine the national protocol on poaching to become a more holistic multiagency approach to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The activity will support further consultations and help in the refinement of the poaching protocol, which is expected to have far-reaching implications for fisheries law enforcement and improving food security.
Capacity Building Support and Systems Development
The activity supported DA-BFAR’s first National Fisheries Law Enforcement Assessment, Annual Planning and Geographic Information System (GIS) Training for IUU Fishing Hotspot Mapping, held on November 20 to 23, 2018. Protect Wildlife staff, in partnership with the bureau, designed the program, facilitated the discussions and acted as resource persons. The bureau appreciated the importance of GIS for fisheries law enforcement operations planning, especially in hotspot mapping and institutionalization of a more proactive and intelligence-led fisheries law enforcement operations. The skills learned by the enforcement staff are being applied to monitor hotspots and enforcement performance.
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2.1.3 OTHER MANILA-BASED PARTNERS AND ACTIVITIES
Public-Private Partnership Agreements Sustainable Livelihoods. Protect Wildlife entered into a collaborative agreement with Sunlight Foods Corporation to diversify livelihood opportunities for communities in southern Palawan. Through the partnership, Protect Wildlife will promote production of high-value agriculture crops such as purple yam. The activity is engaging LWR and ECLOF to offer lending packages in support of long-term agricultural production and agroforestry in forestlands and ancestral domains in Mount Mantalingahan. Promoting Wildlife Conservation. The activity began discussions with The Mind Museum to develop a traveling educational exhibit on protected areas and wildlife conservation. The Philippines’ first world-class science museum features interactive exhibits designed by Filipino scientists, engineers and artists. Protect Wildlife and the museum are proposing an immersive experience using different types of technology to provide audiences with a sensory encounter with nature. The activity envisions the exhibit touring focal sites in the field. Curriculum Enhancement and Biodiversity Conservation Research Graduate Student Research Assistance. This quarter, Protect Wildlife launched a new initiative to promote student research on biodiversity conservation, offering a maximum of one-year funding for master’s theses, with a ceiling award of PHP 200,000, and for doctoral dissertations, with a ceiling of PHP 300,000. The activity is targeting up to 15 research assistantships to be awarded between October 2018 and June 2019. To be eligible, students must be enrolled in graduate or doctoral studies at a Philippine college or university; their thesis or dissertation must be approved by the college or university faculty; and the research topic must be in the field of biodiversity conservation or wildlife trafficking. Protect Wildlife envisions research touching on some of the following subjects: threatened species distribution, protected area planning and management, wildlife population dynamics, environmental economics, biotic interactions, ecosystem services, conservation genetics, natural resource valuation, ecological modeling, spatial data science and ecology, innovative tools and systems for monitoring and enforcement, and combating wildlife trafficking.
This quarter, Protect Wildlife circulated a call for proposals through a brochure and presentations in symposia and workshops and received 10 proposals. The selection committee approved one study and is working with four other applicants to refine their initial proposal.
University Events Support. The activity supported four symposia and a forum this quarter, in partnership with universities, conservation society and other partners, as presented below: 1. Biodiversity Conservation Society of the Philippines for the 27th Annual Philippine Biodiversity Symposium, hosted by Pampanga State Agricultural University from October 16 to 20, 2018. The theme of the 2018 symposium was “Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation: Local, National and International Perspectives.” 2. International Conference on Environment and Forest Conservation with the USAID/Philippines Deputy Chief of Environment Office theme, “Ecosystem Research and Innovation for Paul Seong delivers his remarks at the 27th Annual a Sustainable World” from November 18 to 21, Philippine Biodiversity Symposium co-sponsored by 2018 at Dakak Beach Resort, Dapitan City, in Protect Wildlife.
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partnership with the Mindanao State University System. 3. Second Conference on Freshwater Biodiversity and Ecosystems Conservation at University of the Philippines Diliman from December 11 to 14, 2018. The symposium focused on results of new studies on the ecology and biodiversity of freshwaters in the Philippines and the rest of tropical Asia. 4. Presentation of the results of the sub-study on “Microbial abundance in juvenile sandfish Holothuria scabra reared in floating hapa at Rasa Island and Caguisan, Narra, Palawan” at the Southern Tagalog Islands Research and Development Consortia in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, on November 28, 2018.
2.1.4 PLANS FOR NEXT QUARTER (January to March 2019)
SA 1: Behavior Change Communication Theory of Change Result: Foundational knowledge improved • Support the regions in conducting workshops with C4C graduates and their home organizations to further their BCC activities, from designing knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) surveys to implementing threat-specific campaigns. • Conduct a communication workshop for the DENR-BMB’s Communication, Education and Public Awareness team.
Theory of Change Result: Improved institutional and private sector attitudes toward conservation • Continue the implementation of activities related to the Wild and Alive national campaign. In collaboration with DENR-BMB and the SA 5 team, support the development and showing of 30- second videos in airport TV displays and various social marketing collaterals in seaports and bus terminals. • Discuss with DENR-BMB the possibility to expand out-of-home campaigns in mega cities outside of Protect Wildlife sites identified as transshipment hubs. Out-of-home or outdoor media is advertising that reaches consumers while they are outside their homes. This includes billboards, bus wraps, lamppost banners, and unique installations in strategic outdoor touchpoints, which the target audience will frequently come across.
SA 2: Conservation Financing Theory of Change Result: Available conservation financing arrangements are identified and realigned to support conservation • Develop training modules on PES to roll out across activity sites and other DENR-focal sites to encourage scaling up of PES. The modules cover the following topics: cost-based resource valuation of ecosystem services; cost and revenue analysis of public and private enterprises using ecosystem services; business planning; crafting agreements and ordinances in support of PES revenue generation; ring fencing, financial management and audit; and planning for the utilization or investment of PES revenues to protect the supply of ecosystem services. The PES training modules will be piloted in Region 12 with local water utilities. • Develop PES case stories from experiences in Palawan and Zamboanga City that demonstrate the use of PES tools (i.e., cost-based resource valuation, cost-revenue analysis of enterprises) and mechanisms for reinvesting PES revenues (i.e., ring fencing, community watershed rehabilitation planning) for conservation activities. • Provide technical assistance to PCSDS in reviewing and re-drafting the Palawan-wide PES policy.
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Theory of Change Result: Opportunities for new conservation financing arrangements identified and designed with partners • Continue to explore partnership with League of Corporation Foundations and the private sector to support national-level CWT campaigns and site-level community livelihoods activities. • Finalize agreements with Alcantara Foundation and RD Foundation, who committed to help coastal communities in their livelihoods and in the protection of mangroves and marine protected areas. Theory of Change Result: Partners initiate and implement financing arrangements • Develop a joint work plan with Sunlight Foods Corporation for assisting communities in Mount Mantalingahan to engage in purple yam production. • Develop a work plan for the Protect Wildlife-Abraham Holdings partnership for capacity building and small business infrastructure support to community enterprises in southern Palawan, with initial focus on exploring potential sites for engaging community and fisherfolk in ecotourism-related livelihoods. • Pursue discussions with LWR and ECLOF to increase microfinancing access of target beneficiaries in public lands. • Continue to monitor utilization of all financing assistance support from the private sector, including ECLOF’s microlending performance, and complementary support leveraged from national agencies and LGUs, and document the extent of benefits to individuals and communities.
SA 3: Conservation and Governance Theory of Change Result: Increased capacity of relevant government agencies, protected area management boards and CSOs in integrated resource planning and management • Continue assistance to DENR-BMB by drafting a concept note for establishing a Protected Area Academy. • Work with DENR-BMB in developing a coaching and mentoring program action plan for protected area managers who participated in Protect Wildlife learning events. • Guide DENR Region 12 and the activity team in developing a work plan to localize PBSAP in South Cotabato in partnership with the Biodiversity Finance Initiative project. This includes the documentation of progress against the 20 PBSAP indicators. • Continue coordination with DENR-FMB for the issuance of a Special Order to create a FLUP team. The activity will invite this team to join Protect Wildlife-led FLUP activities in Region 12. DENR- FMB’s participation in field activities will be useful when the bureau decides to refine its technical bulletin on FLUP preparation. • Continue coordination with HLURB on developing a policy on integrating FLUP in comprehensive land use planning. Design a workshop, targeting participation from HLURB, DENR-BMB, DENR- FMB and NCIP for the crafting of the policy and implementation guidelines.
Theory of Change: PAMB formulates improved policies for better protected area management
• Continue supporting the preparation of the final IRR of ENIPAS, ensuring that it will serve as a useful guide for PAMBs.
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Theory of Change: PAMB recommends management models to serve as basis for DENR policies and support
• Design a workshop for key PAMB participants and TWG members who have been involved in protected area planning from the activity sites to generate lessons learned and emerging best practices for improving current policies on protected area planning, implementation, monitoring, and intensifying financing for conservation.
Theory of Change: Professional development of wildlife enforcement officers, environmental law enforcement groups and LGU zoning officers
• Work with local counterparts and field site staff in developing and conducting a training program for Region 12 LGUs and mentoring the trained protected area WEOs in Panglima Sugala, Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape, Zamboanga City Fisheries Law Enforcement Team, and the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape Enforcement Team. • Work with the field site teams and local counterparts in assessing the capacity development support needs of Bantay Dagat, to position them to serve as a strong member of the Palawan Wildlife Enforcement Network.
Theory of Change: Increased inter-agency collaboration for landscape-level resource planning, management and enforcement
• Support field office efforts to develop enforcement operations manuals and protocols for Santa Cruz Islands, Pasonanca Natural Park, Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape, and other protected areas for eventual adoption by PAMBs.
SA 4: Conservation Research Theory of Change: Assessments completed
• Continue to consolidate reports and publications on focal species, wildlife habitats and ecosystem services in Year 3 focal protected and conservation areas, including the El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area and Cleopatra’s Needle Critical Habitat in Palawan; Mount Matutum Protected Landscape, Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape and Mount Busa Key Biodiversity Area in Region 12; and Upper Malum Watershed in Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi. • Facilitate short-term engagement of technical consultants for the consolidation, organization and analysis of available DENR-BMB data on commonly trafficked terrestrial wildlife, including trafficking patterns, and local wildlife policy and enforcement needs. Theory of Change: Capacity of partner colleges and universities to leverage funds, do research and curriculum development, and disseminate research results increased
• Facilitate support to the implementation of ongoing research activities in Palawan and Region 12. Review technical and progress reports and provide advice on implementation concerns. ▪ Sea cucumber rearing in Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary and Barangay Caguisan, Narra; ▪ Pangolin population studies in Palawan; ▪ Medicinal plants study in Mount Matutum; and ▪ Rangers’ and communities’ perception studies in southern Palawan.
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• Continue discussions with partner colleges and universities and support institutions for the preparation of research concepts and designs, and review of submitted proposals. Finalize arrangements for the implementation of the following research activities: ▪ Enhancing Seaweed Production and Quality Using Laboratory-Generated Cultivars (Mindanao State University-Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography) ▪ Project Tawsi (Sulu Hornbill) in Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi (Philippines Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc.) ▪ Rangers’ and communities’ perception studies in Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape • Review graduate theses and doctoral dissertation proposals that are submitted for Protect Wildlife support. Facilitate research support to four proposals endorsed by the activity’s technical review committee last quarter, namely: ▪ Unraveling the Mystery on Rafflesiaceae: Evidences from DNA Barcoding, Morpho-Anatomy and Ecology (University of the Philippines Los Baños); ▪ Ecology and Conservation of Native Metallophytes Towards Restoration of Disturbed Ultramafic Areas in Zambales, Philippines (University of the Philippines Los Baños); ▪ Recreational Value, Sensitivity and Disturbance Assessment of the Capisaan Cave System, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines (University of the Philippines Los Baños); and ▪ Investigating the Potential Cryptic Diversity of the Philippine pit viper (Timeresurus flavomaculatus) (Viperidae: Crotalinae) in the Luzon Biogeographic Region Through Morphological and Molecular Analyses (University of Santo Tomas). • Pursue the development of an alert system using Google Alerts that will automatically inform colleges and universities on calls for research proposal, solicitation of technical papers and poster presentation, and invitations to participate in technical and scientific symposia and fora from research resource agencies. • Facilitate continuing technical consultant support to ongoing initiatives of partner colleges and universities to improve their biodiversity conservation-related curriculum. The consultant’s inputs and guidance will focus on the preparation of syllabi and instructional materials. • Identify opportunities for the participation of partner colleges and universities in scientific symposia.
SA 5: Wildlife Law Enforcement
Theory of Change Result: National and local law enforcement capacity improved
• Support the DENR and other agencies in conducting wildlife law enforcement trainings, including: ▪ Wildlife Conservation and Management: Species Identification, Handling and Management Techniques covering plants and other terrestrial species; ▪ Environmental law enforcement training for protected area management offices in Palawan and other enforcement partners; and ▪ Wildlife crimes training courses on cyber trading and illegal financial transactions related to wildlife trafficking for the DENR and NBI. • With the field offices, develop mentoring programs for anti-wildlife trafficking task forces and enforcement teams formed and trained with Protect Wildlife support to strengthen capacity for monitoring wildlife trafficking.
Theory of Change: Institutionalization of training programs at national level to provide continuing support to regional field teams
• Support National Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee-Sub-committee on Environment and Natural Resources (NALECC-SCENR), DENR and other wildlife law enforcement agencies in the refinement of training courses for wildlife law enforcement, including:
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▪ Trainers’ training course for environmental law enforcement and facilitation skills for DENR, DOJ, BOC and other agencies; ▪ Agency-specific training design for wildlife law enforcement for PNP MG and other allied agencies; and ▪ Enforcement management and leadership for environment and fisheries law enforcement for DENR, DA-BFAR and other agencies.
Theory of Change Result: New and revised policies are in place to support enforcement
• Continue providing support to DENR and DA-BFAR for the following activities: ▪ DENR-BMB in the final review of the ENIPAS IRR; ▪ DENR-BMB in the finalization of the administrative adjudication rules for protected areas; ▪ DENR-BMB in implementing the Wildlife Law Enforcement Action Plan (WildLEAP) and other policies related to CWT and species protection; ▪ DENR in the review, integration and updating of existing operations manuals related to forestry, wildlife and protected area law enforcement; and ▪ DA-BFAR in consultations and refinement of the national protocol on poaching and other policies related to IUU fishing.
Theory of Change Result: Tools, systems and technology to identify and report wildlife crimes are developed and implemented
• Continue supporting DENR-BMB in the development of a wildlife identification and reporting tool. • Assist DENR and University of the Philippines Institute of Biology in reviewing needs for the development of wildlife forensics capacity of the country. • Facilitate technical and programming support to the development of the BRAIN System of PCSDS.
2.2 PALAWAN
Last quarter, Protect Wildlife continued to strengthen integrated conservation management of Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape and its adjoining forestlands and ancestral domains, provided limited support aligned to specific SAs to stakeholders in other target landscapes—Rasa and Ursula Islands, Tubbataha Reefs National Park, Cleopatra’s Needle Critical Habitat and El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource —and provided province-wide support for enforcement and research. Below, Protect Wildlife is pleased to present two highlights from this quarter’s activities.
Forest Land Use Planning. On December 2018, DENR Region 4B completed its review of the draft of Sofronio Española, Brooke’s Point, Bataraza, Rizal and Quezon LGUs’ FLUPs. Protect Wildlife provided extensive support—in data collection and mapping, field validation, land use planning—to the LGUs for finalizing and submitting the FLUPs to DENR Region 4B. The completed FLUPs define land use zone boundaries, and detail strategies for conservation and development, behavior change communication, regulation and enforcement, and financing. The DENR review team suggested further refinement of the FLUPs prior to their endorsement. The minor refinements include modifying the maps based on mapping guides, clear delineation in maps of forestlands and protected areas including ancestral domains, indigenous peoples’ claims, reservations under different government agencies, funding commitments from LGUs, and proper endorsement of LGUs to DENR for approval of FLUPs. Protect Wildlife will support the LGUs’ efforts to complete the refinements on the first quarter of 2019. After addressing DENR Region 4B’s comments, the team will support each LGU in submitting their revised FLUPs to DENR Region 4B for approval.
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Ranger and Community Perception Study. On November 2018, Dr. William Moreto of the University of Central Florida and Protect Wildlife completed the pilot studies on Ranger Perception and Community Perception of Rangers in Brooke’s Point, Palawan and immediately proceeded to implement the full study in all five LGUs that cover Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape. While research on illegal harvesting and sale of wildlife and on trafficking and confiscation of traded wildlife species is a robust topic, few have made law enforcement officers the subject of thorough studies—and there are no known Philippines-based studies on the subject. Wildlife law enforcement officers face several challenges and dangers associated with the nature of their work, often working alone and in rural forested areas, which in turn results in limited access to management support. Collectively, these challenges, along with the limited resources and low salaries afforded for the positions, produce significant job stress on the officers.
Protect Wildlife is helping to fill this research void by executing this research in partnership with Dr. Moreto. The results of these studies are expected to provide insights into how rangers and communities perceive their roles, and the status of conservation in their designated areas, providing useful guidance for developing policies to improve ranger performance. The research will also contribute to a broader Ranger Perception Study being completed by Dr. Moreto and World Wildlife Fund. The large-scale, multinational assessment of frontline ranger perception currently includes data collected from 15 different countries in Africa, East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Working with the Palawan field staff and a team of enumerators, and with clearance from the PCSDS Enforcement and Regulation Division, the research team targets the following: • Ranger Perception Study: 54 listed active rangers and enforcers from DENR and LGUs. All rangers and enforcers are to be surveyed and interviewed. • Community Perception Study: 848 community members from barangays within and outside Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape.
Once data collection and analysis is completed in March 2019, Dr. Moreto will undertake the final analysis and lead the preparation of technical reports for each survey. The report on Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape will be presented on November 2019 at the World Ranger Congress in Nepal.
On December 2018, the research team proposed to add two new sites to the study—Apo Reef National Park and Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape—in order to provide variation in experiences of study participants and geography. These locations were chosen because they complement the terrestrial landscape of Mount Mantalingahan: one is a coastal protected area, while the other is a protected island.
In the following sections, Protect Wildlife provides more detailed progress reports of activities and accomplishments in Palawan from October-December 2018. Following reports on integrated assistance in the activity’s target landscapes, we present a sub-section on Palawan-wide activities.
2.2.1 INTEGRATED ASSISTANCE IN CONSERVATION AREAS
Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape
Forest Land Use Planning. As referenced earlier, Protect Wildlife facilitated a series of guided writeshops this quarter with the TWGs of Sofronio Española, Brooke’s Point, Bataraza, Rizal and Quezon. Through the workshops, each TWG completed the first draft of their plans and presented them to the DENR Region 4B technical committee for review. Protect Wildlife is now supporting each TWG to address DENR Region 4B’s suggestions for improvement and finalization. Next quarter, the activity will support the LGUs’ efforts to submit the revised FLUPs to DENR Region 4B for review and approval. The execution of a DENR-LGU Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) paves the way for joint implementation and the incorporation of the
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forest land use plan in the LGUs’ Comprehensive Land Use Plans Once DENR Region 4B’s approval is obtained, Protect Wildlife will pivot to support the operationalization of the MOA.
The activity has begun discussions with partners for initiating forest management and livelihood activities that are consistent with the FLUPs. Protect Wildlife and the five LGUs launched negotiations this quarter with Forest Foundation Philippines for its support to priority conservation activities in forest lands, ancestral domains and the protected area. Forest Foundation Philippines (FFP), the fund manager of the Conservation International-facilitated endowment fund for Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape, expressed its willingness to support the establishment of community and household fuelwood lots, agroforestry farms and tree farms to meet domestic demand for wood and fuel, which will serve to incentivize activities within designated FLUP production zones rather than in protection zones. Protect Wildlife will work with Institute for the Development of Ecological and Educational Alternatives (IDEAS) and, possibly, the Nagkakaisang Tribu ng Palawan (NATRIPAL) to prepare proposals for FFP funding.
Conservation Financing and PES. In Mount Mantalingahan, the activity recommended that the PAMB executive committee establish protected area fees, which under DENR Administrative Order 2016-04 could be part of the Integrated Protected Area Fund (IPAF), a trust fund to support protected area management activities. Protect Wildlife will continue to assist the Protected Area Management Office (PAMO) to increase and diversify inflows into the IPAF.
Protect Wildlife continued to support this quarter the implementation of the Brooke’s Point and Rizal PES schemes, providing advice on the management of PES revenue, while also supporting Bataraza and Sofronio Española LGUs’ efforts to implement similar schemes, as described below. • Rizal: PES revenue collection is ongoing. Last quarter, Rizal collected US$751.42 (PHP 39,974.50). On November 2018, the Protect Wildlife assisted the Rizal waterworks team in finalizing its five-year business plan and completing the requirements for ring-fencing PES revenues for eventual plough- back, or re-investment, in conservation-related activities. • Brooke’s Point: PES revenue collection is ongoing. Last quarter, Brooke’s Point collected US$11,809.52 (PHP 72,378.05). The team contributed to Brooke’s Point’s three-year work and financial plan for PES. As outlined in the plan, the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office will apply PES revenues for watershed rehabilitation and construction of a water system for the upland communities, who currently lack a source of clean water. To supplement PES revenues, Brooke’s Point LGU committed to allocate PHP 500,000 from its 2019 development fund for reforestation and nursery development, construction of a monitoring outpost and sanitary toilets. The team will support efforts to obtain NCIP certification prior to construction of the water system. • Bataraza and Sofronio Española: While the waterworks systems of the two LGUs are being completed, the team assisted the LGUs in refining their ring-fencing guidelines and business plans to support eventual PES implementation.
In addition to PES plough-back schemes that support reinvestment in watershed management and local livelihoods, Protect Wildlife also continues to cultivate environment-friendly livelihood opportunities for target communities, with a focus on upland farmers. Activities in Palawan this quarter include: • Microfinance for Cassava Production: Protect Wildlife continued collaboration with LGUs, and LWR and ECLOF through their partnership on the microcredit scheme—to promote conservation- based farming to reduce the community’s dependence on poaching and inappropriate land use. To both cultivate interests in cassava production and to serve as a training site and source of key farming inputs, Protect Wildlife funded construction of a multipurpose farm shed in the Bataraza cassava demo farm. The farm shed will house tools and inputs for demo farm management. It will serve as a sorting and storage center for cassava and other produce from the demo farm, as well as a distribution point for cassava planting materials for upland and indigenous farmers.
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• Sunlight Food Corporation Partnership on Purple Yam: With Sunlight Foods Corporation, Protect Wildlife facilitated soil analysis and a training on purple yam production. The team also supported Sunlight Foods Corporation and partner LGU efforts to identify demo farm locations in tenured public lands in Bataraza, Brooke’s Point and Sofronio Espanola for the production of purple yam seedlings. The introduction of purple yam is expected to help the farmers diversify upland- based livelihoods and incomes.
Wildlife and Environmental Law Indigenous upland farmers in Bataraza are among those Enforcement. Together with DENR, Protect expected to benefit from the partnership between Protect Wildlife engaged the Mount Mantalingahan Wildlife, Lutheran World Relief, Ecumenical Church Loan Fund and the local government in promoting conservation- PAMB, with their broadened powers under based farming of high-value crops, including cassava and ENIPAS, to formulate protected area-specific purple yam. policies in support of enforcement. As a result of the activity’s assistance, the PAMB executive committee approved a resolution that will strengthen the protected area’s resource protection and law enforcement by creating sub-committees for coordination and multi-level law enforcement operation. The resolution opens opportunities to advance work on an enforcement coordination protocol that will establish rules and guidelines between DENR, PCSDS, LGUs, CSOs and communities for shared enforcement responsibilities.
Rasa Island and Ursula Island Protect Wildlife assisted the protected area staff of both Ursula Island Game Refuge and Bird Sanctuary and Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary to address the information gaps in the draft management plans. Meanwhile, the activity team continued implementation of sandfish research in Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary and in nearby Barangay Caguisan of Narra. The research team of Western Philippines University started the collection of additional observations to confirm initial findings of different growth and survival of sandfish in the two research sites. The Narra municipal agriculture office, which has a C4C graduate, is assisted to develop a communications plan that will operationalize a behavior change concept model that seeks to raise awareness on the experiment and its implications on and opportunities for local livelihoods.
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park In response to an inquiry on the legal status of the natural park, the DOJ’s opinion dated November 19, 2018 stipulates that the Tubbataha Management Office is a government agency under the Office of the President. Based on this opinion, Protect Wildlife will revisit its technical assistance plan for the institutionalization of Tubbataha Reefs National Park.
Cleopatra’s Needle Critical Habitat
In response to the request of the City Government of Puerto Princesa, Protect Wildlife and the city government agreed on timelines toward the preparation of the management plan for Cleopatra’s Needle Critical Habitat.
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El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area Following the GIS training in September, Protect Wildlife guided partners in validating policy-designated land uses in 18 barangays in November. The key output of the exercise is a consolidated map of the validated land uses that will be analyzed in subsequent TWG workshops to come up with a zoning plan for El Nido public lands. The exercise honed the TWG’s skills on participatory mapping and on applying patterns from satellite imagery to identify actual land uses.
Also in El Nido, Protect Wildlife supported activities to celebrate the protected area’s 20th anniversary. Under the theme “Nurturing shared responsibility for biodiversity conservation,” event highlights included information, education and communication activities in communities and schools for promoting conservation of marine turtles in El Nido.
2.2.2 PALAWAN-WIDE ASSISTANCE
Palawan-wide activities were primarily focused on wildlife and environmental crime enforcement, which typically cuts across jurisdictions and landscape boundaries. In the last quarter, Protect Wildlife facilitated and supported the following activities to strengthen Palawan-wide enforcement: • Coaching and mentoring the PCSDS team on enforcement assessment and planning processes. The team helped to introduce tools and methodologies to analyze enforcement results, including determination of observable trends and developing appropriate responses for future enforcement situations. The mentoring session also featured an analysis of accomplishments, review of the status of administrative and criminal cases and violation trends, and identification of emerging priority hotspots and targets. • Validating templates for the BRAIN system with stakeholders, with focus on components for online permitting validation and response; intelligence, investigation, alert and response; and digital case preparation, case management and evidence monitoring templates. • Strengthening local capacities on wildlife trafficking detection and monitoring in airports, selected ports and trading points and markets. Protect Wildlife assisted PCSDS in facilitating orientation seminars for law enforcement personnel assigned to airports and seaports in southern Palawan. The orientation also includes couriers and forwarding companies operating in transshipment hotspots. The orientation included topics on the Wildlife Act and its implementing rules and regulations; the general protocols on wildlife law enforcement at airports and seaports; and how to detect commonly trafficked wildlife species, their parts and derivatives. • Training DA-BFAR and LGU technical staff on GIS and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite and its applications on law enforcement and IUU fishing operations. This training was carried out in response to requests from local government units.
In addition to enforcement work, the team also supported the following research, policy and education activities that cut across the province this quarter:
Pangolin Population Study. The research team continued implementation of the Study on the Indicative Presence and Abundance of Palawan Pangolin in the Victoria-Anepahan Range. The Palawan pangolin (Manis culionensis) is one of four Asian pangolins that are highly trafficked and vulnerable to extinction. The research
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aims to collect data that will improve proper management of pangolin populations using proven methods on recording their presence, estimation of abundance and determination of hunting pressure on the species.
Last quarter, the Protect Wildlife research team completed key informant interviews, focus group discussions and ground surveys in three of 12 targeted search areas or plots. In total, the research has covered four of the 12 plots. The team also completed camera trapping in the first of six plots.
As shared in previous reports, the Protect Wildlife research team will apply data collected An adult male Philippine pangolin recorded during the second from the study to analyze the Palawan ground survey pangolin’s habitat conditions and exploitation rate. The results from this analysis will be used to inform national and local policies and programs that should be pursued for the protection and conservation of the species.
Flagship Species Identification. To promote awareness of biodiversity and increased “pride in place,” Protect Wildlife is working on an initiative with the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office to require each Palawan municipality to select a flagship species. The activity supported the preparation of a provincial ordinance that was enacted on October 30, 2018 prescribing guidelines for the selection and declaration of municipal LGU flagship species. The activity, in partnership with the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, will assist in the preparation of municipality-specific ordinances for implementation.
Curriculum Development. Protect Wildlife also launched assistance to Western Philippines University and Palawan State University for enhancing their curricula and course syllabi for bachelor’s degree programs on marine biology and environmental science. With support from the activity, Western Philippines University has also finalized its syllabus on environmental law and protection, which is now being used as a template by the Palawan State University and the Holy Trinity University.
2.2.3. PLANS FOR NEXT QUARTER
SA 1: Behavior Change Communication Theory of Change Result: Foundational knowledge improved
• Continue mentoring 46 C4C graduates in Palawan, with a goal of cultivating BCC campaigns. • Conduct KAP survey in Cleopatra’s Needle Critical Habitat in Puerto Princesa City. • Prepare social research design to measure SA 1’s learning question on effective messaging in Barangay Quinlogan, Quezon.
Theory of Change Result: Improved community attitudes toward conservation
• Continue the Kagubatan ay Kinabukasan (The Forest is Our Future) campaign in Mount Mantalingahan with the culture and eco-tourism perimeter billboards.
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• Localize Kagubatan ay Kinabukasan at LGU level with the PES watershed campaign for Brooke’s Point and combating wildlife trafficking campaign for Barangay Quinlogan, Quezon. The learning question regarding effective messaging will be applied to the CWT campaign in Quinlogan. • Launch the blue-naped parrot mascot Makmak in Brooke’s Point. • Help to incorporate basic protection and conservation messages—aligned to the adopted land uses in Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape, the surrounding forestlands and ancestral domains— into the southern Palawan LGUs’ forest land use plans and support communications around the rollout of the approved plans. • Facilitate the integration of conservation and development messages and information into LWR- ECLOF and Sunlight Foods Corporation’s livelihood and enterprise project orientations, trainings, community meetings and other activities. • Continue the Reefs for Keeps campaign in partnership with Tubbataha Management Office through emails to divers and a communication and digital content and planning workshop for Tubbataha Youth Ambassadors.
SA 2: Conservation Financing
Theory of Change Result: Opportunities for new conservation financing arrangements identified and designed with partners • Assist in drafting and presenting the draft PES policy brief to PCSD. • In collaboration with Puerto Princesa City, PCSDS and DENR, organize roundtable discussions for gauging interests and developing a roadmap for establishing PES mechanisms among ecotourism- related enterprises.
Theory of Change Result: Government and CSOs implement financing arrangements
• Assist Rizal LGU in PES revenue re-investment planning and implementation based on the experience from Brooke’s Point. • Develop a work plan with Abraham Holdings to operationalize the partnership, particularly in Pandan Island in Puerto Princesa City.
Theory of Change Result: Existing and new funds established for investments supporting biodiversity conservation • Develop a simple tool for establishing baselines and monitoring DENR, LGU, CSO, NGO and private sector funding commitments for supporting protection, conservation, and development in Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape, forestlands and ancestral domains in southern Palawan for 2019. • Using the DENR-LGU-PCSDS-endorsed zoning in Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape, forestlands and ancestral domains, continue discussions with the Forest Foundation Philippines toward identifying and supporting priority conservation and development activities in Mount Mantalingahan.
Theory of Change Result: Improved value chains for livelihoods and enterprises generates revenues • Work with ECLOF and LGUs on improving production in the multiple use zone of Mount Mantalingahan and designated production areas in forest lands and ancestral domains. Identify opportunities to strengthen value chains of identified crops.
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• Complete and turnover the multipurpose farm shed to Kusor Upland Farmers Association in Bataraza.
Theory of Change Result: Social, economic and environmental benefits for communities, revenues for LGUs and profit/goodwill for private sector generated • Consolidate baseline profile of farmers and seaweed growers in Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape, forestlands and coastal communities who are and will be benefitting from different livelihood and enterprise interventions (technical and financial support) from Protect Wildlife partnerships with LWR and Sunlight Foods Corporation.
SA 3: Conservation and Governance
Theory of Change Result: Increased capacity of relevant government agencies, LGUs, PAMBs and CSOs in integrated resource planning and management
• Support the final revision and LGU endorsement of the Bataraza, Brooke’s Point, Rizal, Quezon and Sofronio Española FLUPs to DENR Region 4B for approval. The plans need municipal resolutions adopting the FLUP, DENR approval of the FLUP, and a signed implementation agreement between DENR and LGU that creates a steering committee for joint FLUP implementation. • Prepare an action plan for incorporating the Bataraza, Rizal and Sofronio Espanola FLUPs into their CLUP preparation. • Facilitate the revision and adoption of Rasa Island and Ursula Islands’ protected area management plans. The plans include five-year work and financial plans with an identified portfolio of financing mechanisms to fund costs related to management, regulation and enforcement. • Train and mentor the El Nido and Puerto Princesa City FLUP technical working groups, with focus on completing land use field validation; sectoral, inter- and cross-sectoral analysis of FLUP data; consolidation and integration of socio-economic and biophysical data with land uses; and review and refinement of draft FLUP vision, mission & strategies. • Conduct orientation and training for the El Nido and Cleopatra’s Needle TWGs on land and resource management planning processes. • In response to PCSDS’ request, assess emerging opportunities for collaboration in Balabac.
Theory of Change Result: Professional development of WEOs, enforcement groups and LGU zoning officers is supported • With DA-BFAR and PCSDS, conduct enforcement training for Bantay Dagat in southern Palawan, with post-training coaching and mentoring for deputation. Also, identify opportunities to improve enforcement practices and systems.
SA 4: Conservation Research
Theory of Change Result: Capacity of universities to leverage funds, do research and curriculum development, and disseminate research results increased
• Continue to provide coordination and logistical support to the Western Philippines University sandfish study and the PCSDS, Palawan State University and Katala Foundation pangolin study. The Palawan site team will monitor the progress of field activities and organize periodic feedback to the Protected Area Supervisor (PASu) and Municipal Agriculture Office of Narra (for sandfish) and members of the research committee (for pangolin).
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• Support mentoring activities with Western Philippines University, Palawan State University and Holy Trinity University for the development or enhancement of syllabi of their bachelor’s degrees in marine biology, environmental science and criminology curricula. • Facilitate the completion of the ranger and community perception surveys and interviews in Mount Mantalingahan and support the expansion of the ranger perception survey to other protected areas in mainland Palawan. • Facilitate finalization of research proposals and start-up plans for the Palawan State University fuelwood and charcoal supply and demand study in Puerto Princesa City, and for the Holy Trinity University medicinal plants study in Cabayugan ancestral domain in Puerto Princesa City.
Theory of Change Result: Science-based information for policy-makers, program designers and enforcement agencies • Initiate discussions with Narra LGU on the development of a sandfish management plan and explore interest to set up a sandfish sea ranch with the community Barangay Caguisan, making use of the findings of the sandfish research in the area. Provide necessary support to these LGU efforts. • As the sandfish research project comes to a close next quarter, identify opportunities for the presentation of the results of the sandfish research to DENR, PCSDS and the science community in Palawan.
SA 5: Wildlife Law Enforcement
Theory of Change Result: National and local law enforcement capacity improved • Facilitate orientation seminars on wildlife trafficking laws, rules and regulations for law enforcement personnel assigned to seaports in central and northern Palawan. The orientation and seminar is expected to generate specific-seaport commitment for further assistance and support to improve their wildlife trafficking monitoring, operations, and reporting systems. • Facilitate a province-wide flagship species summit to roll out the provisions of the provincial ordinance prescribing guidelines in the selection and declaration of flagship species for all Palawan municipalities. • Facilitate finalization of Mount Mantalingahan enforcement protocol and obtain PAMB approval. Assist the PASU and staff map out an action plan for the implementation of the protocol.
2.3 ZAMBOANGA CITY-SULU ARCHIPELAGO
Last quarter, the Protect Wildlife continued efforts to strengthen conservation, management, and wildlife and environmental law enforcement in Zamboanga City’s Pasonanca National Park, Great and Little Santa Cruz Islands Protected Landscape and Seascape, and forestlands; and in Tawi-Tawi’s Bud Bongao Forest Park and the Panglima Sugala landscape. Notably, Protect Wildlife provided support that positioned: • TWGs of Pasonanca Natural Park and Santa Cruz Islands to complete their draft protected area management plans; • The Zamboanga City forest land use plan TWG to complete the first draft of the FLUP, which includes activities that will result in effective protection, conservation and management of the Ayala- Manicahan watersheds and the Mampang-Talon-talon mangroves, foreshore and coastal areas; • The Bud Bongao Management Council (BBMC) to complete the zoning of the forest park and mobilize additional resources for the management of the local conservation area; and
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• The provincial government of Tawi-Tawi and Panglima Sugala LGU to set up an anti-wildlife trafficking enforcement system. Below, Protect Wildlife is pleased to present highlights from this quarter’s activities. Wildlife and Environmental Law Enforcement in Tawi-Tawi. As a result of Protect Wildlife support, the Tawi-Tawi provincial governor issued on December 28, 2018 an Executive Order creating the Tawi-Tawi Anti-Wildlife Trafficking Task Force. The order operationalizes the covenant that the Provincial Government signed on July 2018 with the five Tawi-Tawi municipalities (Bongao, Panglima Sugala, Languyan, Sitangkai and Sibutu) and other regional and local stakeholders. The order opens up opportunities to adoption of protocols, collaboration in enforcement activities, and sharing of information and resources among enforcement units and agencies operating in Tawi-Tawi. Panglima Sugala responded favorably to Protect Wildlife’s technical assistance. Because the Malum watershed is the water source for several municipalities, including Bongao, and is the habitat for the Sulu hornbill, the LGU of Panglima Sugala is interested in putting in place an effective protection and management system. The activity supported enforcement training programs in Panglima Sugala in November 2018 for 117 community members. The trainees were eventually deputized by the LGU Mayor as Bantay Kalikasan (forest and wildlife enforcers) for the Upper Malum watershed, and Bantay Dagat (sea patrols) for its municipal waters. Zamboanga City Expansion Sites. Zamboanga City communities situated in the Ayala and Manicahan watersheds and Mampang and Talon-talon mangrove forests joined Protect Wildlife participatory mapping activities together with the city government’s technical working group. Inputs from the mapping activities and community consultations, such as the current uses of land and resources and socioeconomic activities in these watersheds and mangrove forests, will feed into conservation and management plans for these ecologically important areas. Protect Wildlife will continue working with partners and local stakeholders in improving the management of Ayala and Manicahan as potential water sources for the city. This may involve a strategy of issuing tenure to local communities and providing them with technical, infrastructure and social services as incentives for their cooperation in watershed management. For Mampang and Talon-talon, Protect Wildlife will explore opportunities on biodiversity-friendly livelihoods, such as ecotourism and improved seaweed value chains, which can relieve pressure on mangrove forestlands. Areas for allowed settlements and built-up areas will also be determined and agreed upon among the stakeholders. The next sections provide details of completed and upcoming activities in Zamboanga City and Tawi-Tawi.
2.3.1 INTEGRATED ASSISTANCE IN CONSERVATION AREAS
Pasonanca Natural Park and Santa Cruz Islands
This quarter, Protect Wildlife conducted several activities that pushed the TWGs of Zamboanga City protected areas towards completion of the drafts of the management plans for Pasonanca Natural Park and Santa Cruz Islands. Protect Wildlife provided the following technical support to enable the respective TWGs to meet this milestone: • Workshop to prepare the five-year financial projections of Pasonanca Natural Park and Santa Cruz Islands on November 27 to 29, 2018. Both protected areas completed their work and financial plans and ensured that the PAMO organizational structures are consistent with the provision of the ENIPAS. • Workshop series to integrate write-ups, data, maps and other key sections of the protected area management plans of Pasonanca Natural Park and Santa Cruz Islands. The TWG members completed the draft protected area plans on December 28, 2018.
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Protect Wildlife also continued to provide technical assistance to strengthen enforcement systems of the two protected areas. The team advocated for the deputation of 13 forest guards in Pasonanca Natural Park and 28 community members of Santa Cruz Islands who were trained by Protect Wildlife. The mayor of Zamboanga City issued Administrative Order No. 54-2018 on December 11, 2018, which formally deputized the latter group as Bantay Kalikasan members. With the deputation order issued, Protect Wildlife and the city government will prepare an operational enforcement plan and operations protocol that will be the basis for deepening local capacities on wildlife law enforcement. The deputized community members will ensure that visitors to the islands will follow ecotourism-friendly rules and regulations, especially in going around the lagoon, swimming and island hopping.
Ayala and Manicahan Watersheds Protect Wildlife continued to assist Ayala and Manicahan TWG efforts to develop management plans for the two watersheds. These two watersheds fall under an existing memorandum of agreement between DENR Region 9 and the City of Zamboanga, which institutes a LGU-DENR co-management system for effective protection, conservation and development of the watersheds. On November 16, 2018, Zamboanga City issued Executive Order No. BC 430-2018 to re-organize the Watershed Management Council of Zamboanga City by defining its functions and powers, reconstituting its composition and providing funds for its operations. The order formalized Protect Wildlife’s ongoing assistance to DENR and the city to put in place co-management arrangements.
Protect Wildlife completed the following activities to advance progress on the watershed management plans: • Barangay cluster orientation on the watershed planning process from October 25 to 30, 2018. Through the orientation, Protect Wildlife secured the support, commitment and participation of communities for updating the watershed management plans. • Workshop on gender analysis in selected areas in Ayala and Manicahan watersheds on October 26 and 28, 2018. Outcomes from the workshop, such as the role of women in upland farming, reporting encroachments, leveraging support from the government and the NGOs, will be used to strategize mainstreaming gender concerns in the management plan and implementation.
Mangrove Forest Lands in Mampang, Talon-talon and Nearby Barangays Zamboanga City, under Executive Order No. BC 285-2018, created the interagency TWG for the assessment and formulation of a management plan for the mangrove forestlands in Barangays Mampang and Talon-talon. Last quarter, the activity conducted orientation as part of the participatory mapping activities with barangay officials and CSO officers of the two barangays. The mapping exercises helped identify current land and resource uses in mangrove and coastal areas, existing natural resource assets, benefits to the community, and potential challenges in the area. Community endorsements on the agreed-upon land and resource uses will be part of the mangrove Community participants from Mampang helped identify current land and resource uses in their mangrove forests. protection and management plan for that will cover boundary setting, tenure issuance, regulation and enforcement.
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Tawi-Tawi
Last quarter, Protect Wildlife assistance focused on two Tawi-Tawi municipalities: Bongao and Panglima Sugala. In Bongao, the team completed a two-day workshop on zoning and financial planning for the Bud Bongao local conservation area. This activity helped determine the strict protection zone and multiple use zone in the Bud Bongao Forest Park. Working within these zones, the BBMC outlined management prescriptions for each. The team also worked with the committee in performing a cost and revenue analysis of current Bud Bongao park operations. Based on this analysis, the BBMC was guided in drafting financial management policies and guidelines for the management and use of the user fees collected from local residents and tourists at the Bud Bongao Forest Park. As of end of 2018, user fee collections amounted to US$11,809.52 (PHP 620,000). Outputs from this workshop will be used to draft the updated Bud Bongao Management Plan. With the PHP 1 million budget provided by the Bongao LGU, the BBMC initiated the development of a communications campaign to be implemented by the Stewards of Bud Bongao, several of whom participated in the social marketing and communications training that the activity provided. Protect Wildlife will be assisting this youth group conduct a KAP survey to inform the design and messaging of a BCC campaign that addresses the threat of pollution, specifically of single-use plastics, in Bud Bongao. The activity is also assisting the BBMC in designing park signages that improve appreciation for Bud Bongao, as well as raise awareness on the rules and regulations of this local conservation area.
In Panglima Sugala, Protect Wildlife conducted a basic Bantay Dagat training and a wildlife law enforcement training on November 2018. The 117 community members who participated in the intensive training on practical knowledge and skills for enforcing fisheries, forestry and wildlife laws were deputized as Bantay Kalikasan (55 trainees) for the Upper Malum watershed, and Bantay Dagat (62 trainees) for its municipal waters. The Bantay Dagat were trained on basic marine navigation and detection of illegally caught fish. In a seaborne exercise, they also learned boarding protocols and rules of engagement when apprehending fishing vessels. Simulation exercises were instrumental in teaching sea The Bantay Kalikasan were taught proper patrols in Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi about the proper methods of measuring illegally harvested timber protocols and procedures in enforcing fisheries and and were able to test their newfound skills in environmental laws. simulated apprehension exercises. Both groups were also oriented on various Philippine environmental laws, intelligence gathering and surveillance, planning and conducting arrests and seizures, and procedures in filing environmental cases.
Isabela City, Basilan
Last quarter, Protect Wildlife continued to assist the CENRO of Zamboanga City and the LGU to prepare the forest land use plan. The TWG members validated the policy-designated land uses of forestlands on October 9 to 11, 2018. The planning team then prepared an action plan to complete the field validation and propose a zoning plan for the forest lands of Isabela City.
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2.3.2 ZAMBOANGA CITY- AND TAWI-TAWI-WIDE ASSISTANCE
Zamboanga City and Tawi-Tawi-wide assistance last quarter covered forest land use planning, wildlife and environmental crime enforcement, curriculum development and conservation finance activities, as profiled below. Forest land use planning. The team facilitated a series of workshops and write-shops for members of the Zamboanga City TWG in October and November 2018. Through these activities, the Protect Wildlife positioned the TWGs to draft various sections of the FLUP, including a situational analysis, projected land uses, strategies on protection, restoration, development and management of forestlands and protected areas, and law enforcement. The TWG has yet to draft the sections on institutional arrangements, behavior change communication, monitoring and evaluation, financing, and the summary of overall expected benefits to be generated by the FLUP.
Zamboanga City Anti-Wildlife Trafficking Task Force. Protect Wildlife facilitated a yearend operational assessment and planning exercise for the Zamboanga City Anti-Wildlife Trafficking Task Force on December 5, 2018. The accomplishment report and the indicative 2019 Operational Plan outlines key items, including the strategy for joint enforcement collaboration, objectives and targets, training needs, commitment for allocating funds from each agency, and a tentative schedule for joint assessment and conduct of training activities with Protect Wildlife support.
Curriculum Development. In addition to strengthening management of protected areas, Protect Wildlife held the following workshops to enhance the curriculums and courses of participating colleges and universities: • Enhancement of the Marine Biology and Fisheries Courses of Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology, including the preparation of syllabi. This was held in Zamboanga City on November 22 to 23, 2018. • Finalization of Syllabus on Environmental Law and Protection for the Bachelor of Science in Criminology curriculum on December 4 to 5, 2018. Participants were from eight colleges and universities from Palawan (Western Philippines University, Palawan State University, Holy Trinity University), Tawi-Tawi (Tawi-Tawi Regional Agricultural College and Mahardikaan Institute of Technology) and Zamboanga City (Western Mindanao State University, Universidad de Zamboanga and Southern City Colleges) FSSI Partnership Orientation. The team also planned and facilitated an orientation on conservation financing on December 5, 2018 in Zamboanga City and on December 7, 2018 in Tawi-Tawi. The orientations outlined the background on the Protect Wildlife-FSSI partnership and how CSOs and cooperatives can access funding from FSSI to support environmentally sound social enterprises. The workshops generated a list of potential environmentally sustainable social enterprises that may need funding support. The team offered to assist interested partners in drafting proposals and to liaise with FSSI.
2.3.3 PLANS FOR NEXT QUARTER
SA 1: Behavior Change Communication Theory of Change Result: Foundational knowledge improved
• Finalize the Santa Cruz Islands KAP survey report and present the results to the Protected Area Management Unit and Protected Area and Ecotourism Management Board. • Conduct KAP survey in Pasonanca Natural Park. • Guide the KAP survey in Bud Bongao Forest Park.
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Theory of Change Result: Improved community attitudes toward conservation • Roll out the BCC campaign for Pasonanca Natural Park and Bud Bongao Forest Park. • Roll out of refined BCC campaigns for Santa Cruz Islands in time for peak season during summer months.
Theory of Change Result: Improved institutional and private sector attitudes toward conservation • Support the observance of Bud Bongao Day on March 1, 2019. This serves as an opportunity to promote major messages on biodiversity conservation that apply to the area. • Support the local observance of World Water Day with Zamboanga City Water District on March 2019.
SA 2: Conservation Financing
Theory of Change Result: Available conservation financing arrangement are identified and realigned to support conservation
• Facilitate the review and revision of the agreement between DENR, Zamboanga City Water District, and the LGU to highlight and formalize the PES arrangement. • Present the cost-revenue analysis on Bud Bongao tourism operations and assist the LGU and BBMC draft a PES scheme for the Bud Bongao Forest Park. • Facilitate user fee adjustment in Santa Cruz Islands protected area and re-investment of revenues to the protection and management of the protected area.
Theory of Change Result: Opportunities for new conservation financing arrangements identified and designed with partners
• Present the results of the cost-based resource valuation of Pasonanca Natural Park and Santa Cruz Islands to demonstrate how resource valuation may be used to set PES fees and show the potential of resource valuation-based PES fees in generating funding for conservation. • Explore possible support from the Department of Agriculture-World Bank Philippine Rural Development Project for seaweed production activities of coastal communities in Mampang and Talon-talon, Zamboanga City. • Explore interest of the Southern Philippine Deep Sea Fishing Association to adopt a mangrove area to protect, restore and manage.
SA 3: Conservation and Governance Theory of Change Result: Willing LGUs and other stakeholders in target conservation areas identified and assessed
• Initiate stakeholder discussions in Upper Malum watershed to determine local community interest and commitment to participate in activities to protect and manage the habitat of the Sulu hornbill. • Assess current conditions of the manmade mangrove forest in Simalak Island in Languyan and the potential to leverage support for community-based mangrove aqua-silviculture livelihoods and enterprises. • Update the existing baseline information on the North Lagoon Marine Protected Area in Sitangkai and the spawning aggregation marine protected areas in Sitangkai and Sibutu to determine areas that may need improved conservation and management with local communities.
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Theory of Change Result: Increased understanding of barriers of participation of men and women in conservation area management
• Conduct gender analysis in Isabela City to support the ongoing preparations of the FLUP in the municipality.
Theory of Change Result: Increased capacity of relevant government agencies, LGUs, protected area management boards and CSOs in integrated resource planning and management • Complete all data gathering, field validation, consultations and data analysis for the preparation of the watershed management plans of Ayala and Manicahan watersheds and the resource management plan for the mangrove resources in Mampang and Talon-talon. • Facilitate the refinement of co-management agreements among DENR Region 9, Zamboanga City LGU, and the communities to consider current realities in Ayala and Manicahan watersheds and Mampang and Talon-talon area. • Facilitate final review and approval of the updated protected area management plans of Pasonanca Natural Park and Santa Cruz Islands by Zamboanga City and respective PAMBs. • Conduct writeshop for the Zamboanga City forest land use plan TWG members to complete the drafting of the FLUP. Facilitate the initial review of the draft FLUP by DENR Region 9. • Facilitate the drafting of the updated management and development plan of Bud Bongao. • Complete the mapping and spatial analysis of Upper Malum watershed. • Complete the mapping and validation of policy-designated land uses, data analysis and zoning for the FLUP of Isabela City.
Theory of Change Result: Professional development of WEOs, enforcement groups and LGU zoning officers is supported • Follow up the deputation or the renewal of the deputation as WEOs of the forest guards of Zamboanga City Water District. • Facilitate the training on basic wildlife and environmental law enforcement by DENR Region 9 of new forest guards in Pasonanca Natural Park.
SA 4: Conservation Research
Theory of Change Result: Colleges and universities have increased capacity to align their RDE with stakeholders’ priorities and needs
• Review the research and policy needs set out in the management plans of Pasonanca Natural Park and Santa Cruz Islands and identify opportunities for local university research. Theory of Change Result: Capacity of universities to leverage funds, do research and curriculum development, and disseminate research results increased
• Follow up on the final version of the environmental law and protection syllabus of Western Mindanao State University, Universidad de Zamboanga, Tawi-Tawi Regional Agricultural College and Mahardikaan Institute of Technology. Organize next-step activities. • Hold mentoring workshops to refine or enhance the syllabus and prepare the appropriate teaching tools and materials for the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology and Fisheries courses of the colleges and universities being assisted.
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• Finalize the arrangements for the start-up of the proposed seaweed research project of Mindanao State University-Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography and Project Tawsi (Sulu Hornbill) in Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi.
SA 5: Wildlife Law Enforcement
Theory of Change Result: Needs, gaps, resources and core competencies on/for wildlife enforcement understood
• Assess the enforcement capacity needs of Bongao and Panglima Sugala so these can be incorporated into the enforcement strategies in the management plans of their local conservation areas. Theory of Change Result: National and local enforcement capacities to detect, inspect and prosecute improved
• Conduct workshop to develop the enforcement protocol and Manual of Operations for Pasonanca Natural Park and Santa Cruz Islands. • Provide orientation on the selection and management of flagship species by LGUs and protected areas in Zamboanga City and Tawi-Tawi. • Continue to advocate the passage of the revised Zamboanga City Fisheries Ordinance, and the resolution creating the City Fisheries Office • Support the drafting of ordinances that may be needed to support the implementation of updated protected area management plans and FLUP; follow up on pending local ordinances such as Panglima Sugala’s Blue Crab Fisheries Management Ordinance.
2.4 GENSAN-SARANGANI-SOUTH COTABATO
Last quarter, the Region 12 Protect Wildlife team concentrated on improving the management plan of the Mount Matutum Protected Landscape and Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape and the adjoining forest lands and ancestral domains in each of the concerned municipalities, and continued support for conservation finance, behavior change and research activities with partners across the target landscapes.
Last quarter, Protect Wildlife held the fourth C4C training for Philippine partners in General Santos City. The largest C4C training in the country to date, the training drew 32 participants from DENR, local government units, protected area offices and CSOs from Sarangani and South Cotabato provinces. The 10-day hands-on training gave the participants an understanding of how commercial marketing principles can be used for social good. With a focus on evidence-based communications campaigns, which go beyond knowledge and awareness to promote positive behavior for conservation, the team taught participants how to conduct surveys and focused group discussions, input and analyze audience data, and use this information to create a social marketing strategy. As an output for their graduation, participants of the Using Mount Matutum Protect Landscape as Campaigning for Conservation training in Region 12 designed the case study site, the C4C graduates mounted and executed a campaign, including an activity book for local children, to promote the conservation of Mount Matutum a BCC campaign addressing wildlife poaching, Protected Landscape.
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with focus on the civet, tarsier and Rafflesia. They conceptualized and produced a puppet show, a catchy jingle, an activity book and a campaign billboard for the community of Barangay Kinilis in Polomolok, South Cotabato. Going forward, the team will assist the participants develop and partly support their mini-BCC campaigns for implementation.
2.4.1 INTEGRATED ASSISTANCE IN CONSERVATION AREAS
Mount Matutum Protected Landscape
Last quarter, the Protect Wildlife team conducted a series of stakeholders’ consultations and field validation exercises to generate a consensus of the zoning of the protected area. On November 2018, the stakeholders endorsed the final recommended zoning of the 13,947-hectare Mount Matutum Protected Landscape, including the allowed and disallowed uses of the land and resources per zone. The proposed zones capture the major sources of key ecosystems services such as water, landscapes and cultural attractions for ecotourism, areas with high soil fertility, and habitats of diverse endemic flora and fauna. The TWG, with the participation of stakeholders from Mindanao State University-General Santos, will present these proposed zones to the Mount Matutum PAMB for adoption. Once PAMB endorsement is acquired, the TWG can move forward to develop strategies for the protection, restoration, regulation and enforcement and management of the protected area.
During this quarter, Protect Wildlife also assisted the DENR-LGU technical working groups to complete the community validation of land and resource uses in forestlands and ancestral domain areas within each municipality. There were 360 participants from communities, including members from the B’laan and Tagakaolo Ancestral Domain in Malungon, Sarangani. In response to the request of the Malungon LGU, the activity facilitated with the ancestral domain holder the participation of the LGU in jointly determining the land uses in ancestral domain areas within Malungon.
The field research activities of the Mindanao State University-GenSan research team for the period mainly consisted of consultations with communities where the inventory and gathering of medicinal plants are to take place. The consultations and MOA with target communities are part of the requirements of the NCIP Region 12 for the issuance of the Certificate of Precondition. The dialogue between the Mindanao State University-GenSan research team, NCIP Region 12 and indigenous community leaders on November 2018 led to the signing of a MOA between the university and the five barangay indigenous people councils. With the MOA signed, the university programmed the start of field activities for early January 2019.
As shared in the previous section, C4C training participants conceptualized their proposal for implementing a mini BCC activity in Polomolok municipality. The initial campaign messages are targeted towards civet cat conservation, and forest protection and law enforcement. Local organizations and the LGU expressed their support for campaigns that will increase awareness, change attitudes and modify communities’ behaviors toward conservation.
Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape
Protect Wildlife conducted a workshop on October 2018, with representatives from the PAMB, DENR- BMB, PAMO, Mindanao State University-GenSan, and from seven LGUs to determine and agree on the criteria for zoning the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape. Earlier zones were not properly delineated by barangay in each municipality and did not reflect actual locations of coastal and marine resources that are for protection and conservation. The activity was followed by another TWG workshop in December 2018 to finally agree on the zones and the land and resource uses that may be allowed and disallowed in each defined
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zone and sub-zone. Based on this output, the Protect Wildlife assisted the TWG complete the situational analysis and craft a logical framework that will form part of an updated management plan.
In addition to supporting the zoning of the protected seascape, Protect Wildlife provided support to strengthen law enforcement, by training LGU staff and community members. As a result of the training, the creation of the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape Enforcement Task Group was proposed to the PAMB to streamline the enforcement actions of different stakeholders in the protected seascape. The draft resolution will be submitted by the newly appointed PASU to the PAMB for approval in its next meeting.
2.4.2 REGION 12-WIDE ASSISTANCE
During this reporting period, the team implemented three major activities expected to have impact across Region 12: • Protect Wildlife trained 32 individuals on November 5 to 14, 2018 to design and implement mini- BCC campaigns across Region 12, with participants from Mount Matutum Protected Landscape and Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape, representatives from LGUs of South Cotabato and Sarangani, and other areas covered by DENR Region 12. In particular, the Youth for Environmental Services Organization of South Cotabato started conceptualizing their C4C proposal for Mount Matutum. The Provincial Environment Management Office of South Cotabato expressed its implementation support for the campaigns. • Protect Wildlife provided two orientations about conservation finance and accessing funds from the Protect Wildlife-FSSI partnership on November 2018. These funds aim to support environmentally sustainable initiatives by social enterprises in Mount Matutum and Sarangani Bay. At least 80 representatives attended from CSOs and people’s organizations with existing environment and natural resources-based livelihood activities in South Cotabato and Sarangani Bay. Four identified people’s organization with existing enterprises expressed their need of technical support for preparing business proposals for funding support from FSSI. These are Polo Samahang Nayon for cassava processing, Tupi Banana Growers Association for highland native banana, Coalition of Social Development Organization in South Cotabato, and United Maligang Farmers for abaca.
2.4.3 PLANS FOR NEXT QUARTER
SA 1: Behavior Change Communication
Theory of Change Result: Foundational knowledge improved • Guide and mentor the development of mini-behavior change campaigns of C4C trainees as they prepare their proposals. • Design and implement KAP surveys in pre-selected areas in Mount Matutum. Design individual or by area with guidelines from C4C graduates. The protected area-wide KAP will be an integration of mini-KAPs.
Theory of Change Result: Improved community attitudes towards conservation
• Help plan and support C4C trainees’ proposed mini-BCC campaigns and advocacies.
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SA 2: Conservation Financing
Theory of Change Result: Available conservation financing arrangements are identified and realigned to support conservation
• Document and assess current public and private fund sources and financing arrangements for the protection, conservation, enforcement and regulation, development, and management activities of Mount Matutum. The output from this activity will inform the financing component of the protected area management plan.
Theory of Change Result: Opportunities for new conservation financing arrangements identified and designed with partners
• Complete enterprise mapping in the Mount Matutum to identify the locations and types of enterprise of existing livelihood activities found in each major management zones. The mapping will also help LGUs, the DENR, local communities and the private sector to provide necessary technical, infrastructure, financing, market and social support to community-based organizations that could be the potential beneficiaries of the Protect Wildlife-FSSI partnership. • Develop a training program that will result in the establishment of PES schemes. The modules will include theory, classroom and field activities, analysis, negotiation, and how to draw up common provisions for the PES policy instruments to generate and re-invest PES revenues into conservation. The initial target of the program will be interested local water utility providers in each of the LGUs in Mount Matutum, including the water district of General Santos City.
SA 3: Conservation and Governance
Theory of Change Result: Increased capacity of relevant government agencies, LGUs, PAMBs and CSOs in integrated resource planning and management • Assist the forest land use plan TWGs to complete data collection and analysis, mapping, and validation of land uses in forestlands and ancestral domains of the four LGUs in Mount Matutum Protected Landscape. • Continue mentoring the DENR-LGU forest land use plan TWG of Region 12 and the provincial government of South Cotabato to enable them to assist LGUs outside of the target landscapes on FLUP preparation and its integration into the CLUPs.
Theory of Change Result: PAMB formulated improved policies for better protected area management
• Based on the team’s experience in updating the management plans of Mount Matutum Protected Landscape and Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape, identify and document policy concerns that may need to be reexamined and refined for the guidelines on protected area planning and FLUP preparation. • Assist DENR Region 12 evaluate the process and requirements for the planned piloting of the localization of PBSAP in South Cotabato. This may entail consultations with the governor and provincial council.
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SA 4: Conservation Research
Theory of Change Result: Assessments completed • Based on available information and previous consultations, complete the baseline assessment report on the biodiversity assets, ecosystems services, management and threats to Mount Matutum and Sarangani Bay.
Theory of Change Result: Universities have increased capacity to align their RDE with stakeholders’ priorities and needs • Conduct an assessment of the institutional relationship between Mindanao State University-GenSan and the two protected areas and how such may be strengthened. SA 4’s learning question focuses on this and suggests a case study approach to data collection. In Region 12, the university is represented in the PAMB of both Mount Matutum and Sarangani Bay. There are lessons that can learned from this case.
Theory of Change Result: Capacity of universities to leverage funds and do research and curriculum development and disseminate research results increased
• Provide coordination and logistical support to Mindanao State University-GenSan when it commences its inventory and scientific validation of folklore medicinal plants in Mount Matutum. The site team will assist coordinate the training of the research team by the taxonomist on the proper collection, preparation and storage of plant specimens. • Link the University of the Philippines Institute of Biology with Mindanao State University-GenSan for possible collaboration in research interests on tarsier and civet in Mount Matutum. Organize a field site visit to tarsier habitat in February 2019. • Support the preparations and the actual conduct of the ranger and community perception survey in Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape.
SA 5: Wildlife Law Enforcement
Theory of Change Result: Needs understood • Continue the assessment of landscape-specific violations in Region 12 in partnership with PAMOs, PAMBs, enforcement law agencies, CSOs and LGUs. Results of the assessment will form the basis to develop site-specific capacity building programs for improving enforcement of biodiversity-related laws. • Organize a scoping mission to Balut Island in coordination with DENR Region 11 and Region 12, DENR-BMB, LGU, and concerned enforcement agencies.
Theory of Change Result: National and local law enforcement capacity improved • Work with the Sarangani Bay PAMB and PAMO on the formal creation and the organization of the enforcement group for the protected area. Assist in drafting the needed PAMB resolutions. • Facilitate enforcement operations planning in Mount Matutum and Sarangani Bay. Enforcement operations plans will cover wildlife trafficking hotspots, ports, transport terminals and markets, among others. Identify further training and mentoring needs. • Consistent with protected area policies, assist the concerned PAMBs and LGUs in the localization and harmonization of CWT and IUU fishing policies across LGUs in Sarangani Bay.
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3 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
This section provides highlights and summary of the financial performance and human resources and operational activities resulting from various key actions by the management team.
3.1 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS
The Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party, Finance and Operations Director and the Field Managers continued to lead, coordinate and manage the day-to-day operations and implementation activities of Protect Wildlife. DAI Headquarters continued to provide backstop administrative, finance, and technical support and guidance on implementation concerns. Highlights from the last quarter are: • Protect Wildlife recruited an additional ten (10) professionals during the second quarter of Year 3 bringing the total onboard staff to eighty-nine (89). Of the ten new hires, two (2) are new LTTAs providing additional support for GenSan and Palawan sites on conservation enterprise development; three are replacements of staff who resigned in Manila and Zamboanga; and five are new STTAs to provide technical support on wildlife law enforcement and forest land use planning. • Two staff separated from Protect Wildlife during the quarter. These are the HR and Office Manager and the Research and M&E Assistant in Palawan. Protect Wildlife has already hired a new HR & Office Manager by the end of the quarter, while recruitment is still ongoing for the latter position. • Recruitment of an additional twenty-four (24) professionals are ongoing to support activities in business development, behavioral change campaigns, policy development, environmental law enforcement, programming, and operations at the fourth Protect Wildlife field site. Once hired, the total number of staff will increase to 112. • A summary of Protect Wildlife staff by type (administrative or technical) and location is presented in Table 3. TABLE 3: SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL AND SUPPORT STAFF BY LOCATION AS OF DECEMBER 30, 2018
Staff Type Location Categories Total Zamboanga/ GenSan 4th Technical Support Manila Palawan Tawi-Tawi Site No. of staff on board 89 63 26 46 20 9 14 - No. of staff resigned -1 -1 -1 within the quarter No. of staff for USAID ------approval No. of staff for 6 24 18 6 16 2 recruitment Total Long-Term Technical 112* 80 30 62 20 9 14 6 Assistance Staff * 70 LTTAs and 42 STTAs
• Last quarter, the activity received much needed support from the following home office staff: o Joey Manfredo, who mentored the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) team in carrying out their tasks. He also collaborated with SA teams to identify resource needs and develop mobilization plans to accelerate progress against Year 3 targets.
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o Clarence Cabanero, who provided support to various financial, operational and administrative functions of Protect Wildlife. He assisted the activity in documenting policies and procedures for mobilizing 25 research activities across the field sites and strengthen customization of the Protect Wildlife Field Operations Manual.
• Protect Wildlife continued to engage the following home office staff to provide continuing support on financial, procurement, human resources, travel, and technical reporting systems. o Tanja Lumba for continually refining and upgrading various TAMIS modules. o Vahe Sahakyan for providing remote support on the use of the field accounting system.
• The following staff training and development activities were conducted during the quarter: o Cascading the enhanced TAMIS Procurement system to the field procurement and logistics officers. The training also aimed to familiarize the field team on the systems changes enabling them to be able to navigate all of the procurement steps themselves that will result in improved self-sufficiency on local procurement activities. o Defensive driving training, including demonstrative defensive driving lessons and written test for all drivers. The training aimed to increase the skills of the drivers as they navigate the roads in all sites when ferrying staff. The training was also attended by logistics officers, as direct supervisors of the drivers, and the security manager as overall overseer of security.
• Carried out the periodic security and risk assessment in all sites especially in Zamboanga City, Tawi- Tawi, Region 12, and southern Palawan. Occasionally, the Security Manager accompanied key staff for training and workshops in Tawi-Tawi, Isabela City, and Zamboanga City. Except for election- related and NPA-linked incidences in the sites, the Security team advises only attentive cautiousness when traveling to the sites especially in Tawi-Tawi and Zamboanga City.
• In support of various activities, below are the major procurements during the quarter in review:
TABLE 4: BREAKDOWN OF PROCUREMENT COSTS BETWEEN TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONS
DESCRIPTION TOTAL (US$) DATE OF PURCHASE ORDER NAIA Placements of Campaign Materials $78,761.90 29-Nov-18
ENIPAS IRR Mindanao Cluster Consultation $28,098.29 29-Oct-18
C4C Region 12 Room and Board for November $21,603.90 2-Nov-18 2018 2nd Wildlife Law Enforcement Summit $19,348.10 8-Nov-18
2018 Year End Planning $16,735.09 29-Nov-18
National Fisheries Law Enforcement $11,853.30 12-Nov-18 Assessment Annual Planning and Hotspot Mapping on IUUF Additional Laptop Units $8,998.20 20-Dec-18 Design of NAIA Campaign Materials $8,781.70 12-Nov-18 Construction of Farm Shed House $6,893.86 7-Nov-18 Strategic Land Use Planning in Forest Lands, $6,887.83 22-Oct-18 Protected Areas and Ancestral Domains (Part 2 for Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Quezon, Rizal & Sofronio Espanola - Palawan)
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Visioning and Strategic Land Use Planning in $6,421.29 5-Oct-18 Forest Lands, Protected Areas, and Ancestral Domains Cross-Learning Activity to Enhance the $5,143.71 1-Oct-18 Capacities of the TWGs for FLUP Formulation of 5 LGUs in Mt. Mantalingahan in Southern Palawan Presentation and Deliberation of the Forest $4,623.30 3-Dec-18 Land Use Plan of Southern Palawan Municipalities: Brooke’s Point, Quezon, Bataraza, Sofronio Española, and Rizal
3.2 PLANS FOR NEXT QUARTER • Conduct ocular visits to establish the fourth field office as soon as the technical assessment is completed. • Set-up a fully operational fourth field office in Region 3, including hiring full-time staff, finding a strategically-located field office space, setting up IT support systems, provision of equipment, furniture and fixtures. • Provide a comprehensive new-staff orientation to newly hired staff. • Work with home office project management team to address USAID financial review recommendations to further strengthen policies and procedures. • Train Protect Wildlife new staff on various TAMIS modules, such as travel, procurement, human resources, and inventory management. • In coordination with the Security Manager, plan a security and emergency training for staff. ▪ First Aid and Use of Emergency Trauma Bag (ETB), both new and refresher training: The schedule of the training will be determined in coordination with the Field Site Manager. Each office will have its own ETB, which should be visible and accessible by all staff. ▪ Emergency communications for activity vehicles – all vehicles will be equipped with satellite phones with docking station. The drivers will be trained on how to use the equipment. Other participants will include those in the communications tree identified in the security plan. • Continue to provide other support needed by the technical team as they roll out various activities in the field. • Follow-up credit line applications from major airlines, gasoline stations, venue providers and other vendors in all activity sites to minimize procurements in Manila. • Support quarterly meetings and workshops of the activity to ensure that the meetings and workshops are consistent with procurement and financial management policies.
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