4th Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves “Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves under the Impact of Natural Disasters”
“Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves under the Impact of Natural Disasters” The Legend Hotel Palawan, Philippines th 16-21 June 2014 Meeting of the WorldNetworkof 4 Island &Coastal Biosphere Reserves
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Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences Man and the Biosphere(MAB) Programme
Message
n behalf of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, it gives me immense pleasure to co-organize this 4th meeting of the World ONetwork of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves in the Palawan Biosphere Reserve in the Philippines, 17-20 June 2014.
My special thanks go to the Mayor of Puerto Princesa, the Palawan Provincial Government, the Palawan Biosphere Reserve, Island of Jeju Biosphere Reserve, Menorca Biosphere Reserve, MAB National Committee of the Republic of Korea, Island Council of Menorca, the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines and the Spanish Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Environment for all the support that makes this important event happen.
I would like to use this opportunity to thank you all very much for all your efforts in enabling us to be here with you in such an excellent environment that will be a great support in our discussions for the World Network and bring it forward within the framework of the MAB programme.
The MAB programme celebrated last week its 26th International Coordinating Council, which was evaluating its past actions and exploring new directions for its future. Our work here will be a direct continuation of these efforts within a thematic context and thus a direct implementation of the Madrid Action Plan for Biosphere Reserves.
I would like, therefore, to thank again our Philippine hosts, and warmly thank also all participants who have traveled from all over the world to contribute to the success of this 4th meeting of the network.
Dr. Miguel Clüsener-Godt UNESCO
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Message
n behalf of the Philippines National Commission for UNESCO, I wish to convey our warmest greetings to all distinguished guests, speakers Oand participants of the 4th Meeting of the Global Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves. We also wish to add our own words of welcome to those of our local hosts, City Mayor Lucilo R. Bayron and Provincial Governor Jose Ch. Alvarez, to make your stay here in Palawan both enjoyable and memorable.
We are humbled and honored that the Philippines has been chosen as host of this important gathering of the Global Network. Our country is home to only two of the 621 Biosphere Reserves located in 117 countries, even as the Philippines ranks among the top five countries in the world most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. The Philippines’ vulnerability highlights our country’s need not just for two, but for an increased number of well-managed and functioning Biosphere Reserves if only to help us dissipate the physical destructions and human miseries wrought by natural disasters and calamities.
We therefore welcome the task of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves to transform BRs into suitable sites for research on climate change and sustainable development, and thereby advance our knowledge and management practices for protecting humanity at large and Planet Earth.
We commend likewise the objective of the World Network to foster international and regional collaboration in BR researches and projects as a means of sharing ideas and innovative solutions to the common problems that we face. We believe that this 4th Global Meeting of the Network will percolate ideas and solutions that will not only help us mitigate climate change impacts but bring us further along the way of improving local livelihoods and uplifting the socioeconomic and environmental conditions of our communities.
We wish you productive discussions in the days ahead, and we thank you again for honoring us with your presence.
VIRGINIA A. MIRALAO, Ph.D. Secretary-General
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Republic of the Philippines Provincial Government of Palawan OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Capitol Complex, Puerto Princesa City Message
he Provincial Government of Palawan expresses its gratefulness to the organizers of the 4th Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal TBiosphere Reserves, for choosing our beloved Province to host such an intellectual and important meeting regarding the impact of natural disasters on the island and coastal biosphere reserves.
We are fortunate that our beloved Palawan, with its rich and diverse ecosystem, strategic geographical location, has always been a good provider and protector, to the people who live in and protect it as well. All of the natural resources and blessings that we continuously derive from it are proof of how well we also take care of our ecosystem and come as a result of enforcing strict rules on the use, consumption, and conservation of these natural resources. Because of these, our province continuously provides us with healthy, abundant, and low-cost food supplies, that each and every Palaweño is thankful for.
But nonetheless, calamities do happen, such as what devastated our beloved country during the passing of super typhoon Yolanda, better known internationally as typhoon Haiyan. Even the northern part of our beloved Palawan was not spared. But along with it, we saw and experienced the whole world as one, diverse yet truly united, pulling and exhausting all our efforts to recover from the said calamity.
It is truly wonderful that the Biosphere Reserve Network of UNSECO focuses this year on the impact of natural disasters on the island and coastal biosphere reserves. Tackling the said subject matter could mean a great deal in alleviating and lowering the destructive effects of these unfortunate circumstances. Let our experiences from such events further define biosphere reserves as a living laboratories for sustainable development, highlighting the critical role of humans in combatting climate change and its impacts.
In behalf of the whole province of Palawan, I welcome you all to the last frontier of the Philippines!
Maraming salamat at mabuhay kayong lahat!
Jose Ch Alvarez Governor, Province of Palawan 5 Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE CITY MAYOR Puerto Princesa City Message
Dayon camo!
From our local indigenous Cuyuno dialect meaning come in and welcome! Welcome to the City of Puerto of Princesa, the first carbon neutral city in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia.
It is an honor for us to host the 4th Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme with international delegates in attendance representing Biosphere Reserves from 17 countries that include Australia, Chile, China, Denmark/Greenland, Estonia, Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, Finland, Indonesia, Maldives, Mauritius, Portugal, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Yemen, and the Philippines. We are part of the UNESCO family having two World Heritage sites, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park and the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park. We extend our gratitude to UNESCO Headquarters in Paris for giving us the opportunity to host this event.
We wish you all a very productive meeting and an enjoyable stay in our City.
Lucilo R. Bayron City Mayor
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Programme
14-17 June 2014 ARRIVAL OF PARTICIPANTS/REGISTRATION
17 June 2014 - Tuesday - AM 7:00-8:30 AM REGISTRATION
8:30-10:00AM CONFERENCE OPENING CEREMONY
08:30-9:00AM OFFICIAL INAUGURATION OF THE CONFERENCE (Palawan Provincial Government, Puerto Princesa City Government, Palawan Biosphere Reserve, Island of Jeju Biosphere Reserve, Menorca Biosphere Reserve, MAB National Committee of the Republic of Korea, Island Council of Menorca, Spanish Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Environment, UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines, UNESCO/MAB).
INVOCATION
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ANTHEM
WELCOME/OPENING REMARKS HON. LUCILO R. BAYRON Mayor of Puerto Princesa City, PHILIPPINES
MESSAGES
HON. JOSE CH. ALVAREZ Provincial Governor of Palawan Chairman, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), PHILIPPINES 7 MESSAGES
VIRGINIA A. MIRALAO, PhD Secretary-General UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines PHILIPPINES
MIGUEL CLÜSENER-GODT, PhD Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences UNESCO MAB Programme, Paris, FRANCE
OPENING CONFERENCE PAPER
9:00-9:05AM INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKERS
9:05-9:25AM Perspectives of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves
MIGUEL CLÜSENER-GODT Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences UNESCO MAB Programme, Paris, FRANCE
9:25-9:50AM Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves Under the Impact of Natural Disasters: The Case of the Palawan Biosphere Reserve, Philippines
NELSON P DEVANADERA Executive Director Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff PHILIPPINES
9:50-10:00AM OPEN FORUM
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10:00-10:15AM COFFEE BREAK/PICTORIAL
PRESENTATIONS OF THE JEJU AND MENORCA BIOSPHERE RESERVES
10:15-10:20 INTRODUCTION OF PRESENTERS MIGUEL CLÜSENER-GODT Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences UNESCO MAB Programme, Paris, FRANCE
10:20-10:40 Presentation of the Jeju Biosphere Reserve (Republic of Korea) Sung-Jun Pang, Team Manager, Jeju Secretariat, Jeju BR, ROK
10:40-11:10 Presentation of the Menorca Biosphere Reserve (Spain) Fernando Villalonga Bordes, Councillor of Economy, Environment and Hunting of Consell Insular de Menorca. Representative of the Island Council of Menorca, SPAIN
11:10-11:20 OPEN FORUM Miguel Clüsener-Godt, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences UNESCO MAB Programme, Paris, FRANCE
PRESENTATIONS OF AUSTRALIAN AND THE AFRICAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES
11:20-11:25 INTRODUCTION OF PRESENTERS Sung-Jun Pang, Team Manager, Jeju Secretariat, Jeju BR, Republic of Korea (ROK)
9 11:25-11:45 Presentation of the Noosa Biosphere Reserve (Australia) Lindy Atkin, Deputy-Chair, Noosa Biosphere Ltd, AUSTRALIA
11:45-12:05 Presentation of the Principe Biosphere Reserve (Sao Tome & Principe; Gulf of Guinea; Africa) Antonio Domingos de Sousa Abreu, MAB Portugal, PORTUGAL
12:05-1:15PM LUNCH BREAK 17 June 2014 - Tuesday - PM
PRESENTATIONS OF AUSTRALIAN AND THE AFRICAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES(CONTINUATION) 1:35-1:55 Presentation of the Macchabee/Bel Ombre Biosphere Reserve (Mauritius) Parmananda Ragen, Scientific Officer ( Conservation) National Parks and Conservation Service Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security, MAURITIUS
1:55-2:15 Presentation of the Socotra Archipelago Biosphere Reserve (Yemen) Ahmed Saeed Sulaiman, Environmental Protection Authority – Socotra Archipelago, YEMEN
2:15-2:25 Presentation of the Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve (Maldives) Abdullah Shibau, Managing Director of Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve Conservation Fund, MALDIVES
2:15-2:25 OPEN FORUM Sung-Jun Pang, Team Manager, Jeju Secretariat, 10 Jeju BR, ROK 4th Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves “Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves under the Impact of Natural Disasters”
PRESENTATIONS OF THE ASIAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES
2:25-2:30 INTRODUCTION OF PRESENTERS Fernando Villalonga Bordes, Councillor of Economy, Environment and Hunting of Consell Insular de Menorca. Representative of the Island Council of Menorca, SPAIN
2:30-2:50 Presentation of the Nanji Islands Biosphere Reserve (China) Li Yuhang, Nanji Islands National Marine Nature Reserve Administration, CHINA
Presentation of Mount Chilbo Biosphere Reserve 2:50-3:10 (DPR Korea) Sin Jong-Nam, Head of Laboratory Research Center for Biodiversity & Eco-engineering, State Academy of Sciences (SAOS), DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
3:10-3:30 Presentation of the Gochang Biosphere Reserve (Republic of Korea) Do-Soon Cho, Vice-chair of UNESCO MAB National Committee of Korea, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
3:30-3:50 Presentation of the Siberut Biosphere Reserve (Indonesia) Toto Indraswanto, Head of the Siberut National Park, INDONESIA
3:50-4:10 Presentation of the Wakatobi Reserve (Indonesia) Atanasius Guntara Martana, Wakatobi BR, INDONESIA
11 4:10-4:20 OPEN FORUM/COFFEE BREAK Fernando Villalonga Bordes, Councillor of Economy, Environment and Hunting of Consell Insular de Menorca. Representative of the Island Council of Menorca , SPAIN
PRESENTATIONS OF THE LATIN AMERICAN AND NORTH AMERICAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES
4:20-4:25 INTRODUCTION OF PRESENTERS Juan Rita, Researcher, Professor of Botany, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca BR, SPAIN
4:25-4:45 Presentation of the La Selle Biosphere Reserve (Haiti) Smith Barthelus, MAB National Committee Haiti, La Selle BR, HAITI
4:45-5:05 Presentation of the Cabo de Hornos Biosphere Reserve (Chile) Mario E. Gálvez Fernández, Focal Point MAB Chile, CHILE
5:05-5:25 Presentation of the future Portland Bight Biosphere Reserve (Jamaica) Everton Hannam J.P., Secretary - General, Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, JAMAICA
5:25-5:45 Presentation of the St. Mary’s Biosphere Reserve (St. Kitts & Nevis) Antonio Maynard, Secretary - General, National Commission of St. Kitts and Nevis to UNESCO, St Mary’s BR, ST. KITTS and NEVIS 5:45-6:00 OPEN FORUM Juan Rita, Researcher, Professor of Botany, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca BR, SPAIN
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6:30-7:00 TRAVEL TO THE JCA PAVILLION FOR WELCOME DINNER
7:00-:9:00 WELCOME DINNER/CULTURAL PRESENTATION HOSTED BY THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF PALAWAN
18 June 2014 - Wednesday - AM
7:30-8:30AM REGISTRATION
8:30-8:45 RECAPITULATION OF THE PREVIOUS DAY’S PROCEEDINGS Michael D. Pido, PhD Vice-President for Research and Extension Palawan State University, PHILIPPINES
PRESENTATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES
8:45-8:50 INTRODUCTION OF PRESENTERS Antonio Domingos de Sousa Abreu, MAB Portugal, PORTUGAL
8:50-9:10 Presentation of the Blekinge Archipelago Biosphere Reserve (Sweden) Heleen Podsedkowska, Coordinator Blekinge Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, SWEDEN
9:10-9:30 Presentation of the West Estonian Archipelago Biosphere Reserve (Estonia) Toomas Kokovkin, Focal point MAB UNESCO Estonia, ESTONIA
13 9:30-9:50 Presentation of the Archipelago Sea Area Biosphere Reserve (Finland) Katja Bonnevier, Coordinator for Archipelago Sea Area, FINLAND
9:50-10:10 Presentation of the North-East Greenland Biosphere Reserve (Denmark) Peter Longsholm Jølbæk, Head of Section, Departementet for Miljø og Natur / Ministry of Environment and Nature, GREENLAND
10:10-10:25 OPEN FORUM Antonio Domingos de Sousa Abreu, MAB Portugal, PORTUGAL
10:25-10:40 COFFEE BREAK
PRESENTATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES (CONTINUATION)
10:40-10:50 INTRODUCTION OF PRESENTERS Toomas Kokovkin, Focal point MAB UNESCO Estonia, ESTONIA
10:50-11:20 Presentation of the El Hierro Biosphere Reserve (Spain) Micheel Angel Acosta Hernandez, Consejero de Medio Ambiente del Cabildo de El Hierro, , Isla de El Hierro Canary Islands, SPAIN
11:20-11:50 Presentation of the La Palma Biosphere Reserve (Spain) Antonio Mariano San Blas Alvárez, Manager, Reserva Mundial de la Biosfera La Palma, SPAIN
11:50-1:15 LUNCH BREAK
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18 June 2014 - Wednesday - PM
PRESENTATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES (CONTINUATION) 1:15-1:45 Presentation of the Gran Canaria Reserve (Spain) Juli Caujapé Castells, Reserva de Biosfera de Gran Canaria, SPAIN
1:45-2:15 Presentation of the three Biosphere Reserve in the Azores Corvo/Flores/Graciosa (Portugal) Antonio Domingos de Sousa Abreu, MAB Portugal, PORTUGAL
2:15-3:45 Presentation of the Santana Madeira Biosphere Reserve (Portugal) Antonio Domingos de Sousa Abreu, MAB Portugal, PORTUGAL
3:45-4:00 OPEN FORUM AND FINAL DISCUSSION ON THE PRESENTATIONS Toomas Kokovkin, Focal point MAB UNESCO Estonia, ESTONIA
4:00-4:15 PRESENTATION OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT Dai-Yeun Jeong, Director of Asia Climate Change Education Center, Jeju, BR
4:15-4:30 PRESENTATION OF “INTRODUCTION TO THE PROMOTION OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT HUB IN JEJU” Dai-Yeun Jeong, Director of Asia Climate Change Education Center, Jeju, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
4:30-5:00 COFFEE BREAK
15 5:00- 5:15 RECAPITULATION OF THE DAY’S PROCEEDINGS Benjamin Gonzales, PhD Vice-President for Research, Development and Extension Western Philippines University, PHILIPPINES
5:15-6:45 CONCLUSIONS Miguel Clüsener-Godt, UNESCO HEADQUARTERS, PARIS, FRANCE
6:45-7:00 ORIENTATION ON THE TWO-DAY FIELD TRIP PROGRAMME
7:00 DINNER
19 June 2014 - Thursday 7:30AM-5:15PM VISIT TO THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE (See separate Programme on page 17)
7:00-9:00PM DINNER
20 June 2014 - Friday
7:00AM-4:30PM VISIT TO THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE (See separate Programme on page 18)
7:00-9:00PM DINNER AND CULTURAL EVENT SPONSORED BY THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF PUERTO PRINCESA
21 June 2014 - Saturday DEPARTURE OF ALL PARTICIPANTS
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Schedule of Field Visit Time Activity Responsible /Remarks Thursday - 19 June 2014 7:30-8:00 am Departure from Hotel and travel to the Tree Planting Site PCSD Staff 8:00-9:30 am Tree planting at the Pista Y Ang Kagueban (Feast of the City Government of Puerto Forest) site in Celebration of the 22nd Anniversary of the Princesa Strategic Environmental Plan for Palawan (SEP) 9:30-9:45 am Departure and travel to the Palawan Sustainable Develop- PCSD Staff ment Training Institute (PSDTI) 9:45-10:45 am Briefing on PSDTI, the SEP the Zero Carbon Resorts Proto- PCSD Staff type Cottage 10:45-10:55 am Departure and travel to the Palawan Wildlife Rescue PCSD Staff Center (PWRC) 10:55-11:55 am Tour of the PWRC PWRC Management 11:55 am-12:15 pm Departure and travel to Legend Hotel for lunch PCSD Staff 12:15pm-1:30 pm Lunch PCSD Staff 1:30-2:00 pm Depart and travel to Plaza Cuartel/Immaculate Conception PCSD Staff Cathedral 2:00-3:00 pm Tour of Plaza Cuartel/Immaculate Conception Cathedral Museum Staff 3:00-3:15 pm Depart and travel to Capitol Compound PCSD Staff 3:15-4:15 pm Tour of Palawan Heritage Center Palawan Museum staff 4:15-5:15 pm Tour of Baragatan Trade Fair PCSD Staff 5:15 pm Back to hotel PCSD Staff 7:00-9:00 pm Dinner PCSD Staff
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Friday - 20 June 2014 7:30 am (exact) Departure from Hotel to Sitio Sabang, Cabayugan PCSD Staff 9:00 am Arrival in Sabang wharf PCSD Staff 9:00 - 9:30 am Puerto PrincesaUnderground River (PPUR) UNESCO World PPUR Management Heritage Site Orientation 9:30 - 11:30 am Tour of the famous Underground River PPUR Management 11:30am – 12:00nn Departure and arrival to Daluyon Beach & Mountain PCSD Staff Resort 12:00nn-1:30 pm Daluyon Daluyon Beach & Mountain Resort for lunch, and PCSD Staff presentation on the Zero Carbon Resorts Project 1:30 – 2:00 pm Departure and arrival for Mangrove Paddle Boat PPUR Management 2:00 to 3:00 pm Mangrove Paddle Boat Cruise (Community based Ecotour- PPUR Management ism Project) 3:00 – 4:30 pm Departure and travel to Hotel PCSD Staff 4:30-7:00 pm Free Time 7:00-9:00 pm Dinner Sponsored by the City Government of Puerto Princesa
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List of Biosphere Reserves
AUSTRALIA 1|Noosa Biosphere Reserve CHILE 2|Cabo de Hornos Biosphere Reserve CHINA 3|Nanji Islands Biosphere Reserve DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (DPR) 4|Mount Chilbo Biosphere Reserve DENMARK 5|Northeast Greenland Biosphere Reserve ESTONIA 6|West Estonian Archipelago Biosphere Reserve FINLAND 7|Archipelago Sea Area Biosphere Reserve HAITI 8|La Selle Biosphere Reserve
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INDONESIA 9-10| 9-Siberut Biosphere Reserve 10-Wakatobi Reserve JAMAICA 11| Future Portland Bight Biosphere Reserve MALDIVES 12| Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve
MAURITIUS 13| Macchabee/Bel Ombre Biosphere Reserve PHILIPPINES 14| Palawan Biosphere Reserve PORTUGAL 15-16| 15-Azores Biosfera Corvo, Graciosa and Flores Biosphere Reserves 16-Santana, Madeira, Biosphere Reserve REPUBLIC OF KOREA 17-18| 17-Gochang Biosphere Reserve 18-Jeju Biosphere Reserve
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE 19| Príncipe Island Biosphere Reserve SOUTH AFRICA 20| Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve SPAIN 21-24| 21-El Hierro Biosphere Reserve 22-Gran Canaria Reserve 23-La Palma Biosphere Reserve 24-Menorca Biosphere Reserve
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 25| St. Mary’s Biosphere Reserve SWEDEN 26| Blekinge Archipelago Biosphere Reserve YEMEN 27| Socotra Archipelago Biosphere Reserve
21 1|Noosa Biosphere Reserve, Australia The Noosa Biosphere Reserve in Queensland, Australia is recognised globally for its wonderful natural environment, its beaches and river system, hinterland villages, farming areas and a range of industries and businesses. Contained in its area of 875 sqkms. are 35% protected land such as national parks, conservation parks, state forests, vacant crown land, lakes and streams.
Noosa main beach, Noosa BR
Noosa headlands, Noosa BR Noosa River, Noosa BR
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2|Cabo De Hornos Biosphere Reserve, Chile The Biosphere Reserve Cape Horn is the largest in Chile, with an area of 4,884,274 hectares, is the only one that integrates land and marine environments. It was recognized by UNESCO on June 27, 2005
https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=cabo+de+hornos+biosphere+reserve&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa= X&ei=2SWZU_GqCJbp8AW8z4HYBg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=624#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=IZZOmyJt AgBOYM%253A%3BVp311gp6SLTghM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcdn.buuteeq.com%252Fupload%252F325%252F torres-del-paine-3.jpg.737x248_0_60_7197.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.hotelcabodehornos.com%252Fen- us%252Fpatagonia%252Ftorres-del-paine-national-park.htm%3B737%3B248
23 3| Nanji Islands Biosphere Reserve, China Nanji Island is the main island of a group of 15 islands and islets, situated in the south-eastern waters of Pingyang County, Zhejiang Province, in south-east China. Designated in 1998, with a total area of 20,629 hectares, this was the first marine/coastal biosphere reserve in China. The 28 km long coastline consists of exposed bedrock and sharp cliffs, bays and islets. The biosphere reserve offers a multitude of diverse marine habitats which host a rich number of shellfish and algae species.
http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=CPR+15&mode=all
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4| Mt. Chilbo Biosphere Reserve, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Mt. Chilbo consists of multifarious figures of rocks formed by the long time erosion of various eruptive rocks pertaining to the Paekdu Volcanic Zone.
Mt. Chilbo is divided into three areas; Inner Chilbo, Outer Chilbo and Sea Chilbo. Curious rocks forming part of Inner Chilbo have the harmonious, introspective characteristics, while the peaks and rocks in Outer Chilbo has the magnificent, brisk features. The beautiful scenery of the curious rocks in Sea Chilbo, stretched out for 40 kilometers from Musudan to Orangdan, throw the visitors in a trance.
Mt. Chilbo shelters some 750 species of plants, 20 species of animals, 40 species of birds and 10 species of reptiles.There are 11 natural monuments of national value designated and protected at the national level. http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1427/
https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=mt+chilbo+korea&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=RVuaU9uwLs qD8gX65YLIDA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=946#facrc=_&imgrc=18O1_LMLlUNFdM%253A%3BsAnEduQL h6sW3M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252F2.bp.blogspot.com%252F_GoDnwJvh_vM%252FTJr4yd9YsVI%252FAAAAAA AAADM%252F2jk94lPHFnQ%252Fs1600%252FDSC00234.JPG%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fbonza-in-dprk.blogspot. com%252F2010%252F09%252Fday-4-mt-chilbo.html%3B1600%3B1200 25 5| Northeast Greenland Biosphere Reserve, North-East Denmark
The Northeast Greenland Biosphere Reserve is the largest in the world, covering 972,000 sq.kms. Most of the area is inland ice, the rest is a composite fjord landscape. There is no permanent settlement in the biosphere reserve but there are a number of stations used primarily for research purposes. The biosphere reserve also includes two Ramsar sites.
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6| West Estonian Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Estonia
The West Estonian Archipelago Biosphere Reserve is located in the central Eastern part of the Baltic sea. It has a total area of about 15,000 square kilometres, and a population around of 40,000 people. It was established in 1990. The mainly limestone islands are covered with woodlands, where the south-taiga changes into spruce-hardwood forest. Islanders maintain traditional coastal lifestyles and traditions.
27 7| Archipelago Sea Area Biosphere Reserve, Finland This biosphere reserve comprises terrestrial and marine habitats such as coniferous forests, wood meadows, heaths, rocky meadows, rocky or sandy islets, arable land, seashores and open sea areas. The establishment of a reserve was aimed at protecting the natural environment and culture of the Archipelago Sea, to safeguard the traditional ways of utilizing natural resources, to protect a living community and to promote environmental research and interest in nature.
http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=FIN+02&mode=all
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8| La Selle Biosphere Reserve, Haiti La Selle is Haiti’s first biosphere reserve. The area includes a large number of different ecosystems and protected areas like La Visite which is one of the most important biodiversity sites of the country. Important cultural and architectural traditions are preserved in the historic city of Jacmel which is partially included in the biosphere reserve. The 377,221 hectares La Selle was declared in 2012
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/ latin-america-and-the-caribbean/haiti/la-selle/
29 9| Siberut Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia Declared in 1981, Siberut is the largest in the chain of four Mentawai Islands situated off the west coast of Sumatra. It has been isolated from the Sumatra mainland and the Sunda shelf for at least 500,000 years, resulting in an exceptionally high degree of endemism. Lowland dipterocarp rain forest is the principal ecosystem. Sixty-five percent of mammals and fifteen percent of fauna on Siberut are endemic at some taxonomic level, making the 190,500 hectare-island, with its limited surface, unique in the world.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/asia-and-the-pacific/ indonesia/siberut/
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10| Wakatobi Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia Wakatobi is an acronym for the four main islands of Wangi-Wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko that, together with smaller islands, comprise the Tukang Besi Archipelago at the southeastern tip of Sulawesi. The archipelago is renowned for the diversity of its spectacular coral gardens. Wakatobi’s 3.4 million acres of islands and waters were declared a national park in 1996. The ethnically diverse human population strives to make the area a learning laboratory in areas such as fisheries and agriculture. The 1,390,000 hectare Wakatobi Reserve was declared in 2012
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/asia-and-the-pacific/ indonesia/wakatobi/
31 11| Portland Bight Biosphere Reserve, Jamaica The proposed Portland Bight Biosphere Reserve is Jamaica’s largest protected protected area with the size of 1,876 sq. km. It has outstanding natural features of mangrove, herbaceous swamps, seagrass beds, coral reefs, muddy and sandy benthic areas, dry limestone forests, caves, lakes, rivers, streams, springs, diverse plants and animals, a number of which endemic to Jamica, including the protected crocodile, manatee and the critically endangered Jamaican iguana. It is rich in heritage resources with 300 documented historical sites and important cultural remains and traditions. Economic activities in the area include electricity generation, fishing beaches, marinas and post, hunting, aquaculture, cane farming, livestock production, JAMALCO plant and port, limestone mining, ethanol plant, feed mill. http://savegoatislands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Briefing_Notes_on_the_Portland_Bight_ Protected_Area.pdf
A view from the Hellshire Hills of the Portland Bight Protected Area, containing one of the largest dry limestone forests in the Caribbean
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12| Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve, Maldives The Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve harbours globally significant biodiversity in its numerous reefs and demonstrates a long history of human interaction with the environment. It has a particularly high density of the ring-shaped reef forms called faroes, a peculiar reef structure unique to the Maldives, as well as other unique reef forms. Baa Atoll also has one of the largest areas of mangroves in the central part of the Maldivian atoll chain, and one of only two roosting sites in the Maldives for the frigate bird.
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33 13| Macchabeel/Bel Ombre Biosphere Reserve, Mauritius
Desiginated in 1977, this biosphere reserve located in Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, is important for the conservation of the last remnants of the islands’the tropical evergreen forest. With a total area of 3,594 has., about 25% of Mauritius flora and fauna are island endemics. Being part of the Black River Gorges National Park, the biosphere reserve fosters in situ conservation and ex situ conservation.
http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?mode=gen&code=MAR+01
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14| Palawan Man and the Biosphere Reserve, Philippines
Inscribed in 1990, Palawan is located in the hottest hotspot of the coral triangle marine ecology. Composed of 1,700 islands and islets of rich flora, fauna and cultural wealth, Palawan mainland is an elongated stretch of 425km length and narrow width of 40 km of megadiverse ecology continuously providing new species discovery and a lot more from its unexplored corners, thus believed to be a distinct bio- geographic region of its own.
Al Linsangan
35 15| Azores Biosfera Corvo, Graciosa and Flores Biosphere Reserves, Portugal
The Azorean islands of Corvo (2007), Graciosa (2007) and Flores (2009) are all UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. The Azores Biosphere Reserves correspond to small islands where fisheries, tourism, agriculture and livestock are the main economic activities. The Azores Biosphere reserves corresponds to the total surface of the 3 islands including the surrounding seas, thus covering the whole set of natural of terrestrial and marine ecosystems. The Azores Biosphere Reserves have also great relevance from their cultural specificities, including particular traditions for each island. The volcanic geology, still active shapes the landscape and gives a unique scenario to these islands.
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16| Santana, Madeira, Biosphere Reserve, Madiera Island, Portugal
The municipality of Santana, in Madeira, was inscribed as a UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve in 29 June 2011. The Biosphere Reserve corresponds to the totality of the emerged area of the municipality of Santana and includes the adjacent sea area until the 200 meters bathymetric line.
The total resident population in the area of the Biosphere Reserve is of 7,719 inhabitants, of which 99% live in the Transition Zone, 1% in the Buffer Zone and 0% in the Core Zones.Santana is a rural municipality with a full representation of the main ecosystems (terrestrial and marine) of Madeira Island. Endemic species of plants and animals and special habitats such as the World Heritage Natural Forest, Laurissilva, are part the Biosphere Reserve. Agriculture and cultural heritage complements the genuine features of Santana Biosphere Reserve.
37 17| Gochang Biosphere Reserve, Republic of Korea Gochang Biosphere Reserve is located in the south-west coast of Korea, and is comprised of diverse ecosystems including mountains, tidal flats, freshwater wetlands, and agricultural lands.
Mt. Seonun Provincial Park, Gochang BR
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18| Jeju Biosphere Reserve, Republic of Korea Jeju Island, the largest island in R.O.K, is located in southern Korea. It is an unusual area as it has three UNESCO designations such as, Biosphere Reserve (2002), World Natural Heritage (2007), Global Geopark (2010). Jeju Biosphere Reserve includes Halla Mountain which is the highest in South Korea.
Beomseom islet and Mt.Hallasan, Jeju BR
39 19| Príncipe Island Biosphere Reserve, Democratic Republic of São Tomé & Príncipe
Príncipe Island was nominated as UNESCO Biosphere reserve in 2012. The island, with a land area of 142 sq. kms. and a maximum altitude of 948 meters, is the smaller of the two islands that make up the archipelago and country of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe. Príncipe is essentially an island where subsistence fisheries and agriculture, particularly for local consumption, dominate besides a small tourist development
Despite its small size, the island of Príncipe also hosts a wide diversity of natural ecosystems such as primary forest, mangroves, coastal dunes, coconut trees, riparian vegetation, and lowland ecosystems of inland waters, both lentic and lotic. Of the 450 species of flora present on the island of Príncipe, 44 are endemic to the archipelago and of these 24 taxa are endemic to the island of Príncipe. Recent data collection and research work conducted by the California Academy of Sciences (CAS) suggests that the vast and rich biodiversity of the island still has many secrets to be discovered.
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20| Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve, South Africa The Biosphere Reserve is known for its mosaic of diverse ecosystems and habitats including marine, beach and frontal dune environments, pans, wetlands and rocky outcrops. Situated in the coastal zone north of Cape Town, it covers 378,000 hectares of coastal lowland plains. In 2000, new core areas have been added, thus improving the representativity of coastal marine systems of this Biosphere Reserve.
http://www.capebiosphere.co.za/index.php/about-the-biosphere51/about-the-biosphere http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=SAF+02&mode=all
41 21| El Hierro Biosphere Reserve, Spain El Hierro is a volcanic island situated in the Macaronesian biogeographical region, the island’s vegetation is composed of coastal matorral, thermophilous juniper forest, evergreen woodlands and pine forest, as well as marine and coastal habitats. The wealth of marine life is exceptional and much visited by submarine divers from all over the world. With an area of 29,600 hectares, it was declared a reserve on 22 January 2000.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/europe- north-america/spain/isla-de-el-hierro/
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22| Gran Canaria Biosphere Reserve, Spain Gran Canaria Biosphere Reserve hosts unique landscapes and species. Sustainability policies underlie local participation and education, and scientific results help manage its lush, fragile biodiversity.
Part of the buffer zone with the houses around Soria’s dam in the center, Gran Canaria Biosphere Reserve
43 23| La Palma Biosphere Reserve, Spain The Biosphere Reserve of ‘La Palma’ in the Canary Islands was extended and renamed in 2002 (the ancient Los Tiles Biosphere Reserve is now constituting the core area). The biosphere reserve now encompasses the entire island, which contains a wide range of representative habitats with all the diversity provided by the transition from the coast up to the mountain peaks. The reserve holds a major cultural heritage. Archaeological sites including some of the best engravings to be found in the Canary islands like Cueva Belmaco and La Zarza. The island is unique as it also represents the survival of a cultural legacy based on the mixture of Afro-american and European currents. http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?mode=all&code=SPA+08
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24| Menorca Biosphere Reserve, Spain The main characteristic of the Menorca Biosphere Reserve is the diversity characteristic of nearly all Mediterranean island ecosystems. The most notable habitats are the gullies, caves, wetlands made up of ponds, lagoons and marshes, dune systems, coasts and islets. Some 220 species of birds, and 1,000 species of plants (60 of which are endemic) have been recorded. One of the most important landscape features of the Biosphere Reserve is the number of gullies that cross it in the direction of the south coast, which offer spectacular landscapes and have an abundant and varied flora and fauna. Also important are the nesting sites of birds of prey and aquatic birds nesting close to small permanent or seasonal water sources. Menorca has many natural land caves and underwater caves, situated in the north and south of the island. The coastal wetlands include Albufera de Es Grau ( a Natural Park and the core area of the Biosphere Reserve), as well as Addaia, Son Saura and Son Bou. As in many parts in Europe, the ‘whole island’ biosphere reserve of Menorca has become a patchy mosaic of landscapes as a result of centuries of human-induced fragmentation. The biosphere reserve constitutes a rich historical and cultural legacy, expressed in numerous settlements and prehistoric monuments.The zonation was changed in 2004 and the original core area expanded to increase a marine zone.
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45 St Mary’s Biosphere Reserve, St. Kitts and Nevis 25| The St. Mary’s Biosphere Reserve (SMBR) is the first Biosphere Reserve in the English Speaking Caribbean, located about 4 miles from the Capital of Basseterre, on the island of St.Kitts. The SMBR is approximately 4,297.125 hectares in size, and has a ridge to reef topography that encompassed the communities of Canada, Keys and Cayon.
The SMBR is home to areas of interest such as: Historic Sugar Plantation Estate Ruins; Cayon Village Historic District; Maroon Settlements; Spooners Level & Cotton Ginnery; Bayford’s Historic Dairy Farm; Jack in the Box Mountain Passage; Cayon River Historic French/English Division, Keys “leatherback turtle nesting” beach and a Central Forest Reserve that is home to many endemic birds.
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26| Blekinge Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Sweden Blekinge Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, in the South-East of Sweden, with a Baltic Sea focus, has high conservation values and unique landscapes, such as meadows, small islands and islets, bays and deciduous forests. It has also high cultural values like authentic, vibrant craft traditions, the Cultural Reserve Ronneby Brunnspark and the World Heritage Naval Port of Karlskrona, and small-scale fishery and agriculture.
47 27| Socotra Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Yemen Declaration Date: 2003 Surface Area: 2,681,640 hectares
The Socotra Archipelago is located off the Horn of Africa, at the crossroads between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. It is recognised as a regional centre of biodiversity, with spectacular endemic species such as the Dragon Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari). Socotra has a rich cultural heritage, including the unique Soqotri language. Isolated from the rest of the world, traditional land and sea uses remained little changed until the 1970s.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/arab- states/yemen/socotra-archipelago/
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INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS
AUSTRALIA DENMARK Lindy Atkin Peter Longsholm Jølbæk Deputy-Chair Head of Section Noosa Biosphere Ltd. Departementet for Miljø og Natur / Ministry of [email protected] Environment and Nature [email protected] CHILE Mario E. Gálvez Fernández HAITI Focal Point Smith Barthelus MAB Chile MAB National Committee Haiti [email protected]; La Selle BR [email protected] [email protected]
CHINA INDONESIA Li Yuhang Atanasius Guntara Martana Nanji Islands National Marine Nature Wakatobi BR Reserve Administration [email protected]; [email protected] [email protected]
ESTONIA Toto Indraswanto Toomas Kokovkin Head Focal point Siberut National Park MAB UNESCO Estonia [email protected] [email protected] JAMAICA FINLAND Everton Hannam J.P. Katja Bonnevier Secretary – General Coordinator Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO Archipelago Sea Area BR [email protected]; [email protected] [email protected]
49 DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF Jang Seokjun KOREA (DPR) MAB National Committee of the Kim Myong-Gon Republic of Korea Official Bureau of International Cooperation for Min-An Hwang Sciences Manager State Academy of Sciences (SAOS) Gochang BR [email protected] Sin Jong-Nam Head Minsuk Kang Lab Research Center for Biodiversity & Eco- [email protected] engineering, State Academy of Sciences (SAOS) Nami Kim Manager REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ROK) Jeju Secretariat, Jeju BR Chung Il Choi [email protected] Co-Chairprerson MAB National Committee of Republic of Sung-Jun Pang Korea Team Manager [email protected] Jeju Secretariat, Jeju BR [email protected] Dai-Yeun Jeong Director Oh Yurim Jeju Sustainable Environmental Education Korea National Park Service Center, Jeju BR [email protected] [email protected] Park Seunggi Do-Soon Cho Korea National Park Service Vice-chair [email protected] MAB Committee of Republic of Korea [email protected] Sung-Nam Lim Director Hyun Sook Lee Gochang BR Press REPUBLIC OF KOREA [email protected]
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REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ROK) ST. KITTS and NEVIS Yong-Chan Kang Antonio Maynard Head Secretary - General Jeju BR National Commission of St. Kitts and Nevis to UNESCO Young-Ja Choi St Mary’s BR Manager [email protected]; Gochang B [email protected] [email protected] SOUTH AFRICA MALDIVES Carika Van Zyl Abdullah Shibau Conservation Manager Managing Director Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve Conservation [email protected] Fund [email protected] SPAIN Antonio Mariano San Blas MAURITIUS Alvárez Parmananda Ragen Manager Scientific Officer (Conservation) Reserva Mundial de la Biosfera La Invasive Alien Species Coordinator Palma Protected Area Network Project [email protected] UNDP/GEF National Parks and Conservation Service, Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Fernando Villalonga Bordes Security Executive Counselor [email protected] Department of Economy, Environment and Hunting, Consell Insular de PORTUGAL Menorca Antonio Domingos de Sousa Abreu Representative of the Island Council of MAB Portugal Menorca [email protected] [email protected]
Cristina Maria Costa Abreu Juli Caujapé Castells Researcher-Biologist Reserva de Biosfera de Gran Canaria University of Madeira [email protected] [email protected]
51 SPAIN SWEDEN José Luís Orfila Hernández Heleen Podsedkowska Director Coordinator Insular del Departamento de Economía, Medio Blekinge Archipelago Biosphere Reserve Ambiente y Caza del Consell Insular de Menorca [email protected] Menorca BR [email protected] YEMEN Ahmed Saeed Sulaiman Micheel Angel Acosta Hernandez Environmental Protection Authority Consejero de Medio Socotra Archipelago Ambiente del Cabildo de El Hierro, Isla de El [email protected] Hierro, Canary Islands [email protected] UNESCO Miguel Clusener-Godt Juan Rita Senior Programme Specialist Researcher, Professor of Botany Chief of Ecological Sciences and Biodiversity University of the Balearic Islands Section Parlma de Mallorca BR UNESCO [email protected] [email protected]
Alvaro de Torres Suarez Director Department for Planification, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment [email protected]
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PHILIPPINE PARTICIPANTS Teresita A. Batul Finance and Administration Victoriano A. Acosta Palawan Council for Sustainable State Auditor IV Development Staff Commission on Audit Palawan BR Palawan BR [email protected] [email protected] Hon. Lucilo R. Bayron Atty. Grizelda Mayo-Anda Mayor, Puerto Princesa City Assistant Executive Director Palawan BR Environmental Legal Assistance Center, Inc. Palawan BR Mr. Freddie Blanco [email protected]; [email protected] Staff UNESCO National Commission Tutu B. Almonte [email protected] Acting City Environment and Natural Resources Officer, City Government of Puerto Princesa Madrono T. Cabrestante, Jr. Palawan BR ECAN Policy, Monitoring & Knowledge Management Hon. Jose Pepito C. Alvarez Palawan Council for Sustainable Governor, Province of Palawan Development Staff Chairman, Palawan Council for Sustainable Palawan BR Development PHILIPPINES Palawan BR [email protected]
Gilbert S. Baaco Virginia B. Catain Head ECAN Zones Management Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Palawan Council for Sustainable Management Office, Provincial Government of Development Staff Palawan Palawan BR Palawan BR [email protected]
53 PHILIPPINE PARTICIPANTS Rev. Fr. Eugene Elivera, MA, STHD Rector Juan C. Dela Cruz Seminario de San Jose Provincial Environment and Natural Palawan BR Resources Officer Department of Environment and Natural Rea Flores Resources State Auditor II Palawan BR Commission on Audit [email protected] Palawan BR [email protected] Veronica D. De Guzman Director Ryan T. Fuentes Palawan Wildlife Rescue and ECAN Plan Integration & Project Conservation Center Development Palawan BR Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff Hon. Lucena D. Demaala Palawan BR Mayor, Municipality of Narra [email protected] President, League of Municipalities of Palawan Benjamin Gonzales, PhD Palawan BR Vice-President Research, Development and Extension Nelson P. Devanadera Western Philippines University Executive Director Palawan BR Palawan Council for Sustainable [email protected] Development Staff Palawan BR Leonora D. Labrador [email protected] District Management Office - Calamianes Palawan Council for Sustainable Bart Duff Development Staff President Palawan BR Palawan Chamber of Commerce and [email protected] Industry Palawan BR [email protected] 54 4th Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves “Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves under the Impact of Natural Disasters”
May C. Lacao Alejandro S. Marcaida Office of the Executive Director-Special Environmental Education and Extension Concerns Palawan Council for Sustainable Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff Development Staff Palawan BR Palawan BR [email protected] [email protected] Hon. Luis M. Marcaida III Romeo R. Lerom, PhD Vice Mayor, City of Puerto Princesa Director for Research Palawan BR Western Philippines University Palawan BR Maria Luz A. Martinez [email protected] Special Concerns Palawan Council for Sustainable Elizabeth Maclang Development Staff Protected Area Superintendent Palawan BR Puerto Princesa Subterranean River [email protected] National Park Palawan BR Josephine S. Matulac [email protected] Director II ECAN Operations Department Daphne T. Mallari Palawan Council for Sustainable Director Development Staff University Research Office Palawan BR Palawan State University [email protected] Palawan BR [email protected] Virginia A. Miralao, PhD Secretary-General Elsa Manarpaac, PhD UNESCO National Commission of the President Philippines Western Philippines University [email protected] Palawan BR [email protected]
55 PHILIPPINE PARTICIPANTS Hon. Victorino Dennis M. Socrates Vice Governor, Province of Palawan Jose Ricardo G. A. Molina Palawan BR Interpreter Chief Operating Officer / Executive Director Angelique M. Songco Fundación Santiago Protected Area Superintendent [email protected] Tubbataha Reefs National Park Tubbataha Management Office Franquito B. Paduga Palawan BR Officer-In-Charge [email protected] Provincial Planning and Development Office Palawan BR Jeannie G. Tabangay Palawan Biodiversity Program Manager Michael D. Pido, PhD Conservation International V-President for Research and Extension Palawan BR Palawan State University [email protected] Palawan BR [email protected] Lualhati E. Tabugon Director II John Francisco A. Pontillas ECAN Planning, Policy & Knowledge Office of the Executive Director-Special Management Department Concerns Palawan Council for Sustainable Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff Development Staff Palawan BR Palawan BR [email protected] [email protected] Deborah Q. Tan Hon. Clara E. Reyes President Mayor, Municipality of Coron Palawan Tourism Council PHILIPPINES Palawan BR
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Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff Chairperson Nelson P. Devanadera Executive Director Lead Coordinators Lualhati E. Tabugon John Francisco A. Pontillas Support Staff Miguel Babera Darryl Licerio Rowena Pasamonte Iris Villamor Teresita A.. Batul May C. Lacao Melo Ponce de Leon Maila Victoria Glenda M. Cadigal Susan Maghanoy Zaldy Reyes Gines-Villaos Ilya Shelome Cansino Manuel Lardizabal Rio Quindara Richard Vuelba Rachel Ann Carino Alejandro Marcaida Ma. Cristina C. Rodriguez Joseph Vuerzo Joseph Dador Grace Palatino Lyn S. Valdez Jen Yap
Palawan State University Western Philippines University Co-Chairperson Co-Chairperson Jeter S. Sespeñe, PhD Elsa P. Manarpaac, PhD President President Lead Coordinator Lead Coordinator Daphne T. Mallari Cecilia F. Malolos Support Staff Support Staff Desiree Ago Glenda Amdane Jo Annie Corvera Jun-jun Broncano Mary Joy A. Delos Trinos Mary Grace A. Jagmis Ixara Dollente Eden Llavan Katrina Elauria Jonald Nalzaro Ampy F. Esguerra Maria Adela J. Lacao Venzon L. Limpiada Maylene Udtojan 64