TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 I. INTRODUCTION 3 II. CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS 4 Opening Session Strengthening Partnerships on Environment and Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conservation 5 Hon. Demetrio Ignacio Jr. Undersecretary for Field Operations, DENR Local Government Unit (LGU) as a Catalyst in Biodiversity Conservation 5 Hon. Austere Panadero Undersecretary for Local Government, DILG (Delivered by Ms. Analiza Bonagua, Director, Bureau of Local Government Development, DILG) Visionary – Benefits of Local Conservation 6 Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim Director, Biodiversity Management Bureau, DENR Biodiversity Conservation and Ecotourism 7 Hon. Rolando Canizal Assistant Secretary, Tourism and Development Planning, DOT Messages from Conference Partners Civic Society Participation in Biodiversity Conservation 8 Dr. Antonio La Viña Chairperson, Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation, Inc. (Delivered by Mr. Jerome Montemayor, Senior Program Officer for Program Development, PTFCF) Supporting Diverse Conservation Modalities 9 Mr. Berthold Schirm Principal Advisor and Program Coordinator, GIZ-Protected Area Management Enhancement (PAME) Programme, Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Eco-Region Generating Benefits from Biodiversity Conservation 10 Ms. Amelia Supetran Team Leader, Environment and Energy Unit, UNDP Philippines The Demand and Supply Side of Biodivesity Conservation: From Local Initiatives to Policy Perspectives 10 Hon. Josephine Ramirez-Sato Representative, Lone District of Occidental Mindoro (Delievered by Mayor Benjamin Tria of the Municipality of Looc, Occidental Mindoro) Long Way to Go in Biodiversity Conservation 11 Hon. Pryde Henry Teves Representative, 3rd District of Negros Oriental Plenary 1. Biodiversity Conservation Partnership Building Managing the Mt. Nacolod Landscape: A Shared Conservation Challenge 12 Hon. Roger Mercado Governor, Southern Leyte Province (Delivered by Forester Danilo Javier, Regional Technical Director for Protected Areas, Wildlife and Coastal Zone Management Sector of DENR Region VIII) Strengthening LGU Initiative for Protected Area Management: The Case of Sagay Marine Reserve 15 Hon. Alfredo Maranon Jr. Governor, Negros Occidental Province International Experiences on LCAs or LCA-like Initiatives 16 Atty. Roberto Oliva Executive Director, ASEAN Center for Biodiversity Plenary 2. National Policy and Program Support to LCAs and Biodiversity Conservation Biodiversity-friendly Practices in Agriculture and Fisheries Practices 18 Hon. Proceso Alcala, Secretary, DA (Delivered by Engr. Samuel Contreras, Head, Soil Conservation and Management Division, Bureau of Soil and Water Management, DA) Guidelines for Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUPs) 19 Ms. Annabelle Guanzon Housing and Homesite Regulation Officer, Policy Development Group, HLURB LGU Experience in Mainstreaming Biodiversity in CLUPs 21 Hon. Christina Hemady R. Arcillas Mayor, Municipality of Tubod, Surigao del Norte THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS Theme 1. Emerging LCA Approaches and Models The Mangatarem Experience: Expansion of Protected Area through Critical Habitat Establishment 24 Hon. Teodoro C. Cruz Mayor, Municipality of Mangatarem, Pangasinan Development of Locally-Managed Conservation Area in ARMM: The Case of Bud Bongao, Tawi-Tawi 26 Hon. Jasper S. Que Mayor, Municipality of Bongao, Tawi-Tawi Tinagong Dagat Critical Habitat: Haven for Five Globally Threatened Species 27 Hon. Reynor R. Gonzales Mayor, Municipality of Lambunao, Iloilo PPP in Creating an Inclusive and Enabling Environment to Watershed Management for Sustainable 29 Development and Community Empowerment: The Case of San Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro Ms. Yolanda Mendoza Executive Assistant for Agriculture, Municipality of San Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro Role of LGU in Inclusive Protected Area Management: The Experience of the Provincial Government of Agusan 29 del Sur in Seeking Convergence Mechanism for the Management of Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary Ms. Salome Acapiado Supervising Environmental Management Specialist, PENRO, Agusan del Sur Province Triad LGUs in Southern Cebu Join Forces for the Mt. Nug-as-Palinpinon-Lantoy LCA 31 Hon. Ronald Allan Cesante Mayor, Municipality of Dalaguete, Cebu (Delivered by Mr. Almar Villahermosa, Division Chief, Municipal Agriculture and Natural Resources Office, Dalaguete, Cebu) Establishment of LCAs in Polilio Group of Islands 32 Hon. Cristina Encallado Bosque Mayor, Municipality of Polilio, Quezon Expansion of Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary through Local Initiative: 33 Establishing the LCAs in San Isidro, Davao Oriental Hon. Justina Buenviaje Yu Mayor, Municipality of San Isidro, Davao Oriental Saving Mt. Palali: The Experience of FRENDS in Co-Management and Individual 35 Property Rights Recognition for Improved Forest Management Hon. Ramon T. Cabauatan, Jr. Mayor, Municipality of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Theme 2. Achieving Conservation Benefits through LCAs Macajalar Bay Development Alliance: Inter-LGU alliance on Integrated 36 Coastal Management (ICM) and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Hon. Oliver Ubaub Mayor, Municipality of Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental Benefits of Landscape and Seascape Conservation Approaches 37 – Terrestrial Local Conservation Areas (LCAs) and MPAs: Three LCAS in Sipalay City Forest and MPAs Mr. Roderico Bolo Aquatechnologist, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental – LGU Alliances in Northern Negros Natural Park 38 Atty. Wilfred Ramon Peñalosa Provincial Environment Management Officer, Negros Occidental Central Negros Coastal Development Management Council: ICM Program 39 Ms. Marilou R. Penafiel Executive Director, Central Negros Coastal Development Management Council From Ripples to Rolls of Success: Restoring the Mangrove Resources in Sibuguey Bay 40 Hon. George Cainglet Mayor, Municipality of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay Mt. Tapulao Critical Habitat as an Ecotourism Destination: A Biodiversity Conservation Strategy 41 Hon. Generoso F. Amog Mayor, Municipality of Palauig, Zambales Theme 3. Sustainable Biodiversity Conservation Financing PPUR: LGU Management of Protected Area 42 Hon. Lucilo R. Bayron Mayor, City of Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Delivered by Ms. Elizabeth Maclang, PPUR Park Superintendent) Biodiversity-friendly Enterprises 43 Hon. Lolita dela Cruz - Garcia Mayor, Municipality of Sta. Teresita, Cagayan Strengthened Partnerships in Resource Mobilization 43 Forester Joel Ordonio Protected Area Superintendent, Bulusan Volcano Natural Park, Sorsogon Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) for Improved Forestlands Management 44 Wao Co-Management Area Hon. Elvino Balicao, Jr. Mayor, Municipality of Wao, Lanao del Sur Private Sector Participation in PES 45 Mt. Kalatungan Range Natural Park: PES for Sustainable Financing in Kalatungan Range Mr. Roel Ravanera Executive Director, Xavier Science Foundation, Cagayan de Oro City Presentation of the Resolution on the National Conference on Local Conservation Areas 46 Small Group Discussions on Some Funding Opportunities 47 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 48 Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation PTFCF) 49 GIZ Protected Area Management Enhancement (GIZ-PAME) 49 Closing Session Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim 50 Director, Biodiversity Management Bureau, DENR Symbolic turn-over of group outputs, recommendations and action plans III. ANNEXES Annex A – Transcript of Messages 51 Annex A.1 Strengthening Partnerships on ENR and BD Conservation 51 Mr. Demetrio L. Ignacio, Jr., Undersecretary for Field Operations, DENR Annex A.2 LGUs as catalysts in BD Conservation 52 Hon. Austere Panadero, Undersecretary for Local Government, DILG Annex A.3 Cong. Josephine Ramirez-Sato 53 Representative, Lone District of Occidental Mindoro Annex B – Photo Documentation of the Conference 54 Annex C – List of Recognized LGUs 56 Annex D – Convenors’ Profile 57 Annex E – Group Outputs 58 Annex F – Directory of Participants 64 LIST OF ACRONYMS A&D Alienable and Disposable IPRA Indigenous Peoples Rights Act ACB ASEAN Center for Biodiversity KBA Key Biodiversity Areas ADB Asian Development Bank LCA/s Local Conservation Area/s AHP ASEAN Heritage Park LGC Local Government Code ANR Assisted Natural Regeneration LGU/s Local Government Unit/s ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations MAO Municipal Agricultural Officer BD Biological Diversity/Biodiversity M&E Monitoring and Evaluation BFAP Biodiversity Friendly Agricultural Practices MENRO Municipal Environment and Natural BFAR Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Resources Officer/Office BMB Biodiversity Management Bureau MIMAROPA Mindoro (Oriental and Occidental), BPP Biodiversity Partnerships Project Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan BVNP Bulusan Volcano Natural Park (Also called Region IV-B, these are the CADT Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title island provinces in the Southern CBD Convention on Biological Diversity Tagalog Region) CBST Community Based Sustainable Tourism MPA Marine Protected Area CENRO City/Community Environment and Natural NCIP National Commission on Indigenous Peoples Resources Officer/Office NewCAPP New Conservation Areas in the Philippines CH Critical Habitat Project CHMC Critical Habitat Management Committee NGA/s National Government Agencies CHMP Critical Habitat Management Plan NGO Non-government organization CMF Conservation Management Framework NGP National Greening Program CLUP/s Comprehensive Land Use Plan/s NIPAS National Integrated Protected Area System COP Conference of the Parties NTFP Non Timber Forest Product CPMR Central Panay Mountain Range PA Protected