PARTICIPATORY COASTAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF EL NIDO September 2006 Prepared for: PALAWAN COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Palawan Center for Sustainable Development Sta. Monica Heights, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines 5300 Email: [email protected] Tel.: (63-48) 434-4235, Fax: 434-4234 Funded through a loan from : JAPAN BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Prepared by: PACIFIC CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL in association with ALMEC Corporation CERTEZA Information Systems, Inc. DARUMA Technologies Inc. Geo-Surveys & Mapping, Inc. Photo Credits: All photos by SEMP-NP ECAN Zoning Component Project Management Office This report can be reproduced as long as the convenors are properly acknowledged as the source of information Reproduction of this publication for sale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without the written consent of the publisher. 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Participatory Coastal Resource Assessment Report for El Nido Municipality Palawan Council for Sustainable Development, Puerto Princesa City, Philippines TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page List of Tables v List of Figures vi Acronyms and Abbreviations Used viii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY xi 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background of The Study 1 1.2 Project Site Description 1 2.0 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 8 2.1 General Objective 9 2.2 Specific Objective 9 3.0 METHODOLOGY 9 3.1 PCRA Site Selection 10 3.2 Preparatory Activities 10 3.3 Data Collection 12 3.3.1 Community Map 12 3.3.2 Trends 12 3.3.3 Transects 13 3.3.4 Time Lines 13 3.3.5 Seasonal Calendar 13 3.3.6 Social Data 13 3.3.7 Scoring Ranking and Resource Flows 13 3.4 Scope and Limitations 13 4.0 RESULTS AND ANALYSIS 14 4.1 Historical Trend 14 4.1.1 Coastal Wetlands Ecosystems 14 4.1.2 Seagrass Ecosystems 17 4.1.3 Coral Reef Ecosystems 18 4.1.4 Marine Fishery Species 19 4.1.5 Marine Fishery 23 4.2 Transect 33 4.2.1 The Key Ecosystems/Habitats and Existing Resources 34 4.2.2 Resource Use and Livelihood 34 4.2.3 Issues, Problems and Recommendations 34 ________________________________________________________________________ iii Title Page 4.3 Temporal Data Using the Seasonal Calendar 45 4.4 Social and Institutional Character 60 4.4.1 Poverty 60 4.4.2 Food Security 61 4.4.3 Gender Roles and Development 61 4.4.4 Institutions 65 4.4.5 The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in 69 Environmental Management ANNEXES 70 Annex 1. Profile of Organizations and Their Programs and Projects, 70 Barangay Bebeladan, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 Annex 2. Profile of Organizations and Their Programs and Projects, 73 Barangay Bucana, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 Annex 3. Profile of Organizations and Their Programs and Projects, 78 Barangay Teneguiban, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 Annex 4. Profile of Organizations and Their Programs and Projects, 85 Barangay Mabini, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 ________________________________________________________________________ iv LIST OF TABLES Table No. Title Page 1 Summary of Historical Trend of Mangrove Forests Status, Selected 16 Sites., El Nido, Palawan, 2004 2 Summary of Historical Trend of Seagrass Conditions, Selected, 18 Sites, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 3 Summary of Historical Trend of Coral Reefs, Selected Sites, El 19 Nido, 2004 4 List of Common Marine Fishery Resources, Selected Sites, El 20 Nido, Palawan, 2004 5 Trends and Correlations of Selected Parameters Through Time, 24 Bacuit Bay, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 6 Trends and Correlations of Selected Parameters Through Time, 25 Dilapira/Base Bay, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 7 Trends and Correlations of Selected Parameters Through Time in 26 Site 3 (Darocotan Bay) 8 Trends and Correlations of Selected Parameters Through Time in 27 Site 4 (Shark Fin Bay) 9 Trends and Correlations of Selected Parameters, Dilapira/Base 30 Bay, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 10 Trends and Correlations of Selected Parameters Through Time, 31 Darocoton Bay, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 11 Trends and Correlations of Selected Parameters Through Time, 32 Sharks Fin Bay, 2004 12 Coastal/Marine Profile, Bacuit Bay, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 36 13 Coastal/Marine Profile, Dilapira/Base Bay, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 39 14 Coastal/Marine Profile, Darocoton Bay, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 40 15 Coastal/Marine Profile, Shark Fin Bay, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 43 ________________________________________________________________________ v Table No. Title Page 16 Seasonal Calendar, Bacuit Bay, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 46 17 Seasonal Calendar, Dilapira/Base Bay, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 50 18 Seasonal Calendar, Darocoton Bay, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 54 19 Seasonal Calendar, Sharks Fin Bay, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 58 20 Gender Roles on Selected Tasks, Bacuit Bay, El Nido, Palawan, 62 2004 21 Gender Roles on Selected Tasks, Dilapira/Base Bay, El Nido, 63 Palawan, 2004 22 Gender Roles on Selected Tasks, Darocoton Bay, El Nido, 64 Palawan, 2004 23 Gender Roles on Selected Tasks, Sharks Bay, El Nido, Palawan, 65 2004 ________________________________________________________________________ vi LIST OF FIGURES Figure No. Title Page 1 Location Map, Municipality of El Nido, Palawan 2 2 Municipal Map, Municipality of El Nido, Palawan 3 3 Existing Land Use, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 4 4 Perception of Economic Status, Selected Sites, El Nido, 60 Palawan, 2004 5 Venn Diagram Showing the Inter-relationships between the 66 Government and Organizations, Barangay Bucana, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 6 Venn Diagram Showing the Inter-relationships between the 67 Government and Organizations, Barangay Teneguiban, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 7 Venn Diagram Showing the Inter-relationships between the 68 Government and Organizations, Barangay Mabini, El Nido, Palawan, 2004 ________________________________________________________________________ vii ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED A & D Alienable and Disposable BAS Bureau of Agricultural Statistics BC Barangay Council BHW Barangay Health Worker BOD Board of Directors BSWM Bureau of Soils and Water Management BUSELCO Busuanga Electric Cooperative BWSA Barangay Waterworks and Sanitation Association CADC Certificate of Ancestral Domain Claim CADT Certificate of Ancestral Domain Titles CARP Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program CBCRM Community-Based Coastal Resources Management CFI Culion Foundation, Inc. CIP Conservation International – Philippines CIDSS Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services CIP Conservation International Philippines CL Council of Leaders CLUP Comprehensive Land Use Plan COOP Cooperative CRM Coastal Resources Management DA Department of Agriculture DAR Department of Agrarian Reform DILG Department of Interior and Local Government DOH Department of Health ________________________________________________________________________ viii DOLE Department of Labor and Employment DOT Department of Tourism DOTC Department of Transportation and Communication DPWH Department of Public Works and Highways DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development DTI Department of Trade and Industry ECAN Environmentally Critical Areas Network EMB Environmental Management Bureau FAP Foreign-Assisted Project GIS Geographic Information System HLRB Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board ICHSP Integrated Community-Based Health Systems Project IP Indigenous People JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency KLM Kilusang Ligtas Malarya LC Land Classification LDC Local Development Council LGC Local Government Code MAO Municipal Agriculture Office MDC Municipal Development Council NATRIPAL Nagkakaisang mga Tribu ng Palawan, Inc. NCIP National Commission on Indigenous Peoples NHA National Housing Authority NIA National Irrigation Administration ________________________________________________________________________ ix NIPAS National Integrated Protected Areas System NGO Non-Government Organization NSO National Statistics Office ODA Official Development Assistance PALECO Palawan Electric Cooperative PAMB Protected Areas Management Board PCRA Participatory Coastal Resources Assessment PCSD Palawan Council for Sustainable Development PCSDS Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff PFI PATH Foundation, Inc. PO People’s Organization PPDO Provincial Planning and Development Office PTCA Parent Teachers Community Association PVOs Private Voluntary Organizations RHU Rural Health Unit RWSA Rural Waterworks and Sanitation Association SB Sangguniang Bayan SEAP Self-Employment Assistance Program SEP Strategic Environmental Plan SK Sangguniang Kabataan TC Tribal Council UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ZO Zoning Ordinance ________________________________________________________________________ x EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION This report presents the results of a participatory field assessment of the coastal resources of the Municipality of El Nido, Palawan. The Municipality of El Nido is located in the northern-most tip of Palawan mainland. It lies between 11o27’ and 119o27’ latitude. It is bounded on the north by Linapacan Strait (Luzon Sea), on the east by Taytay Bay (Sulu Sea), on the south by the Municipality of Taytay, and on the west by South China Sea. It has a total land area of 92,326 hectares. This is 3.20 percent of the total land area of the Province of Palawan. The assessment was implemented by the Capacity-Building Team of the ECAN Zoning Component Project in collaboration with the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD). OVERVIEW OF PCRA The goal of the PCRA is to rapidly generate information on the coastal resources which will serve as inputs to the ECAN Zoning for environmental