• Calapan is the capital of the province of Oriental Mindoro with a total land area of 250.06 Power of Public Participation in Green square Sustainable City Development: Scaling kilometers Up of Good Practices • Population: 133,893 ARNAN C. PANALIGAN • Pop. Growth Rate Mayor, Calapan City, Philippines :1.6%. • located in the northeastern part on the island of ityC of alapanC Mindoro, 130 km south of the capital of the Philippines, MIMAROPA’s Premier Center of Investments and Agro Manila and 28 nautical miles south of Batangas Industry 8th East Asia Summit High Level Seminar on Sustainable Cities 2016-2026 province. • Comprised of 62 political divisions or barangays: 22 are 09 February 2017, Chiang Rai, Thailand urban and 40 are rural. Barangay GREEN Initiatives CALAPAN CITY Barangay Eco Champions Encourage commitment of local communities in building green environment • Solid waste segregation at source. • Tree planting activities for the Barangay Forest Parks Mangrove Forest Conservation and Development Conservation and Protected Areas Establishment of Marine Protected Areas The City of Calapan has instituted public partnerships for the establishment of Mangrove forest to: • initiate local eco‐tourism development • Improve carbon sequestration • Establish a learning hub for ecological management • Engage locals with the local government’s The 258 hectares Marine Protected Areas of Calapan City protects the sustainable goals. coastal waters and marine resources. Environmental Management Education Environmental Management Education Environmental Education and Governance Other Local Partnerships and Initiatives • Policies and Ordinances TheSearchfortheMostEco‐ Friendly and Progressive, • Organizing and accreditation Responsive and Outstanding of local “junk shop” operators School and local Fisher folks The program is aimed to create • Earth Hour Celebration a significant impact specifically • Brick production from ‘with on the students in promoting potential type of wastes’ like environmental awareness and sustainable management. plastic bags • River Rehabilitation Program Eco Savers Club Program • Urban Backyard Gardening Students are taught of proper • Tree Planting and Tree solid waste segregation to Parenting initiatives recover materials that can be sold to accredited “junk shops” of the local government..