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Lowland and Upland Conservation for Lake Mainit Influence Areas

The project aimed to contribute towards the conservation of the biodiversity in key resource areas around Lake Mainit. The project was developed and considered for funding under the UNDP GEF/RNE SGP and PACAP Partnership for Biodiversity Conservation for Lake Mainit.

The project is environmental protection and conservation activities, mainly, focusing at protecting biodiversity in the lowland, upland and lake ecosystem in Lake Mainit. The project in addressing environmental conservation and development in the community, will harness the community todo the right approach since they are the shock absorber of the ill effects of environmental degradation and the beneficiaries of the gains as offshoot of the program.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Associates for Integral Development Foundation Inc.

Country:

Philippines

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity

Operational Phase:

Phase 2

Grant Amount:

US$ 44,045.75

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 62,796.35

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 26,895.35

Project Number:

PHI/14/01 GEF-RNE

Start Date:

1/2002

End Date:

12/2004

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

For socio-economic development, they envisioned to augment the farm family income of partner beneficiaries through the provision of improved breed of goats and chicken. It also aims of improving the farming system and develop agriculture production skills aside from crops more especially animal production and be formed part of partner-beneficiaries regular/continuing economic activity in the future. And to increase productivity by utilizing vacant lots under coconut thereby advocating the principle of crop-livestock combination farming system, which in the process, manure's from goats and chicken will provide good source of plant nutrients as organic fertilizer and plantation/field crops.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous people's representation in the protected area are being promoted, adopted and practiced.

Notable Community Participation

The community will participate in the planning session to be initiated by AID to develop teh program sustainability mechanism and also in the formulation of strategies, policies and guidelines for people's organization and assess performance of project staff.

Capacity - Building Component

The following are some of the capacity-building and institutional development activities covered by this project: 1. Training Intervention; 2. Barangay-Based Environment Learning Forum 3. Cross Site Validation

Gender Focus

The target of the project are the Lake Mainit Influence Areas esp. in Jabonga and Kitcharao. There will be proportionate number of women and men in this project because AID will push on Family Participation esp. in the conduct of informal session, farmer/fisherfolk classes. To the family member, it will boost their moral, being considered as part of the development work. And the project thru its Livelihood component augment their farm family income thereby raising their standard of living.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

This project will certainly improved environment. Because all project component are geared towards addressing the degarding environment in the area.

Project Results

The following outcome and effects were realized for this project:
1. Imporved knowledge, attitude and skills (KAS) on biodiversity conservation including protection of critical habitats
2. strengthened capacities of stakeholders in institutionalizing conservation and management of natural resources
3. alternative livelihood activities and the development of the value-added products promoted and implemented
4. indigenous people's representation in the protected area promoted, adopted and practiced
5. assessed and monitored ecology and forest population, wetland, ecosystems and the population of threatened and endangered species.

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