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Siquijor Integrated Management of Coastal Resources

The project will undertake a community-based conservation of coastal and marine resources of Siquijor including support system to enhance the living conditions of the coastal communities.

The biodiversity significance of the project sites has been established by the resource assessment undertaken by the SCFHPI with the Siliman University.

The project will rehabilitate and protect the coastal and marine environment of Siquijor Island with its primary objectives:

1. Organize and strengthen fisherfolk communities in selected barangays;
2. Assess and evaluate the biological and ecological condition of their coastal and marine environment (mangrove and coral reef);
3. Formulate an integrated coastal resource management plan for each barangay which will be incorporated in the municipal development plans;
4. Establish mangrove nursery and rehabilitate selected mangrove areas;
5. Establish marine reserves in selected areas;
6. Assist fishing communities implement alternative livelihood activities;
7. Strengthen coordination of all concerned government and non-government organizations operating in the island.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

St. Catherine Family Helper Project, Inc.

Country:

Philippines

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity

Operational Phase:

Phase 2

Grant Amount:

US$ 42,497.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 2,963.39

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 12,944.12

Project Number:

PHI/21/02 GEF-RNE

Start Date:

10/2002

End Date:

10/2004

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Capacity - Building Component

Activities include social infrasture building and strengthening, biodiversity conservation and resource tenure improvement (including establishing tenurial rights over 15 kilometer municipal waters), community strengthening, IEC, and productivity systems development (livelihood). The training and seminars, actual hands-on experience on mangrove re-planting, establishment of nursery, establishment of marine reserve, and actual lobbying with different concerned agencies are the very activities that build the capacity of the people's organizations. Direct project partners are fisherfolks and coastal communities from seven (7) barangays.

Gender Focus

Communities' involvement whether men, women or childredn are all enhanced in the project implementation and specially during the monitoring. The project is building-up communities' skills in leadership and managment so they will be able to sustain the effort of the project evenafter the project period. The fisherfolk communities is the prime mover of the project. The communities are directly responsible in convincing/lobbying their respective local government units for support towards the protection and rehabilitation of their coastal and marine environment.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

Not applicable.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The community will be environmentally aware about the protection and rehabilitation of the coastal and marine environment of Larena and Siquijor. The LGU and the community will have a credible baseline data of the ecological and biological conditions of their coastal and marine environment that they can use for planning and monitoring its progress. LGU's directions, priorities and different strategies in the protection and rehabilitation of its coastal and marine environment are organized under their coastal resource management plans. The efforts of the community will be sustained by the LGU.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The project is still conducting feasibility studies on the proposed alternative livelihood projects.

Notable Community Participation

The target communities had been very much involved in the project. The communities and the LGU gained knowledge and skills during the participatory coastal resource assessment. They already formulated clear directions and strategies on how to protect and rehabilitate their coastal and marine environment. Fishing communities are taking active role in the protection and rehabilitation of the coastal and marine environment of Larena and Siquijor.

Project Results

Established six (6) environmentally-aware and gender sensitive fisherfolk organizations with installed and functional project and organizational management systems.

Validated baseline data of the ecological and biological condition of the coastal and marine environment of Larena and Siquijor.

Validated socioeconomic baseline data of the target communities.

Formulated the coastal resource management plans of Larena and Siquijor and has been duly approved and implemented.

Reforested at least eight (8) hectares of mangrove area and established two (2) marine reserves in Larena and Siquijor areas with duly approved ordinances.

Mangrove reforestation and marine reserve areas are managed by the organized fisherfolk communities through a memorandum of agreement entered between the PO and the LGU, BFAR, and DENR-PENRO.

Established a Bantay Dagat team actively performing their responsibilities in law enforcement.

Enhanced socioeconomic conditions of the fishing communities by implementing the most feasible socioeconomic projhects in at least 6 organized POs. These community-based enterprises must have utilized the available skills and local resources in the community that can be enhance to alleviate their condition.

Capability building of concerned personnel of the provincial and municipal Agriculture Offices were enhanced and currently active in sustaining CBCRM efforts started by SIMCOR.

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