Philippines
Date: December 2024
Progress: In Progress
Strengthening coastal resource management strategies for climate change resilience and adaptation, reef rehabilitation and improved management of marine protected areas (MPAs) through the development of an ecological, climate resilient and governance based MPA network.
The Project
NMCLAP is a three-year project that aims to strengthen governance structures for the MPAs in the project site/s through technical assistance for a sustained mechanism with socio-economic benefits and application of adaptive management strategies for improved management effectiveness.
Project NMCAP includes two components to sustain CRM strategies in the southern part of Cebu Province to achieve its two objectives:
Objective 1: Sustain a governance mechanism for the South Cebu CRM Council (SCCRMC) through capacity building, policy development, and mentoring to:
- Strengthen operational and functional mandates of the SCCRMC Council
- Raise awareness about the value and need for an effective MPA network in the council member municipal waters.
- Re-establish and sustain joint coastal law enforcement within the municipal waters of the member local government units.
- Capacity building and education on the blue economy, resource valuation methods and climate adaptation strategies.
- Create a 3–5-year sustainability plan for the operation of SCCRMC and sustain its core programs.
Objective 2: Strengthen coastal resource management programs of SCCRMC through the design and development of climate resilient MPAs, MPA network, coastal habitats and communities through:
- Creation and maintenance of a Cluster MPA database to archive reef biophysical data, reports, spatial data (maps and files), Photo/Video documentations and MEAT reports.
- Support for MPA Networking activities (MPAN forums, LGU MPA redesigning).
- Initiating pilot sites for coral reef rehabilitation using innovative techniques and methodologies in severely damaged reefs with low improvement chances due to unstable benthic conditions.
- Establishment and maintenance of a mangrove nursery as source for cluster mangrove growing activities.
- MPA management monitoring using MEAT and planning for capacity development in sites with a low MEAT rating.
- Creation of Cluster Monitoring Team with capacity building activities.
- Piloting of a reef rehabilitation method in selected MPAs in response to climate change impacts, rehabilitation activity shall be established
- Conduct training on resource economic valuation so that cost-benefit analyses can be done by local government units (LGUs) planning staff to determine the relative values existing for each LGU in planning their ecotourism enterprises and to justify costs in maintaining their MPAs and doing CRM in coordination with the parallel project on ecotourism enterprise development.
Stay tuned for the results…
The Organisation
Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation, Inc.
CCEF is a non-stock and non-profit organisation dedicated to the management and sustainable use of Philippine coastal resources through active leadership and participation of coastal communities and stakeholders. Driven by its passion to create sustainable coasts and actively engage communities, CCEF develops and disseminate tools, techniques and research for better marine management, while promoting integrated coastal management approach that includes marine protected areas (MPAs) localised law enforcement and other participatory best practices.
Find out more info here: https://www.coast.ph/
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