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Written by PWP/ Lawrence San Diego
Protect Wildlife project joined partners in Brooke’s Point municipality in Palawan in celebrating World Water Day by promoting efforts to protect and conserve the Tigaplan watershed, one of the town’s major source....
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Written by FASPS/ Sheela Legaspi
After over four decades of a colorful and exemplary career in government, Assistant Secretary for Foreign-Assisted and Special Projects (FASPs) Edwin G. Domingo has bowed out of the service. He had previously served the....
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Written by PWP/ Lawrence San Diego
The management council of Bud Bongao—the highest peak in the Philippines’ southernmost province of Tawi-Tawi—and other stakeholders conducted a workshop aimed to improve the management of this local....
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Written by SSS/ Victor Tumilba
In Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, officials from eight municipalities and law enforcement partners sat down together on January 16-18, 2018 to develop a wildlife law enforcement coordination and communication protocol that....
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Written by PWP/ Lawrence San Diego
The local government of Narra municipality in Palawan is excited about the USAID-backed research project in their town that seeks to promote sandfish —a variety of sea cucumber—as a profitable source of....
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Written by FASPS/ Sheela Legaspi
Staffers of the Foreign-Assisted and Special Projects Service (FASPS) joined high school students, guests, and key officials of partner agencies at Cinema 2 of SM City North Edsa during the launch of the 2018 Green Film....
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Written by PWP/ Lawrence San Diego
Technical working groups for Mount Matutum and Allah Valley Protected Landscape in South Cotabato assembled for a discussion on protected area management planning and forest land use planning hosted by....
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Written by ForClim II/ Sonja Scheele
The Forest and Climate Protection Project in Panay (ForClim) between the governments of Germany and the Philippines, which has been implemented by GIZ GmbH and the Department of....
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Written by PWP/ Lawrence San Diego
As part of scaling up its technical support, USAID’s Protect Wildlife began a series of workshops that aim to enhance the knowledge and skills of managers and planners in protected areas across....
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Written by PWP/ Lawrence San Diego
USAID’s Protect Wildlife project brought farmers, municipal agriculturists, and other local partners from southern Palawan to Leyte and Cebu to help them learn more about successful community enterprises on cassava production and....
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Written by FMP/ Paolo Balderia
To further strengthen and accelerate comprehensive site development, the Forestland Management Project (FMP) organized a training aimed at capacitating its project implementing officers and staff in the proper management of....
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Written by FMP/ Paolo Balderia with reports from DENR Region 3 Public Affairs Office
The Forestland Management Project (FMP) turned over several pieces of firefighting equipment to the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) of Nueva Ecija on....
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Written by MIA Project/ PMU
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) conducted a series of regional consultations on the project, “Development of Minamata Initial Assessment (MIA) in the....
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Written by BIOFIN/ Angelique Ogena
The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) facilitated the engagement of a private sector’s support in financing the country’s biodiversity strategy in October 2017. Team Energy Foundation, Inc. (TEFI) signed....
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Written by FMP/ Paolo G. Balderia
Bridges, pathways, access roads, and similar infrastructure will soon rise in select project sites of the Forestland Management Project (FMP) to provide its stakeholders better mobility and accessibility to....
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Written by UNIDO BAT and BEP in Open Burning Activities/ Project Management Unit
General Santos City will soon boast the country’s first large-scale mechanized Central Materials Recovery Facility (CMRF) with the construction of the MRF at the General Santos City Sanitary Landfill in Barangay Sinawal....
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Written by UNIDO BAT and BEP in Open Burning Activities/ Project Management Unit
A seminar on integrated solid waste management took place at the SunCity Suites in Barangay Lagao, General Santos City on December 11, 2017. The activity was part of the “Demonstration of Best....
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Written by FMP/ Paolo G. Balderia
Two new online platforms designed to improve the monitoring of the physical and financial operations of Forestland Management Project (FMP) were introduced in a training-workshop at the....
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Written by UNIDO BAT and BEP in Open Burning Activities/ Project Management Unit
The General Santos City government kicked-off a city-wide campaign to ban open burning and to formally launch local ordinance regulating the use of plastic bags and styrofoam with....
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Written by AFoCo Regional CFM Planning Project/ Paolo G. Balderia
Representatives from the three ASEAN member states gathered for a meeting at the AG New World Manila Bay Hotel, Manila on October 24, 2017 to discuss the status and progress of the regional project, “Facilitating the Participatory Planning....
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Written by PWP/ Lawrence San Diego
The Protect Wildlife Project in the Philippines supports various capacity-strengthening activities to help partner agencies and groups boost their knowledge and skills in enforcing environmental and....
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Written by PWP/ Lawrence San Diego
Representatives from local partners of the Protect Wildlife Project recently visited the Bolinao Marine Laboratory in Pangasinan to learn from a sustainable community-based model of sandfish....
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Written by INREMP/ Ma. Theresa Corazon Ladrera
The Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project (INREMP) National Project Coordinating Office (NPCO) conducted gender mainstreaming in INREMP activities and Training on the Application of the....
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Written by SSS Project/ Victor Ramil Tumilba
The Philippines marked history by establishing a network of three national marine protected areas for the protection of green turtles. The network links El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area, Tubbataha....
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Written by AFoCo BIPS Project/ Paolo G. Balderia
Four ASEAN member states implementing the regional project, “Capacity Building on the Application of Landscape Approach to Support the Sustainable Natural Resources Management in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Philippines, and....
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Written by PWP/ Lawrence San Diego
More than 500 delegates from over 100 countries gathered in Manila on October 22-28, 2017 for the 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of....
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Written by Super User
From Bjoern Surborg Principal Advisor, GIZ Philippines: "As the year draws to an end, it is my great pleasure to send out the fourth newsletter of 2017 for the International Climate Initiative (IKI) in the Philippines. As usual the newsletter contains two parts. First we highlight a number of developments regarding climate change and the protection of biodiversity, in the Philippines. Second, projects...."
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Written by MIA Project/ PMU
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) led the launching of Philippine Minamata Initial Assessment (MIA) Project on July 26, 2017. The MIA project is a multi-country project that is implemented in the....
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Written by FASPS/ Mark Anthony Balabbo, Elma Eleria
Tanggol Kalikasan (TK) of the Lower Sierra Madre (LSM) Hub brought together a group of around 40 dynamic and inspiring grantees of the Global Environment Facility – Small Grants Programme 5th Operational Phase (GEF-SGP5) through a conference at the....
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Written by PAME/ Frances Mara Mendoza
The Protected Area Management Enhancement (PAME) Project successfully held a National Learning Exchange at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ortigas Centre, Pasig City, on 6-7 September 2017. The learning exchange summit provided....
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Written by ForClim2/ Ruth Martinez
In the absence of a formal management system in many areas of the Central Panay Mountain Range, the Forest and Climate Protection in Panay Phase II Project encourages a more decentralized and localized management system by establishing....
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Written by ForClim2/ Léa Lacan
The Forest and Climate Protection in Panay Phase II Project supported the Autajay Aningalan Ascent bike race held in Panay Island on May 27-28, 2017 and organized by the Antique Mountain Bikers Association Inc. to promote biodiversity conservation in....
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Written by FMP/ Paolo G. Balderia
The Forestland Management Project (FMP) in Region VI received commendation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for its outstanding performance in implementing its project activities....
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Written by BIOFIN/ Angelique F. Ogena
For the second consecutive year, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN), partnered with UP’s Pi Sigma Fraternity in holding the 30th Annual Open Debate Tournament....
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Written by FMP/ Paolo G. Balderia
FMP Officers from CAR and Regions 2, 3, and 6 were reared to serve as “mentors” to project-partner people’s organizations (PO) in rolling out their select enterprise development ventures....
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Written by BIOFIN/ Angelique F. Ogena
The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) in Bhutan visited Manila under a south-south exchange workshop with the Philippines. Led by Norbu Wangchuk of the Gross National Happiness Commission, the Bhutan....
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Written by FASPS/ John Carlo Aguado
Representatives of different bureaus, services and offices of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) convened at the “CY 2017 Workshop on the Analysis of Sectoral Policy Gaps” organized by the....
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Written by Super User
This is embarassing. The Implementing Agency failed to submit a project factsheet.
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Written by FASPS/ Mary Edestin Henson
In line with the Foreign-Assisted and Special Projects Service’s mandate of identifying and preparing project proposals for local and foreign funding and promoting investment projects in the environment and natural resources, the Project Preparation Division spearheaded....
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Written by FASPS/ Ma. Andrea D. Palma
Rare, an organization that has been championing efforts and pushing for innovative solutions to empower communities and develop influencers in various countries, organized “Fish Forever: A Celebration of Community-Managed Fisheries” for sharing of knowledge, experiences, success stories, and best practices in coastal resources and fisheries management among coastal communities of the Philippines....
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Written by SGP5/ Anna Rita Cano Saet
More than 500 leaders and practitioners from about 180 civil society organizations, local governments, academic institutions, private sector, DENR central and field offices and environmental managers from all over the country gathered at....
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Written by FASPS/ Charis S. Antalan
For years, the European Union (EU) has been an active partner of the Philippines in strengthening its policy framework for sustainable development.
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Written by FASPS/ Charis S. Antalan
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the European Union (EU) launched Real-Time Air Quality Monitoring System to monitor air quality for the Metro Manila airshed....
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Written by SMARTSeas PH Project/ Rizza Sacra
Sitting on the edge of the mountainous landscape of Lanuza is a watch tower that serves as a marine park and ranger station for Bantay Dagat. From time to time, on unfortunate days, illegal encroachers from other municipalities who enter as far as the core zone of the marine protected area are apprehended.
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Written by BIOFIN/ Angelique F. Ogena
NLNP is the fifth largest lake in the Philippines covering 22,548 hectares, 24 barangays, and four municipalities. Located in the northeastern part of Mindoro Island, it is recognized as one of the six Philippine sites....
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Written by PEMSEA
PEMSEA announces the Youth Grant Competition for 2017 with a call for project proposals from youth leaders in East Asia. A chance to receive up to $2,000 of funding support awaits those who submit....
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Written by Gabriela G. Baron; Philippine ICCA Project PMU
In a meeting held at the H100 Eco Lodge in Baguio City on May 3, 2017, stakeholders of the Philippine ICCA Project and INREMP convened to discuss plans and strategies to coordinate and harmonize similar efforts and....
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Written by FMP/ Paolo G. Balderia
Recognizing the need to update their project’s operations manual, technical and financial officers of the Forestland Management Project (FMP) convened in a workshop on June 14 to 16, 2017 at the Hive Hotel and....
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Written by PAME/ Berthold Schirm, Project Principal Adviser
Deputy Head of Mission Michael Hasper of the German Embassy in the Philippines visited the province of Batanes on a two-day tour on 15-17 May 2017, joining the occasion of handover of....
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Written by B+WISER
Documenting indigenous people’s traditions and culture has led to a more holistic approach to conserving an ASEAN Heritage Park.
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