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Initial initiatives Tour Guiding Training and Planning with host barangays

(4-mountian barangays) Initial loops/circuit: Nature Center and MCWD Dam Site

Actual conduct of educational tours: 1000 STC, high school students (2008) 200 USCNC, 2nd year year students (2009) 20 USC-CAFA Faculty and Extension

Services(2009) 120 Talisay Malayan Academy (2009) 200 Mary Help of Christians (2009) 1000 - Employees tree planting with SMC, PBSP partners,

Green Peace


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Resource/Heritage Mapping Natural Resources and Socio-cultural significance of

natural resources: river, creeks, mountains, springs,cave, trees, insects and birds, animals, butterflies,plants/fruit trees, farms

Cultural : trails, historic sites, sacred places, buildings,intangibles (traditions crafts and culinary),

monuments, tunnels (Japanese occupation), cemetery,waterworks/infrastructure


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Source: American Colonial Period by Halsem


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Marcelo Regner(Superintendent-local counterpart)


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Source: Cebu Heritage Book by USC Press


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Save the Buhisan

Watershed Project

Partners Meeting


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Objectives

Ensure sustainable

water supply

Improve the quality of

life of 498 households

by providing them

livelihood and basicsocial services

Promote Buhisan

Watershed and Forest

as an excellent

ecotourism destination

site


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Strategies in Stakeholder Engagement

A. Business Sector Employee Volunteerism (e.g.

reforestation, business advisory,

construction of the nature center)

Partner in one of the componentsof the project

B. Civil Society Sharing of technical expertise

(e.g. research on biodiversity,

hydrology)

Employee Volunteerism (e.g.

reforestation, business

advisory)


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Strategies in Stakeholder Engagement

C. Government Agencies

Employee Volunteerism (e.g. reforestation, construction

of the nature center)

Environmental Education

Provision of technical skills development and training


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Milestones

1. Soft launching of the Buhisan

Watershed Integrated

Development Project on March

30, 2007, wherein PEZA

Director General Lilia de Limapledged P200K

2. Conduct of focus group

discussions, research & other

discussion in preparation for

the drafting of the master plan

3. Training on watershed

protection, patrol & deputation

of residents & MCWD blue

guards

4. Conduct of pulong-pulong

among the barangay LGUs &

residents in the 4 upland

barangays of the forest reserve


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Milestones

5. Signing of the MOA between

PEZA, PBSP, DENR & CUSW

6. Signing of the MOA between the

LGU of Cebu City, DENR, PBSP,

MCWD & CUSW

7. Launching of the Project in

Buhisan on April 26, 2008, which

was attended by 259representatives from 19

companies, 5 LGUs and

government agencies, and 2

NGOs

8. Eco-tour Guides Training

9. Initial Resource Assessment in

coordination with the University

of San Carlos-College ofArchitecture and Fine Arts


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Milestones

10. Boundary survey and

demarcation

11. Construction of pond and tanks

for rainwater harvesting

12. Organizational and Leadership

training for 4- PeoplesOrganizations in 4 Barangays

13. Skills trainingIntegrated

Farming Systems, Rehabilitation

with Native Species, Fire breakfor protection of plantations,

Solid Waste Management

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