Partnership Building on Integrating Ecological Rehabilitation in CCA &

DRRM in the PhilippinesChardonnay by Astoria Plaza, Pasig City

25 November 2014

GODOFREDO T. VILLAPANDO, JR.FPE Executive Director

Terrestrial Ecosystem

Coastal and Marine Ecosystem

Biodiversity Conservation

Development Aggression

Rapid Urbanization and Population Growth

Eye of Typhoon Yolanda(Haiyan)

Bagonbanwa Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar

Before Typhoon Yolanda After Typhoon Yolanda

Pearl Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar6 November 2013 28 November 2013

Mercedes

Phase 1Immediate(within 6 mos. to 1 Year)

Phase 3Long-Term

(2-5 Years)

Phase 2Medium Term

(1-2 Years)

• Information• Rehabilitation• Project

Implementation

• Revisit FPE’s Calibrated Site-FocusedStrategy

• Modeling of FPE’sCalibrated Site-FocusedStrategy

ROAD MAP

Activities Undertaken Partnering with national and local government agencies,

international and local resource institutions,

Capacity Building for Community Leaders and staff of Local Government Units on Mangrove & Beach Forest Establishment & Management

Assessment of the following: Mangrove and Beach Forest Marine Protected Areas/Coral Reef Population and Habitat of Endemic Species

Engagement of experts to develop framework and roadmap on CCA & DRRM in FPE-assisted communities

Research Presentation Rapid Community-based Assessment and Planning of

Mangrove Beach Forest

Status Assessment of the Population and Habitat of Threatened Endemic Species

Assessing the Impact of Super-Typhoon Yolanda on Coral Reef Diversity in Eastern Samar

THANK YOU

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