pes for wao municipality watershed program_balicao

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Payment for EcosystemServicesAlternative financing in support

of Waos watershed program

Presented during the:

Philippine Conference on Capturing Economic Benefits from Ecosystem Services25 Aug. 2011; ADB Headquarters

By:

ELVINO B. BALICAO, JR.Municipal Mayor

Wao, Lanao del Sur, ARMM


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Population: 42, 100 (NSO 2007) Diversed Cultures: Ilokano, Ilonggo,

Cebuano, Maranao, Tausug, Waray,Tagalog, Ibatan, Batangueno, Boholano

A post-christian-moro- conflict zone Land Area: 35,459 ha Forestlands: 19,819 ha Natural Forests: 12,412 ha Rate of natural forest loss: 4.6%

Municipality ofWao,

Lanao del Sur


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Situation Prior to PES

Declining water supply

Waos watershed feeds 5 river systems thatirrigates 19,000 hectares of farmlands (in Wao& 5 nearby municipalities in Bukidnon, Cotabato& Lanao del Sur)

One main source of water, the Diomel Spring,used to discharge 100 lps during rainy season;

NOW its down to 15 lps


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Main cause ofdeclining water supply:

Forest degradationIllegal logging & kaingin

In 1998-2002 alone, Wao lost 2,000 has. of forest

cover due to illegal logging and kaingin, causingwater shortages during summer, and flash floodsduring rainy season.

Some creeks historically with year-round waterflow have gone dry during summer

Waos watershed was mostly open access illegaloccupants could just come in -- with no

accountable & responsible tenure holder to helpmana e it


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Inventory of areas under cultivation

Extensive tree planting activities in denudedwatershed

Establishment of a Municipal Nursery Local civil society actions against Timber

Industries of the Philippines, Inc. loggingoperations in Wao

Initial attempts to solveWaos upland problem


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Lack of participation of stakeholders

Fragmented approach in forest management

Absence of well-defined Property Rights inuplands

Absence of on-site management Lack of transparency

Unclear accountability

Constraints


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Actions taken to address forestdegradation

FOREST LAND USEPLANNING introduced in 2002 developed with assistance

from USAIDs EcoGov projectand DENR-ARMM; signed inOctober 2004 & identified 4forestland allocations:

1. Protection Areas/Forest2. Buffer Zone3. Community-Based Forest

Management Areas4. Community Watershed

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Signed in April 2006

Total area: 2,184hectares

With 329 HH settlers

Water source of WWD

Water source of WDC

Affects flooding

downstream Nursery establishment,

rehabilitation and forestprotection started in2005

Co-management ofwatershed - Following

the completion of theFLUP that involvedvarious stakeholders, aco-management

agreement betweenWao & DENR-ARMMwas signed, giving theLGU a lead role in

forest management



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WatershedArea- 2,184hectares

Under co-management scheme, actual occupants inwatershed awarded with Individual Property Rights(IPR) Certificates, a sub-agreement between the IPRholders and the LGU-Wao, providing them security of

tenure over their claimed area and making thempartners of the LGU in forest management.



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163 (almost halfof upland settlers)were issued with IPRagreements;

240 hectaresdeveloped into agro-forestry;

IPR issuanceongoing


Beneficiaries giventraining; such as infarm planning,operating a

cooperative & lawenforcement; alsoprovided withseedlings (abaca,

coffee and rubber,fruit trees) under a

plant-now-pay-

later scheme


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Wao increased LGU investment on ForestManagement - Php 1M / Yr from 2005 date, a3rd class Municipality it could only provide

For Wao to be able to provide continuedsupport for the forest development efforts ofIPR holders & sustain forest protection efforts, ithad to encourage other stakeholders to givetheir share

Looking for alternative financing


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In a roundtable discussion in Nov. 2009, stakeholders

agreed to a PES scheme to sustain forest developmentprogram

In Dec. 2009, forged MOA with Wao Water District tocontribute P75,000/year

In Aug. 2010, signed MOA with Unifrutti Philippines(P100,000/year contribution in cash or in kind)

Also in Aug. 2010, signed MOA with Wao Truck OwnersAssociation for a contribution of P10/truckload of

agricultural products In March 2011, had MOA with Wao Development

Corporation (P100,000/ year contribution in cash/in kind).

Wao also established Mountain Spring Resort (50% of

proceeds will be allocated for the Community WatershedPro ram

PES as alternative financing scheme


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PES contributions, expendituresSOURCE 2010 June 2011 Expenditures

WWD 75,000.00 75, 000.00 Rubber & coffeeseedlings

WDC 100,000.00 Rubber & coffee clones

Unifrutti

Phil.

100,000.00

cash & kind

Rubber, fruit trees &

coffee SeedlingsWUTOAI 7,940.00 43,600.00 Rubber & coffee clones

Total 82,940.00 318,600.00

PES proceeds are placed in special account intended for

environment programs. Disbursements are approved byMunicipal Environment and Natural Resources Council,a multi-sector oversight & policy-making body set up in2003 to help ensure sustainability of environmentprograms, regardless of whoever sits as Mayor of Wao.


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Initial results, impacts 163 IPR agreements awarded to watershed settlers, forest

management activities of these people are sustained with help

from PES proceeds 240 hectares developed into agro-forestry that provide forest

cover as well as livelihood to upland dwellers (who used to cuttrees & engage in kaingin for a living)

Soil & water conservation & biodiversity recovery is

ensured through shift in farming system from pure corn tomultiple crops with perennial crops of rubber, fruit trees andendemic wood species

Carbon benefit: 8,952 tons of carbon/ year (about 41 ha.

natural forests prevented from being destroyed each yearavoiding annual release of 8,487 tons carbon stock andsequestering 45 tons of carbon every year; 100 ha. maturedplantations sequester about 420 tons carbon each year)

Improved Peace and Order as conflicts are avoided since

upland dwellers now have equitable access to resources &toda workin to ether to rotect the forest


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LessonsLearned

- governance principles,such as transparency,accountability and

participatory decision-makingare observed in planning &implementation

Forest stakeholders are willingto pay for environmentalservices if:

- LGU leadership showsseriousness & political willto properly manage theforests

- stakeholders see where

their contributions are going


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Initial results,impacts

2007 Waodeclared asLearning Centerfor EnvironmentalManagement inMindanao (amongEcoGov-assistedLGUs)

2010 WaobecameGALING POOKAwardee inARMM

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