BUGUEYBUGUEYLand Area: 16,450 hasLand Area: 16,450 has

BuiltBuilt‐‐up: 166 hasup: 166 hasAgricultural: 9,891 hasAgricultural: 9,891 hasg ,g ,

Open Grasslands: 2,293 hasOpen Grasslands: 2,293 hasForest: 2,253 hasForest: 2,253 has

Wetlands: 1,228 hasWetlands: 1,228 hasRoads and Streets: 99 hasRoads and Streets: 99 has

Lagoon: 520 hasLagoon: 520 has

The interweaving of physical, social and economic factor resulted in theform of land development that is seen in the municipality today.

80% Important Bird Area (IBA)80% Important Bird Area (IBA)Key Biodiversity AreaKey Biodiversity Areay yy y

Priority Conservation SitePriority Conservation SiteBirdlife InternationalBirdlife InternationalHaribonHaribon FoundationFoundation

Department of Environment and Natural ResourcesDepartment of Environment and Natural ResourcesUnited Nations Environment ProgramUnited Nations Environment Program

ASEAN Regional Center for Biodiversity ConservationASEAN Regional Center for Biodiversity Conservation

This very diverse coastal ecosystem, consisting of brackish lagoon,f h h d i id l dfl i ifreshwater marshes, mangroves and intertidal mudflats, is an importantarea for migratory waterfowl, especially ducks and shorebirds.

90% of the people90% of the peopledepends mainly ondepends mainly onp yp y

Fisheries and Rice FarmingFisheries and Rice FarmingSince 1998, when BFAR was reconstituted as a line bureau of the Department of Agriculture through the passage of p g g p gRepublic Act 8550, technology demonstration projects of various brackishwater finfish, crustaceans and mollusks 

have been established in the area.

Buguey wetlands serves as the source of fishery industry and riced ti i th i i lit A ti d i l d d b lproduction in the municipality. Aquatic produce includes mudcrab, mussels,

tilapia, prawns, guraman.

A proactive leadership workingA proactive leadership workingharmoniously with the people, the private and the harmoniously with the people, the private and the government sectors committed to the ideals of agovernment sectors committed to the ideals of agovernment sectors, committed to the ideals of a government sectors, committed to the ideals of a 

serviceservice‐‐oriented, environment conscious and oriented, environment conscious and businessbusiness‐‐friendly community.”friendly community.”

Judiciously protect, conserve and rehabilitate the reaming physical andnatural resources of Buguey and encourage the development of industriesthat will serve the needs of its constituents.

Progressive, selfProgressive, self‐‐reliant, healthy and dynamic reliant, healthy and dynamic community characterized by freedom justice andcommunity characterized by freedom justice andcommunity characterized by freedom, justice and community characterized by freedom, justice and equity, with enlightened and contented people, equity, with enlightened and contented people, 

actively participating and enjoying the benefits of actively participating and enjoying the benefits of development, through prudent and judicious development, through prudent and judicious utilization of its resources towards a globally utilization of its resources towards a globally 

competitive municipality.competitive municipality.competitive municipality.competitive municipality.

Highest standard of living for the people of Buguey; primary fishery andeco‐tourism in the far north; and center point of consumer trade andcommerce in the province of Cagayan.

Food SelfFood Self‐‐SufficiencySufficiencyEquitable Access to Basic ServicesEquitable Access to Basic ServicesEquitable Access to Basic ServicesEquitable Access to Basic Services

Environmental Integrity and StabilityEnvironmental Integrity and StabilityPrivate Sector InvestmentPrivate Sector Investment

Judicious Government Intervention InvestmentJudicious Government Intervention InvestmentPeople EmpowermentPeople Empowerment

To attain the long‐term vision, the municipality of Buguey has adopted withsome modifications the long‐term vision of national community asarticulated in the National Physical Framework plan.

Removal of Sand DunesRemoval of Sand Dunesdue to sand/magnetitedue to sand/magnetiteggextraction and quarryextraction and quarryA smallA small‐‐scale mining permit was granted toscale mining permit was granted to

extract 50,000 tons of magnetite sand per year extract 50,000 tons of magnetite sand per year , g p y, g p yfor two years, thus, removing the sand dunes for two years, thus, removing the sand dunes 

blocking wave surges which will obviously enter blocking wave surges which will obviously enter into the lagoon easily. into the lagoon easily. 

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An Exploration Permit is still existing in the area and a large scale miningli ti i till di H it h b l d d th t th llapplication is still pending. Hence, it has been concluded that the small‐

scale mining permitee knows and has transaction with a large mining firm.

Preliminary FindingsPreliminary FindingsSAND EROSIONSAND EROSIONSTORM SURGESSTORM SURGESSTORM SURGESSTORM SURGESBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY

SALINITY ISSUESSALINITY ISSUESLOW INLAND ELEVATION LOW INLAND ELEVATION 

Generally, magnetite sand extraction on the shore of Buguey is detrimentalt th li d li lih d ithi th d th i b i tto the lives and livelihood within the area and the neigboring townsdependent on the lagoon’s ecosystem’s bounties.

Sand ErosionSand Erosion

April 10, 2009 May 17, 2009

The pictures show the comparison the extent of sand erosion. There is asignificant amount of sand erosion caused by waves surges and wind.

LargeLargeScaleScale

MiningMiningand Extractionand Extraction