RAC Accomplishment Report

for 2010-2014

By:

Ellen Grace Gallares

Outgoing RAC Coordinator, 2010-2014

EASTERN VISAYAS (R8)

Myrna Nicol

Ogoc

(NSEP)

Joelyn S.

Biag

(SPPI)

Beverly

Capeña

(SPIADFI)

Josefa Pizon

(RDI - Leyte)

Herminigildo Sanchez

(SIBF)

RAC VISAYAS 2010-2014

CENTRAL VISAYAS (R7)

Ellen Grace

Gallares

(PADAYON-BMTMCI)

Gil Garay

(PAMANA-KA

Sa Pilipinas)

Luz Bador

(NIRD, Inc.)

Fr. Herbert

Fadriquela

(IFI-VIMROD)

Dr. Oliver

Gimenez

(CERNET)

RAC VISAYAS 2010-2014

WESTERN VISAYAS (R6)

Jose Ali

Bedano

(UPV Foundation)

Maricel Jarencio

(GIZ-EnRD Program)

Jessica

Calfoforo-Salas

(KSPF)

Andrea

Lizares-Si

(DAWN)

Nelson Mojica, Jr.

(Green Alert-Negros)

RAC VISAYAS 2010-2014

RAC Roles

• Provide advice to FPE’s BOT

Policy

Program development

Governance

• FPE’s link to the region

• Nominate members to the FPE Board of Trustees

OUTPUTS

ADVISORY ROLE

•Regional Environmental Agenda & Action Plan

•FPE policy on sustainable financing in the sites & projects

•Participation in FPE 20+ years impact evaluation “More than

Numbers”

•Term of RAC will be co-terminus with the BOT term

RAC VISAYAS 2010-2014

REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL

AGENDA (REA) – Visayas

•Environmental degradation

Logging, mining, land conversion

•Marine & Coastal Conservation

•Climate Change and Renewable Energy

•Permaculture

Sustainable agriculture

Food & safety

Urbanization & land conversion

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL

AGENDA (NEA)

• Mining

• Logging

• Unsustainable agriculture & fisheries

• Renewable energy

• Solid waste and air pollution

• Climate change and disaster risk

reduction

• Urbanization & land conversion

FOCAL AREAS

VISAYASREAActionPlanMay2011(FirstDraft)

REAISSUE&Goal

CARESStrategy

ACTION RESULTS/

IMPACT

INDICATORS

TIMEFRAME

(medium=within5;

longterm=within10)

LOGGINGGoal:Tosupportactivitiesthatopposedestructionofbiodiversit

ythroughloggingactivitiesintheVisayas

Research

Baselining:· lookingat

thefollowing:-where/areas(inthecontextofbeingaPBCPP;PA/ECA;sustainableusearea);-user/logger

s-size&scaleofoperations

· Existing

policies,instruments

· Localdynamicsand

processes

· Obtain

aprofileofloggingsituationintheVisayas

· baseline

informationandmaps

· conductof

participatoryresearch

5years5years

OUTPUTS

• Regular updating to FPE on the environmental issues in

the regions

• Assistance to victims of Bohol earthquake & Typhoon Yolanda

• Participation and assistance in the Regional Consultative

Group (RCG) meetings

• Participation & assistance during FPE site visits

RAC VISAYAS 2010-2014

LINK to the REGION

OUTPUTS NOMINATION of BOT

• Election of Visayas representative to BOT:

Archt. Socorro Atega & Ms. Wilhelmina Gonzales

Bp. Crispin Varquez & Dr. Paciencia Milan

• Election of Foreign NGO representative (DISOP)

Ms. Kathleen Deckmyn-Cordero

• Election of Member-at-Large

Atty. Rose Liza Osorio (BOT chair and CEO)

RAC VISAYAS 2010-2014

CAPACITY-BUILDING PROVIDED

SITE VISITS

• Central Cebu Protected Landscape (w/ tree planting)

• Liptong Woodlands Rainforestation Site

• Mt. Talinis-Twin Lakes Natural Park

• Marikina Watershed (w/ tree planting)

• Large-scale mining operations in Cantilan & Claver,

Surigao del Norte

• Bucas Grande & Sohoton Natural Park

• Danjugan Island, Cauayan, S. Negros (w/ mangrove planting)

OTHERS

CAPACITY-BUILDING

TRAININGS provided

• Environmental defense and paralegal training

• Project OIO System Monitoring & Evaluation

OTHERS

• Participation and FPE representation in the climate walk

• Participation in various institutional activities: strategic

planning, partners forum, BOT turnover, etc.

OTHERS

• Participation and FPE representation in the climate walk

• Participation in various institutional activities: strategic

planning, partners forum, BOT turnover, etc.

“Never doubt what a small group of thoughtful,

committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the

only thing that ever has” - Margaret Mead