Coastal and Marine Management Office
Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau
covers more than 1.14
million hectares
Verde Island Passage
connects the South
China Sea with Tablas
Strait, the Sibuyan
Sea and the Cuyo
Pass
world’s “center of the
center of marine
shorefish biodiversity
Province City/Municipality
Batangas Batangas City, Nasugbu, Lian,
Calatagan, Balayan, Calaca, Lemery,
Taal, San Luis, Mabini, Tingloy, Bauan,
San Pascual, Lobo, San Juan
Marinduque Mogpog, Boac, Gasan, Buenavista
Mindoro Occidental Abra de Ilog, Paluan, Lubang, Looc
Mindoro Oriental Calapan City, Puerto Galera, San
Teodoro, Naujan, Baco, Pola,
Pinamalayan, Gloria
Romblon Concepcion, Corcuera, Banton
Presidential Proclamation 1028 of 1997
o Declared the entire Sulu-Celebes Seas as an integrated
conservation and development zone
o created the Presidential Commission for the Integrated
Conservation and Development of the Sulu and Celebes Seas
(PCICDSC)
o approved an Integrated Conservation and Development Plan and
adopted the conservation plan for the SSME
Executive Order 578 of 2006
o Declaring a national policy on biodiversity directing government
agencies to integrate and mainstream protection, conservation and
sustainable use of biodiversity into their respective policies and
programs, especially with regard to the Verde Island Passage Marine
Corridor and the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME)
o The Task Force for VIP has been created composed of
representatives from various sectors having stake with the VIP
including LGUs, NGOs, Business Sector, POs, etc.
o The Management Framework Plan has been approved by the
Presidential Commission for the Integrated Conservation and
Development of Sulu-Celebes Sea (PCICDSCS).
To present the key highlights of the VIP Marine Corridor
Management Framework Plan and the VIPMC Summit 2012
To keep stock and map of projects and programs in the
VIPMC
To identify opportunities for complementation and working
together in meeting the objectives of the VIPMC
Management Framework Plan
To draw out mechanism to share project information
especially in tracking outputs and outcomes
Project descriptions including geographic and thematic
areas of focus
Set of recommendations on opportunities for
complementation and working together
Basic system and information needs to share/disseminate
information on project outputs and outcomes
Set of recommended next steps for continued engagement
Time Agenda Person/s Concerned
10.00 – 10.30 AM Registration/Preliminaries
Message
Dir. Theresa Mundita Lim
10.30 – 10.45 Rationale, Objectives and Expected Outputs Ms. Lynette Laroya
10.45 – 11. 15 Presentation on the Salient Features of the
VIPMC Framework Plan and Highlights of the
VIPMC Summit 2012
Ms. Lynette Laroya
11.15 – 12.00 NN Brief presentation on the partners’ current
initiatives and future projects
(Project name, objectives and specific project
sites)
Partners
DENR, BFAR, UP-MSI,
MFI, PUSOD, TK, CI, GIZ-
ACCCoast, ECOFISH,
UNDP-GEF, ADB-RETA,
FirstGen, LGUs, etc.
12.00 – 1.00 PM Lunch Break
1.00 – 2.00 Brief presentation on the partners’ current
initiatives and future projects
(cont’n…)
Partners
2.00 – 3.00 Synthesis and Areas for Collaboration (Next
Steps)
CMMO
Thank you!
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