The Coastal
Environmental Program Management Office DENR-XI
Southern
Mindanao Integrated Coastal Management Project
Protecting our Environment through Integrated Management
of Critical Ecosystems for Sustainable Development
Executing agencies:
Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
Region XI and Region XII and Municipality of Malalag
Cooperating agencies:
Provincial Government of South Cotabato
City Government of General Santos
Provincial Government of Sarangani
Provincial Government of Davao Sur
Municipal Government of Padada, Sulop, Hagonoy, Sta. Maria, Digos and
Kiblawan
Supported by:
Japan Official Development
Assistance
Japan Bank of International Cooperation
Project Contacts
Project
Description
The Southern Mindanao Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project is
supported by the Overseas Economic Cooperation
Fund and implemented by the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources in Region XI. The project aims
to enhance the strategic integration of the management of the coastal
and watershed ecosystems to assure the sustainable development of Mt.
Matutum Protected Landscape and Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape, Balasiao
Watershed and Malalag Bay.
Project
Objectives
General
To implement an integrated environmental protection and management for
critical ecosystems as imperative to sustainable development.
Specific
- Integrate the management of coastal and watershed ecosystems
in the project sites;
- Undertake activities that will sustain resource and environmental
management while allowing development in the area;
Improve the quality of life of beneficiaries and stakeholders considering
the available resources;
- Institutionalize the use of integrated management approach vis-à-vis
carrying capacity of the area;
- Develop capability of local government units (LGUs) and stakeholders
in planning and sustainable management of natural resources and environment
Project
Duration
May 1999-June 2005
Project
Location
REGION 11: MALALAG BAY-BALASIAO WATERSHED
Balasiao Watershed, Kiblawan, Davao del Sur
Area: 5,480 hectares
Malalag Bay, Malalag, Davao del Sur
Area: 7,950 hectares
Blue Component
CEP
personnel collects water sample for analysis
Water Quality Monitoring. Provision of equipment
for monitoring.
Mangrove Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation of 50 hectares of degraded
mangrove areas in Malalag Bay.
Green Component
Tree Plantation and Agroforestry. Establishment of a 3,260-hectare
tree plantation and development of available areas for agroforestry
through community-based forest management in the Balasiao area.
Riverbank Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation of critical riverbanks
through planting of bamboo along the 200-hectare riverbank area of Balasiao
watershed.
Livelihood Support. Provision of alternative livelihood projects
to an estimated 300 project beneficiaries.
REGION 12: SARANGANI BAY, MT MATUTUM WATERSHED
Mt Matutum Protected Landscape (Proc. No. 552, March 20, 1995), South
Cotabato (18,000 hectares)
Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (Proc. No. 756, March 5, 1996), Sarangani
Province (215,950 hectares)
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Integrated Coastal Resources Management Plan for Sarangani Bay
Blue Component
Slope Protection. Construction of riprap walls and hydraulic
drop structures along the three major rivers (Silway, Klinan, and Buayan)
within the Mt Matutum area to minimize and control siltation of the
river that drains into Sarangani Bay. Gabion and cyclone wire cage will
be constructed along critical areas of Sarangani Bay.
Control of inland siltation and migration. Construction of check
dams along Silway, Klinan and Buayan rivers and seven areas around Sarangani
Bay.
Environmental Conservation and Protection Center. Establishment
of an Environmental and Conservation Center which shall serve as training,
research, information and nerve center for all conservation efforts
in the area.
Sewage Treatment Project. Construction of a centralized collection
system to channel sewage to a treatment facility in General Santos City.
Shoreline Siltation and Erosion Prevention. Construction of
revetments and embankments around Sarangani Bay to control soil erosion
and siltation, thereby protecting the marine environment.
Mangrove rehabilitation. Rehabilitation of 200 hectares of degraded
mangrove areas through community-based approach to mangrove forest management.
Green Component
Reforestation. Rehabilitation and reforestation of denuded
and open areas of the Mt Matutum watershed using the following schemes:
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Enrichment planting (500 hectares)
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Reforestation (2,000 hectares)
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Assisted Natural Regeneration (500 hectares)
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Community-based Agroforestry (1,500 hectares)
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Rattan plantation (200 hectares)
Riverbank Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation through planting
of bamboo and other vegetation along the 800 hectares. Riverbanks
of Silway, Buawan and Klinan rivers.
Livelihood Support. Provision of alternative livelihood projects
to an estimated 600 projects beneficiaries.
Project
Contacts
Clarence L. Baguilat
Regional Executive Director, DENR-XI
Tel. (082) 235 3513
Israel C. Gaddi
Regional Executive Director, DENR-XII
Tel. (083) 228 6129 to 31; (083) 228 3502
Bonifacio A. Apura
Assistant Regional Executive Director, DENR XI
Tel. (082) 234 1867; (082) 300-0143
Musa C. Saruang
Regional Technical Director, DENR-ERDS-XII
Tel. (083) 228 6129 to 31; (083) 228 3502
Romeo M. Basada, Ph.D.
Regional Coordinator, SMICZMP
Tel. (083) 234 1867; (083) 300 1895
Venus C. Bermudo, Ph.D.
Project Director, SMICZMP
Coastal Environmental Program Management Office
Door#6, Felbet’s Building Km 7, Lanang, Davao City
Tel. (082) 300 1895
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