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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Protecting priority coastal and marine ecosystems to conserve globally significant endangered, threatened and protected marine wildlife in southern Mindanao, Philippines

(i) Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Biodiversity Management Bureau as Implementing Partner (Government); and (ii) United Nations Development Programme in the Philippines as Implementing Agency (United Nations) (
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Description
Description
The project will specifically contribute to marine turtle and dugong conservation efforts in the southern Mindanao region through: (i) building the systemic, institutional and individual capacities of the national, regional and local institutions and organizations responsible for the conservation of marine turtles and dugong in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs); (ii) strengthening the ecological representativeness and management effectiveness of three individual MPAs with important populations of marine turtles and dugongs in Mayo Bay, Pujada Bay and Malita-Don Marcelino; (iii) promoting environmentally-friendly income generating activities, and rolling-out of feasible funding mechanisms, in these three MPAs; (iv) promoting livelihood development, increasing involvement, and raising awareness in targeted coastal communities around these three MPAs; and (v) locally linking individual MPAs with marine turtle and dugong populations into two provincial-level Marine Protected Area Networks (MPANs). It is envisaged that the establishment, expansion, and effective management of three project supported MPAs will lead to an incremental improvement in marine turtle nesting, a reduction in dugong mortalities, and the maintenance of the ecological integrity of dugong and turtle habitats. The linking of these three MPAs into provincial and regional MPANs will further improve the capacities of the individual MPAs in the network to conserve dugong and marine turtle populations more effectively in each MPA. The knowledge developed in the implementation of this project will be used to guide the further expansion and improved management of MPAs conserving marine turtle and dugong populations in the Philippines.
Partners

(i) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)– Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB): government agency; (ii) DENR Regional Office – Region XI: government agency; (iii) Department of Agriculture (DA) – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR): government agency; (iv) DA-BFAR Region XI; (v) DENR – Environmental Management Bureau (EMB): government agency; (v) National Commission on Indigenous Peoples: government agency; (vi) Department of Tourism: government agency; (vii) Department of the Interior and Local Government: government agency; (viii) Department of Social Welfare and Development: government agency; (ix) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI): government agency; (x) National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI): government agency; (xi) National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA): government agency; (xii) Regional Development Council (RDC) XI): government agency; (xiii) Coastal Law Enforcement Agencies (Maritime Industry Authority, Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine National Police -Maritime Group): government agency; (xiv) Provincial, Municipal, City Local Government Units (LGUs): government agencies; (xv)Non-government Organizations (NGOs); (xvi) Peoples Organizations (POs), Fisheries Aquatic Resources and Management Councils (FARMCs), Bantay Dagat network, Fisherfolks Association, PA Management Bodies; (xvii)Academic Institutions (Davao Oriental State University/Regional ICRM Center or DOST/RIC; Southern Philippines Agri-Business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology, or SPAMAST; and UP Mindanao)

Goal 14

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

Goal 14

14.1

By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution

14.1.1

(a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density

14.2

By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans

14.2.1

Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas

14.3

Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels

14.3.1
Average marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations

14.4

By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics

14.4.1
Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels

14.5

By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information

14.5.1
Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas

14.6

By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation

14.6.1

Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

14.7

By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism

14.7.1

Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries

14.a

Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries

14.a.1
Proportion of total research budget allocated to research in the field of marine technology

14.b

Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets

14.b.1

Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries

14.c

Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"

14.c.1

Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources

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14.2 By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.4 By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
14.5 By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
14.7 By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
Policies, guidelines and plans that enable the conservation of ETP MW in MPAs are improved
Individual MPAs that conserve ETP MW in southern Mindanao are linked into provincial MPA networks to help improve their management capacities
A repository of knowledge on MPAs that conserve ETP MW is developed, maintained, and widely disseminated
A targeted awareness-raising and educational campaign to conserve dugong and marine turtle populations in MPAs is implemented
Staff / Technical expertise
The Project can benefit from learning from other countries' exoeriences.
Financing (in USD)
The Project has the potential for scaling-up and will need additional financing resources to undertake this.
In-kind contribution
Researches and studies that can contribute to Project outputs can be useful.
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Timeline
01 October 2022 (start date)
30 September 2027 (date of completion)
Entity
(i) Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Biodiversity Management Bureau as Implementing Partner (Government); and (ii) United Nations Development Programme in the Philippines as Implementing Agency (United Nations)
SDGs
14
Other beneficiaries
(i) Peoples Organizations (POs), Fisheries Aquatic Resources and Management Councils (FARMCs), Bantay Dagat network, Fisherfolks Association, PA Management Bodies; (ii)Women and Youth; (iii)Indigenous Peoples (IP) groups
Ocean Basins
South Pacific
Communities of Ocean Action
Mangroves, Coral reefs, Marine and coastal ecosystems management, Sustainable fisheries, Sustainable blue economy, Scientific knowledge, research capacity development and transfer of marine technology, Implementation of international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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Countries
Philippines
Philippines
Headquarters
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Contact Information

Natividad, Director

bmb@bmb.gov.ph