TREE PLANTING ACTIVITY Surigao del Norte State University ( Academic institution ) #SDGAction61403 Description SDGs & Targets SDG 14 targets covered Deliverables & timeline Resources mobilized Progress reports Description Description The Tree Planting Activity of Surigao del Norte State University (SNSU) aims to promote environmental sustainability, climate change mitigation, and community engagement through the restoration and enrichment of local ecosystems. This initiative seeks to increase forest cover, improve biodiversity, and contribute to carbon sequestration efforts while fostering environmental awareness and responsibility among students, faculty, staff, and partner stakeholders. The activity also strengthens collaboration with local government units (LGUs), DENR, and community organizations, aligning with national environmental policies and the university’s commitment to sustainable development and social responsibility. Ultimately, the initiative supports long-term ecological balance and cultivates a culture of stewardship within the SNSU community. Implementation of the Project/Activity The Tree Planting Activity of SNSU is implemented through a systematic and participatory approach consisting of planning, preparation, execution, and monitoring phases. During the planning stage, the university coordinates with partner agencies such as the City ENRO and DENR-SDN to identify suitable planting sites, secure seedlings, and obtain technical assistance. Formal requests and approvals are processed to ensure proper authorization and support for the activity . In the preparation phase, logistical arrangements are organized, including transportation, materials, and participant mobilization. A pre-activity orientation and briefing are conducted to educate participants on the importance of reforestation, proper planting techniques, and environmental stewardship . The implementation phase involves the actual planting of seedlings, where participants are grouped and assigned specific areas to ensure organized and efficient planting. Approximately 600 mangium seedlings are planted following proper spacing and planting standards to support healthy growth and sustainability . Finally, the monitoring and evaluation phase is conducted in coordination with partner agencies to assess the success of the activity, including survival rates of planted trees and overall environmental impact. Documentation, reporting, and photo evidence are compiled to ensure accountability and to guide future environmental initiatives. Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer The Tree Planting Activity of SNSU incorporates capacity-building and technology transfer through structured learning engagements and technical collaboration with partner agencies. Prior to the activity, participants undergo an orientation and hands-on briefing facilitated by experts from the City ENRO and DENR-SDN, focusing on proper tree planting techniques, site preparation, species selection, and environmental conservation practices . The initiative also promotes experiential learning by allowing students, faculty, and staff to apply these techniques directly in the field under the supervision of technical personnel. This ensures that knowledge is not only transferred but also practiced effectively, enhancing participants’ competencies in environmental management and reforestation. Furthermore, the partnership with organizations such as IIEE-SDN and JPSME strengthens interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge sharing, integrating environmental practices with technical and professional expertise. Continuous engagement with partner agencies enables the university to adopt updated methodologies and best practices in sustainable land rehabilitation. Coordination mechanisms The Tree Planting Activity of SNSU is governed through a multi-sectoral coordination approach led by the university, with active collaboration from government agencies and partner organizations. The initiative is formally organized through prior approvals and official communications, including requests for support and coordination with the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (City ENRO) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-SDN) for provision of seedlings and technical assistance . Planning is carried out through pre-activity meetings and coordination with partner organizations such as IIEE-SDN and JPSME, where roles, responsibilities, and logistical requirements are clearly defined. An orientation and briefing are conducted before the activity to ensure participants are guided on proper planting techniques and environmental objectives . During implementation, coordination is maintained through designated team leaders overseeing logistics, participant management, and site operations, ensuring proper planting procedures and safety compliance. Post-activity, the initiative is jointly evaluated with partner agencies, focusing on outcomes such as the number of seedlings planted (600+) and the strengthening of institutional partnerships . Partners LGU Surigao City, City ENRO, DENR-Surigao del Norte, IIEE-SDN, JPSME SDGS & Targets Goal 13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Targets 13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries Indicators 13.1.1 Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population 13.1.2 Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 13.1.3 Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning Indicators 13.2.1 Number of countries with reports under the Paris Agreement, as submitted to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 13.2.2 Total greenhouse gas emissions per year 13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning Indicators 13.3.1 Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment 13.a Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible Indicators 13.a.1 Amounts provided and mobilized in United States dollars per year in relation to the continued existing collective mobilization goal of the $100 billion commitment through to 2025 13.b Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities Indicators 13.b.1 Number of least developed countries and small island developing States with reports under the Paris Agreement, as submitted to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Goal 15 Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss Targets 15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements Indicators 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area 15.1.2 Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type 15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally Indicators 15.2.1 Progress towards sustainable forest management 15.3 By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world Indicators 15.3.1 Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area 15.4 By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development Indicators 15.4.1 Coverage by protected areas of important sites for mountain biodiversity 15.4.2 (a) Mountain Green Cover Index and (b) proportion of degraded mountain land 15.5 Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species Indicators 15.5.1 Red List Index 15.6 Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed Indicators 15.6.1 Number of countries that have adopted legislative, administrative and policy frameworks to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits 15.7 Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products Indicators 15.7.1 Proportion of traded wildlife that was poached or illicitly trafficked 15.8 By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species Indicators 15.8.1 Proportion of countries adopting relevant national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species 15.9 By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts Indicators 15.9.1 (a) Number of countries that have established national targets in accordance with or similar to Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Target 14 in their national biodiversity strategy and action plans and the progress reported towards these targets; and (b) integration of biodiversity into national accounting and reporting systems, defined as implementation of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 15.a Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems Indicators 15.a.1 (a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments 15.b Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation Indicators 15.b.1 (a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments 15.c Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities Indicators 15.c.1 Proportion of traded wildlife that was poached or illicitly trafficked Goal 17 Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Targets 17.1 Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection Indicators 17.1.1 Total government revenue as a proportion of GDP, by source 17.1.2 Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes 17.2 Developed countries to implement fully their official development assistance commitments, including the commitment by many developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of ODA/GNI to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries; ODA providers are encouraged to consider setting a target to provide at least 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries Indicators 17.2.1 Net official development assistance, total and to least developed countries, as a proportion of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee donors’ gross national income (GNI) 17.3 Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources Indicators 17.3.1 Additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources 17.3.2 Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP 17.4 Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability through coordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external debt of highly indebted poor countries to reduce debt distress Indicators 17.4.1 Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and primary income 17.5 Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries Indicators 17.5.1 Number of countries that adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for developing countries, including the least developed countries 17.6 Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism Indicators 17.6.1 Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed 17.7 Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed Indicators 17.7.1 Total amount of funding for developing and developed countries to promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies 17.8 Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology Indicators 17.8.1 Proportion of individuals using the Internet 17.9 Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation Indicators 17.9.1 Dollar value of official development assistance committed to developing countries 17.10 Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda Indicators 17.10.1 Worldwide weighted tariff-average 17.11 Significantly increase the exports of developing countries, in particular with a view to doubling the least developed countries’ share of global exports by 2020 Indicators 17.11.1 Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global exports 17.12 Realize timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all least developed countries, consistent with World Trade Organization decisions, including by ensuring that preferential rules of origin applicable to imports from least developed countries are transparent and simple, and contribute to facilitating market access Indicators 17.12.1 Weighted average tariffs faced by developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States 17.13 Enhance global macroeconomic stability, including through policy coordination and policy coherence Indicators 17.13.1 Macroeconomic Dashboard 17.14 Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development Indicators 17.14.1 Number of countries with mechanisms in place to enhance policy coherence of sustainable development 17.15 Respect each country’s policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development Indicators 17.15.1 Extent of use of country-owned results frameworks and planning tools by providers of development cooperation 17.16 Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in all countries, in particular developing countries Indicators 17.16.1 Number of countries reporting progress in multi-stakeholder development effectiveness monitoring frameworks that support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 17.17 Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships Indicators 17.17.1 Amount in United States dollars committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure 17.18 By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts Indicators 17.18.1 Statistical capacity indicators 17.18.2 Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics 17.18.3 Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding 17.19 By 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, and support statistical capacity-building in developing countries Indicators 17.19.1 Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen statistical capacity in developing countries 17.19.2 Proportion of countries that (a) have conducted at least one population and housing census in the last 10 years; and (b) have achieved 100 per cent birth registration and 80 per cent death registration SDG 14 targets covered Name Description Deliverables & Timeline 22 November, 2025 Successfully planted 600+ mangium tree seedlings in designated areas of Barangay Mabini, Surigao City. 22 November, 2025 Conducted orientation and hands-on training on proper tree planting techniques and environmental stewardship for participants. 22 November, 2025 Strengthened institutional partnerships with City ENRO, DENR-SDN, and partner organizations (IIEE-SDN, JPSME) for environmental initiatives. 22 November, 2025 Completed documentation and accomplishment report (with photo evidence and activity results) for monitoring, evaluation, and future reference. Resources mobilized Staff / Technical expertise Human Resources – Participation of approximately 150 individuals including SNSU students, faculty, administrative staff, and representatives from City ENRO and DENR-SDN Staff / Technical expertise Technical Resources – Provision of seedlings (600+ mangium trees) and technical guidance from DENR-SDN and City ENRO on proper planting and site management In-kind contribution Financial and Logistical Support – Expenses for tarpaulin, transportation, and snacks, with partial sponsorship from partner organizations such as IIEE-SDN and JPSME Partnership Progress No progress reports have been submitted. Please sign in and click here to submit one. False Feedback This initiative does not yet fulfil the SMART criteria. Share Timeline 22 November 2025 (start date)22 November 2025 (date of completion) Entity N/A SDGs 13 15 17 Geographical coverage Surigao City, Philippines Other beneficiaries SNSU students, SNSU faculty members, SNSU administrative staff, City ENRO personnel, DENR-SDN representatives, partner organizations (IIEE-SDN, JPSME), local community of Barangay Mabini, Surigao City Photos More information https://snsu.edu.ph/ Countries Philippines Contact Information Ava Jill Apilan, Risk Management Office Headaapilan@ssct.edu.ph
