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RE-GREENING THE

LAGUNA DE BAY WATERSHED:

PARTNERSHIP THROUGH

CDM AND N0N-CDM

REFORESTATION PROJECTS

Edgardo C. MandaGeneral Manager

and

Lennie C. Santos-BorjaChief, Research and Development Division

Head, Carbon Finance Unit

Laguna Lake Development Authority, Philippines

12th Living Lakes Conference25 September 2008

Castiglione del Lago, Regione UmbriaItaly

THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGOTHE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO THE LAGUNA DE BAY BASINTHE LAGUNA DE BAY BASIN

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• Average Depth: ~2.5 m.• Average Volume: 2.25 MCM• Shoreline: 285 km.• Lake surface area: 900 km2

• Watershed area: ~2920 km2

• (24 sub-basins including many tributaries

+ a floodway)

• 6 provinces, 12 cities, 49 municipalities

• Of which 27 are lakeshore towns and 2 are

lakeshore cities

• One outlet: Napindan Channel – Pasig River

(serves as inlet of saline water during

Pasig River backflow)

The Largest Lake in the Philippines and one of the largest in Southeast Asia

Laguna de Bay Features

Mar ikina

Pa gsanja nPila

San Ju an

St a. M aria

CalauanSt a. C ru z

Calir aya

Biñan

Cab uyao

Moron g

San Cr ist oba l

Los B año s

Sin ilo an

Ta nay

Pang il

Jala -jala

Mang ahan

Angon o Pililla

Ta guig

Ba ras

Munt inlup a

Sa n Pe dro

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A THREATENED ECOSYSTEM

Forests receded . . .

Extensive built-up of agriculture areas. . .

5%

52%29%

14%

Forest 19,100 has.

Open 53,480 has

Built-up/Industrial 110,780 has.

Agricultural 198,640 has.

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sedimentation of the lake

Delta formation

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LUPANG ARENDA TAYTAY, RIZAL

TAYTAY

BINANGONAN

BARAS

SUCAT

MUNTINLUPA

SAN PEDRO

BIÑAN

S T A . R O S A

CABUYAO

CALAMBA LOS BAÑOS

STA. CRUZ

LUMBAN

SINILOAN

TAYTAY

BINANGONAN

PILILLA

TANAYSUCAT

MUNTINLUPA

SAN PEDRO

BIÑAN

S T A . R O S A

CABUYAO

CALAMBA LOS BAÑOS

BAY

PILASTA. CRUZ

LUMBAN

SINILOAN

PASIGTAGUIG

ANGONO

C A R D O N A

MABITACPAETE

KALAYAAN

VICTORIACALAUAN

Watershed Watershed RehabilitationRehabilitation

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BUNDLE 1: Avoidance of Methane Production from Biomass Decay Through Composting-1

ER Treshold: Not more than 60 kilo tonnes tCO2-e

BUNDLE 2: Methane Recovery in Wastewater Treatment-1ER Treshold: Not more than 60 kilo tonnes tCO2-e

SMALL-SCALE Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)PROJECTS IN LAGUNA DE BAY

BUNDLE 3: Watershed Rehabilitation Project –1 (Reforestation and Afforestation)ER Treshold: Not more than 8 kilo tonnes tCO2-e

Note:CDM – Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol

ELIGIBLE AREAThe CDM Executive Board has very stringent requirements for reforestation and afforestation projects:

Land eligibility criteria:

Ø The site should be deforested before 1990;

Ø There is no chance for regeneration unlessassisted by man;

Ø The area occupied by existing woody shrubs should not be more than 5% of the proposed area and the height should not exceed 5 meters;

Ø Once reforested, there should be no cutting of trees for a period of 30 years.

The CDM project should be implemented by low-income communities.

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NON-ELIGIBLE AREABamboo Reforestation

a. For watershed rehabilitationb. For livelihood

Natural Buffer Zone:Not only environmentally correct but also offers a refreshing view of the shoreland…

Present Scenario:Shoreland areas are teeming with shanties 3-4 layers inward…

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Water quality modeling using the Delft 3-d model shows that

22% of total suspended solids in the lake will be reduced with

bamboo reforestation of denuded areas in the watershed.

Community organizing activities….spiritual and cultural values formation

“Let us make our grasslands productive!”

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Logo of KAKASAKA Siniloan

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ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

Starting Line

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1,200 cyclists participated

For more information, please contact the National Bamboo Development Forum Secretariat: Dr. Aida B. Lapis Dr. Ramon A. Razal Ms. Lennie Santos-Borja ERDB, College, Laguna FPPS Dept., UPLB-CFNR LLDA, Rizal Prov’l Capitol Comp, Pasig City (049) 536 2509/(0918) 908 9743 (049) 536 3432/(0919) 641 1207 (02) 637 7581/(0921) 300 1453 acbl2002@yahoo.com ramoncfnr@yahoo.com redd@llda.gov.ph

Strategic Partners

LLDA

Rotary Club of Makati Central

Foundation

Philippine

Amusement and

Gaming Corporation

Organized by

College of Forestry and Natural

Resources - UPLB

Forests and Natural Resources Research Society of the Phi l.,

I n c .

Philippine Council for

Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research

and Development

Forest Products Research And

Development Institute

DENR – Ecosystems Research

and Development Bureau

Bamboo Network of the Philippines

Philippine Bamboo Foundation

““ BB AA MMBB OO OO FF OO RR LL II FF EE ””

GovernmentLaguna Lake Development AuthorityDepartment of Science and Technology• Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources

Research and Development• Forest Products and Research and Development InstituteDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources – Ecosystems

Research and Development BureauUniversity of the Philippines - College of Forestry and Natural

ResourcesPhilippine Chamber of Commerce and IndustryPhilippine Chamber of Handicraft IndustriesPhilippine Gaming and Amusement Corporation

NGO and Civic OrganizationsRotary Club of Makati CentralForests and Natural Resources Society of the PhilippinesPhilippine Bamboo FoundationBamboo Network of the Philippines

IndustryGMA 7 – radio and television network

National Bamboo Development Forum

22-24 October 2008Philippine Trade and Training Center

Manila, Philippines

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“Maraming Salamat Po!”

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

AC Santos-BorjaLaguna Lake Development Authority