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LETTER OF INVITATION

To: Cebu City Partners in Development

CCPL-PA! an" !u#isan $ite ana%ement &nit '( !aran%ay Captains)N*Os an" A+a"eme, DEP E"

ERD$-DENR-

C.DParis# Coun+ils

From: /on0 Ni"a Cabrera an" /on0 Cabarubias

$ub1e+t: Tea2 In3estation in !u#isan .aters#e" - &plan" !aran%ays

Dear Con+erne" $ta2e#ol"ers,

For t#e past 4ee2s, pest in3estation #as atta+2e" t#e Tea2 Plantations 4it#in t#e !u#isan

.aters#e"0 .e #ave observe" t#e e5tent o3 "ama%e yester"ay "urin% our 1oint inspe+tion 4it#t#e Toon% !aran%ay Captain, Tim !a+also, environmentalists, an" me"ia0

T#e broa" lea3 tree spe+ies over a lar%e area 4it#in t#e Prote+te" Area #as lost its +anopy "ue tot#e +aterpillars in lar%e populations0 In a 4aters#e" mostly plante" 4it# e5oti+ spe+ies, t#ere are

3e4 bir"s t#at 3ee" on su+# +aterpillars to +ontrol t#em, T#e absen+e o3 Tea2 +anopy at t#e time

4#en t#e rains pour more intensely a%%ravate erosion an" lan"sli"es +ausin% #eavy siltation an"

t#reat to in3rastru+ture6a++ess roa"s an" lives0

.e t#ere3ore invite e5perts an" +on+erne" sta2e#ol"ers to a +onsultation at t#e Cebu CityLe%islative !uil"in% on T#urs"ay, at 7pm, to #ave a better sta2e#ol"ers8 un"erstan"in% o3 t#esituation 4#i+# 4e e5pe+t to re+ur more 3re9uently 4it# t#e p#enomenon asso+iate" 4it# %lobal

4armin%0 !u#isan .aters#e" is a vital 4ater sour+e 3or etro Cebu0 A similar in3estation #as

been observe" in ot#er parts o3 t#e +ountry t#ereby t#reatenin% a%ri+ultural areas #en+e, 3oo"se+urity0

T#e ob1e+tive is to arrive at a +onsensus on t#e imme"iate reme"ial measures to an" +ome up

4it# me"ium an" lon%-term solutions to t#e e5isten+e o3 e5oti+ spe+ies, su+# as tea2 an" %melinato restore bio"iversity,

.e en1oin everyone to parti+ipate in t#is important +onsultation0 ay *o" bless all our e33ortsto4ar"s environmental sustainability, 4ater an" 3oo" se+urity 3or li3e an" prosperity0

Very truly yours,

/on0 Ni"a Cabrera

Committee on E+olo%y an" Environment

/on0 Cabarubias

Committee on A%ri+ulture

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PRO*RA OF ACTIVTIE$

INVOCATION

INTROD&CTION OF PARTICIPANT$

RATIONALE6; O!$ICAL C/ARACTERI$TIC$ OF TEA? PLANTATION$

!IODIVER$IT>/>DROLO*> AND ERO$ION

@0 PE$T INFE$TATION, CA&$E AND EFFECT

70 EPERIENCE$ FRO !ARAN*A> CAPTAIN$ OF !&/I$AN, TOON*,PA&TAN AND $APAN*DA?O

(0 ON-*OIN* !&/I$AN .ATER$/ED INTE*RATED DEVELOPENT PRO*RA

$TAT&$ REPORT

B0 $/ORT-TER EA$&RE$ AND CO$T IPLICATION$

0 TA$?IN* 'ROLE$ AND RE$PON$I!ILITIE$ OF *RO&P$, RE$PON$!ILE

PER$ON)

0 EDI& AND LON*-TER $OL&TION$

$>NT/E$I$

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Buhisan Watershed Integrated Development Program

!oun"aries o3 4aters#e"s "o not 3ollo4 politi+al 'a"minstrative) 1uris"i+tional boun"aries0

$o, it #appens t#at one river system 4it# +orrespon"in% 4aters#e"s t#at it serves o3ten

trans+en"s boun"aries o3 to4ns#ips an" baran%ays0 .e #ave #ere a situation o3 4#at is +alle" amini-trans-boun"ary river mana%ement0

= T#e ission o3 C&$. involves t#e promotion o3 I.R Inte%rate" .ater Resour+esana%ement0 It initiate" a +ampai%n to #ave L*&s in t#e rest o3 t#e provin+e or%anie

t#emselves into +lusters in or"er to en#an+e a4areness on t#e importan+e o3 prote+tin%

an" +onservin% 4ater an" 4ater resour+es in 4#i+# t#ey #ave +ommon interest

re+o%niin% t#at 4ater is t#e peoples8 li3e support system to ensure sustainable"evelopment in our +ommunities0

@ T#e mo"el is private se+tor le" but partners#ip is 4it# DENR-Re%ion, Cebu City%overnment, etro Cebu .ater Distri+t an" P#ilippine !usiness 3or $o+ial Pro%ress0

Pilot Programs Components:

= E+olo%y an" Prote+tion 'Community-base" prote+tion boun"ary "emar+ation,

re#abilitation o3 t#e 4aters#e": erosion +ontrol an" bio"iversity +onservation)

@ Lo+al Enterprise Development7 !aran%ay *overnan+e t#rou%# t#e !aran%ay Development Coun+ils

( $tren%t#enin% o3 !aran%ay L*&s in en3or+ement o3 environmental la4s

B .ater, $anitation an" /ealt# E"u+ation an" E+o-tourism Development

6.0 Water Education/Environmental Education

T#e 3ollo4in% are some earlier an" re+ent partners#ip a+tivities6involvement o3 C&$. in t#is

area:

Pro1e+t Learnin% Tree 'PLT) 3or s+#ool +#il"ren an" .ater E"u+ation 3or Tea+#ers

'.ET) in Publi+ $+#ool Tea+#ers

Establis#ment o3 C#ur+#es an" $+#ools as "emonstration sites o3 %reen pra+ti+es:

ener%y an" 4ater 3ootprint an" in"i+ators o3 per3orman+e

Cebu niting !or "ustainable Water #oundation

r0 Casiano Catapan% Ar+#t0 $o+orro Ate%a Fr0 ar Alin%asa, $VD

Presi"ent E5e+utive Dire+tor Partners#ip Liaison O33i+er

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E5istin% Tea2 In3estation (G #e+tares in t#e Toon% Cat+#ment