RE-GREENING THE LAGUNA DE BAY WATERSHED: PARTNERSHIP THROUGH CDM AND N0N-CDM REFORESTATION PROJECTS. Edgardo C. Manda General Manager.

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1 RE-GREENING THE LAGUNA DE BAY WATERSHED: PARTNERSHIP THROUGH CDM AND N0N-CDM REFORESTATION PROJECTS Edgardo C. Manda General Manager and Lennie C. Santos-Borja Chief, Research and Development Division Head, Carbon Finance Unit Laguna Lake Development Authority, Philippines 12 th Living Lakes Conference 25 September 2008 Castiglione del Lago, Regione Umbria Italy THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO THE LAGUNA DE BAY BASIN

2 Laguna de Bay Features Ta guig Mang ahan Marikina Mor on g Ba ras Ta nay Average Depth: ~2.5 m. Average Volume: 2.25 MCM Shoreline: 285 km. Lake surface area: 900 km 2 Watershed area: ~2920 km 2 (24 sub-basins including many tributaries A ngon o Munt inlup a Sa n Pe dro Biñan Cab uyao San Cristoba l Los B año s San Juan Pililla St a. M aria Sin ilo an Pang il Jala -jala Caliraya Pa gsanja n Pila C alauan St a. C ru z + a floodway) 6 provinces, 12 cities, 49 municipalities Of which 27 are lakeshore towns and 2 are lakeshore cities One outlet: Napindan Channel PasigRiver (serves as inlet of saline water during Pasig River backflow) The Largest Lake in the Philippines and one of the largest in Southeast Asia

3 A THREATENED ECOSYSTEM Forests receded... 14% 5% 29% 52% Forest 19,100 has. Open 53,480 has Builtup/Industrial 110,780 has. Extensive built-up of agriculture areas... Agricultural 198,640 has.

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5 Delta formation sedimentation of the lake

6 N TAYTAY ANGONO LUPANG ARENDA TAYTAY, RIZAL PASIG TAGUIG SUCAT MUNTINLUPA SAN PEDRO BIÑAN STA. ROSA BINANGONAN CARDONA BARAS TANAY PILILLA SINILOAN MABITAC PAETE CABUYAO KALAYAAN LUMBAN STA. CRUZ PILA VICTORIA CALAUAN BAY CALAMBA LOS BAÑOS Watershed Rehabilitation

7 SMALL-SCALE Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) PROJECTS IN LAGUNA DE BAY BUNDLE 1: Avoidance of Methane Production from Biomass Decay ThroughComposting-1 ER Treshold: Not more than 60 kilo tonnes tco2-e BUNDLE 2: Methane Recovery in Wastewater Treatment-1 ER Treshold: Not more than 60 kilo tonnes tco2-e 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 AREA The CDM Executive Board has very stringent requirements for reforestation and afforestation projects: Land eligibility criteria: The site should be deforested before 1990; There is no chance for regeneration unless assisted by man; 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; 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.

8 NON-ELIGIBLE AREA Bamboo Reforestation a. For watershed rehabilitation b. For livelihood Present Scenario: Shoreland areas are teeming with shanties 3-4 layers inward Natural Buffer Zone: Not only environmentally correct but also offers a refreshing view of the shoreland

9 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!

10 Logo of KAKASAKA Siniloan

11 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS Starting Line

12 LLDA Rotary Club Philippine of Makati Amusement Central and Foundation Gaming Corporation College of Forestry and Natural Resources - UPLB Forests and Natural Resources Research Society of the Phi l., Inc. 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 1,200 cyclists participated National Bamboo Development Forum October 2008 Philippine Trade and Training Center Manila, Philippines Strategic Partners Organized by Government Laguna Lake Development Authority Department of Science and Technology Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development Forest Products and Research and Development Institute Department of Environment and Natural Resources Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau University of the Philippines - College of Forestry and Natural Resources Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Philippine Chamber of Handicraft Industries Philippine Gaming and Amusement Corporation NGO and Civic Organizations Rotary Club of Makati Central Forests and Natural Resources Society of the Philippines Philippine Bamboo Foundation Bamboo Network of the Philippines 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) /(0918) (049) /(0919) (02) /(0921) acbl2002@yahoo.com ramoncfnr@yahoo.com redd@llda.gov.ph B A M B O O F O R L I F E Industry GMA 7 radio and television network

13 Maraming Salamat Po! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Laguna Lake Development Authority AC Santos-Borja