Coastal Resource Management - LGRC DILG 10

GOOD PRACTICES IN COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2PARTNERSHIPS AMONG LGUs, NGOs, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIESDanao Bay CBCRMha sanctuary and a 25 ha buffer zone; demarcation of the area was made using bamboo stakesanchored on the ground and 1.25 m apart; local project staff and guards were hired3. Gaining community support through awareness and ecology seminars; providing funding supportfor small projects, i.e., mini-sanctuary; pottery, seaweed and oyster culture. This eventually led to theestablishment of the Misom, Tugas, Sinian and Landing Multipurpose Cooperative (MITUSILA)·4. Formation of the Sanctuary Board composed of the Mayor, DENR representative, communityrepresentatives, four guards, barangay captains and Pipuli; later on, recognition of the sanctuary bythe national government as an Integrated Protected Area System (IPAS) site with the help of DENR5. Introduction of income-generating projects such as collecting fees from park visitors; crab fatteningand ecotourism6. Institutionalization of resource management measures: (a) ordinance prohibiting cutting of mangroveswithout permission from the mayor; harvesting only allowed for construction of local houses and notfor selling outside the municipality; (b) imposition of fishing ban to prevent overfishing of danggit(siganid)ACCOMPLISHMENTS Establishment of a 70-hectare sanctuary in Baliangao within a one-year period; later on recognizedas an Integrated Protected Area System (IPAS) site Creation of a multisectoral sanctuary board Development of ecotourism in the area as a means to sustain park managementSERVICE DELIVERY WITH IMPACT: RESOURCE BOOKS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT53