Baluscang Z._regional Botanical Garden

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REGIONAL

BOTANICAL

GARDEN:

MODEL FORCONSERVING

RAINFOREST AS

CLIMATE CHANGE

MITI GATION

MEASURE

IN APAYAOAnInter-Agency collaboration

(Apayao State College-DENR-CAR &LGU-Luna)


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Greens andOrnamentals Grocer

Watershed Cradleand Balanced

Ecosystem

Eco-tourist Destination Prime EducationalCnter

Hydropower Producer

Agri-IndustrialTechnology and

Knowledge-BasedIndustries

Indigenous Culture andKnowledge


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The APAYAO Province

Apayao is bounded

N & E - by cagayanW- by Ilocos Norte and Abra

S- by Kalinga

Climate : drier in the months

between march and June

and wet the rest of the year

:Rains fall heaviest in themonth of September

:typhoons occasionally visit

between July and Oct.

APAYAO


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Dubbed as Cordilleras Last Frontier for

Nature Richness.

Created by virtue of RA 7878, separating

Kalinga-Apayao province into two distinctprovinces.

Total area is 392,790 hectares, which is

about 21 percent of the total land area of

the CAR

It has a total population of 74,720 for theyear 1995


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One of the areas that receive thegreatest concern as far as naturalmanagement is concerned is theupland

Statistics shows that 56% of the 99million hectares of the upland areas inthe Philippines is grown to grains andother annual crops (NSO, 1990).The province of Apayao is dubbed astheLast Forest frontier of the North

covering almost 70% of its total landarea.Providing model for forest protection,the Regional Botanical garden wasestablished


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Marag Valley, once a haven of the New PeoplesArmy, is a vast forestland extending from the foot of

the Siamsanderie Mountain in Luna, Apayao to theMalabavie Valley in Pamplona, Cagayan.

AreaThe botanical garden has a total land area of 1, 025hectares located within the Cordillera mountain

ranges.

TopographyThe area is composed of rolling to moderately steepto very steep slope. It has an elevation of 10 to 510meters above sea level.

The Area


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Calanasan

Kabugao

Luna

Conner

FloraPudtol

Sta. Marcela

Map of Apayao


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The Site

Map of Luna


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Soil

The soil originally developed from alluvial deposits,which is mostly found in low lying plains. Most of

the soil found gently sloping lands is developedthrough the weathering processes from igneous tosedimentary and metamorphic rock. Soil type ismostly composed of Quingua clay loam andmountain soil undifferentiated.


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ClimateThe Corona Type III climate classificationprevails in the area. It has a pronounced dryseason from the month of March to early part

of June and wet during December to Januaryand its hottest month is May.


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Vegetative Cover Natural vegetation/ resources vary from

domination of woody plants and equally completedominance of grasses. Around 75% of the totalarea is dipterocarp forest with the predominantspecies such as White and Red Lauan, Tanguile,Apitong, Yakal, Narek and other broad leavedspecies. Rattan species are present throughout thearea, so with the bamboo growing in the bufferzone of creeks, brooks and rivers. Other non-

timber species such as ferns, mosses and lichensare present in the area.


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FaunaThe area provides habitat and shelter to population of speciesof birds, monitor lizards, wild chicken and mammals. Bodiesof water situated in the area such as creeks, brooks and smalltributaries provide a conducive place for endemic species of

fresh water fishes (such as eel, mudfish, carps, and others).


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The Strategies

1. Strategic Partnership

2. Policy Review and Implementation 3. Community Mobilization

a. Community Organizing

through Barangayassembliesor meetings

b. Organizing the Core Group

4. Education and Training

5. Program Monitoring and

Evaluation


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The Framework

Regional

BotanicalGarden

(Area of Excellence for

Dipterocarp &

rainforest)

Apayao State CollegeDENR

NGO

LGU / Inter-Agency Collaboration


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Lead Agencies Roles & Responsibilities

APAYAO STATE

COLLEGE ( ASC)

Provide technical expert for the floral and faunal inventory

Focal Agency for other institutions wanting to visit the area.

Promotion (signage, IEC, etc.)

Project monitoring & evaluation Team

Provide regular consultation meeting with barangay people with

DENR

DENR- CAR

Provide legal basis for the establishment of the RBT

Area identification ( mapping)

Assist in the species inventoryProvide regular consultation meeting with ASC

Provide alternative source of livelihood to the people (

Agroforestry project)

Agency Roles and Responsibilities


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Lead Agencies Roles & Responsibilities

LGU, Luna

Legislate local laws

Provide support to field personnel (ASC) for

transportation

Promotion ( Local tourism) in coordination

with Provincial Tourism Council (PTC)

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CAPENARSI

( Calabigan People

for Natural

ResourcesStewards)

Key Stewards

Help in patrolling

Provide accommodation to visitors

Endorse resolutions supporting the RBG

Provincial Tourism

Council

Promotion

Provincial ForestProtection Council (under the governors

office)

Identify issues and concerns on forestprotection

Address the issues and concerns into workable

plans

Convene line agencies, POs in planning &

monitoring forest protection programs

PNP Help apprehend illegal activities

Enforce law

Partner Agencies/ Organization


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DTI Help in promotion and packaging of peoples products

DOST Capability Building

TESDA Capability Building

DAR Provide scholarship to students who resides in the area

Capacity Building


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Activities Undertaken

Activities Agencies/ Organization

1. Tripartite Meeting LGU, DENR, ASC2. Consultation meeting with barangay ASC

3. Organization of the (NGO) CAPENARSI DENR

4. Drafting of the MOA DENR & ASC5. Finalization and Signing of MOA DENR, ASC & LGU

6. Installation of Signage ASC

7. Barangay resolution forwarded

strengthening support to the Regional

Botanical Garden(RBG)

Barangay Council

8. Consultation meeting with other line

agencies

All line agencies



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9. Identification RBG as eco-tourist

destination

Provincial Tourism Council

10. Publication and Promotion Iyapayao Newsletter ( LGU

Apayao)

11. Quarterly consultation meeting ( updatingof reports)

All line agencies

12. Consultative meeting with POs on issues

and concerns

ASC & CENRO

13. Biodiversity Week Celebration CENRO AND ASC

14. Training/ Seminar ( Vermiculture &Organic Farming)

ASC

14. Establishment of Communal Vegetable

Garden

ASC, NGO

14. Timber Stand Inventory ASC

14. Agroforestry Development Projects ( UDP) DENR


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Benefits Derived from the

Project

Biodiversity ConservationProvision for Biodiversity Conservation ModelEnvironmental ProtectionWatershed ConservationCreation of Natural Resources Awareness

Development of Eco- Tourism SiteProvision for Additional Revenue for the Community and

the Local Government


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As Climate Mitigation Measure Lesser incidence of drought. Longest dry season was

experienced in 1995 for 5 months

Sea breeze coming from North Cagayan coastal towns

condensed in Marag Valley Provision of clean water supply for irrigation and

habitat for aquatic animals


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Marag River


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Eco-Park : At the Regional Botanical Garden


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The Botanical Garden


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Some Fern Species in theRegional Botanical Garden

Cyathea

Shoestring fern

Centepede fern

Adiantum sp

Staghorn fern

Dragon scalefern


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Launching


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Launching


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