Institutional strengthening Institutional strengthening to enable local governments’ to enable local governments’

NRM capacityNRM capacity

In Bukidnon Province, Philippines

Antonio T. Sumbalan

The Philippine Government The Philippine Government StructureStructure

Unitary Form of GovernmentUnitary Form of GovernmentMultiMulti--tiered Structuretiered Structure

Central GovernmentCentral GovernmentLocal Government Units:Local Government Units:

oo ProvincesProvincesoo CitiesCitiesoo MunicipalitiesMunicipalitiesoo Barangays (villages)Barangays (villages)

The Philippine Local Government The Philippine Local Government Code of 1991Code of 1991

Transferred substantial power, functions and Transferred substantial power, functions and responsibilities to the LGUsresponsibilities to the LGUsAllows change and development to originate Allows change and development to originate from the local communitiesfrom the local communitiesRedirected the country’s development thrusts Redirected the country’s development thrusts and encouraged a shift from nationally driven and encouraged a shift from nationally driven to locally driven strategiesto locally driven strategiesAfforded the LGUs to acquire State functions Afforded the LGUs to acquire State functions and powers on natural resource managementand powers on natural resource management

LGUs State Functions and Powers LGUs State Functions and Powers on NRM (Malayang, 1998)on NRM (Malayang, 1998)

Promote general welfarePromote general welfareConserve natural resourcesConserve natural resourcesUndertake waste managementUndertake waste managementProtect air and water qualityProtect air and water qualityRegulate land use within their Regulate land use within their jurisdictionjurisdiction

Philippine Republic Act 7160Philippine Republic Act 7160(Brillantes, 1992)(Brillantes, 1992)

•• The passage of RA 7160 made the The passage of RA 7160 made the LGUs as:LGUs as:

Environmental protectorsEnvironmental protectorsEnvironmental law enforcersEnvironmental law enforcersEnvironmental advocatesEnvironmental advocatesEnvironmental planners and Environmental planners and managersmanagers

Institutional Innovations in NRM in Institutional Innovations in NRM in Bukidnon ProvinceBukidnon Province

1.1. Bukidnon Watershed Protection and Bukidnon Watershed Protection and Development CouncilDevelopment Council

2.2. Environment and Natural Resource Division Environment and Natural Resource Division under the Office of the Provincial under the Office of the Provincial AdministratorAdministrator

3.3. Creation of Provincial Multipartite Creation of Provincial Multipartite Monitoring TeamMonitoring Team

NRM Planning and Policy NRM Planning and Policy Development in Bukidnon Development in Bukidnon ProvinceProvince

1.1. Protected Area Management Protected Area Management PlanningPlanning

2.2. Watershed Management PlanningWatershed Management Planning3.3. Physical Land Use PlanningPhysical Land Use Planning4.4. Bukidnon Environmental CodeBukidnon Environmental Code5.5. Municipal Environmental Municipal Environmental

OrdinancesOrdinances

NRM Projects in Bukidnon NRM Projects in Bukidnon Province Province

1.1. Bukidnon Environment SmallBukidnon Environment Small--tree tree (BEST) Farm Project(BEST) Farm Project

2.2. Volunteer Guards for Biodiversity Volunteer Guards for Biodiversity ConservationConservation

3.3. SmallSmall--scale Mining Regulationsscale Mining Regulations

SANREM CRSP/SEA Support to SANREM CRSP/SEA Support to Local NRM Activities Local NRM Activities

1.1. Workshops, Trainings, and Public Workshops, Trainings, and Public ConsultationsConsultations

2.2. Awareness on Environmental Impact Awareness on Environmental Impact Assessment System (EIAS)Assessment System (EIAS)

3.3. NRM Research Activities in Partnership with NRM Research Activities in Partnership with the Local Governmentsthe Local Governments

4.4. Membership to Local NRM Councils, Membership to Local NRM Councils, Technical Assistance to Watershed Planning, Technical Assistance to Watershed Planning, and Provision of Researched Data to Policy and Provision of Researched Data to Policy DevelopmentDevelopment

Support for Institutional Strengthening Support for Institutional Strengthening to enable local NRMto enable local NRM

1. 1. The Use of Geographic Information System as a tool The Use of Geographic Information System as a tool for Economic Growth and Sustainable Natural for Economic Growth and Sustainable Natural Resource ManagementResource Management

Support for Institutional Support for Institutional Strengthening to enable local NRMStrengthening to enable local NRM

2.2. Technical Assistance in Policy Development Technical Assistance in Policy Development for the formulation of Implementing Rules and for the formulation of Implementing Rules and RegulationsRegulations

IRR IRR LantapanLantapan Natural Natural Resources Resources

Management PlanManagement Plan

IRR Bukidnon IRR Bukidnon Environmental Environmental

CodeCode

Support for Institutional Support for Institutional Strengthening to enable local NRMStrengthening to enable local NRM

3.3. Conduct of Awareness and CapacityConduct of Awareness and Capacity--building building on NRMon NRM

Policy AnalysisWorkshop

Watersheds of Lantapan, Bukidnon

WatershedsStreams and Rivers

Legend:

Multi-sectoral WorkshopOn NRM

Characterization of a Watershed

End of PresentationEnd of Presentation

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