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IPO DAM WATERSHEDIPO DAM WATERSHED
UP Mountaineers Environment Committee
Green is Good (GIG)
Fredd Ochavo
November 2008
IPO
DAM
Manila
Bay
Laguna
Lake
IPO DAM WATERSHED
• 6,600 hectares• Norzagaray, Bulacan• “Angat Pilot Forest Reserve” under Presidential
Proclamation 391 on April 10, 1968• DENR Region III and MWSS to coordinate and
implement forest management here
• Critical source of WATER SUPPLY• Enhances the BIODIVERSITY of Bulacan
ANGAT DAM
IPO DAMLA MESA
TREATMENT PLANT
LA MESA WATER
RESERVOIR
BALARA TREATMENT
PLANT
It is the land (mountains and hills included) upon which rain
falls and flows to the lowest common body of water
Manila
Bay
Laguna
Lake
IPO
DAM
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
In 2005Of the 6,600 hectares of IPO watershed
• Estimated original open area - 15%• Estimated kaingin-destroyed area - 55%
• Total Open Space 60-70%
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
SLASH-AND-BURN FARMING
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
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PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
ILLEGAL LOGGING
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
Pictures taken last August 2, 2008
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPOPictures taken last May 1, 2009
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPOPictures taken last May 1, 2009
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPOPictures taken last May 1, 2009
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPOPictures taken last May 1, 2009
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPOPictures taken last May 1, 2009
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPOPictures taken last May 1, 2009
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPOPictures taken last May 1, 2009
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPOPictures taken last May 1, 2009
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPOPictures taken last May 1, 2009
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPOPictures taken last May 1, 2009
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPOPictures taken last May 1, 2009
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
SILTED RIVERS
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
ILLEGAL SETTLERS
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
CENSUS OF RESIDENTS
(2005)
• Dumagat - 39 Families
• Informal Settlers - 103 Families
• Cultivators/kaingeros - 105 individuals
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
Transportation/Fishing Boats
• Motorized – 25 Units
• Non- motorized – 26 units
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
Encroachment by nearby communities
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPOCHARCOAL-MAKING
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
PRESENCE OF LAWLESS ELEMENTS
PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO
INADEQUATE RESOURCES
FROM DENR & MWSS
• Lack of Forest Rangers who monitor the area (there are only 4)
• Lack of patrol boats
• Inadequate financial support
WHY BE CONCERNED?
Which is better?
Major Challenges• Building relationship and generating
interest among stakeholders• Increasing awareness among the
stakeholders on the importance of watershed
• Ensuring total commitment in terms of time,motivation,skills and resources by key stakeholders to participate effectively throughout the process
Taken from Mr. Abinsay’s Presentation to Rotary International-QC
GOALS
•Watershed Protection and Preservation
•Enhanced stakeholder participation
•Restoration, rehabilitation and slope
stabilization
FRAMEWORKV I S I O N
To be able to manage our watersheds with the participation of all stakeholders in a manner that is beneficial to all, to contribute to global biodiversity and to ensure
sustainability of raw water supply
•Relationship Building
•Community Organizing
•Awareness Campaign
•Capacity Building
•Livelihood
•Vegetative Intervention
•Reforestation
•Structural Intervention
•Rip raping
•Forest Protection Program
•Forest Security
•Forest Structures
•Mapping/Data Base build up
S T R
A T E G Y
•Benchmarking Data Base updating R&D Acquisition of Tools and Eqpmt.
GREEN IS GOOD!
June 23, 2007 – UPM signed an MOU with DENR, MWSS, Norzagaray LGU & Manila Water to adopt 1 hectare of land and to spearhead forest protection and tree-planting activities for a period of 5 years
UP MOUNTAINEERS’
GIG Tree Planting
GIG Tree Nurturing
GIG Tree Nurturing
GIG Awareness Campaign
GIG Awareness Campaign
What can you contribute?• AWARENESS CAMPAIGN!!!
– We drink water coming from Ipo!– Forests ensure a steady supply of clean
water!– Deforestation threatens Ipo, our water supply!
What else can you contribute?
• REGULAR VISITS TO IPO– Camping, hiking, swimming, boating, fishing– Tree planting, monitoring, deweeding– Biking, mapping, data gathering– Trail running, orienteering, adventure racing
What else can you contribute?
• IPO ADVOCACY THROUGH SPORTS
Team “SAVE IPO DAM”
What else can you contribute?
• FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES
Green is
Good!
Green is
Good!
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