Capability Building and Strengthening of Protected Area Management Board of Mts. Banahaw and San Cristobal Protected Landscape (MBSCPL) Project.

The project highlights is the formal turn-over of the project to the PAMB to ensure the continuation of the Capability Building and Strengthening of Protected Area Management Board of Mts. Banahaw and San Cristobal Protected Landscape Project. Which has for its objective: To help create an environment conducive to the development of ecologically – conscious and equitable policies, and the effective enforcement of NIPAS Act and other environmental laws with the end view of conserving and protecting Mts. Banahaw and San Cristobal. Specific Objective (For 18 months only):

1. To equip municipal governments, line agencies, academic institution, NGOs and POs around Mts. Banahaw and San Cristobal with knowledge and skills on environmental law and the development of policies in the local level that enhance resource conservation and ensure effective environmental law enforcement and help maintain and strengthen cooperative action among LGUs, NGOs, POs, LAs and Academic Institutions around Mts. Banahaw and San Cristobal;

2. To equip and capacitate the community and the LGU s on the Disaster Management for them to be prepare for possible disaster to happen ;

3. To network with LGUs, NGOs, POs, LAs and Academic Institutions in the area for the purpose of making the process effective and responsive to their needs;

4. To assist the PAMB on the project development and fund sourcing base on the Approved MBSCPL Management plan; and

5. To extend environmental legal assistance to LGUs, NGOs, POs, LAs and Academic Institutions whenever the same is needed.

6. To facilitate the formal turn-over of the project implementation to the MBSCPL-PAMB within the last quarter period of the eighteenth (18) months project duration with symbolical support activities and signing of Covenants.

PROJECT COMPONENTS

The project shall have four major components:

1. MMBSCPL-PAMB Assessment and Planning with cross visit to successful PA in the country.
2. Community Training and orientation on Disaster Management
3. Legal Assistance and Conflict Management
4. Networking and Policy Advocacy and Public Information
5. Project Development and Fund Sourcing
6. Formal Turn Over to the MBSCPL - PAMB

Key Result Areas/Expected outputs and Indicators

The key result areas per project component are:

1. PAMB Assessment and Planning with cross visit to successful PA in the country.

1.1. Activity Needs Analysis (ANA), through which the information, experiences and skills that need to be transferred to the target audience is identified. This shall include a survey and a report of the result of the survey;
1.2. Activity Program/Module, which shall contain, among others , the substance of the Activities, the methodologies to be used therein, and their sequence of presentation;
1.3. Activity proper, wherein it is expected that all PAMB members from every municipality covered by the project shall be in attendance. The training proper is expected to draw in some forty (60) participants. Request for further assistance and/or interaction with the speakers and the people behind the project, in addition to positive evaluation by the activity participants at the end of the Activities objective assessment and the plan for formal turn-over of the project to the MBSCPL-PAMB was conducted .

2. Community Training and orientation on Disaster Management

2.1. Training Needs Analysis (TNA), through which the information, experiences and skills that need to be transferred to the target audience is identified. This shall include a survey and a report of the result of the survey;
2.2. Training Module, which shall contain, among others , the substance of the Activities, the methodologies to be used therein, and their sequence of presentation;
2.3. Activity proper, wherein it is expected that all PAMB members from every municipality covered by the project shall be in attendance. The training proper is expected to draw in some sixty (60) participants plus the community members of around two hundred fifty (250). Request for further assistance and/or interaction with the speakers and the people behind the project, in addition to positive evaluation by the activity participants at the end of the Activities objective assessment and the plan for formal turn-over was conducted.

3. Legal Assistance and Conflict Management

3.1. Legal Consultations, through which specific legal concerns confronting the requesting entity are addressed. It is expected that at least five (5) legal consultations shall be conducted during the covered period;
3.2. Assistance in Policy Development and Formulation, which usually happens in the form of extending assistance to LGUs in the preparation pf local environmental ordinances. Around three (3) such activities are projected to be undertaken;
3.3. Conflict Management, the skills for which have time and again been proven useful especially due to the dynamics between stakeholders, such as, LGUs, LAs, Academe, NGOs and POs. It is expected that at least three (3) cases that would require conflict management intervention shall be encountered;
3.4. Legal Representation, through which the proponent represents any of the target audiences in environmental or environment –related court and administrative cases.
3.5. Assist in the Quick Response Team (QRT) Strengthening as a support mechanism for the PASu for Enforcement of existing policies and laws for PA Management and Protection.

Note that undertaking the above activities is fully-dependent on the need of the clients. It is only important that these services are available should any of them be required or requested. Note also that this component is helpful in making a more meaningful Need Assessment as it gives closer look at the specific issues and problems confronting the clients.

4. Networking and Policy Advocacy and Public Information

4.1. Meeting with LGUs, LAs, Academe, NGOs and POs which shall enable the proponent to persuade the target audience to take part in the project. Around three (3) proponent to persuade the target audience to take part in the project. Around three (3) visits per municipality are expected to be made during the project period;
4.2. Other means of Communication, which shall include letter-writing, telephone conversations, publicity, broadcast, which would enhance the relationship between the proponent and the clients.
4.3. Continues follow-up and lobbying for the Banahaw Bill or HB 2773 for the immediate congress approval. As in the case of Legal Assistance and Conflict Management, networking is also effective help in determining the training needs of the clients.

5. Project Development and Fund Sourcing

5.1. Additional Project Funds, which shall help ensure greater success and participation in the project. Additional funds need to be source to cover other project operation expenses to augment the budget for the activities. These are expected to come in the form of financial or logistical support from LGUs, and services from partner NGOs and POs, and some in-house resources and services of the proponent, all of which shall be credited as counterpart funding for the project;
5.2. Project Continuity, which shall help ensure the extension of services by the proponent beyond the project period. While a continuation of the project services by the proponent beyond project period. While a continuation of the project grant by FPE is also being eyed this early, the proponent shall come up with a project proposal to seek funding support from other institutions to continue and further this effort. At least one (1) major proposal is therefore expected to be prepared before the termination of the project.

6. Formal Turn Over of the project to the PAMB

6.1. At the end of eighteenth month implementation of the project the formal turn over will be conducted, in the last quarter to be schedule in the regular MBSCPL-PAMB meeting.
6.2. Signing of Covenant with symbolical support activities will also be conducted together with all stakeholders of MBSCPL – PAMB.