BULUSAN VOLCANO NATURAL PARK (BVNP) AS LOCAL CONSERVATION AREA

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2 Presidential Proclamation No. 8ll dated June 07, 1935 Proclaimed as Bulusan Volcano National Park. Presidential Proclamation No. 421 dated November 27, 2000 Proclaimed as Bulusan Volcano Natural Park

3 ALBAY SORSOGON Country PHILIPPINES Administrative Region Region V - BICOL Province Sorsogon Central Coordinates North Latitude East Longitude Altitude 300 1,565 meters asl Ecosystems Lake and Terrestrial (sub-montane forest) Classification Protected Area Key Biodiversity Area Conservation Status* Extremely High Critical BULUSAN *Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Priority Setting Program/ Key Biodiversity Area LOCATION Lies in the southern tip of Luzon Island, near the tip of the Camarines (Bicol) Peninsula. Southernmost part of the Sierra Madre mountain range.

4 MUNICIPALITIES (3) Three Main Peaks Bulusan 1,580 has (43%) Irosin 1,048 has (28%) 1. Bulusan Volcano (Highest) 2. Sharp Peak 3. Mt. Jormahan Juban 280 has (8%) (3) Three Lakes Casiguran 510 has (14%) Barcelona 255 has (7%) 1. Black Bird s Lake 2. Aguingay Lake 3. Bulusan Lake Protected Area under Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) Act (R.A. 7586) Total Area: 3, Hectares

5 Bird (63%) Reptiles (13%) Amphibians and mammals (12%) 30% Bird species that are endemic in Luzon are represented in the park; 26% of the threatened birds in Luzon that are cited in the globally threatened bird list are found in the lake s forests. PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES Biodiversity significance Presence of wildlife with ecotourism value (FAUNA/FLORA)

6 PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES Biodiversity significance Ecosystem types with ecotourism value forest & lakes (freshwater) Volcano, water falls, rivers and limestone formation

7 Due unabated illegal activities within the PA, on May 2005, a MOA was entered into by and Between the BVNP-PAMB & LGU Bulusan. Giving authority to the LGU Bulusan to co-manage, develop and conserve the Bulusan Lake area up to 2 kilometers radius. Develop its ecotourism potential to sustained economic growth and development of local communities living adjacent the PA.

8 SOCIAL PREAPREDNESS Presence of registered Civil Society Organization In September 2010, the LGU Bulusan accredited the Aggrupation of Advocates for Environmental Protection (AGAP Bulusan) thru SB Resolution as their partner to implement conservation and protection effort and develop the ecotourism potential of the Bulusan Lake area.

9 Certificate of REGISTRATION (SEC) September 28, 2007 Certificate of ACCREDITATION September 13, 2010 SOCIAL PREAPREDNESS Presence of registered Civil Society Organization As early as 2007, AGAP was already at Bulusan Lake as a volunteer, recognizing the ecotourism potential of the PA. Organized by LIKAS Irosin, under the UNDP Small Grant Program initially to act as a Municipal Environmental Council with the purpose of protecting the Bulusan Volcano National Park (BVNP). However, due to the alliance member, organization s active participation and the need for a genuine socio-economic development, It was agreed by the body to formally and legally register it as a corporation that will act as a Social Eco-Enterprise of the community.

10 CREATION of PRESERVE BVNP THRU THE UNDP OBJECTIVES: Restoration, maintenance and protection of biodiversity and enhancement of ecotourism attractions of BVNP Bulusan Area. Provision of capacity building and resource mobilization as a poverty alleviation mechanism and enhancement. Environmental awareness, information and education campaign on biodiversity conservation Biodiversity conservation and environmental management related research and data banking. CONSERVATION STRATEGIES Education and Information Campaigns Participatory Reforestation Ecotourism/eco-livelihood Community Organizing and Capacity Building Eco-livelihood Trainings Biodiversity Watch and Research Community Nursery Establishment

11 SOCIAL PREPAREDNESS As part of the activities in UNDP, AGAP Bulusan able to organized and capacitate 6 peoples organization. All are duly registered to SEC. Association for Socio-Economic, Environment, Infrastructure & Institutional Support from People & Organizations (ASENSO)/San Roque, San Jose, San Isidro, San Francisco, San Rafael and Sta. Barbara; To sustain protection and conservation of the PA, some members are deputized as Wildlife Enforcement Officers (WEOs); Some members also trained as Naturalist Eco-guides, duly accredited by DOT; Women were trained to different alternative livelihood PROJECT;

12 SOCIAL PREPAREDNESS Involvement of organizations in tourism ecotourism activities Trainings, Tree planting, Dalaw Turo in Barangays and community

13 SOCIAL PREPAREDNESS Involvement of organizations in tourism ecotourism activities Trainings, Tree planting, Dalaw Turo in Barangays and community

14 Participatory Reforestation

15 Bird watching Bulusan Lake AQUA Adventures Trekking DEVELOPED ECOTOURISM PRODUCTS The development of ecotourism activities within the PA change the attitude of the community towards biodiversity conservation Vulcaneering

16 Eco-trail Run & Sky Run Picnic DEVELOPED ECOTOURISM PRODUCTS The development of ecotourism activities within the PA change the attitude of the community towards biodiversity conservation

17 FOREIGN Guests in Bulusan Lake FY ,000 30,000 30,583 25, ,275 20,000 27,799 18,585 15,000 10, , Local Guest in Bulusan Lake FY Year 2009 Year 2010 Year 2011 Year ,522 Year 2009 Year 2010 Year 2011 Year 2012 Year 2013 Year 2013 VISITORS ARRIVAL FROM

18 ECOTOURISM SERVICES Eco-guides (DOT Accredited Mountain Guides ID release); Presence of Tour Operators; Information center;

19 CHELENGES IN ESTABLISHING THE LCA 1. Difficulty in transforming the attitude of the community/stakeholders towards conservation of the PA; 2. Fund sourcing to sustain activities in the PA/sustainable financing; 3. Insurgency; 4. Change of political leaders RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UPSCALING LCAs Continuous capacitating/strengthening of stakeholders/communities; Replicate the project in other areas/municipalities covering the PA; Establish/create other livelihood alternative/enterprise for stakeholders; Formulation of Environmental Defense Program thru community empowerment and social equity; 5. Sustainable financing to equip and provide remunerations to community;

20 THANK YOU