Professional Documents
Culture Documents
(4-mountian barangays) Initial loops/circuit: Nature Center and MCWD Dam Site Actual conduct of educational tours: 1000 STC, high school students (2008) 200 USCNC, 2nd year year students (2009) 20 USC-CAFA Faculty and Extension Services(2009) 120 Talisay Malayan Academy (2009) 200 Mary Help of Christians (2009) 1000 - Employees tree planting with SMC, PBSP partners, Green Peace
Resource/Heritage Mapping
Natural Resources and Socio-cultural significance of
natural resources: river, creeks, mountains, springs, cave, trees, insects and birds, animals, butterflies, plants/fruit trees, farms Cultural : trails, historic sites, sacred places, buildings, intangibles (traditions crafts and culinary), monuments, tunnels (Japanese occupation), cemetery, waterworks/infrastructure
Marcelo Regner
(Superintendent-local counterpart)
Partners Meeting
Partners
Philippine Business for Social Progress Metropolitan Cebu Water District Cebu Uniting for Sustainable Water Cebu City Government Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Objectives
Improve the quality of life of 498 households by providing them livelihood and basic social services Promote Buhisan Watershed and Forest as an excellent ecotourism destination site
B. Civil Society
Sharing of technical expertise (e.g. research on biodiversity, hydrology) Employee Volunteerism (e.g. reforestation, business advisory)
1. Soft launching of the Buhisan Watershed Integrated Development Project on March 30, 2007, wherein PEZA Director General Lilia de Lima pledged P200K 2. Conduct of focus group discussions, research & other discussion in preparation for the drafting of the master plan 3. Training on watershed protection, patrol & deputation of residents & MCWD blue guards 4. Conduct of pulong-pulong among the barangay LGUs & residents in the 4 upland barangays of the forest reserve
Milestones
5. Signing of the MOA between PEZA, PBSP, DENR & CUSW 6. Signing of the MOA between the LGU of Cebu City, DENR, PBSP, MCWD & CUSW 7. Launching of the Project in Buhisan on April 26, 2008, which was attended by 259 representatives from 19 companies, 5 LGUs and government agencies, and 2 NGOs
Milestones
10. Boundary survey and demarcation 11. Construction of pond and tanks for rainwater harvesting 12. Organizational and Leadership training for 4- Peoples Organizations in 4 Barangays
Milestones
13. Skills training Integrated Farming Systems, Rehabilitation with Native Species, Fire break for protection of plantations, Solid Waste Management