The Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau is the focal agency to
the following Multilateral Environmental Agreements:
(1) Convention on Biological
Diversity;
·
Mobilized the
Sub-Committee on CBD through meetings
·
Organized the
Philippine celebration of the International Day for Biological
Diversity through biodiversity/climate change forum and lecture
series
(2) Convention on the
Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals;
(3) Convention on the
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora;
·
As of
October 2007, issued 1,195 CITES permits and generated an income
of Php3,178,337.69.
(4)
Convention of Wetlands of International Importance Especially as
Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention);
and
(5) Cartagena Protocol on
Biosafety
·
Attended the
Biosafety Clearing House Task Force meetings
·
Participated in
the drafting of the Executive Order 514 Implementing Rules and
Regulations
·
Drafted the
Environmental Impact and Biosafety Assessment of Genetically
Modified Organisms
•
Attended the
following international meetings/ training/workshop/:
–
Communication Planning Workshop for the ASEAN Heritage Parks in
Bangkok, Thailand on 31 Jan – 2 March 2007
–
Workshop on
Gap Analysis for Terrestrial Protected Areas on 9-13 April 2007
in Singapore
–
2nd ASEAN
Heritage Parks Conference, 4th WCPA Southeast Asia Regional
Conference and Special Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on
Nature Conservation and Biodiversity held on 23-28 April 2007 in
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
–
PA
Categories Assessment & Governance Workshop in Sabah, Malaysia
–
Gap Analysis
for Terrestrial Ecosystems held on 10-12 April 2007 in Thailand
–
5th
Meeting of the ASEAN Experts Group- CITES on 8-12 May 2007 in
Singapore
–
ASEAN
Wildlife Enforcement Network Meeting on 22-23 May 2007 in
Jakarta, Indonesia
–
CITES 14th
Conference of the Parties on 3-15 June 2007at The Hague,
Netherlands
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