WETLAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Date Started: April 1996
Location: Nationwide
Objective: To promote the sustainable use and protection of Philippine Wetlands
Other Information:
Types of Wetlands:
* Mangroves (158,490 has)
* Estuaries and Mudflats (529,307 has)
* Seagrass Beds
* Coral Reefs (27,000 sq. km.)
* Lakes (115,167 has)
* Freshwater swamps and marshes
* Brackish pond (176,000 has)
* Man-made reservoirs (130,000 has)
Current Project: Community-based Resource Management for Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary (funded by Ramsar Small Grants Fund)
Protected Areas included in the International List of Wetlands Critical to Biodiversity Conservation
* Naujan Lake National Park
* Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park
* Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
* Olango Wildlife Sanctuary
South China Sea Project
Recognizing that the South China Sea is a globally significant centre of marine biodiversity, the project on "Reversing Environmental Degradation Trends in the South China and Gulf of Thailand" (also known as the UNEP/GEF South China Sea Project) is an attempt to address environmental concerns that have resulted from the rapid pace of development and industrialization, which has occurred over the last decade. This GEF project, implemented by UNEP, aims to develop regionally coordinated programmes of action designed to reverse environmental degradation particularly in the area of coastal habitat degradation and loss, halt land-based pollution and address the issue of fisheries over-exploitation.
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