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Table 1. List of training courses and number of attendees
Title of Course
No. of
attendees
Tri-National Training Workshop on Marine Sea Turtle
Biology and Conservation
33
Marine Mammal and Turtle Stranding Rescue Training
33
Assessment of the Seaweed Resources and Farming
as Livelihood in the Balabac Marine Biodiversity
Conservation Corridor and the Potential for Seaweed
Farming Development of Adjacent Areas
25
IUCN Red List Training
32
Integrated Coastal Management Training Course in the
Verde Passage
29
Environmental Governance Training
416
Law Enforcement Trainings for local stakeholders in the
Balabac Strait Corridor (1)
46
Law Enforcement Trainings for local stakeholders in the
Balabac Strait Corridor (2)
82
Paralegal and Deputy Fish Warden Training for
Police Environment Desk Offi cer (PEDO) of Batangas
Province and Oriental Mindoro
49
Sustainable Fisheries Management in the Context of
the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
24
Socioeconomic Monitoring – Southeast Asia Training
Course (SocMon 1)
30
Socioeconomic Monitoring: Data Analysis Training
(SocMon 2)
19
Microsoft Access (database) Training
21
Basic Fishery Law Enforcement Training for Batangas
Baywatch Network
26
Advance Fishery Law Enforcement Training
36
Paralegal Training for Bantay Dagat Members of
Calapan, Oriental Mindoro
48
Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Standing Rescue
Training for Verde Island Passage MBCC
26
Local Facilitators’ Training-Workshop for Cagayancillo
14
Total (as of July 2008)
1,049
practitioners on trends and interests
in corporate social responsibility
(CSR) portfolios. These workshops
opened opportunities for scientists
and businesses to discuss strategies
in support of marine conservation.
With the private and business
sectors, collaborative strategies were
identified to optimize investments
in conservation programmes for the
marine environment (CI-Philippines,
2007).
Capacity-building
Partnerships
To achieve a common
understanding on the needs of
marine conservation throughout
the seascape, a seascape-wide
capacity-building campaign
for local partners and future
implementers of the SSS
conservation campaign was
initiated.
Based on an assessment of training
needs, 20 training courses were
designed and attended by 1,049
staff, partners and stakeholders
(Table 1). Topics included
strengthening capabilities
on ICM, coastal governance
and enforcement, responsible
information collection and
management, and species-specific
management.
The Philippine Council for
Aquatic and Marine Research
and Development conducted an
integrated coastal management
(ICM) Training for participants from
three provincial and nine municipal/
city governments of Batangas,
Oriental Mindoro and Palawan.
It also conducted a training on
Sustainable Fisheries Management
in the Context of the Code of
Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
(SFM-CCRF) for fisheries managers
from provincial and municipal/
city governments of Batangas and
Oriental Mindoro. The latter training
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used participatory approaches and
case methodology in discussing
scenarios and issues on the state of
the fisheries resources, sustainable
fisheries management, national
and local adaptation of CCRF in
the Philippines, and integration of
sustainable fisheries management
into ICM.
Tanggol Kalikasan (Defense of
Nature), in partnership with
the Batangas State University
conducted several Environmental
Governance training workshops
for municipalities in Batangas
Province for over 400 trainees.
Tanggol Kalikasan also provided
municipal staff, village chairpersons,
navy, coast guard, and police in
Balabac with an orientation on
Philippine environmental laws and
proper procedures for boarding
boats and arresting violators. A
second enforcement training for
fisher volunteers deputized to
arrest violators of environmental
laws was conducted in Balabac. An
impact evaluation was undertaken
by Haribon Foundation to determine
the effectiveness of the ICM and
governance trainings. Similar
trainings in law enforcement were
also conducted for Batangas and
Mindoro.
The Marine Research Foundation,
Malaysia, facilitated a tri-national
sea turtle training for participants
from the Philippines, Indonesia
and Malaysia on marine turtle
biology, ecology, value, research
Figure 3. Issues and Threats Perception Map for the Verde Island Passage MBCC.
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methods, legislation, conservation
and management, and practical
interventions. Priorities for
management action and a general
framework for a network of
protected areas for sea turtles
within the SSS were identified. The
Tubbataha Management Office
organized a marine mammal and
turtle stranding rescue training
workshop which focused on the
conservation of marine mammals
and turtles, data collection and
handling techniques during
stranding. A similar training was
likewise conducted for Verde Island
partners. The University of the
Philippines-Marine Science Institute
(UP-MSI) conducted a training-
workshop on farming and seaweed
biodiversity (taxonomy) in Balabac
for local stakeholders.
A training on socioeconomic
monitoring for coastal management
was conducted for participants from
Palawan in cooperation with the
City Government of Puerto Princesa,
Palawan Council for Sustainable
Development, the Palawan State
University with support from the US
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. A follow-up training
on data analysis was also conducted.
Learning the Lessons
The Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape
Programme (SSS) has expanded the
Coastline
Tri-National
Image Source: Conservation International-Philippines
Partnership Map of the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape Initiative.