Workshop for Ecosystem Account for Southern Palawan

Two-day Launch Workshop for Ecosystem Account for Southern Palawan
3-4 September 2013, Tuesday-Wednesday | 8am-5pm
VENUE: BSA Twin Towers, Ortigas

Proceedings Report on the Planning Workshop-Training Ecosystem Accounting for Southern Palawan

Day 1: Tuesday, September 3, 2013

  8:00 – 9:00

Registration

  9:00 - 9:15

Invocation/National Anthem

  9:15 - 9:30

Opening Remarks
Undersecretary Manuel Gerochi, DENR 

  9:30- 9:45

Introduction of Participants and Objectives of the Workshop
Paul Mitchell, Facilitator

  9:45 - 10:00

Brief Overview of Phil-WAVES
Stefanie Sieber, Task Team Leader

  10:00 - 11:00

Introduction to Ecosystem Accounting 
Michael Vardon, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

  11:00 - 11:15

Coffee Break

  11:15 - 11:45

Presentation of Palawan Profile
Palawan Council For Sustainable Development (PCSD)

  11:45 - 12:00

Open Forum

  12:00 - 1:30

Lunch

Policy Issues in Southern Palawan
John Francisco A. Pontillas, MPP, Environmentally Critical Areas, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development

  1:30 - 1:45

Geology and Mineral Deposits of Southern Palawan
Arnold A Villanueva, Senior Science Research Specialist

  1:45 - 2:00

Presentation on Forestry
Palawan Council for Sustainable Development, Palawan State University

  2:00 - 2:15

Presentation on Coastal Resource Management
Ben Gonzales, Western Palawan University

  2:15 - 2:45

Protected Areas, Biodiversity and Coastal Protection
Gwendolyn Bambalan, PA WZCMS RIVB

  3:00 - 3:15

Coffee Break

  3:15 - 4:00

Break-out Sessions: Identifying Key Policy Questions
Group discussion with technical input from experts

Working Group Outputs

Group 1: Forestry and Protected Area
Group 2: Mining and Mineral Development
Group 3: Coastal, Fisheries, Mangroves and Coral Reef Resources

  4:00 - 4:45

Plenary and Open Forum (Representatives from break-out groups)

  4:45 - 5:00

Wrap-up
DENR

 

 

Day 2: Wednesday, September 4, 2013

  9:00 - 9:15

Recap and Open Forum
Paul Mitchell, Facilitator

  9:15 - 9:30

Presentation on Indigenous People
Roberto L. Almonte, Director, NCIP

  9:30 - 9:45

Presentation on Agriculture
Provincial Planning Development Office

  9:45 - 10:15

Plenary and Open Forum (Representatives from break-out groups)

 10:15 - 10:30

Coffee Break

 10:30 - 10:45

Policy Applications of Ecosystem Accounting
Glenn-Marie Lange, WAVES Global Program

 10:45 - 11:45

Diagnostic Tool for Ecosystem Accounts and its Application to Southern Palawan
Michael Vardon, ABS

 11:45 - 12:00

Collaboration with Capturing Coral Reefs Ecosystem Services (CCRES)
Profirio Alino

 12:00 - 12:30 

Open Forum

 12:30 - 1:30

Lunch

 1:30 - 2:00 

Earth Observation Support to WAVES Philippines Program
Torsten Bondo, Industry Section, European Space Agency

  2:00 - 2:30

Use of Remote Sensing in Measuring Ecosystem Services
Torsten Bondo, European Space Agency

  2:30 - 3:30

Break-out Sessions: Application of the Diagnostic Tool to Identified Policy Priorities
Group discussions with technical input from experts

  3:30 - 4:00 

Plenary and Open Forum (Representatives from break-out groups)

  4:00 - 4:30

Next Steps
World Bank

  4:30 - 5:00

Closing Remarks
DENR

 
Date:
2013
Publisher:
WAVES
Author(s):
WAVES
Format:
Workshop and Consultation
Language:
English
Topic:
Ecosystems