1. Strengthening Marine Protected Areas to
Conserve Marine Key Biodiversity Areas in the Philippines

2. KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS
“…areas that are globally significant with species requiring site scale conservation to prevent extinction in the short and medium-term”.
These are areas with:
Globally threatened species (vulnerable)
Restricted-range species (irreplaceable)
Congregatory species (irreplaceable)
Myers et al. 2002

3. 128 Terrestrial and freshwater 123 Integrated marine KBAs
Ambal
128 Terrestrial and freshwater
123 Integrated marine KBAs
Corals
Mollusks
Sharks and Rays
Cucumber, urchins
Reef fish
Marine turtles
Marine reptiles
Seabirds
Marine mammals
Marine plants

4. INITIATIVES TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT MARINE HABITATS AND RESOURCES:
Horigue et al 2014
INITIATIVES TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT MARINE HABITATS AND RESOURCES:
Establishment of 1,816 MPAs (MSN 2014)
33 MPAs under NIPAS
1,620 locally managed MPAs covering about 394,000 ha.

5. The MKBA Project aims to address issues and gaps on the establishment of MPAs:
Inadequate bio-geographic representation and spatial coverage
Insufficient and unpredictable funding levels for the long-term sustainability of MPAs and an MPA system
Weak institutional framework for the identification, establishment and management of a national marine PA system

6. IMPLEMENTING AGENCY: DENR-BMB Project Duration: June 2014 to July 2019
The MKBA Project is funded by the UNDP-GEF with counterpart from the Government of the Philippines and CSOs
UN Development Framework (DAF) Outcomes: Resilience toward disasters and climate change; environment and natural resources protection and conservation
Contribute to overall goal of the CBD and Aichi Target 11

7. PROJECT OUTCOMES
Outcome 1: Increase management effectiveness of MPAs and MPANs
Conservation effectiveness of existing and new MPAs/MPANs
Improvement in spatial coverage and representative (particularly coverage of under-represented KBAs)
Strengthening of the national system for MPA identification, designation and management under the NIPAS legislative framework
Quantifiable improvements in management of at least 10% of identified Marine KBAs Nationwide, with concomitant increases in local stakeholder participation and support.
Outcome 2: Improved Financial Sustainability of MPAs/MPANs
Financial resources available for the management of MPAs/MPANs
Sufficient to meet all critical management needs (estimated at US$66/ha/yr for MPAs >150ha), and are growing in line with expansion of the MPA system.
Sources of revenue for MPA management are being progressively diversified, with percentage of revenue being derived from government fiscal sources declining to less than 50% by end - project.
Outcome 3: Established enabling Policy Framework for Marine Biodiversity Conservation
A comprehensive policy framework in place and effectively implemented for the conservation, protection and management of country's marine ecosystem and fishery resources, that harmonizes and mandates, plans and activities amongst all key MPA stakeholders including BMB, BFAR and relevant Local Government Units.

8. Conservation International
The MKBA Project is a national initiative,
implemented in 5-pilot sites which currently have unique management strategies, with the support of select NGOs
Lessons from the pilot-sites can be replicated in other NIPAS and LMPAs 1 2 3 4 5
Verde Is. Passage
Conservation International
Tañon Strait PS
RARE Phils.
Southern Palawan
BFAR - NFRDI
Lanuza Bay
Haribon Foundation
Davao Gulf
WWF Phils.