2. IPO DAM WATERSHED UP Mountaineers Environment Committee Green is Good (GIG) Fredd Ochavo November 2008

3. IPO DAM Manila Bay Laguna Lake

4. IPO DAM WATERSHED 6,600 hectares Norzagaray, Bulacan “Angat Pilot Forest Reserve” under Presidential Proclamation 391 on April 10, 1968 DENR Region III and MWSS to coordinate and implement forest management here Critical source of WATER SUPPLY Enhances the BIODIVERSITY of Bulacan

5. ANGAT DAM IPO DAM LA MESA TREATMENT PLANT LA MESA WATER RESERVOIR BALARA TREATMENT PLANT

6. It is the land (mountains and hills included) upon which rain falls and flows to the lowest common body of water

8. Manila Bay Laguna Lake IPO DAM

9. PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO In 2005 Of the 6,600 hectares of IPO watershed Estimated original open area - 15% Estimated kaingin-destroyed area - 55% Total Open Space 60-70%

10. PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO SLASH-AND-BURN FARMING

11. PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO

16. 2009 Google Earth Images

21. PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO ILLEGAL LOGGING

22. PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO Pictures taken last August 2, 2008

23. PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO Pictures taken last May 1, 2009

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34. PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO SILTED RIVERS

36. PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO ILLEGAL SETTLERS

37. PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO CENSUS OF RESIDENTS (2005) Dumagat - 39 Families Informal Settlers - 103 Families Cultivators/kaingeros - 105 individuals

38. PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO Transportation/Fishing Boats Motorized – 25 Units Non- motorized – 26 units

39. PROBLEMS AFFECTING IPO Encroachment by nearby communities

40. CHARCOAL-MAKING

41. PRESENCE OF LAWLESS ELEMENTS

42. INADEQUATE RESOURCES FROM DENR & MWSS Lack of Forest Rangers who monitor the area (there are only 4) Lack of patrol boats Inadequate financial support

43. WHY BE CONCERNED?

46. Which is better?

47. Major Challenges Building relationship and generating interest among stakeholders Increasing awareness among the stakeholders on the importance of watershed Ensuring total commitment in terms of time,motivation,skills and resources by key stakeholders to participate effectively throughout the process Taken from Mr. Abinsay’s Presentation to Rotary International-QC

48. G O AL S Watershed Protection and Preservation Enhanced stakeholder participation Restoration, rehabilitation and slope stabilization FRAMEWORK V I S I O N To be able to manage our watersheds with the participation of all stakeholders in a manner that is beneficial to all, to contribute to global biodiversity and to ensure sustainability of raw water supply Relationship Building Community Organizing Awareness Campaign Capacity Building Livelihood Vegetative Intervention Reforestation Structural Intervention Rip raping Forest Protection Program Forest Security Forest Structures Mapping/Data Base build up STRATEGYSTRATEGY Benchmarking Data Base updating R&D Acquisition of Tools and Eqpmt.

49. GREEN IS GOOD! June 23, 2007 – UPM signed an MOU with DENR, MWSS, Norzagaray LGU & Manila Water to adopt 1 hectare of land and to spearhead forest protection and tree- planting activities for a period of 5 years UP MOUNTAINEERS’

50. GIG Tree Planting

51. GIG Tree Nurturing

53. GIG Awareness Campaign

55. What can you contribute? AWARENESS CAMPAIGN!!! –W–We drink water coming from Ipo! –F–Forests ensure a steady supply of clean water! –D–Deforestation threatens Ipo, our water supply!

56. What else can you contribute? REGULAR VISITS TO IPO –Camping, hiking, swimming, boating, fishing –Tree planting, monitoring, deweeding –Biking, mapping, data gathering –Trail running, orienteering, adventure racing

57. What else can you contribute? IPO ADVOCACY THROUGH SPORTS Team “SAVE IPO DAM”

58. What else can you contribute? FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES Green is Good! Green is Good!

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