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Initial initiatives Tour Guiding Training and Planning with host barangays
(4-mountian barangays) Initial loops/circuit: Nature Center and MCWD Dam Site
Actual conduct of educational tours: 1000 STC, high school students (2008) 200 USCNC, 2nd year year students (2009) 20 USC-CAFA Faculty and Extension
Services(2009) 120 Talisay Malayan Academy (2009) 200 Mary Help of Christians (2009) 1000 - Employees tree planting with SMC, PBSP partners,
Green Peace
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Resource/Heritage Mapping Natural Resources and Socio-cultural significance of
natural resources: river, creeks, mountains, springs,cave, trees, insects and birds, animals, butterflies,plants/fruit trees, farms
Cultural : trails, historic sites, sacred places, buildings,intangibles (traditions crafts and culinary),
monuments, tunnels (Japanese occupation), cemetery,waterworks/infrastructure
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Source: American Colonial Period by Halsem
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Marcelo Regner(Superintendent-local counterpart)
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Source: Cebu Heritage Book by USC Press
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Save the Buhisan
Watershed Project
Partners Meeting
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Objectives
Ensure sustainable
water supply
Improve the quality of
life of 498 households
by providing them
livelihood and basicsocial services
Promote Buhisan
Watershed and Forest
as an excellent
ecotourism destination
site
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Strategies in Stakeholder Engagement
A. Business Sector Employee Volunteerism (e.g.
reforestation, business advisory,
construction of the nature center)
Partner in one of the componentsof the project
B. Civil Society Sharing of technical expertise
(e.g. research on biodiversity,
hydrology)
Employee Volunteerism (e.g.
reforestation, business
advisory)
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Strategies in Stakeholder Engagement
C. Government Agencies
Employee Volunteerism (e.g. reforestation, construction
of the nature center)
Environmental Education
Provision of technical skills development and training
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Milestones
1. Soft launching of the Buhisan
Watershed Integrated
Development Project on March
30, 2007, wherein PEZA
Director General Lilia de Limapledged P200K
2. Conduct of focus group
discussions, research & other
discussion in preparation for
the drafting of the master plan
3. Training on watershed
protection, patrol & deputation
of residents & MCWD blue
guards
4. Conduct of pulong-pulong
among the barangay LGUs &
residents in the 4 upland
barangays of the forest reserve
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Milestones
5. Signing of the MOA between
PEZA, PBSP, DENR & CUSW
6. Signing of the MOA between the
LGU of Cebu City, DENR, PBSP,
MCWD & CUSW
7. Launching of the Project in
Buhisan on April 26, 2008, which
was attended by 259representatives from 19
companies, 5 LGUs and
government agencies, and 2
NGOs
8. Eco-tour Guides Training
9. Initial Resource Assessment in
coordination with the University
of San Carlos-College ofArchitecture and Fine Arts
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Milestones
10. Boundary survey and
demarcation
11. Construction of pond and tanks
for rainwater harvesting
12. Organizational and Leadership
training for 4- PeoplesOrganizations in 4 Barangays
13. Skills trainingIntegrated
Farming Systems, Rehabilitation
with Native Species, Fire breakfor protection of plantations,
Solid Waste Management