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

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

Source: American Colonial Period by Halsem

Marcelo Regner
(Superintendent-local counterpart)

Source: Cebu Heritage Book by USC Press

Save the Buhisan Watershed Project

Partners Meeting

Partners

Philippine Business for Social Progress Metropolitan Cebu Water District Cebu Uniting for Sustainable Water Cebu City Government Department of Environment and Natural Resources

 Ensure sustainable water supply

Objectives

Improve the quality of life of 498 households by providing them livelihood and basic social services Promote Buhisan Watershed and Forest as an excellent ecotourism destination site

Strategies in Stakeholder Engagement

A. Business Sector
Employee Volunteerism (e.g. reforestation, business advisory, construction of the nature center) Partner in one of the components of the project

B. Civil Society
Sharing of technical expertise (e.g. research on biodiversity, hydrology) Employee Volunteerism (e.g. reforestation, business advisory)

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

1. Soft launching of the Buhisan Watershed Integrated Development Project on March 30, 2007, wherein PEZA Director General Lilia de Lima pledged 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

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 259 representatives from 19 companies, 5 LGUs and government agencies, and 2 NGOs

Milestones

8. Eco-tour Guides Training

9. Initial Resource Assessment in coordination with the University of San Carlos-College of Architecture and Fine Arts

10. Boundary survey and demarcation 11. Construction of pond and tanks for rainwater harvesting 12. Organizational and Leadership training for 4- Peoples Organizations in 4 Barangays

Milestones

13. Skills training Integrated Farming Systems, Rehabilitation with Native Species, Fire break for protection of plantations, Solid Waste Management