The Search for Best Coastal Resource Management Programs

The League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) launched last year the Search for Best Coastal Resource Management Programs in Philippine Municipalities. The Search focuses on programs undertaken or supported by municipal governments to promote sustainable development and management of coastal resources. It is open to all municipal local government units with coastal resource management programs that have been ongoing for not less than three years.

          LMP is conducting the Search in cooperation with CRMP, a USAID-funded project implemented by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), local government units, non-governmental organizations, and people’s organizations.

          The Search will culminate in an awarding ceremony to be held in July 1998. Cash grants and plaques will be given to the Six Best Coastal Resource Management Programs.