Bohol & Lapu – Lapu City, October 16, 2023 – The CCEF Protect Danajon Project Technical Team took part in the recent ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ for the ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ (๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐) ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ณ. This initiative is an integral component of DENR’s regional objectives in bringing the Danajon Bank into the National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS). CCEF provided crucial support for its successful execution.
The Protected Area Suitability Assessment (PASA) serves as a rapid screening and evaluation process for proposed areas to determine their eligibility for designation as protected areas. The PASA shall also recommend the appropriate category of the proposed protected area as provided for in Section 3 of the NIPAS Act to serve as basis for its management.
The aim was to evaluate the suitability of various regionally significant locations for special protection, with the targeted areas comprising of ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ผ๐ป, ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐น-๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐-๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป.
This collaborative effort was made possible through the leadership of ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐ณ and joint efforts of the ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ – ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ (๐๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐), DENR Central Visayas – ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐๐๐ก๐ฅ๐ข) ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป & ๐ง๐ฎ๐ด๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป, Bohol Provincial Environment Management Office and ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต & ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด (๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ) ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ.
The dive survey technical report will be finalized by the end of December and will undergo thorough review and finalization by the Regional Office before being submitted to the DENR Secretary through the Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) in adherence to the guidelines outlined in Section 11 of the DENR โ BMB Technical Bulletin No. 2016 โ 04, focusing on the Procedural Guidelines for the Conduct of the Protected Area Suitability Assessment (PASA).
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By: Justine Jace R. Baisac, Communications and Development Associate
