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Revista de Gestão Costeira Integrada
Volume 23, Issue 1, June 2023, Pages 69-82

DOI: 10.5894/rgci-n528
*Submission: 13 OCT 2022; Peer review: 8 NOV 2022; Revised: 16 SEP 2023; Accepted: 7 SEP 2023; Available on-line: 7 FEB 2024

Mangrove Reforestation, Protection, and Conservation Initiatives: The Case of Sorsogon Bay Rompeolas, Philippines

Cyra Mae R. Soreda@ 1, Ryan V. Dio2

@ Corresponding author: soreda.cyra@sorsu.edu.ph

1 College of Teacher Education, Sorsogon State University, Sorsogon City, Philippines

2 School of Graduate Studies, Sorsogon State University, Sorsogon City, Philippines

ABSTRACT
Mangrove losses have been observed in several parts of the world including the Philippines despite its explicit directive through Republic Act 8550 or the Philippines Fisheries Code (PHILIPPINES, 1998) in ensuring the conservation, protection, and sustained management of the country’s fishery and aquatic resources. This qualitative research made use of a case study design at Sorsogon Bay Rompeolas through observation, field visits, and interviews to describe and evaluate the milestones and challenges encountered in the mangrove reforestation and protection initiatives among volunteer stakeholders. The study found out that the post-implementation (monitoring) phase of the project was the least participated activity while the project implementation phase was the fully participated activity of the different stakeholders involved in the project. Waste pollution, unsustained participation of residents, and natural calamities are the challenges encountered by the project. The Local Government Units (LGUs) in collaboration with the concerned national authorities may adopt blended infrastructure projects with the environmental protection program in the preservation and enhancement of the current state of the coastal ecosystem for future generations.

Keywords: Mangroves, stakeholders’ participation, Conservation Initiatives, Case Study, Sorsogon Bay Rompeolas, Sustainability Plan and Measures

RESUMO
As perdas de manguezais foram observadas em várias partes do mundo, incluindo as Filipinas, apesar de sua diretiva explícita através da Lei da República 8550 (Filipinas, 1998) ou do Código de Pesca das Filipinas para garantir a conservação, proteção e gestão sustentada dos recursos pesqueiros e aquáticos do país. Esta pesquisa qualitativa fez uso de um desenho de estudo de caso em Sorsogon Bay Rompeolas por meio de observação, visitas de campo e entrevistas para descrever e avaliar os marcos e desafios encontrados nas iniciativas de reflorestamento e proteção de manguezais entre as partes interessadas voluntárias. O estudo descobriu que a fase de pós-implementação (monitoramento) do projeto foi a atividade menos participada, enquanto a fase de implementação do projeto foi a atividade totalmente participada das diferentes partes interessadas envolvidas no projeto. Poluição de resíduos, participação não sustentada dos moradores e calamidades naturais são os desafios encontrados pelo projeto. As Unidades do Governo Local (UGLs) em colaboração com as autoridades nacionais competentes podem adotar projetos de infraestrutura mistos com o programa de proteção ambiental na preservação e valorização do estado atual do ecossistema costeiro para as gerações futuras.

Palavras-chave: Manguezais, participação das partes interessadas, Iniciativas de Conservação, Estudo de Caso, Sorsogon Bay Rompeolas, Planos e Medidas de Sustentabilidade

 

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