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https://hdl.handle.net/2115/40227

Institutional mechanisms for effective inter-local governmental planning and management of fisheries resources : the case study of four municipalities in Baler Bay, Philippines

英語

2009-11-02

Outstanding Performance Award in the following 2 categories, Breakthrough Research: Technological Innovation, Social Change, and Breakthrough Research: Education, Communication

In the Philippines, Coastal Resource Management (CRM) is a major devolved function of the local government units (LGU) as provided by Republic Act 7160. However, to date despite the many interventions, evidence shows that LGUs have not been able to come to terms with their mandate. One reason for this is the LGUs’ lack of capacity to provide the enabling mechanisms towards a successful CRM program. Moreover, the fragmented management scheme of coastal areas and the poor policies for effective institutional arrangements hampered the improvements in environmental conditions. In the Province of Aurora, four LGUs in Baler Bay started fisheries resources management by adopting a framework known as the Inter-LGU Fisheries Management Plan (ILFMP). The ILFMP requires an inter-LGU collaborative management approach to resource management, where conscious efforts were mobilized to develop means to introduce changes in the overall structure of the management of coastal resources of Baler Bay.

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