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Friday, November 24, 2006
Candaba nominated to list of important wetlands
By Joel P. Mapiles
CANDABA -- The Candaba Swamp has been recently nominated as one of the sites to be included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
Theresa Mundita Lim, director of Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB), said their agency with the support of foreign members of Wetlands International (WI) is now also preparing the necessary documents for the inclusion of Candaba Swamp in the list.
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Lim noted that the efforts of the Municipal Government led by Mayor Jerry Pelayo to conserve the town's swamp are worth emulating in other wetlands in the country and in other parts of the world.
"At a time when other wetlands are continuously being degraded, your example should really be spread throughout the world. We have been getting feedback from the participants who are one in praising your good deed," Lim told the local government here.
Sometime this year, foreign representatives from at least 40 countries were rendered speechless by the systematic efforts of Candabeños in preserving and conserving their environment, the swamps in particular.
The foreign representatives urged the Municipal Government to share the techniques in used on the swamps, where hundreds of water and migratory birds come to roost not just during winter season abroad but all throughout the year.
Pelayo said their technique is simple - the continuous cooperation of the people living around the swamp.
He said the town has achieved a well-preserved environment through cooperation and coordination of all stakeholders -- the town folks, non-government organizations (NGO), religious sector, government agencies, and barangay officials, among others.
The WI, a worldwide non-government organization (NGO), is a non-profit global organization dedicated solely to the crucial work of wetland conservation and sustainable management.
The NGO has a well-established network of experts and its close partnerships with key organizations provide WI with the essential tools for catalyzing conservation activities worldwide.
The group's activities are based on sound science and have been carried out in over 120 countries. It is working on a five-year global strategy.
The mission of the WI is to sustain and restore wetlands worldwide for future generations through research, information exchange, and conservation activities. (Sun.Star Pampanga/Sunnex)
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