912.45 hectaressfrom 16 MPAs within in six municipalities and one city, covering a straight distance of 46 km encompassing Lanuza bay and adjacent waters ECOSYSTEMS PROTECTED See Seagrass Coralreef_ Mangroves ESTABLISHED SINCE 2004 Through a memorandum of agreement among the members of municipalities MANAGEMENT BODY 16 fisherfolk organizations and cooperatives, together as an alliance called Nagkahiusang Mananagat nga ‘Nag-amping sa Kadagatan - Lanuza Bay or NAMANA KA ~ LANUZA BAY. Management i led by the Chairman (composed of all Mayors), an executive committee, a project management office, ‘and management committees.2015 Most Outstanding Marine Protected Area Finalist IMPACTS AND BENEFITS: KEY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. + Awarded with a grant of 182,000 Euros by the The Lanuza Bay Development Alliance (LBDA) European Commission on the Formulation of operates in an integrated fishery resource management Forest Land Use Plan, approach which governs all the policies, programs and rere Sr oon ct Plans of the body and participates in planning and «+ Funding support from the Provincial Government. implementation of the programs of the alliance and '+ Facilitated policy formulation (e.g. aquaculture the individual municipalities. They adopt different related activities). baywide policies and plans and form active coastal law enforcement organizations. The alliance also has 4 complete set of guiding principles and operational procedures for the whole organization, the Amendment ISSUES AND THREATS: + Station due to upland act Jogging and mining + Illegal cutting of mangroves and conversion Covenant and the Manual of Operations. of mangroves areas into human. settlements, fishponds and other uses. + Political interventions on some programs and projects, especially dealing with illegal fishers and prosecution of cases + Lack of forestland use plans and concrete plans for upland and forestland use allocations. + Changes of political leadership of LGUs. ities, particularly RECOMMENDATIONS: + Provide a venue to discuss transboundary issues, integrated development plans and programs. + Establish a well-defined structure and function for both the Council and operation center. + Develop and adopt financial transaction flows within the alliance. + Facilitate strengthening of MPAs within the network, such as management planning + Strengthen the IEC plan and activitiesto popularize the alliance. + Explore possible funding assistance both locally initiated and from funding institutions to support alliance programs. Contact this MPA network through Atty. Gerardo M. Maglinte ‘Me. Benjamin Delsa Beecuive Director LDA Chairman-NamanaKa-Lartza Bay Enail: germaglaw@yahoacom Email namanaka_laruzabaye@ lanucabay-Ihda@yahoo.com ‘ythoacom Mr Arnold M. Tro Coordinator for Environment, LBDA Email arnold_tiro@yahoo.com lanuzabay’lbda@yahoa.com