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Tenure and Access, Shifter Investments, and Incentives/Disincentices: Ecogovernance Instruments as Used in Four Coastal Municipalities in Central Visayas

The Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) contracted the Silliman University Legal Environmental Advocacy Program (SU-LEAP) to conduct a case study of local governance instruments utilized and implemented to specifically respond to tenurial and shifter investment issues in a coastal area. This study is part of the Philippine Environmental Governance Project (EcoGov) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) with financial assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Four coastal LGUs, Dauin and Sibulan in Negros Oriental, Moalboal in Cebu, and Panglao in Bohol were selected based on the following criteria: (1) the existence of projects that could provide information, (2) their performance record in environmental conservation and management, (3) presence of NIPAS protected areas, and (4) other specific considerations such as leadership in CRM. In addition, these sites were also studied in relation to ecogovernance, specifically to examine legislations passed that promote transparency, accountability and participation.

Results of the study showed that all of the municipalities are heavily dependent on their Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) for operations from 80% to 100%. This means that the LGUs are vulnerable to cutbacks in their IRAs and may impinge on their environmental program. Except in one LGU, ecogovernance seemed to have lower priority as compared to infrastructure, health and education.

Author: 
Hilconida P. Calumpong, Roberto D. Montebon,Mikhail Lee L. Maxino,Manuel R. Arbon
Subject: 
Land tenure
File: 
PDF icon ECOGOV_LEAP.pdf
Project Title: 
The Philippine Environmental Governance Project (EcoGov)
Publication Type: 
Research/Studies