Protecting the 32,000-Hectare Tubbataha Reefs

Tubbataha reef protection

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Protecting the 32,000-Hectare Tubbataha Reefs

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Summary

The project will help provide the necessary incentives, training and logistical support that the marine park rangers need to maintain exemplary performance in protecting the Tubbataha Reefs. read updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $20,000 was raised for this project.

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The Tubbataha Reefs supports fisheries in the Sulu Sea and also draws tourists internationally. They contribute about $4.5 million in tourism revenues to the local economy. The fisheries and tourism benefits from the park are about $16.8 million. The social willingness to pay is estimated at $4 million. An enforcement program introduced by WWF in 1999 made Tubbataha one of the few effectively managed marine-protected areas in the country. The program requires an annual budget of $120,000.

Activities

The project will have two main activities: enforcement and visitor management, which includes training, maintenance and improvement of the ranger station; surveillance, patrol and environmental education and a publicity campaign.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $20,000

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Project Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $20,000 . The original project funding goal was $20,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://wwf.org.ph)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Direct benefits from tourism and fishery and indirect benefits from larval dispersal are estimated to reach a net value of $1.28 million (assuming 10% discount rate for 20 years), provided current enforcement and management efforts are maintained.

Project Message

The Tubbataha Reefs is believed to provide the Sulu Seas and eastern coastline of Palawan with fish and invertebrate larvae.
- Dr. Angel Alcala, Professor, Silliman University, marine biologist