IAN facilitates the Second Laguna de Bay Report Card Workshop

Laguna de Bay workshop particpantsIAN's participation in the development of the first Laguna de Bay Environmental Health Report Card continues. On 1-3 June 2015, Simon Costanzo, Dave Nemazie, and Vanessa Vargas met in the Philippines to facilitate the second workshop held at the Holiday Inn in Clark, Pampanga, Northwest of Manila. It was co-sponsored by the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia Resource Facility (PRF) and the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), and funded by UNEP/GEF. Four external experts from the University of the Philippines in Diliman and Los Banos, University of Santo Tomas, and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources were tapped to analyze the different potential indicators from LLDA's monitoring data. The initial scores for the four sections of Laguna de Bay were calculated and a framework for the report card was developed. A timeline for key activities and milestones was set to be able to launch the report card in time for LLDA's 46th Anniversary on October 2015.