VISION
People collaborating for life-sustaining watersheds
MISSION
We the stakeholders of PCEEM Davao commit ourselves
to ensure sustainable watershed management
GOALS
Capacitate Multi-Sectoral Stakeholders in consensus-based participation for
Watershed and Natural Resource Management;
Institutionalize a mechanism for sustainable natural resource and
watershed rehabilitation, planning, and management;
Promote sustainable environment-friendly and economic activities;
Promote equitable access of stakeholders to resource utilization within the watershed;
Facilitate clarification of tenurial rights policies;
Provide forum for discussion of conflicts in the watersheds;
and
Generate and share baseline data and information on
Davao watersheds and other watersheds and protected areas.
PRINCIPLES
PCEEM Davao is guided by three Fundamental Principles of Ecosystem-Based Management, Collaborative and Integrative Management, and Capacity Enhancement. On account of these, PCEEM Davao adheres to the corollary principles of inclusivity, impartiality, and accountability. In turn, these principles are reflected in PCEEM Davao’s value for women and youth participation and in working toward consensus in decision making and in management of conflict.
Ecosystem-Based Management
Ecosystem-based management recognizes people as part of the environment and as dependent on healthy ecosystems for food, water, and shelter. It also considers as part of the ecosystem the non-physical dimensions of human life—culture, politics and economics. Ecosystem-based management means managing environmental issues within the context of the physical watershed boundary instead of political or cultural boundaries.
Collaborative and Integrative Management
Collaborative and integrative management calls for the participation of all stakeholders in management actions and the sharing of skills and knowledge of different sectors and disciplines in order for all concerned to come up with solutions favorable to all. The essence of collaborative management is the convergence of resources—information, skills, technology, time and funds—to produce something greater than all the individual outputs put together. In order to achieve this, links with institutions, agencies and individuals also working in the watersheds are forged at every opportunity. Since part of the collaborative process is ensuring that all stakeholders are able to participate in decision-making, planning, implementation and monitoring, and evaluation.
Capacity Enhancement
According to a basic management principle, the people in the best position to solve a problem are those closest to it. Capacity enhancement efforts are directed at building on local capability for watershed management by working with local organizations using both structural and non-structural interventions.
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