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Objectives

  • Establish a GIS at (UPTC) and offer services to process & analize data and produce maps
  • Provide venues for integrative, collaborative efforts among the GOs, LGUs, NGOs, POs and academic institutions in resource management
  • Assist local communities / LGUs and other agencies in formulating and implementing strategic development plans in their respective area
  • Assist the implementation of habitat rehabilitation measures in their respective areas
  • Raise community awareness on environment issues & concerns through environment education programs
  • Empower communities to enhance capabilities to protect and manage their resources

Strategies

Resource and Ecological Data Gathering

  • Secondary data of the different bays and coastal areas in the region, i.e. Guiuan, San Pedro Bay, Ormaoc Bay, Carigara Bay & Sogod Bay
  • Acquisition of other information, e.g. land use, forest areas etc. from different institutions
  • Topographic Maps
  • Satellite images & ground truthin
  • Aerial photos

Education & Training

  • Seminars & trainings on data gathering
  • Seminars on understanding and utilizing GIS
  • Developing GIS training modules
  • Developing course modules for students

Capability Building

Assisting LGUs, Government Agencies, NGOs, and other institutions in

  • planning and developing programs and projects using GIS
  • institutionalizing resource management
  • developing and implementing environmental rehabilitation program
  • developing and implementing environmental education program

Linkaging & Networking

  • Involving other organizations and agencies both as data and information providers and users of the REIS through consultative meeting and workshops & personal consultation
  • Cooperate with other GIS users to coordinate the activities in terms of data gathering, data encoding, digitizing & cost sharing of satellite images and aerial photos



     
 
 
     

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