Isang adult-size na Reticulated Python ang nahuli sa isang sabungan sa Bgy. San Jose, Puerto Princesa City nitong umaga ng Martes, Agosto 31. Sinasabing ang nasabing sawa ay nakakain nang manok na panabong dahilan para mapansin ito ng mga tao roon, ayon kay Michael Ello, myembro ng Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) Enforcement continue reading : Sawa na kumain ng manok sa isang sabungan, nahuli

NI EDUARDO CABRERA Isinisulong ngayon ng isang grupo ng kabataan ang pangangalaga at pagprotekta sa isang species ng hayop na sa buong Pilipinas ay tanging sa Palawan lamang matatagpuan. Ang Keep Otters in the Wild ay proyekto ng isang grupo ng mga kabataan na layuning itaas ang kamuwangan ukol sa Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus). continue reading : Pagprotekta sa ‘Dungon’ ng Palawan isinusulong

About 24 representatives from the various divisions of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS), as well as from the local Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) office attended the Basic Geographic Information System (GIS) on August 18-19 at the conference room of the PCSD Building, Bgy Sta. Monica, Puerto Princesa City. The continue reading : Basic GIS Training for PCSDS, other partners conducted

The ECAN Board in Aborlan town joined the community members in the planting of 10,000 propagules of mangrove at Sitio Tagbarungis, Barangay Ramon Magsaysay. The said mangrove planting on June 24 was the highlight of the town’s 1st Arbor Day celebration, an activity in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for continue reading : Aborlan ECAN Board joins planting of 10,000 mangrove propagules

More or less 623 board feet of Ipil lumber were confiscated from a certain Arnel Palasan at around 1:30 a.m. Friday, July 8 in Barangay Port Barton, San Vicente town. The apprehension was launched by the Provincial Law Enforcement Task Force through the joint elements of PCSD Enforcement Team and Bantay Palawan. Criminal and/or administrative continue reading : 623 board feet of Ipil lumber confiscated in San Vicente town

More than 1,600 board feet of Ipil lumber were confiscated from three separate individuals in Quezon town on Wednesday, July 6. The apprehension that yielded a total of 1,603 board ft. Ipil lumber was done at around 8:51 p.m. at Sitio Ikba, Barangay Isugod, by the Provincial Law Enforcement Task Force through the joint elements continue reading : 1,603 board feet of Ipil lumber seized in Quezon town

Palawan Governor Jose Alvarez made an ocular inspection Wednesday at the proposed site of the state-of-the-art marine ranger station that will be built adjacent to the current station on the shallow part of the North Atoll of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP). The plan to build a modern marine ranger station to replace the continue reading : Palawan governor visits proposed site of Tubbataha state-of-the-art ranger station

Thru Presidential Proclamation No. 57, the month of May was declared as the “Month of the Ocean” by former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada in 1999. This proclamation promotes sustainable development of coastal and marine resources to ensure that the marine environment is protected from all forms of degradation. Section 2 of this proclamation states that continue reading : PCSD SUPPORTS MONTH OF THE OCEAN

In line with the celebration of the 46th year anniversary of Earth Day, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSDS), Department Of Environment And Natural Resources – Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENR-CENRO), City Environment And Natural Resource Office (City ENRO), Katala Foundation, Inc. (KFI), and Iwahig Prison And Penal Farm (IPPF) will be continue reading : BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR THE IWAHIG PRISON AND PENAL FARM

The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development supports the 10th year celebration of Earth Hour, the global campaign of the the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF). This campaign promotes public awareness and participation in combating global warming and climate change. It encourages each and everyone of us to take necessary steps toward a low-carbon lifestyle, continue reading : PALAWAN FOR EARTH HOUR

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published in Turtle Survival magazine (December 2015) by the Turtle Survival Alliance.

The participation of everyone, especially the younger generation, is very significant in ensuring the future of wildlife and their habitats. Thus, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff is expanding the PCSDS Kiddie Wildlife Savers’ Club through registration in the Elementary Schools within Puerto Princesa City. The Kiddie Wildlife Saver’s Club is an organization of continue reading : Kiddies for Wildlife

The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) will be joining billions of people across the globe in celebrating World Wildlife Day 2016 on March 3 under the theme, “The future of wildlife is in our hands.” The PCSD is a multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary body, which under the law, is charged with the governance, implementation and continue reading : Palawan to Celebrate World Wildlife Day on March 3

Year 2015 has come and gone and the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) has undeniably made the most of it! Last year was definitely a success as the PCSD Staff managed to review the impacts of R.A 7611 or the Strategic Environmental Plan (SEP) for Palawan Act. Numerous remarkable achievements were also recorded in continue reading : YEAR IN REVIEW: PCSD’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2015

BALABAC, PALAWAN – In coastal communities in Balabac, an island town in the southern tip of Palawan – Indo-pacific crocodiles or commonly called Salties are “king.” They make locals tremble in fear. When doing recreational swimming or fishing along the river or sea, everybody remains vigilant as, anytime, this creature may relentlessly consider them as continue reading : Living with the crocodiles

10 November 2015, Puerto Princesa City – Palawan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Officers from northern and southern municipalities and PCSD Staff participated in a 1-day orientation-training on Weather 101 and Tropical Cyclone 101 at the PCSDS Office this City. The basic training will help the participants to develop awareness and capacity building, understand the concepts, continue reading : Weather & Tropical Cyclone 101 Training Conducted in Palawan

  5 November 2015, Puerto Princesa City – The management office of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park formally launched at the Provincial Capitol VJR Hall a declaration for Tubbataha as an ASEAN Heritage Park, the very first marine protected area with such distinction in the region. Gracing the occasion were representatives from the Department of continue reading : Tubbataha Declared as ASEAN Heritage Park

A two-day workshop was held last August 18-19, 2015 by the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) in Partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Philippines, Malampaya Foundation, Inc., and United States Agency for International Development ECOFISH Project (USAID), entitled “Resilient Seas For An Ensured Future: A Stakeholders’ Workshop On Putting Knowledge Into Action For Palawan continue reading : SUSTAINING COASTAL-MARINE AREAS FOR PALAWAN’S FUTURE

The Edible Bird’s Nest (EBN), known as the “Caviar of the East,” is a very valuable delicacy. It is widely believed by traditional Chinese medicine that EBN is highly nutritious and has medicinal and therapeutic contents. Because of this, there is a very high demand of this product in the local and international market. In continue reading : FEEDING BY DEMAND, EDIBLE BIRD’S NEST

Mr. Alex Marcaida, President of the PCSDS Employees Association is currently attending the 5th K4 National Convention at Grand MenSeng Hotel, in Davao City. K4 stands for Kalipunan ng mga Kawani sa Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran, a conglomeration of DENRs Regional employees Unions. Attendees are presidents and selected officers. This years’ theme is “Empowered K4 geared continue reading : PCSDS Joins “Kalipunan ng mga Kawani sa Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran”

A partnership was forged between the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), the managing agency for Palawan Biosphere Reserve, and the Asia Climate Change Education Center (ACCEC), representing Jeju Island Biosphere Reserve of South Korea, in the hopes of achieving sustainable development at regional, national and global levels through collaborative activities. A Memorandum of Understanding continue reading : PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND EDUCATION

PRESS RELEASE #1: ADB-JFPR-JODA-PCSD PROJECT # 9160 LAUNCHING ACTIVITIES Japan’s Php 50M Livelihood Assistance Sealed for Balabac, Palawan [av_gallery ids=’3845,3846′ style=’thumbnails’ preview_size=’portfolio’ crop_big_preview_thumbnail=’avia-gallery-big-crop-thumb’ thumb_size=’portfolio’ columns=’2′ imagelink=’lightbox’ lazyload=’avia_lazyload’] It was in high spirits that the Local Government and community leaders of Balabac, Palawan welcomed a 30-month development assistance package from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction continue reading : Japan’s Php 50M Livelihood Assistance Sealed for Balabac, Palawan

Palawan is a land blessed with abundant natural resources. She was blessed by Mother Nature with unique and diverse flora and fauna. Because of her uniqueness, she was declared as a Man and Biosphere (MAB) Reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on March 27, 1990 in Paris, France. The Palawan continue reading : Palawan Man and Biosphere Reserve Logo Design Contest

The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff has organized an Inter-Government Agency Mini Olympics (IGAMO) to strengthen the partnership and camaraderie with its partner agencies. This will also promote wellness and sportsmanship among the staff of the said agencies. The opening of the IGAMO Games will be held on May 19, 2015 at the  Puerto Princesa continue reading : IGAMO Games: Get set, Go!!!

A two-day intensive workshop was conducted to assess the effectiveness and impact of the Strategic Environmental Plan for Palawan Act (Republic Act 7611), also known as the SEP Law, in promoting sustainable development since its passage into law in 1992. The workshop was held on May 6-7, 2015 in Puerto Princesa City and was attended continue reading : SEP Law, Reviewed and Assessed

Atty. Dennis Pulma, a lawyer from the Sandiganbayan talked about Gender & Development for the PCSD Staff in Puerto Princesa City on March 16-17, 2015. Related Philippines laws and republic acts were tackled. As an advocate in this field of our society, Atty. Pulma stressed out some points; GAD is very important for all to continue reading : GAD Orientation for PCSD Staff, Very Relevant

Jesus Bream, a Marine Biology masteral student and Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff, won the Best Paper Award during the Western Philippines University Research and Extension Forum last March 2, 2015. His paper focused on the effects of oil pollution on the fertilization and larval survival rates of two echinoid species, the collector urchin continue reading : PCSD Staff Wins Best Paper

Cognizant of Protected Area systems and Environmentally Critical Areas Network (ECAN) as relevant to enhance the status of Palawan as Man and Biosphere Reserve through effective protected area management, the very first Palawan Protected Areas Management Board (PAMB) Summit was held on February 11-12, 2015 at the Palawan Sustainable Development Training Institute in Bgy. Irawan continue reading : REVITALIZING PALAWAN’S PROTECTED AREAS

The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development aims to harness new technologies and utilize the world of cyber space to let the people of Palawan and the world know the abundant treasures the province has when it comes to biodiversity. Thus, an interactive information hub, the Palawan Knowledge Platform, was launched last December 11, 2014. It continue reading : PALAWAN KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM, SET

As a finite resource, the reef fish for food if not regulated properly, will soon dwindle to nothing. In Palawan, the reef fish for food (RFF) industry was once a thriving industry. However, due to over extraction and habitat destruction, there is now a continuing deterioration, declining yield and less revenue. This adversely affected the continue reading : REEF-FISH-FOR-FOOD INDUSTRY, REGULATED

Alarming conditions of the commonly traded reef-fish-for-food or RFFs, particularly the Leopard Coral Trout or Grouper locally known as suno, has led to the proposal of amending the existing regulatory mechanism governing it, the Administrative Order No.5, series of 2000. Studies have shown that there is a steady decline in the fish production annually within continue reading : BETTER REGULATION FOR REEF-FISH-FOR-FOOD, SOUGHT

The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) has formulated a specialized action plan for the province of Palawan. This is called the Palawan Sustainable Development Strategy and Action Plan (PSDSAP). It is a blueprint for sustainable development which aims to create the necessary environmental, socio-cultural, economic, and institutional conditions toward the establishment of a continue reading : A GREEN BLUEPRINT FOR PALAWAN CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

The province of Palawan, as part of the Biosphere Reserve Network of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), hosted the 4th Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves (WINCBR) with the theme Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves under the Impact of Natural Disasters last June 17 to 20, continue reading : WORLD OF ISLANDS ON FACING THREATS AND CHALLENGES

[av_dropcap2 color=”custom” custom_bg=”#45b39c”]E[/av_dropcap2]ngr. Nelson P. Devanadera is now the new Executive Director of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff effective February 1, 2014. His appointment was confirmed last Jan 30, 2014, during the 207th Regular Council Meeting of PCSD. Under his belt is more than 15 years of experience in project implementation and development continue reading : Council Approves Appointment of New Executive Director

Isinagawa ang isang seminar workshop ng mga kawani ng National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) na pinapangunahan ng National Executive Director nito na si Ms. Marlea Muñez kasama ang mga kawani ng Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) noong ika-12 hanggang ika-14 ng Mayo 2014. Layunin ng aktibidad na ito na mailatag ang alituntunin ng continue reading : IPRA LAW AT BATAS SEP, IISA ANG LAYUNIN PARA SA PROTEKSYON SA KARAPATAN NG MGA KATUTUBO

The operatives of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development’s Wildlife Traffic Monitoring Unit were able to save 14 blue-naped parrots (Tanygnathus lucionensis) hatchlings, 2 Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia) hatchlings, and 2 adult Palawan hill mynah (Gracula religiosa) from the clutches of an illegal wildlife trader in Barangay Montible, Puerto Princesa City last April 28, 2014. continue reading : FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADERS CONTINUES

Wildlife Enforcement Officers of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development arrested a woman after a search yielded 72 heads of live Palawan Hill Mynahs (Gracula religiosa palawanensis) in her home in Barangay Dumangueña, Narra, Palawan on the 14th of March 2014.   According to the report, the suspect, Nelia Guadalupe, also known as “Inday”, has continue reading : WOMAN ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE

Amidst growing concerns regarding rampant and continuous illegal activities and environmental violations in the province of Palawan, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development, through its Committee on Security and Safety, spearheaded the reorganization of the Environmental Enforcement Program (EEP). This recommitment effort was initiated thru the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement held on the continue reading : EVERYBODY IN: PROTECTING WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Enforcers from the Wildlife Traffic Monitoring Unit (WTMU) of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development stationed at the El Nido Seaport, confiscated a box-full of edible bird’s nest last February 17, 2014 from a businessman in the municipality of El Nido.   According to the report, a man arrived at the port carrying the box continue reading : EL NIDO BUSINESSMAN CHARGED FOR POSSESSION OF BALINSASAYAW NESTS

After months of surveillance, two Chinese businessmen and three Filipinos are now facing charges for possession of endangered wildlife. On the 17th of January 2014, members of the PCSDS Enforcement Team – Wildlife Traffic Monitoring Unit (WTMU), conducted two separate operations on the strength of search warrants issued by Judge Angelo R. Arizala of the continue reading : ILLEGAL TRADERS OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE, CAUGHT