MDG # 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability Economics IV – A Diaz, Kramer, Ledesma, Rodas

INTRODUCTION

TargetIndicators Target 7.A: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources 7.1 Proportion of land area covered by forest 7.2 Consumption of ozone- depleting substances Target 7.B: Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss 7.5 Ratio of area protected to maintain biological diversity to surface area 7.6 Number of species threatened with extinction Target 7.C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation 7.7 Proportion of families with access to safe water supply 7.8 Proportion of families with sanitary toilet facility Target 7.D: By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers 7.9 Proportion of families with access to safe tenure

BRIEF HISTORY

2009 IndicatorStatistics 7.2 Consumption of ozone-depleting substances 603 tons (2006)  460 tons (2007) Drop rate: 76.3% (compared to average drop rate of 23.4%) 7.5 Ratio of area protected to maintain biological diversity to surface area 83 (2000)  103 (2006) 7.6 Number of species threatened with extinction Decrease 7.7 Proportion of families with access to safe water supply 80% (2002)  80.2% (2004) 7.8 Proportion of families with sanitary toilet facility 86.1% (2002)  86.2% 7.9 Proportion of families with access to safe tenure 588,853 informal settlers (2002)  675,000 informal settlers (2004) % higher 2004: government provided 710,203 households from

July 2010

LATEST STATUS Where are we now?

December 2011 – February 2012 Policy makers and scientists from all around the world meet in Manila to discuss Coastal Protection from land-based pollution DENR open Valenzuela air monitoring system DENR launches LGU-assistance center signs agreement with more partners for cleaner air So, the government is doing a lot to ensure that the country meets its MDG goal by 2015.

ANALYSIS Are we on track?

Target 7.A: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources 7.1 Proportion of land area covered by forest increasing Consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODP tons) decreasing Executive Order No. 23 (Declaring a Moratorium on the Cutting and Harvesting of Timber in the National and Residual Forests and Creating the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force) Executive Order No. 26 – National Greening Program Socialized Industrial Forest Management Agreement Community Based Forest Management Agreement Philippine Ozone Desk (POD) National CFC Phase-out Plan

Target 7.B: Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss 7.5 Ratio of area protected to maintain biological diversity to surface area increasing Number of species threatened with extinction decreasing RA 9147: An act providing for the conservation and protection of wildlife resources and their habitats, appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes. RA 7586: National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of management, protection, sustainable development, and rehabilitation of protected areas shall be undertaken primarily to ensure the conservation of biological diversity and that the use and enjoyment of protected areas must be consistent with that principle

RA 9147 of 2001: Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act – adopts provisions concerning the conservation and protection of wildlife resources and their habitats; deals with declaration of policy, scope of application, and jurisdiction of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture; definitions of terms; conservation and protection of wildlife resources: general provision, protection of threatened species, registration of threatened and exotic species, illegal acts, fines and penalties, miscellaneous provisions

Target 7.C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation 7.7 Proportion of families with access to safe water supply Proportion of families with sanitary toilet facility RA 9275 of 24: The Philippine Clean Water Act – provides for a comprehensive water quality management program; provides the framework for sustainable development to achieve a policy of economic growth in a manner consistent with the protection, preservation and revival of the quality of fresh, brackish and marine waters

Performance Improvement and Benchmarking of Small Towns' Water Utitlities Project (2005): to improve performance of small towns' water utilities, sector transparency and accounatability and improve capacity of participating utilities and institutional partners Expansion of Benchmarking of Small Towns' Water Utilities in the Philippines (2006)

Target 7.D: By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers 7.9 Proportion of families with access to safe tenure increasing National Shelter Program RA 7279: Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA) of 1992 RA 7835: Comprehensive and Integrated Shelter Finance Act (CISFA)

ARE WE ON TRACK?

July 2011 MDG Poster