This project is under the administration of
former GM Edgardo Manda. In line with the
efforts to restore the degraded areas of
Laguna de Bay Watershed, the LLDA in 2008
initiated the implementation of the Laguna
de Bay Watershed Bamboo for Life Project in
collaboration with PAGCOR thru its Green
Philippines Movement and Rotary Club of
Makati Central. Basically, this project
aims to reforest denuded areas and stabilize
river banks using bamboo as well as provide
livelihood opportunities on bamboo related
enterprises to the various stakeholders of
Laguna de Bay.
In over two years of project implementation,
the following accomplishments have been
achieved:
Establishment and Operation of Bamboo
Nursery and Bambusetum cum Training
Center inside the 32-hectare LLDA
Complex in Calauan, Laguna; currently,
the LLDA has a collection of more or
less 40 various species of bamboo
wherein 265 have been planted in the
bambusetum and about 2500 bamboo
planting materials available at the
Bamboo Nursery in Calauan, Laguna;
Development of pilot bamboo
plantation of Kawayang Tinik and
Giant Bamboo inside the 32-hectare LLDA
property in the shoreland areas of
Lumban, Laguna. Currently, about 6
hectares has been planted and the
remaining 4 hectares will be completed
within CY 2010. This project is being
implemented through the technical
expertise of DENR-ERDB and financial
assistance of DOST-PCARRD;
“Bamboo Negosyo Village in Pangil” – a community based bamboo
reforestation initiative of the LLDA in
collaboration with the Laguna de Bay
Conservation Society and the Local
Government of Pangil, Laguna. This
project target to reforest about 300
hectares of degraded lands with bamboo
and other forest and agricultural crops
and at the same time, provide
alternative livelihood opportunities to
the residents of Barangay Galalan,
Pangil, Laguna especially those involve
in illegal logging and charcoal making.
Selected residents will be trained on
nursery establishment, bamboo
propagation and plantation establishment
and management including bamboo
enterprise development specifically on
bamboo propagation as well as shoot and
pole production;
Capability building and technology
transfer on bamboo propagation and
plantation management – the LLDA
Technical Working Group overseeing the
implementation of this project has
attended 3 trainings on Bamboo Stand
Rehabilitation, Propagation, Plantation
Management and Utilization and have
organized and conducted a total of 11
trainings on bamboo nursery
establishment, propagation, plantation
development and management including
bamboo enterprise development for the
various stakeholders in Laguna de Bay as
well as in Bauan, Batangas and Aurora
province;
Dispersal of bamboo planting
materials to various LGUs and bamboo
planting activities along river
banks of Lumban river and watershed area
in Barangay Galalan, Pangil, Laguna.
More or less 500 bamboo propagules have
been dispersed and planted in various
areas of the Laguna de Bay Watershed;
Provision of technical assistance and
bamboo planting materials to BFAR
Region 4A for the establishment of 2-hectare
Bamboo Plantation inside their property in
Bay, Laguna. undertaken in 2010.
