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SITUATIONER

Environment Sector01-05 July 2013

RODOLO D! ENAL"E# JR!

$O%ILE A"" TO $ONITOR OREST A&TI'ITIES LAUN&(ED

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)has teamed up with telecommunications giant SmartCommunications Inc. and two other private sector partners todevelop a pilot monitoring sstem designed to cur! illegal forest

activities and prevent future disasters similar to Tphoon "ndoin #$$%.

& memorandum of agreement was signed on 'onda among theDENR Smart the hilippine Disaster Recover *oundation(DR*) led ! !usinessman 'ann angilinan and sstemdeveloper +ide,"ut +or-forces Inc. to formall launch a mo!ileapplication to monitor the activities within the pper 'ari-inaRiver /asin rotected 0andscape ('R/0) for the ne1t si1months.

DENR Secretar Ramon 2. . a3e said the mo!ile app called4Snaplot5 will allow users to harness the latest mo!iletechnologies and 4share5 what goes on within the 'R/0 thepilot site for the pro3ect.

The Snaplot sstem developed ! +ide,"ut allows its users tota-e a picture geo,tag its location and upload the photo to theSnaplot we!site where the data is automaticall plotted on amap. This will !e used as a tool for monitoring law enforcement

and data!ase !uilding.

4Snaplot will allow users to share valua!le information that canhelp the DENR to enforce forestr laws more e6ectivel withinthe watershed as well as ta-e the necessar actions that canhelp everone living in and around the area in times ofcalamities or disaster5 said a3e.

nder the agreement the DR* will use Snaplot for itsreforestation activities within the 'R/0 and provide logistical

support to the pro3ect. The DENR will use the same sstem for itsmonitoring and enforcement activities.


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Smart will provide mo!ile phones refur!ished and preloadedwith the Snaplot sstem to DENR sta6 and DR* partners.+ide,"ut for its part will allow free use of the sstem host theSnaplot we!site and provide the necessar technical support.

The pro3ect was conceptuali7ed to !e initiall implemented in the'R/0 for reforestation activities that could help prevent arepeat of the massive 8ooding caused ! tropical storm "ndowhich hit 'etro 'anila and near! provinces in Septem!er #$$%.Since then the DR* has underta-en reforestation of a portion ofthe watershed as its participation in the government9s National:reening rogram (N:).

a3e said that the DENR and DR* hope to gain enough data

from the pro3ect9s ;eld personnel implementing the pro3ectwithin si1 months. 4/ then we ma also have an idea on how to!e more responsive to the needs of the N: within the 'R/0enough to !e a!le to replicate this pro3ect in other watershedswithin the countr5 he said.< >www.denr.gov.ph>news,and,features>latest,news>?@A$,sta,awa,from,eroded,!eaches,denr,warns.html+ednesda $? 2ul #$?A

DENR DE&LARES ALL-OUT *AR 'S *ILDLIE "OA&(ERS

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)has declared an all,out war against poachers of wildlife speciesespeciall those endemic to the countr after authorities sei7eda large num!er of protected animals during a raid on a home inTondo 'anila last +ednesda.

DENR Secretar Ramon 2. . a3e had alread directed the newlformed hilippine "perations :roup on Ivor and Illegal +ildlife

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Trade (":I) to ;le criminal charges against the suspectedowners of the con;scated animals and their possi!le cohorts.

The raiding team headed ! DENR ndersecretar and ":I

head Ernesto &do!o 2r. recovered F alawan hill mnas ?#!lue,naped parrots and ;ve 3uvenile Indo,aci;c or saltwatercrocodiles G all dead. "nl ?@ hilippine forest and pond turtleswere retrieved alive.

4+hat9s particularl alarming a!out this poaching incident is thatthere were reports that most of these endangered animals wereintentionall -illed to avoid detection ! authorities and such actcarries a higher penalt5 a3e said.

a3e condemned the -illing and said the government Hwonttolerate such cruelt to animals.H

nder Repu!lic &ct No. %?@ or the +ildlife ResourcesConservation and rotection &ct illegal trade of endangeredspecies is penali7ed ! a ;ne of #$$$$$ and a 3ail term of twoears while the -illing of endangered animals carries the penaltof imprisonment of si1 ears and a ;ne of $$$$$.

a3e warned that the full force of the law will !e used againstthose who engage in illegal trading collection and possession ofwildlife species.

4The &Juino administration is dead serious a!out stopping notonl the destruction of our environment !ut also wildlife crimethus we created ":I to go after these poachers5 he said.

&do!os group and some mem!ers the hilippine National olicecarried out the raid !ased on a tip a!out a shipment of animalsfrom alawan with the motori7ed !anca doc-ing in Cavite!efore !eing transported to 'anila.

& da !efore the actual raid ":I agents conducted surveillancewithin the area in coordination with the oKcials of the !aranga.The got one cage of hill mna from the su!3ect residence andwere a!le to determine the presence of animals placed in 3uice!o1es with holes

Initial investigation showed that the house had !een freJuented! !uers who in turn sell the animals at &ranJue 'ar-et in'anila and in Caloocan Cit.

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During the raid the team found dead animals apparentldumped outside the house emitting a strong foul odor.

0ast 2une #? the DENR destroed ;ve tons of smuggled elephant

tus-s using a road roller ma-ing the hilippines the ;rst countrin &sia to conduct phsical destruction of massive ivorstoc-piles in support of glo!al e6orts to stamp out illegal wildlifetrade. >newsinfo.inJuirer.net>@A?#>the,longed,for,politics,of,action/ :loria RamosCe!u Dail News

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