Laguna Lake Development Authority
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| Established: | 1966 |
| General Manager: | Edgardo C. Manda[1] |
| Website: | www.llda.gov.ph |
The Philippines' Laguna Lake Development Authority abbreviated as LLDA is one of the attached agency of the Philippines's Department of Environment and Natural Resources responsible in the preservation, development and sustainability of the Laguna de Bay and its 21 tributary rivers.
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[edit] History
The Laguna Lake Development Authority was established in 1966 as a quasi-government agency that leads, promotes, and accelerates sustainable development in the Laguna de Bay Region[2]. Regulatory and law-enforcement functions are carried out with provisions on environmental management, particularly on water quality monitoring, conservation of natural resources, and community-based natural resource management[3].
On January 29, 2008, the Mamamayan Para sa Pagpapanatili ng Pagpapaunlad ng Lawa ng Laguna (Mapagpala) accused the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) for the deterioration of Laguna Lake, the largest Philippine lake and the second largest inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia due to multiplication of fish pens beyond the allowable limit.[4]
[edit] Programs
- Environmental User's Fee[5]
- Shoreland Management
- Zoning Management
- River Rehabilitation
[edit] Projects
- Laguna de Bay Institutional Strengthening and Community Participation Project (LISCOP)
- Laguna De Bay Community Carbon Finance Project (Carbonshed Project)
- Sustainable Development of Laguna de Bay Environment (SDLBE)
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Assistant General Manager
- ^ LLDA Mandate. Asian Environmental Compliance & Enforcement Network (AECEN). Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
- ^ LLDA Permits and Guidelines. Philippine Economic Zone Authority. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
- ^ abs-cbnnews.com, Group blames LLDA for Laguna Lake’s deterioration
- ^ Canonoy, Francis (1997), Lake Laguna's Environmental User Fee System, UN ESCAP
[edit] See also
- Laguna de Bay
- Bureau of Lands Management
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
- National Water Resources Board
