National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use and Protection of Philippine Peatlands.

The National Action Plan focuses on multi-stakeholder partnership and collaborative approaches to attain the following objectives: awareness raising and capacity building (1); protecting peatlands with high conservation values (2); setting up of appropriate institutional structure (3) and developing sustainable peatlands management strategies (4). The Plan consists of 3 Parts and refer to the followings: Part A cover issues of extend and status of peatlands, hydrology and water regulation, carbon storage, biodiversity values, aesthetic and socio-economic values and management problems. Part B refers to issues of national goal and objectives, proposed new policies and measures for peatlands management and institutional strengthening and allocation of resources. Part C refers to national action plan matrix.