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Title:

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Keywords:

management programs, biophysical resources, cagayan de oro river

Abstract:

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The study was undertaken to determine the status of recent management programs implemented and initiated by various multi-sectoral organizations from the Local Government, NGAs, Academe, and National Agencies towards the Cagayan de Oro River resources and to its immediate community. Secondary data obtained on water quality revealed that domestic, socio-economic and cultural factors did not significantly influence on the water quality of the river, but that population growth magnifies the impact, it is also supported that E. coli from domestic wastes are highest at downstream which is densely populated compared to upstream. Validation survey suggests that people are knowledgeable that River discharges runoff from upstream activities, and agrees that there are existing organizations and government agencies in the barangay that implements environmental program. The river still hosts a lot of organisms, but the respondents would attest that the past conditions of the river and its resources are better compared to the present. Majority of the respondents agree that Cagayan de Oro River is already polluted. However, they have expressed intent to participate in management and conservation programs for the betterment of its resources. The benefits derived from the river are critical to the functioning of the life support system of the communities by which people are willing to pay minimum monetary value for its sustainability. Further it is recommended that management efforts must be narrowed down to the community level in order to elicit participation and because they are most knowledgeable on the status of the existing river resources. Thus, there is a need for scientific inputs for resource-based studies in order to update data and provide reliable baseline for the application of appropriate management programs, and considering reforestation efforts to also focused on riparian zones, with appropriate financial allocation and lastly, the need for inter-council agreements should be enhanced and clarified to address geographical contexts and jurisdiction on the implementation of programs.

Objectives:

1. To determine the status of recent management programs implemented and initiated by various multi-sectoral organizations from the Local Government, NGAs, Academe, and National Agencies towards the Cagayan de Oro River resources and to its immediate community.

Methods:

1. Secondary data

2. Validation Survey

Findings and Results:

1. Secondary data obtained on water quality revealed that domestic, socio-economic and cultural factors did not significantly influence on the water quality of the river, but that population growth magnifies the impact, it is also supported that E. coli from domestic wastes are highest at downstream which is densely populated compared to upstream.

2. People are knowledgeable that River discharges runoff from upstream activities, and agrees that there are existing organizations and government agencies in the barangay that implements environmental program

Conclusion:

1. There is a need for scientific inputs for resource-based studies in order to update data and provide reliable baseline for the application of appropriate management programs, and considering reforestation efforts to also focused on riparian zones, with appropriate financial allocation and lastly, the need for inter-council agreements should be enhanced and clarified to address geographical contexts and jurisdiction on the implementation of programs.

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