Policy options to encourage community support for the sustainable development of Philippine lakes: Insights from Laguna de Bay

Authors

  • Ben S. Malayang School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, 4031 Philippines
  • Nicomedes D. Briones School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, 4031 Philippines
  • Zenaida B. Catalan School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, 4031 Philippines

Keywords:

document, intention, market-based instruments, appropriate technologies, investments, demand, institutional arrangements, management approaches

Abstract

Philippine lakes, though an important feature of the country's landscape and a vital source of food for the population, suffer from degradation by human activities. Based on the experience of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in Asia, lake degradation can be attributed to insufficient investment, excessive demand, inappropriate technologies, and ineffective institutional arrangements. Policy options should be tailored to address each of these specific views. Picking one policy over another or a standard cocktail of policies may not work best on Philippine lakes, but a specific mix of policies developed for each of the lakes may be effective. This requires putting together a combination of policy instruments to influence users' behavior in different lakes.

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Published

2002-06-01

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2002)

Section

Research article

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