SAVE LIVES, SAVE BANYAN TREES

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WHY PLANT BANYAN TREE

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Map of Ozamiz City showing the Labo Headwater in Kalinuban Valley, Labo River Watershed and (in brown illustration) predicted running mudflow incase of turbulent Earth Fill Dam destruction.

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LRW is located in the Southern part of Misamis Occidental with the total land area of approximately 11,900 hectares which enveloped Northern portion of Don Victoriano Municipal land area. It is bounded in the South by Migkanaway River , in the North by Sibasi River , in the West by Mt. Malindang Western Peak and in the East by Panguil Bay . The running water traverses one (1) Barangay in Tangub, five (5) Barangays in Clarin Municipality and thirty nine (39) Barangays or 60% of the fifty one (51) barangays in Ozamiz. Labo River is considered the longest river in the province of Misamis Occidental. In Ozamiz City LRW covers the total land area of 7,700 hectares , 1,500 hectares in the Municipality of Clarin, 1,450 hectares in the Municipality of Don Victoriano and 1,200 hectares in the City of Tangub. The Head Water in Labo River Watershed (LRW) is threatened by declining potable water supply from the aquifer (ground water), spreading loose soil resulting to severe soil erosion and rigorous bank landslide attributed by desertification due to human intervention. WHY PLANT BANYAN LABO RIVER WATERSHED (LRW) Physical Profile

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Illegal logging Timber poaching Kaingin Slash & Burn Desertification Forest-land conversion to Agri-land

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Kalinuban Valley – Labo River Head Water The stream valley is characterized into a narrow v-shape downcutting towards base-level of approximately 10 meters wide with vertical walls of around 300 meters high. The running water exits between Sitio Poliquin in Barangay Guimad, Ozamiz City and Sitio Kandi-es in Barangay Hoyohoy, Tangub. The LRW which falls within Ozamiz City encompasses several residential communities which are affected by flooding and the impact of increased seasonal stream flows in light of the ongoing and developing climate change impacts. WHY PLANT BANYAN TREE

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Threat The bigger portion of LRW in Ozamiz City is about 60% of the total land area of the watershed, is vulnerable to continues soil erosion which will be deposited on river beds, through the running water will be transported to the coastal water of Iligan Bay and Panguil Bay affecting marine habitat and fish species.

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The impact of climate change in Northern Mindanao distinctively the province of Misamis Occidental is erratic i.e. 2009 flood, the onset of El Nino in January 2010 and currently the La Nina phenomenon January 2011. In the City of Ozamiz and its environs, risk of flooding due to constant rainfall increases severe soil erosion in the riverbanks and cliffs of the LRW headwater that make threats to croplands and lives of the people. Threat

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Geologist predicted the occurrence of heavy rainfalls which affects landslides between Sitio Kandi-es in Barangay Hoyohoy and Sitio Poliquin in Barangay Guimad that might create possible earth fill dam (stored volume of water from continues rainfall) associated with mud flows possibly will destroy crop production and kill people (Ormoc, Leyte 1991). Threat

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WHY PROTECT BANYAN TREE

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WHY BANYAN? Fastest growing tree – 5ft sapling grow 3x the height in one year Grow as tall as 10 storey bldg & live over 1000 yrs Less effort to cultivate Effective Nitrogen Fixer: Leaf contain nitrogen, phosphate, & potassium Shade can give temperature 18°C - 22°C (summer) Effective Carbon Sink and Provides Clean Air (NASA) Geological roles: erosional agent, an equalizer of stream flow Provide Spring potable Water Herbal Medicine for all types of diseases (Filipinos & Chinese)

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Environment and Natural Resources Sri Lanka Recorded Banyan stand before TSUNAMI NASA conducted Banyan Stand Assessment after TSUNAMI NASA 2010

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Environment and Natural Resources Sri Lanka Strangled Objects beneath the EARTH Difficult of Uprooting – it hold the soil firmly NASA 2010

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Banyan main root descend deeper 3 x the height of the tree stand reaching and absorb water from the aquifer, naturally supply water to the surface area.

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Strangled roots protect riverbank soil from sediment transport caused by strong flooding W. P. Armstrong 2004

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Strangled roots – a very effective therapy for arthritis and stress from work and problems [walk barefooted] W. P. Armstrong 2004

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Protect Concrete Flood Control System from destruction caused by strong flooding W. P. Armstrong 2004

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Can survive thousand years – The oldest Banyan Tree in Calcutta India Ficus benghalensis India’s National Tree [ Recorded 100 BC By the National Institute of Science Communication (1948-1976). The Wealth of India: a Dictionary of Indian Banyan Raw Materials and Industrial Products. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi, 11 vols.] W. P. Armstrong 2004

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Eco-tourism in Cambodia MORE THAN 2M FOREIGN VISITORS IN 2007 & 20% INCREASE IN 2008 – Vink J. 2010 SOCIO-ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY

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WHY CARE BANYAN TREE

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To stabilize and reinforce river bank slopes using banyan trees to protect the soil against erosion from the threat of climate change-driven increases in flood Alert of residents on the effects and methods of flooding/erosion abatement to respond to climate change impacts risk, due to stronger and higher-intensity rainfall. The community will benefit from a safer environment from potential flooding, a reduced risk of crop loss from flooding, and controlled flows of waterways.

WHY CARE BANYAN TREE? COASTLINE Philippines (R&D) and Outreach Program: 

WHY CARE BANYAN TREE? COASTLINE Philippines (R&D) and Outreach Program MORACEAE Family - Genus FICUS - Common Name BANYAN TREE (India-Cambodia) – Due to its aerial roots it is locally called BALETE & FIG TREE in English & Bible History 800 FICUS Species WORLDWIDE - 500 Species ENDEMIC in the Philippines - Identified 59 IMPORTANT Species in Ozamiz The banyan is a type of strangling fig, native to India and Indo Pacific Region. Known in Hindu mythology as 'the wish-fulfilling tree', represent eternal life. In the Philippines, it’s the home of not like ours spirits however it is the holy tree in Myanmar, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. A banyan is a fig that starts its life as an epiphyte when its seeds germinate in the cracks and crevices on a host tree (or on structures like buildings and bridges). The seeds of banyans are dispersed by fruit-eating birds. The seeds germinate and send down roots towards the ground .

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EPIPHYTES FIELD SEARCH & COLLECTION PLANT CUTTINGS AND MARCOTING SEEDLING/SAPLING FARMING

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PLANTING METHOD: 1m 2 x1m depth Digging hole 1m 2 x 1m depth Sapling Transfer Preparation Organic Material Deposit Mix loose soil with organic compost Plant sapling

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CARING BANYAN TREE IS CARING THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE

CARING BANYAN TREE IS CARING THE EARTH: 

CARING BANYAN TREE IS CARING THE EARTH

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We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we just borrow it from our Children.

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POWERPOINT BY: DR. NELSON JUNG CUARISMA Director of COASTLINE Phil. JOIN OUR CAUSE SAVE BANYAN TREES, SAVE MT. MALINDANG