MAINSTREAMING
RIDGE TO REEF
APPROACH
Principles and
Approaches Adopted
in the CLUP
preparation process
MAINSTREAMING
RIDGE TO REEF
APPROACH
Based on the need to have an all-
inclusive physical plan.
The CLUP Guide Book 2013-2014 has
adopted the
Ridge to Reef Approach or Integrated
Watershed Ecosystem Management
Framework to emphasize
the interrelationship between the upland,
lowland and coastal ecosystem. 2
MAINSTREAMING RIDGE TO
REEF APPROACH
MAINSTREAMING
RIDGE TO REEF
APPROACH
The ridge to reef approach aims to
provide a holistic intervention for
protecting the coastal area (“reef”)
by targeting environmental
degradation in the uplands ("ridge")
A holistic approach that takes into
consideration all the environments from
the top of a mountain down past the
shoreline to the coral reefs fronting the
land. 4
4.0 Principles and Approaches Adopted in the CLUP preparation process
4.1 Watershed as platform for land use planning
1. The watershed covering the ridge-to-reef features of the land shall serve as the common strategic
physical planning (vertical) platform for the formulation and preparation of all land uses and
physical plans.
2. It shall be the unifying and integrating (horizontal) framework in the identification of both public and
private land use management strategies and policies including disaster risk reduction and climate change
adaptation and mitigation measures.
3. The increasing threat and impact of climate change and natural disaster and calamities arising from
extreme weather occurrences further highlights the need to analyze local physical planning and
development initiatives using an area’s bio-physical condition as critical focal point.
4. The integrated watershed or ecosystems management framework shall also be the physical reference
for the formulation of specific sectoral and development plans by national and local government
agencies.
4.0 Principles and Approaches Adopted in the CLUP preparation process
4.1 Watershed as platform for land use planning
5. In the determination of specific land uses and development controls, the analysis and assessment of
the watershed or its sub-watershed area, either within the territorial jurisdiction of an LGU and/or its
adjacent
6. LGUs, shall start from the uplands to the lowland areas down to the coastal areas, including
municipal waters, as defined under RA 8550 or the Revised Fisheries Code.
7. A prioritization of critical watershed areas, including its impact and affected communities and barangays,
shall be ascertained based on the use values; economic, social, ecological, cultural, historical,
institutional or infrastructural, at the community and LGU levels
SUB-WATERSHED
AREAS OF MADDELA
Land Area by Sub-Watershed
Sub-watershed Area (Has) Percent to Total Land Area
SW I Panacanauan de Ilagan 20,096.00 26.53%
SW II Dabubu River 14,758.00 19.48%
SW III Manglad, Ngilinan River 12,282.00 16.21%
SW IV Maldanum, Tungcab River 15,697.00 20.72%
SW V Addalam, Diduyon River 12,899.00 17.03%
T O T A L 75,732.00 100%
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