- Macajalar Bay
Macajalar Bay is a deep water bay located north of the province of
Misamis Oriental ,Philippines . The city ofCagayan de Oro , the regional center ofNorthern Mindanao region, is located in one of its deep water harbor. Twelve of the municipalities ofMisamis Oriental share a coastline with the bay.Environmental Degradation
Towards the end of the 1980s, the Northern Mindanao region experienced rapid economic growth due to a confluence of factors –
infrastructure growth, in-migration due to rising conflict in other parts ofMindanao , and increased speculative capital investments due to development plans for establishment of a new "Cagayan-Iligan Industrial Corridor". With these, the environment and livelihoods of local/traditional farming and fishing communities came under massive threat and dislocation. [ [http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/UN/UNPAN021061.pdf Task Force Macajalar in Northern Mindanao, page 3] ]In the mid-1980s, Northern Mindanao emerged to become one of the three majorgrowth centers in Southern Philippines, with Cagayan de Oro City (CDO) as its commercial and industrial hub. The coastal city of Cagayan de Oro, fronting Macajalar Bay, became a major industrial port and an entry point for new migrants and settlers. From a 3rd class city in the 1970s, CDO's population burgeoned to nearly half million by the late 1990s. But rapid economic growth also spawned increased land speculation, illegal
logging , seapiracy , destructive fishing and mining practices, shipping and industrial pollution. [ [http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/UN/UNPAN021061.pdf Task Force Macajalar in Northern Mindanao] ] [ [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2002/06/29/oped/orlan.r..ravanera.html The Dying Macajalar Bay (Sunstar.com article)] ]At present, the presence of many industrial projects in and around
Cagayan de Oro City , continue to spew large amount of pollutants into the bay.References
External links
* [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2002/06/29/oped/orlan.r..ravanera.html The Dying Macajalar Bay (Sunstar.com article)]
* [http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/UN/UNPAN021061.pdf Task Force Macajalar]
* [http://www.lionwap.org/macajalarbayph?6 Cagayan de Oro-Macajalar Bay Lion's CLub]
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