ITI CARBON OFFSET PROGRAM

• Began Corporate Social Responsibility project to reduce carbon footprint
• ITI invited to the Philippine Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Program (PhilGARP) in 2007
• Submitted GHG Inventory Management Plan in October 2007
• Established baseline CO2 emission level based on 2006 data – 2,881.31 MT
• Soft launch – April 22, 2008 (Earth Day)
• September 2008 – signed MOA with El Nido LGU

OBJECTIVE

• To offset carbon emissions generated by ITI flights

• To support the watershed rehabilitation project of El Nido town

• To educate ITI’s partners (i.e. El Nido Resorts, Local Govt, ITI passengers)

HOW THE PROJECT WORKS?

• Flying ITI produces 126 kg CO2 per seat (19 seater plane)

• Passengers to donate P200 each to purchase 6 seedlings

• Seedlings to be planted in Brgy Villa Libertad watershed area

CALCULATION

• Average of 900 liters Jet A1 fuel consumed round trip (Manila - El Nido - Manila)

• Conversion factor = 2.52 kg/CO2

• 2,268 kg CO2 per round trip

• 126 kg CO2 per seat (19 seats)

• Adult tropical tree sequestration rate = 22 kg/year/adult tree

• Minimum trees to plant = 6 trees

VILLA LIBERTAD WATERSHED

• Total area = 333 hectares

• Brgy Villa Libertad, Sitio Pasto (80 has), Inigtan (131 has), Batbat (122 has)

• ITI made a one-time donation of 753 seedlings worth P11,300 and garden hose and 2 water drums

• ITI will partly fund seedling potting material and salary of forest ranger who used to be a “kaingero” or slash & burn farmer

BENEFITS

• Sequestration of CO2

• Protects the water supply of Brgy Villa Libertad

• Tree roots hold the soil together, soil retains rainwater instead of draining directly into the river

• Prevents soil erosion

ROLES

• LGU – monitor barangay compliance

• Protected Area Office – provide technical advice, survey, protection and monitoring

• Brgy Villa Libertad – establish watershed, provide manpower to maintain trees

• ITI – partly fund seedling potting material and forest ranger salary

CURRENT STATUS

• Initial plan – individual tree planting by interested pax in TKP property

• April 2008 – soft launch with establishment of nursery at Lio Airport

• Two tree planting activities conducted

• Sept 2008 – signed MOA with El Nido LGU

• Feb 2009 – Brgy. Villa Libertad watershed areas ready

• March 2009 – 753 seedlings turned over to Brgy Villa Libertad

• June 18, 2009 – Brgy. Villa Libertad officials together with students from Western Philippines University re-planted 300 seedlings.

• September 24, 2009, the balance of 387 seedlings were re-planted in Sitio Inigtan.

• As of end 2009, ITI had already received PhP 79,312.27 in voluntary contributions for ITI’s Carbon Offset program.