The Natural Ledger Forum:Decoding RA:11995
Is a national economy truly prosperous if its growth is subsidized by the invisible liquidation of its natural heritage?
The enactment of the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS) Act marks a decisive shift in national governance. By adopting internationally recognized accounting frameworks, the State officially integrates environmental "receipts"—depletion, degradation, and restoration—into the national balance sheet. For decades, economic decision-making has been nature-blind; PENCAS changes this by formalizing ecological health into our macroeconomic indicators.
The Challenge: Bridging the Digital Divide
While the legal mandate is clear, the transition from a paper-based bureaucracy to a Natural Capital economy presents a significant technical hurdle. To move beyond traditional reporting, agencies like the PSA, DENR, and DA must generate site-specific, high-resolution data. The Natural Ledger Forum serves as a multidisciplinary "War Room" to address the urgent need for enhanced digital capacity—leveraging cloud infrastructure, automated pipelines, and spatial analytics to turn the vision of a "comprehensive information system" into an operational reality.
Why Attend?
This forum convenes leaders from Government, Tech, Law, and Academia to explore the real-world operationalization of RA 11995 through four critical lenses:
Accountability: Understanding PENCAS’s role in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and holding decision-makers accountable for the "real cost" of development.
Environmental Jurisprudence: Utilizing natural capital accounts as evidentiary weight in litigation and Section 11 (Citizen Remedies) to compel government performance.
Digital Interoperability: Integrating GIS Mapping and Data Analytics to ensure a "single source of truth" across all government agencies.
Strategic Finance: Leveraging PENCAS to quantify carbon sequestration, meet our Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and unlock sustainable finance opportunities.
Program
09:30 - 10:00 Registration opens
10:00 - 10:05 Opening remarks: Atty. Gloria Ramos
10:05 - 10:25 Pencas Roadmap
Mr. Mark C. Pascasio, Assistant National Statistician of the Macroeconomic Accounts Service (MAS), Philippine Statistics Authority
10:25 - 11:25 Fireside Chat: Operationalizing PENCAS – A 50-minute moderated discussion and audience Q&A featuring:
Moderator: Ms. Anna Reyes, Executive Director, Sustina
· Ryan Cuanan, Chief, NPD, BMB-DENR
· Dr. Marian Delos Angeles Chairman, REECS. (Confirmed)
· Atty John Menguito, Executive Director, Philippine Earth Justice Center. (Confirmed)
· Ms. Ann Dumaliang, Co-founder and managing trustee, Masungi Georeserve Foundation
· Mr. Miguel F. del Rosario, GIS Specialist and Science Researcher, Geospectrum
11:25 - 11:35: Common Ground Presentation
Mr. Roegan Taron, Country Manager, Common Ground Philippines
11:35- 11:50: Synthesis of the Discussion
Ms. Jean Coleen "sugar" Araña , Co - Convenor, Global Guardians of the SEA
11:50 - 11:55: Closing Remarks
Atty. Patrixia Santos, Co- founder, Environmental Justice Circle
Join us as we decode the roadmap from policy to planet