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Reportage into Mining versus Indigenous Rights in Lembata island, Nusa Tenggara Timur
Community-Based Forest Management in the Philippines: A Preliminary Assessment
This study is a manifestation of the collaborative spirit of individuals and institutions that harnessed each and everyone’s strengths and commitments, as well as embraced one another’s failings, in order to come up with work that is intended to contribute significantly to understanding the complex issues of Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) and its sustainability in the Philippines. Without them, our work would not have borne any fruits.
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AFTER THE ROMANCE: Rethinking Community, Participation, and Sustainability
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Tribal leaders assert green agenda
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/11 Sep) -- Forty-six tribal leaders from 11 lumad tribes around Mindanao have asserted their ownership over forests with native titles within their territories in a declaration signed during the Mindanao Tribal People's Forest Forum here over the weekend.
Improving Honey Harvesting in Palawan
NATRIPAL (Nagkakaisang mga Tribu ng Palawan) has been training more Palawan communities on proper harvesting and sustainable honey production in order to meet increasing demand for honey. Although used to their traditional ways of handling honey, the local participants have enthusiastically learned about proper harvesting and sustainable honey production.
Emergency Relief for Flood Victims in Jakarta
The project supported approximately 663 households or 2,102 people in Eastern Jakarta. during the flood in 2007.
The relief work had touched the lives of the volunteers. For the repeat-volunteers, their applied learning facilitated smoother delivery of service. Values like respect for the local community organizations, teamwork, cooperation and community participation have proven effective in such endeavors.
Community-Based Maps Delineate Rights and Resolve Land Conflicts
In 2004, to help the people in Nusa Tenggara Timur negotiate for their natural resource management rights, the project taught three villages and four ‘Adat' areas in the use of the community participatory mapping. Through mapping, the locals have become more knowledgeable and confident on their role as natural resource managers. The maps they developed became tangible evidence of their community land tenurial rights.
Community-based Ecotourism Works!
Communities in Krayan Hulu and Hulu Pujungan began eco-tourism activities in 2001. By March 2004, the project provided capacity building among these community-based eco-tourism organizations.
As they gained more expertise and markets, these organizations have proven that ecotourism development, adherent to local ecological and social conditions, is a viable option in protecting selected areas in the Kayan Mentarang National Park .
Community-Based Economic Enterprise Drives Big Loggers and Commercial Plantations Away
The Kenayan village of West Kalimantan is so remote that it does not even have a school for its children. But its community organization, the Padung Kumang ‘Adat' has proven that proactive community-based management of local natural resources can protect their area from loggers and big plantations.
Engaging our Community - The Philippine Stories
Stories of Communities from Philippines - 2004 grants - please click here
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