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FPE RAC-Partners Meeting Slated in May 2013

Dubbed as “FPE@21: Looking Back… Moving Forward”, this year’s National Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) – Partners Meetings on May 20-23, 2013 at La Breza Hotel, Quezon City, provides an opportunity to assess FPE’s work to shape the future direction of …

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Maeng Ancestral Domain Development Plan Underway

The Maeng tribe of Tubo, Abra has recently conducted a series of preparatory activities to enhance their Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan (ADSDPP). They organized a convergence meeting in Pidigan, Abra on November 16, 2012 attended by representatives …

FPE, USAID, and DENR officials get a glimpse of the 8 case studies on forest restoration best practices produced under the USAID-FPE project. (L-R) Oliver Agoncillo, USAID Philippines Natural Resources Policy Advisor; Vilma Joson, FPE Board Member; Nelson Carbonera, FPE Chair and CEO; Conrado Bravante, Jr. , OIC-Chief, Project Management Division, Foreign Assisted and Special Project Office (FASPO)-DENR; Marlyn Mendoza, Chief, Protected Areas Community and Management Division, DENR; Godofredo Villanueva, FPE Executive Director; and Norma Molinyawe, OIC-Chief of Biodiversity and Management Division, DENR-PAWB.
Knowledge Sharing on Forest Restoration Scaled Up

In support of this year’s Earth Day celebration, with the theme, “Earth Day Everyday, Everywhere, for Everyone”, FPE launched the second batch of its KALIKASAN (Kaalamang Likas Yaman: Knowledge of Natural Resources) Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development Knowledge Series, featuring …

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FPE Donated Books to Schools and LGUs

Three state universities, two LGU libraries and two secondary schools were the recipients of the first FPE book donation drive in February 2013. The recipients include the Pangasinan State University – Binmaley Campus, Bulacan Agricultural State College – Doña Remedios …

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Poachers Continue to Threaten the Philippines’ Last Frontier

Around 140 hardwood logs on board a motorboat bound for Malaysia was apprehended by the Philippine Navy and Philippine Marines in Bataraza, Palawan on January 22, 2013. These hot logs are composed of manggis and mangrove species, among others. Alarmingly, …