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Forest/Land Rehabilitation and Biodiversity Project (LUZON)

Forest and land rehabilitation of the ancestral domain of the Ayta indigenous peoples in Zambales. Project interventions included activities aimed at bringing back biodiversity in the project area, which have been greatly affected by the Mt. Pinatubo eruption.

The project aims to achieve the following: community nursery where local forest tree and fruit species will be propagated; outplant tree seedlings within the watershed areas; delineate ancestral domain; installation of a water system for potable and irrigation purposes, and a communal animal farm as a livelihood project activity.

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Grantee:

Samahan ng mga Katutubo sa Poonbato

Country:

Philippines

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity

Operational Phase:

Phase 1

Grant Amount:

US$ 31,781.00

Co-Financing Cash:

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 68,222.80

Project Number:

OP-15.98-L

Start Date:

5/1998

End Date:

11/1999

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

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Project Characteristics and Results

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

A cattle and carabao raising and management project was undertaken.

Notable Community Participation

Extensive community participation in establishing community nursery, outplanting of tree seedlings, and delineation of ancestral domain.

Gender Focus

Limited to the following activities: establishment of community nursery and outplanting of tree seedlings

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

Project was able to directly respond to actual rehabilitation needs of the Aytas from the effects of the Mt. Pinatubo eruption since the project partners themselves identified the strategies. After more than eight years of receiving various rehabilitation packages identified by assisting agencies, it was only this SGP-funded project which created actual rehabilitation.

Capacity - Building Component

Skills training on organizational development and management, organic farming, composting, and mushroom production.

Policy Impact

Sustaining project gains and upscaling to broaden project partners to include the remaining five (5) communities/Ayta villages within the barangay and ancestral domain. SGP support catalyzed community preparation for the eventual implementation and management of a bigger project. Poonbato is now included in the proposed medium-sized GEF for the Ayta of Zambales.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

The project partners are Aytas, an indigenous group in Central Luzon, which was affected by the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo and subsequent lahar flows.

Project Results

Project was able to directly respomnd to actual rehabilitation needs of the Aytas from the effects of the Mt. Pinatubo eruption since the project partners themselves identified the strategies. After more than eight (8) years receiving various rehabilitation packages identified by assisting agencies, it was only this SGP-funded project which created actual rehabilitation; SGP support catalyzed community preparation for the eventual implementation and management of a bigger project. Poonbato is included in the proposed medium-sized GEF for the Aytas of Zambales.

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