Baseline Assessment of the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park: Component 3: Local Land and Resources Use, Patterns, and Trends (Institutions, Ownership, and Regulation)
Baseline assessment project with teh objective of reviewing and completing the information about the site; involving the land-use patterns and trends and their stability; land use and resource tenure involving the PA among users, residents, and PA management authority; claims against land and resources within the PA and their status; initial legal status of the protected area and the previous landowners; and other land and resources issues, problems and opportunities of the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (PPSRNP).
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Palawan Center for Appropriate Rural Technology, Inc.
Country:
Philippines
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 4,569.54
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 2,000.00
Project Number:
PHI/UNF-03/01
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
Barangay Marufinas, one of the barangays where the BA was conduct, is composed of 95% Tagbanuas, an indigenous peoples group. They were also participants in the surveys, workshop, focused group discussions, interviews of key infomants for that barangay/village. In the other places, Barangay Tagabenit and cabayugan, another tribal group of Bataks, though small, were also part of the participating community in that area.
Gender Focus
During the conduct of the BA, the participants include both men and women from the community.
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SGP Country office contact
Mr. Errol Gatumbato (SGP OP7)
Phone:
+63 9451331686
Email:
Ms. Leajim Villanueva (SGP OP7)
Email:
Nelissa Maria "Irish" B. Rocas (SGP OP8)
Email:
Rosemarie Joy Quetula (SGP OP8)
Email:
John Mark Ayap (SGP OP8)
Email:
Address
SGP OP7 Address: Foundation for the Philippine Environment,
No 77 Matahimik Street, Teachers' Village, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Zip Code 1101.
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