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Geography of Governance 2019: Visioning Probable Futures for Landscape Governance
July 25, 2019Let’s talk about our changing landscapes Government agencies, civil society organizations, academic institutions, and youth organizations from Sierra Madre, Palawan, and Bukidnon-Misamis Oriental will come together for the 2nd National...
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Forest Foundation Philippines Supports Workshop for the Philippine Native Trees National Assessment Project
July 23, 2019The Forest Foundation Philippines recently supported a workshop for the Philippine Native Trees National Assessment Project (PhilTREES) Led by Dr Edwino Fernando, Vice Chairperson of the Philippine Plant Conservation Committee and Professor...
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Forest Foundation, DENR-BMB, PALA and PIEP to Launch its Urban Biodiversity, Forests and Health Program
July 18, 2019Last May, the Forest Foundation supported the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB), Philippine Association of Landscape Architects (PALA) and Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners...
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Forest Foundation Philippines and Knowledge Channel Launch Puno ng Buhay Season 4
July 8, 2019Forest Foundation Philippines and Knowledge Channel launched season 4 of Puno ng Buhay in Manolo Fortich Central Elementary School in Bukidnon Puno ng Buhay is a television program which integrates science concepts and forestry to inspire young...
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Forest Foundation and Impact Hub Launch Social Entrepreneurship Engagement and Development Program for Forest Conservation
May 6, 2019MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Forest Foundation Philippines and Impact Hub Manila launched the Social Entrepreneurship Engagement and Development Program (SEED Program) for forest conservation The SEED Program is a year-long incubation program...
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Looking Back on the TREE-lling First Year of the BFF Movement and Forward to the Future
April 4, 2019A year ago, on the International Day of the Forest, the Best Friends of the Forest (BFF) Movement was born The BFF Movement is a community of young and action-oriented environmentalists, artists, travelers, and social entrepreneurs founded by the...
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Forest Foundation Philippines Approves Over PHP 47M in Grants
April 4, 2019MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- During its first quarterly meeting for 2019, the Forest Foundation Philippines’ Board of Trustees (BOT) approved over PHP 47 M in medium and large grants to conserve, protect and sustainably manage the country’s most...
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Urgency in the Complexities: Geographies of Governance in Northern Sierra Madre and Bukidnon-Misamis Oriental Landscapes
March 28, 2019Embracing complexity, and working together Two of the Foundation’s focal landscapes – Northern Sierra Madre and Bukidnon-Misamis Oriental – have just sparked new strategies and connections to strengthen their landscape governance efforts...
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Forest Foundation, FPE, FSSI and PEF Ink MOU to Conserve Forests in Palawan through Sustainable Livelihoods
March 7, 2019Forest Foundation Philippines, Foundation for the Philippine Environment, Foundation for a Sustainable Society and Peace & Equity Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to empower communities in Palawan by strengthening their...
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A Tribute to One of the Pillars of Forest Foundation Philippines, Dr. Perry S. Ong
March 6, 2019We mourn the passing of Doc Perry, Champion for Biodiversity Conservation and Former Trustee of the Foundation Thank you for all your contributions to the field, Doc Perry We promise to continue the work that you...
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Centre for Sustainability Philippines Wins TAYO16 Award
February 26, 2019MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Centre for Sustainability Philippines (CS), a grantee of the Forest Foundation Philippines, was named as one of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) in the 16th TAYO Awards CS, a women-led youth environmental...
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Forest Foundation, Eljay Castro Deldoc and Miriam College ESI Stage Ang Higanteng Haligi Sa Hilaga
November 24, 2018The Forest Foundation Philippines, in partnership with Eljay Castro Deldoc and Miriam College Environmental Studies Institute (ESI), staged Ang Higanteng Haligi Sa Hilaga, an interactive play that elicits community discourse around forest...
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DENR, in partnership with Forest Foundation and TK, Organizes Consultative Workshops for the ENIPAS Act of 2018
November 22, 2018MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR BMB), in partnership with Forest Foundation Philippines and Tanggol Kalikasan (TK), organized a series of consultative workshops for the...
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Forest Foundation Conducts Financial Orientation for New Grantees
November 12, 2018The Forest Foundation Philippines held a financial orientation for its new grantees The activity brought together nine grantees, working on a diverse range of topics, which covers forestry, sustainable livelihoods, research, communications and...
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Forest Foundation Organizes Capacity Building on Multilateral Processes Related to Climate Change for DENR
November 3, 2018MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Forest Foundation Philippines organized a capacity building activity on multilateral processes related to climate change for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) During the activity, the DENR's...
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[ANNOUNCEMENT] Leaders and Entrepreneurs in Agriculture Forum
September 6, 2018"The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings," as said by Masanobu Fukuoka, a wise Japanese farmer and philosopher, who believed in and advocated natural farming and...
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BFF Talks: Exploring the Unlikely Connection of Art, Social Entrepreneurship and Conservation
August 30, 2018Meet Niccolo Jose and Jen Horn One is an artist and woodworker; the other, a community engagement consultant and staunch proponent for the sustainable lifestyle Together, they are forest conservation advocates and certified BFFs of the Best Friends...
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Forest Foundation Philippines Approves Over PHP 26 M in Grants
August 30, 2018MANILA, PHILIPPINES - During its third quarterly meeting for 2018, the Forest Foundation Philippines' Board of Trustees (BOT) approved over PHP 26 M in medium and large grants to conserve, protect and sustainably manage the country's most critical...
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[ANNOUNCEMENT] Sustainability Summit 2018
July 13, 2018Forest Foundation Philippines, in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB), Enderun Colleges and AGREA, will hold the Sustainability Summit 2018 on August 1, 2018 at The Tent...
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[ANNOUNCEMENT] Geography of Governance: Landscape and Resource Management, A National Environmental Dialogue on Landscape Governance
June 30, 2018Background: Forest Foundation Philippines and Tropenbos International entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaboratively promote inclusive and sustainable governance of forested landscape in the Philippines To realize this common...
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Foundation-supported Scholars Graduate from UPLB
June 25, 2018LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES - Six college scholars and one graduate scholar supported by the Forest Foundation Philippines graduated from the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) last June 23, 2018 The Foundation, together with the UPLB College...
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Forest Foundation, USAID Protect Wildlife Support the Conservation and Protection of Mt. Mantalingahan
June 1, 2018PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES - Forest Foundation Philippines and USAID Protect Wildlife recently organized a Social Marketing for Behavior Change Workshop for the Mt Mantalingahan Protected Landscape Protected Area Office (MMPL PAO) During the workshop,...
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Forest Foundation Philippines Organizes Knowledge Exchange Roundtable With Grantees
May 10, 2018MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Forest Foundation Philippines organized a knowledge exchange roundtable on managing virtual information with its grantees, Non-Timber Forest Products - Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP), Green Convergence (GC) and Community and...
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Forest Foundation Philippines Approves Over PHP 45 M in Grants
April 25, 2018MANILA, PHILIPPINES - During its second quarterly meeting for 2018, the Forest Foundation Philippines’ Board of Trustees (BOT) approved over PHP 45 M in medium and large grants to conserve, protect and sustainably manage the country’s most...
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Forest Foundation Philippines and The Samdhana Institute Organizes First Partners’ Meeting for Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental
April 10, 2018CAGAYAN DE ORO, PHILIPPINES - The Forest Foundation Philippines and The Samdhana Institute organized its first Partners' Meeting for the focal landscape of Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental The Meeting served as a venue for the Foundation's grantees...
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BFFs Wanted: Forest Foundation Launches the Best Friends of the Forest Movement
April 6, 2018MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines is facing a rapid decline of forest cover—from 27 million hectares down to already as little as 7 million hectares In fact, most of the country’s old growth forests are in danger of deforestation...
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Forest Foundation Philippines Supports Capacity Building Activity on Landscape Governance
March 14, 2018Early this year, the Organizing Committee for the National Environmental Dialogue organized a capacity building activity on landscape governance for its member organizations During the activity, key concepts about federalism as a form of...
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Forest Foundation Philippines Approves Over PHP 47M in Grants
February 8, 2018MANILA, PHILIPPINES - During its first quarterly meeting for 2018, the Forest Foundation Philippines’ Board of Trustees (BOT) approved over PHP 47 M in medium and large grants to support projects that can contribute to the protection and...
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DENR and Green Convergence to Hold the 2nd Philippine Environment Summit in Cebu
January 23, 2018The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Green Convergence, with the support of Forest Foundation Philippines and Energy Development Corporation, will hold the 2nd Philippine Environment Summit on February 20-22, 2018 at the...
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Forest Foundation Philippines Approves Over PHP 90 M in Grants
November 28, 2017MANILA, PHILIPPINES - During its third quarterly meeting, the Forest Foundation Philippines’ Board of Trustees approved over PHP 90 M in medium and large grants to support projects that will protect the country’s forests The approved projects...
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Forest Foundation Philippines and Tropenbos International Train Stakeholders on Landscape Governance
November 21, 2017PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES - The Forest Foundation Philippines and Tropenbos International, in partnership with the Wageningen University - Centre for Development Innovation and Palawan Council for Sustainable Development, organized the Philippine...
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Request for Proposals: Forest Landscape Grant Program (Southern Sierra Madre)
June 20, 2017The Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF) is a non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization established in 2002, under two bilateral agreements between the governments of the United States of America and the Philippines,...
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Request for Proposals: Forest Landscape Grant Program (Eastern Samar, Leyte and Southern Leyte)
May 22, 2017The Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF), Inc is a non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization established in 2002, under two bilateral agreements between the governments of the United States of America and the...
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Request for Proposals: Forest Landscape Grant Program (Upper Sierra Madre)
March 27, 2017The Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF), Inc is a non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization established in 2002, under two bilateral agreements between the governments of the United States of America and the...
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PTFCF and TBI Sign MOU to Promote Sustainable Landscapes in the Philippines
March 8, 2017MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF) Executive Director Atty Jose Andres Canivel and Stichting Tropenbos International (TBI) Director Dr Rene Boot signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on March 7,...
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Request for Proposals: Forest Landscape Grant Program (Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental)
January 30, 2017The Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF), Inc is a non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization established in 2002 under two bilateral agreements between the governments of the United States of America and the...
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CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS: UPLB CFNR, MS NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION
December 16, 2016Scholarship Grant: The University of the Philippines Los Baños, College of Forestry and Natural Resources (UPLB-CFNR) and the UPLB-CFNR Alumni Association (UPLB-CFNRAA), in partnership with the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation...
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OML Center: Call for Resilience Grant Proposals
October 13, 2016Now on its fourth year, the Oscar M Lopez Center for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Foundation, Inc (OML Center) is pleased to announce its call for proposals for the 2016 Resilience Grants Science and...
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Conservation International and the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation Launch 1 Million Dollar Trust Fund to Protect Mt. Mantalingahan in Palawan, Philippines
October 10, 2016Conservation International (CI) and the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF) launched a 1 million US dollar trust fund to protect the Mt Mantalingahan Protected Landscape (MMPL) during Conservation Conversation, an exclusive...
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Marketplace on Biodiversity Innovative Projects
August 26, 2016The BIOFIN project is looking local proponents with projects that are anchored on the following Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (PBSAP) Priority Programs: Banking on biodiversity: a program on genetic research and wealth...
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PTFCF and UPD hold book launch for “The Mammals of Luzon”
August 12, 2016The Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF), in partnership with the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD), hosted the book launch for “The Mammals of Luzon Island: A Biogeographic Perspective on Evolution, Ecology, and...
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Mangrove cutters-turned-fish wardens now protect the mangroves of Siargao Island
March 7, 2016Mang Eduardo Longos inspecting one of the hotspot areas for mangrove cutting Mang Eduardo is one of the mangrove cutters who have become fish wardens following the implementation of PTFCF-supported mangrove protection and management project in Del...
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PTFCF approves additional 10 million pesos in grants for forest conservation
November 25, 2015At the last Board of Trustees Meeting for 2015, the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation, Inc (PTFCF) approved seven grants that will seek to strengthen forest conservation in identified key biodiversity areas, critical watersheds and...
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‘Apply Lessons from Typhoon Yolanda to build a Climate Change Resilient Philippines’ – stakeholders at the 2nd National Mangrove Conference
September 10, 2015This was the collective appeal of the 143 representatives of government agencies, civil society groups, the private sector, development agencies and local government units who attended the 2nd National Mangrove Conference held last September 1-2,...
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Mangroves of Condura Runners Growing Steadily in Zamboanga Sibugay
August 10, 2015L-R: PTFCF Project Officer Marjorie Pamplona (left) with KGMC Chairman Roberto Ballon (right) along with other KGMC members during their monitoring visit last July 2015 SIXTY-ONE THOUSAND mangroves are now growing steadily in the 20...
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Our Forests. Our Life.
July 24, 2015HOME FOR PEOPLE, PLANTS AND ANIMALS Our forests are home to millions of people who depend on them for their lives There are about 13,500 plant species in Philippine forests Dipterocarps (high-value wood trees) have 45-50 species...
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PTFCF Launches its Redesigned, More Interactive Website
July 20, 2015Makati City – The Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation, Inc (PTFCF), a non-government organization that provides financial and technical support to civil society organizations for forest conservation, has launched its redesigned...
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Can We Live without Trees? A Book about Trees
July 16, 2015In partnership with Adarna House, Inc, a leading publisher of children’s books in the Philippines, PTFCF supported the development and publication of this book that hopes to inculcate to young minds (ages 9 years and above) how valuable trees are...
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Palao’ans’ Traditional Forest Management System
July 16, 2015The Palao’ans’ conviction to protect their environment is innate and deeply rooted, dating back to the time when they first inhabited the area Through the years however, the land they’ve been protecting has changed With the increasing...
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Mangrove Protection and Management in Siargao Island
July 16, 2015In 2014, PTFCF provided grants and technical support to Sentro Para sa Ikauunlad ng Katutubong Agham at Teknolohiya (SIKAT) towards integrated mangrove management in the municipalities of Del Carmen and San Benito The three-year project stemmed from...
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