Securing Indigenous Rights and Biodiversity Conservation Through Partnerships in Sibuyan Island, Romblon, Philippines
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| Author(s) | Tongson, E. McShane, T. |
| Date | March 2006 |
| Reference type | Journal Article |
| Source name | Policy Matters |
| Journal | Vol 14 |
| Pages | pp. 286-296 |
| Publisher | IUCN, Gland |
Summary
In the Philippines many large intact forests designated as protected areas coincide with the ancestral claims of indigenous peoples. There, security of tenure is essential to issues of conservation, development and fulfilling indigenous peoples’ rights. This paper highlights the experience of non-government organizations that collaborated with government agencies and assisted the indigenous group Sibuyan Magyan Tagabukid of Sibuyan Island to secure tenure to their ancestral domain. We discuss the challenges we encountered and the emerging opportunities for co- management in the overlap areas between ancestral domain and protected areas. The paper highlights the importance of inter-organizational cooperation as demonstrated by the various actors (i.e. government, indigenous groups, non-government organizations and academia) which resulted in synergies instrumental in fulfilling the provisions of a progressive law. Securing land tenure lays the foundation where local support for biodiversity conservation can be institutionalized and sustained.
Themes
Indigenous and Local Community Rights
Geographic coverage
Philippines
Available from
http://www.iucn.org/themes/ceesp/Publications/newsletter/PM14-Section%20V-part1.pdf
Related records above this one:
- Wetlands International (Organisation O0114)