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Understanding Climate Rationale and Developing Climate Change Portfolio with and for CSOs: The FPE Experience
Posted on November 18, 2020The FPE has successfully initiated the learning sessions on climate financing and climate rationale as well as inputs to crafting of project portfolio on climate change for submission to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as its seeks accreditation as a Direct Access Entity. Through a series of CSO consultations on GCF in 2019, FPE gathered a total of 157 people from National to Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao islands. One hundred thirty three (133) leaders representing 111 CSOs discussed about climate rationale and how does one differentiate “traditional” biodiversity conservation initiatives to factor in the new realities brought about by a changing climate.
READ MOREHeeding the Call to Care for our Common Home through Church Eco-Convergence
Posted on November 18, 2020Globally, calls for greater commitment of countries to address climate change have become stronger. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change expresses the urgency for collective efforts to curb poverty and environment deterioration. This call reverberated to environment groups, civil society organizations, peoples’ organizations, education and business sectors, faith-based organizations, and communities at-risk.
READ MOREEnhancing Biodiversity through Social Enterprise: PCART’s initiatives in San Vicente-Roxas-Taytay
Posted on November 18, 2020Approximately 2 million international tourists flock to Palawan every year. The most visited attractions in the province include the UNESCO-declared World Heritage Site of Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR), and the breath-taking lagoons in El Nido and Coron. Aside from the white sands, clear waters, and picturesque landscape, Palawan is also known for its rich biodiversity – marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems.
READ MOREBeach Forest Restoration, Boracay Women’s Response in Climate Crisis
Posted on November 18, 2020In the face of adversity, it takes courage to stand up and fight against what may seem impossible. Changing the norm has never been easy, and this is especially true for the BWPC, or the Boracay Women Producers Cooperative, where the majority of their members are women. Yet somehow, their actions, no, perhaps it is this organization itself, have become the catalysts to a brand new change in the island of Boracay, hailed as the gem of tourism in the Philippines.
READ MOREREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: Consultancy Services for Crafting a Conservation Management Plan for the Gigantes Group of Islands, Carles, Northern Iloilo
Posted on April 29, 2020The formulation of the participatory 5-year Gigantes Island CMP, as well as the Unified Marine Protected Area Management Plan, the Sustainable Tourism Management Plan, and the Cave and Cave Resources Management Plan shall be participatory, literature review of previous and existing plans, previous studies, and existing policies at the barangay level to the provincial levels, as appropriate.
READ MOREBalinsasayaw Twin-Lakes Farmers Association, Inc. (BTLFAI) awarded grant by FPE
Posted on January 6, 2020On December 23, 2019, the Visayas Regional Operations (VRO) of the Foundation for the Philippine Environment represented by its Regional Operations Manager, facilitated the first release of the PhP100,000 grant award to the officers of the Balinsasayaw Twin-Lakes Farmers Association, Inc. (BTLFAI). The BTLFAI was recognized as a performing people’s organizations in Visayas which sustained the conservation and management of the Balinsasayaw Twin-Lakes Natural Park located in Barangay Enrique Villanueva, Sibulan, Negros Oriental
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- Strengthening Synergies for Sustainability: Highlights from the 2025 National Summit for Biodiversity and Conservation
- Executive Director Dr. Jerome L. Montemayor carried the banner of the Foundation for the Philippine Environment and the larger civil society during the SBSTTA 26 and SBI 4 meetings in Kenya
- Call for Proposals for the SGP-8 Country Programme Strategy
- #Y4B Ambassadors: JOEPET JEROME S. JARO
- #Y4B Ambassadors: MELLARD MANOGURA
- #Y4B Ambassadors: MARY JANE P. MAGAN
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