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Philippine Indigenous communities restore a mountain forest to prevent urban flooding
On the slopes of Mount Kalatungan, a protected area in Mindanao, southern Philippines, Reynante Polenda, a 40-year-old Manobo tribesman, meticulously weeds around the trees he planted years ago. Image ...
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Leaders deplore land claims of ‘bogus’ IP group in Surigao
BUTUAN CITY – Indigenous Peoples (IP) leaders in the Caraga region have condemned the activities of the Federal Tribal Government of the Philippines (FTGP), an organization labeled as illegitimate by ...
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'Bogus' IP leaders face raps in Surigao City
Police filed 10 charges against the leaders and members of the Federal Tribal Government of the Philippines (FTGP) in Surigao ...
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Native trees, local wildlife thrive under Philippine tribes’ ‘rainforestation’
By Mongabay.com “Rainforestation” projects led by Indigenous communities in the southern Philippines are reaping benefits for both native trees and local wildlife, reports Mongabay’s Keith Anthony ...
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Philippine Indigenous communities restore a mountain forest to prevent urban flooding
On the slopes of Mount Kalatungan, a protected area in Mindanao, southern Philippines, Reynante Polenda, a 40-year-old Manobo tribesman, meticulously weeds around the trees he planted years ago.