Conservation International Philippines
Conservation International Philippines is the Philippines program of Conservation International. The program began in 1995 and is based in Quezon City in Metro Manila, with field offices in Puerto Princesa and Brooke's Point in Palawan.
History
Conservation International established a program in the Philippines in 1995, based in Metro Manila, with work spanning terrestrial and marine conservation priorities.In the early 2000s, Conservation International Philippines was referenced in national reporting to the Convention on Biological Diversity in connection with biodiversity-corridor and seascape initiatives, including the Sierra Madre Biodiversity Corridor Program, the Palawan Corridor Strategy Development Project, the Eastern Mindanao Corridor Facilitation Implementation Project, and work in the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion.
In southern Palawan, Conservation International Philippines supported work associated with the establishment and long-term financing of the Mount Mantalingahan protected landscape. Local governments proposed protection of the Mount Mantalingahan range in 1997, and subsequent consultations and planning supported the site's proclamation as a protected landscape in 2009. The local governments sought technical assistance from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Conservation International Philippines during this process.
From 2008 to 2011, Conservation International Philippines supported local-government alliances involved in establishing a network of marine protected areas in the Verde Island Passage. During that period, alliances coordinated protection of about 17,000 hectares through 69 marine protected areas.
Conservation International Philippines was a local partner for the United Nations Development Programme project Strengthening the Marine Protected Area System to Conserve Marine Key Biodiversity Areas .
Activities by location
Conservation International Philippines is based in Quezon City in Metro Manila, with field offices in Puerto Princesa and Brooke's Point in Palawan.Palawan
In Palawan, Conservation International Philippines has worked in southern Palawan in association with forest protection, land-use planning, and protected area finance connected to Mount Mantalingahan. Local governments proposed protection of the Mount Mantalingahan range in 1997, and the site was proclaimed as a protected landscape in 2009.A protected area financing mechanism described as the Mt. Mantalingahan Protected Landscape Endowment Fund was developed to support long-term management. Forest Foundation Philippines described the endowment fund as emerging from discussions with Conservation International and noted that it received a US$1 million grant from Conservation International in January 2016 through Conservation International's Global Conservation Fund.