Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Conservation of the Taguibo Watershed Forest Reserve and Formulation of the Watershed Management and Development Plan

Grantee Name: Livelihood Enhancement in Agro-forestry Foundation, Inc.

Hotspot: Philippines
Location: Philippines
Amount: $20,000
Dates: Dec 2005 – Dec 2006
Keywords: Communication, Land use planning, Water management, Landscape Resilience

Develop and initiate implementation of a watershed management and development plan for the Taguibo watershed that reconciles overlapping land-use plans and tenurial instruments. Work in partnership with the Butuan Water District to establish co-management agreements among stakeholders, conduct a communications campaign, profile the socioeconomic characteristics of local communities, assess biophysical conditions and reconcile the competing land-use plans under one watershed management framework.

Strategic Direction : 3 Build capacity of civil society to advocate for better corridor and protected area management and against development harmful to conservation

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Conservation of the Taguibo Watershed Forest Reserve and Formulation of the Watershed Management and Development Plan

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