Pioneering Community-based Conservation Sites in the Polillo Islands, Philippines
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £169,050
WHERE Philippines
Summary
protected sites, with the active participation and approval of relevant local communities and other stakeholders, in order to conserve endemic and globally threatened species and habitats
1. Biological surveys completed and priority sites selected and mapped.
2. At least six top-priority areas agreed by a process of consultation with local communities, authorities and other key stakeholders.
3. Management strategies and operational plans developed and agreed for the protected sites.
4. Local personnel trained in site management and monitoring, and essential management resources provided.
5. Essential habitat and species restoration/ recovery, enforcement, and other management interventions initiated in the protected sites.6. Heightened awareness and understanding among local communities and government of the need to conserve biodiversity in Polillo and the wider Philippines.
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