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Where We Are

NTFP-EP Philippines works across diverse landscapes and ecosystems throughout the country, rooted in partnerships with Indigenous Peoples and local communities who safeguard forests and ancestral domains. Our presence spans Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, with community sites, partner networks, and project areas that reflect the richness of cultural heritage and biodiversity in these regions.

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We focus our efforts in areas where non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are integral to local livelihoods and where traditional knowledge and forest stewardship are vital to conservation.

Luzon

  • Sierra Madre Region – working with communities in Rizal and Quezon Province on forest governance and advocacy

  • Palawan – supporting communities in Aborlan, Bataraza, Brooke’s Point, Dumaran (mainland), Narra, Puerto Princesa City, Quezon, Rizal, San Vicente, S. EspaÅ„ola, Taytay in protecting ancestral domains and sustaining NTFP-based enterprises

Visayas

Promoting NTFP-based livelihood and capacity building among local communities in Aklan and Negros Occidental

Mindanao

We work with IP communities on tenure, conservation, and women’s leadership in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental

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School of Living Traditions (SLT)

Located in key ancestral domains across the country, these SLT sites are hubs of learning, cultural resilience, and forest protection. Through intergenerational teaching, storytelling, and hands-on practice, elders, artisans, and cultural leaders share vital traditions—from weaving and herbal medicine to customary law and sustainable harvesting of non-timber forest products (NTFPs).

​​Our SLT sites include:

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Luzon

  • Ifugao

  • Benguet

  • Quezon

  • Pala’wan Brooke’s Point

 

Visayas

  • Aklan

  • Bohol

  • Negros Occidental

  • Iloilo

 

Mindanao

  • Agusan del Sur

  • Basilan

  • Davao del Sur

  • Basilan

  • Sulu

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