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Nov 4, 2019

Haribon, Dumagat-Remontado group eyes partnership to conserve Sierra Madre forests

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By Thaddeus Martinez

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A river in the Southern Sierra Madre, in one of many watersheds providing water to communities in Luzon.
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Haribon Foundation, the indigenous peoples community of the Dumagat Remontado de Antipolo, along with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) are currently working towards a partnership that will help conserve the forests of the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape (UMRBPL) located in South Sierra Madre through the Forest of Hope (FOH) program.  

FOH, a long-term forest conservation and sustainable management program of Haribon and BirdLife International, aims to conserve biodiversity, improve the local and national policy on forest governance, and enhance the carbon sequestration role of forests.

The program also seeks to help properly manage the Sierra Madre Mountain Ranges through the co-management of the Local Government Units (LGUs), DENR, and other local stakeholders.

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The city of Anitpolo is named after a native tree of the same name (Artocarpus blancoi).
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Through Haribon’s Forest for Life (FFL) Movement, FOH envisions the restoration of Philippine rainforests using native trees. Aside from working with communities, local government units, indigenous peoples, the academe, and like-minded groups, Haribon also engages various corporate partners to support forest restoration projects while empowering local communities.

Through its Adopt-A-Seedling (AAS) Program, FFL has already engaged numerous parties including over 135 corporate sponsors, 17,053 individual donations, 30 municipalities, 15 community partners, and 14,393 Volunteers. The program has planted 999,191 native seedlings in 631.51 hectares of land. It has recorded 22,862 hectares of restored forests from different groups and individuals.

The FOH is now reaching more areas within the South Sierra Madre areas through the FFL, particularly the UMRBPL that covers the ancestral domains of the Dumagat Remontado de Antipolo in Sitio San Ysiro, Brgy. San Jose, Antipolo City.

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Communities depend on the rivers of the Southern Sierra Madre for their food, and irrigation for their crops. Here a neighbor catching freshwater shrimp in Agos River.
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Haribon is continuously coordinating with the Dumagat Remontado de Antipolo, as well as with the Pinagsama-samang Grupong Magbubukid ng Casunugan Inc., the DENR Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, and the Antipolo City Government—initially through the City Environment Management Office (CEMO).

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