Almaciga resin creates incentives for forest conservation in the Mantalingahan range, but low prices for tappers point to ethical problems with the industry. Image by Keith Anthony Fabro for Mongabay.

International ocean conservation group Oceana on Tuesday welcomed the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG ...

MINDANAO, Philippines — For about two decades now, members of the B’laan ethnic group have combed the forest-clad slopes of Mount Matutum from September to January, seeking out the beans ...

An eagle could save an indigenous community who says its way of life is at risk of being overcome by tourism and modernization.

In the southern Philippines Bukidnon province lies Mount Kalatungan Range Natural Park, a 35,221-hectare (87,033-acre) protected area, two-thirds of which is covered in primary forest.

"Honeybees disappeared where we used to find them. Fruit trees in the forest stopped bearing fruit," the father-of-seven said ...

Agroforestry, an innovative land-use management system, has found a fertile ground in the Philippines. Combining agriculture and forestry, this approach aims to create a sustainable balance ...

The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) warns that deforestation is critically threatening the national bird, with fewer than 400 pairs left. PEF's Steffan Madrona emphasized that habitat preservation, ...

Local communities know their forests better than anyone, and nothing can replace their expertise in forest conservation. As the Forest Governance Project demonstrates, when given the opportunity they… ...

A Philippine Eagle chick hatched via artificial insemination has died, an avian conservation foundation has announced, in a fresh setback for one of the world's largest and most critically ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it aims to accelerate reforestation of the Upper Marikina ...

Conservation & Society, Vol. 14, No. 2 (2016), pp. 146-160 (15 pages) The legalisation of the customary land rights of rural communities is currently actively promoted as a strategy for conserving ...