Phil ICCA:
The project aims to strengthen the conservation, protection and management of key biodiversity sites in the
Philippines by institutionalizing Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Conserved Areas and Territories (ICCAs) as a
sustainable addition to the national Protected Area (PA) estate through strengthening the legal and regulatory framework
and administrative procedures that harmonizes the mandates, plans and activities amongst national government agencies
involved. It will improve capacities of indigenous peoples (IPs) and key stakeholders for effective governance and management
of ICCAs. The selected sites are Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) that overlap with ancestral domains, and represent a variety of
governance models.
OBJECTIVE:
Strengthen the conservation, protection and management of key biodiversity sites in the Philippines by institutionalizing
ICCAs as a sustainable additional to the national PA estate
COMPONENTS:
1. Harmonizing and implementing policy.
2. Capacity building for effective governance and management of ICCAs.
GRANT: US $ 1.89 M; GEF = US $ 1.75 M; UNDP = US $ 1 M GOP US $ 3.37 M
FUND SOURCES: Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
DURATION: January 2016 – December 2020
IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES : Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
(NCIP)
SECTORS: Biodiversity, Forestry, Climate Change, REDD+
REGIONS: II; III; IVB; X; XII; CARAGA; CAR
PROVINCES: Mountain Province; Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Aurora; Palawan; Bukidnon; North Cotabato; Agusan
del Norte, Agusan del Sur; Kalinga
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