Northen Sierra Madre Dumagat
Divilacan, Isabela
The Sierra Madre mountain range is one of the few remaining intact areas of primary rainforest in the Philippines. Illegal logging is a threat to biodiversity and rural livelihoods in the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park. Every year between 20,000 and 35,000 cubic meters of wood are extracted from the park. The empowerment of indigenous communities through meaningful participation in resource ma ...
nagement is a key strategy for conserving the park. Today, around 9,000 Agta live along the coasts and in the tropical rainforest of the Sierra Madre mountain range in north-eastern Luzon.
Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park Dumagat News
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Isabela Watershed Priority Site For Sustainable Development
A watershed in the forest-rich province of Isabela is one of the 29 priority sites in the implementation of the Sustainable Integrated Area Development (SIAD) in the country.
Located within the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, the watershed where the "Divilacan Agroforestry and Bamboo Plantation Project" will be implemented consists of several sub-watersheds located at the mid section and upper portion of Divilacan,Isabela, said Atty. Gil A. Aromin regional director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 2.
The site has an aggregate area of 12,045 hectare ... -
Tribesmen Ask Duterte To Stop Road Dam Projects At Sierra Madre Range
Leave Sierra Madre alone. This was the call of tribal leaders to President Duterte, who was asked to stop at least three major development projects in the Sierra Madre area.
The projects are the Ilagan-Divilacan Road in Isabela, the Centenial Dam in Quezon and the Diduyon Dam in Nueva Vizcaya.
The appeal was contained in a 10-point agenda submitted to the Duterte administration by the participants of a recent tribesmen's summit held in Quezon City as part of the celebration of Save Sierra Madre Day held every 26th of September.
The summit, which brought together tribesmen from various ... -
Protected Sierra Madre Means Life For IPs The Whole Nation
According to the Save Sierra Madre Network Alliance Inc. (SSMNA), citing a 2004 study by Eken, et al. and a 2007 study by Langhammer, et al. key biodiversity areas (KBAs) are identified nationally using simple, globally standardized criteria and thresholds, based on the needs of biodiversity requiring safeguards at the site scale.
The Sierra Madre has at least 201 species of mammals, 556 species of birds, over 85 species of amphibians and 252 species of reptiles, of which 48 percent are endemic, with many of these near-threatened, critical, vulnerable and endangered.
According to SSMNA, ... -
USAID Backed Tool To Boost Biodiversity Conservation Effort In Northern Sierra Madre
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday underscored the need to protect the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park (NSMNP) to ensure the survival of the people in the Cagayan Valley region.
The DENR launched on Thursday in Ilagan City, Isabela, a United States Agency for International Development (USAid)-backed project that will assist forest and wildlife law enforcers, through advances in information technology, to make biodiversity monitoring and reporting a breeze.
Called Lawin Forest and Biodiversity Protection System, the system was developed by the DENR and ... -
Solidarity Message Supporting The Dumagats Protecting The Sierra Madre
We congratulate the Protect Sierra Madre (PSM) movement for successfully holding its first general assembly.
In these times where our mountains, forests, flora and fauna, and other resources found therein are in grave danger, a movement such as PSM is very much needed. The Sierra Madre, the longest mountain range in the Philippines, is home to critical watershed areas providing water for agriculture and domestic needs of populated lowland areas of Luzon Island. Aside from this, it is also a home of several indigenous peoples such as the Dumagat in Aurora, Rizal and Quezon, the Ilongot in Qu ... -
Stakeholders undergo trainings on forest protection
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) region 2 is conducting series of capacity building activities to people's organizations, local officials and residence within the Sierra Madre Natural Park.
Forester William Savella, provincial environment and natural resources officer, said the orientations and trainings are part of programs lined-up for the "Save Sierra Madre Day" activity of DENR.
He said the 54 barangays within the Sierra Madre mountain range will be exposed more on law enforcements as well as preservation endeavors to know methods and strategies on how to ...