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FPE-supported Priority Conservation Sites - Buasao Watershed, Abra

The document describes projects in the Buasao Watershed in Abra province that aimed to conserve biodiversity and strengthen traditional natural resource management practices. It provides details on the ecosystem, flora and fauna, indigenous peoples, livelihoods, threats, funded projects from 1996-2009, outcomes which included reforestation and alternative livelihoods, and references an FPE report.

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FPE-supported Priority Conservation Sites - Buasao Watershed, Abra

The document describes projects in the Buasao Watershed in Abra province that aimed to conserve biodiversity and strengthen traditional natural resource management practices. It provides details on the ecosystem, flora and fauna, indigenous peoples, livelihoods, threats, funded projects from 1996-2009, outcomes which included reforestation and alternative livelihoods, and references an FPE report.

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Buasao Watershed, Abra

Address: Abra

Description: Threatened by a growing population, increasingly influenced by cosmopolitan culture and a cash
economy, the traditional “lapat” system of natural resource management is in danger of disintegration. By
reinforcing CBRM in the Buasao Watershed and Mount Poswey, however, FPE has helped re-establish the
value of this ages-old beliefs and practices system.

Status: Closed

Site Profile Summary

Ecosystem Type Sub-montane to Montane Forests

Biogeographic Profile

- Benguet pines abound in the area.


Flora
- Orchids, narra, and other hardwood species are found in the area.

- Found here are Philippine endemic bird species, such as the Stripe-headed
Fauna Rhabdornis (Rhabdornis mystcalis), Large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchus),
and the Red Jungle Fowl or sabag (Gallus gallus).

- The Maeng and Masadi-it tribes practice an indigenous way of natural


Indigenous Peoples resource management called “lapat,” which proved to be a sustainable system
throughout generations.

Livelihood Resources - Farming, River-fishing, Animal grazing, and Forest products

Threats

● Poverty and scarcity of livelihood opportunities exert enormous pressure on the Maeng’s natural
resources. These factors lead to overhunting of wildlife, timber poaching, and unsustainable farming
techniques.
● Faced with a burgeoning population, the fraying of traditional community bonds, and the influence of a
cash economy, the “lapat” system is in danger of disintegration.
● Few members of the community are confident enough to take up the challenge and to prove that they
can conserve and protect the biodiversity of Buasao watershed for the next generations of Maeng.
● The greater challenge facing the community is how to sustain the gains that have resulted from
conservation and resource management interventions that took place in the previous years. Although
morale is high from their modest achievements, some community members are hesitant to take the
reins of project implementation.

FPE-funded Projects and Initiatives

Project Grant Type, Strategy Duration Implementing Partners

Community Lapat-Based
- Tipon iti Umili para ti
Biodiversity Conservation of Medium to Large, Site-
2006-2009 Panangsaluad iti
Buasao Watershed and Mt. focused
Nakaparsuan (TIPON)
Poswey

A Shift Towards Area-


Specific Intervention through
Strategic Planning for Six
Large, Site-focused,
Priority Sites: Zambales, 2006
Proactive
Palawan, Buasao, Guiuan,
Pulangi and Bohol Marine
Triangle

- Concerned Citizens of
Community Based Resource Abra for Good Governance
Management Project of Large, Site-focused, (CCAGG)
1996-2005
Buasao Watershed and Mt. Constituency-building - Tipon iti Umili para ti
Poswey Panangsaluad iti
Nakaparsuan (TIPON)

Community Land-Use
Planning and Mapping for - Philippine Association for
Medium, Constituency-
Biak-na-Bato, Buasao Intercultural Development
building, Site-focused
Watershed, Baggao and Mt. Inc. (PAFID)
Bulusan

Environmental Legal Defense


Medium, Proactive, Oct 1997- - DINTEG-Cordillera
– Cordillera (Terminated)
Environmental Defense Jun 1998 Alternative Law Center

Site Assessment and - Concerned Citizens of


Medium, Environmental Apr-Sep
Advocacy for Buasao Abra for Good Governance
Defense 1995
Watershed & Mt. Poswey (CCAGG)

Key Outcomes

● Site resource and socio-economic profile assessments were coordinated and implemented.
● About 15,000 narra and other dipterocarp seedlings were raised in three barangay nurseries within the
duration of the main CBRM project. Areas have also been set aside for agro-forestry.
● The CBRM project also provided about 600 rambutan and lanzones seedlings while the LGU added
300 mango seedlings.
● Strengthening of the “lapat” system was apparent in key ordinances passed by the municipal
government unit and the Abra Provincial Board recognizing and adopting “lapat” as an indigenous
practice of resource management.
● To alleviate pressure on the natural resources, the community developed alternative livelihood projects
such as loom-weaving and tilapia production.
● Paralegal training was also an integral component of FPE’s involvement in the area, providing an
environmental defense safety net for the community members there.
● Capacitated Tipon iti Umili para ti Panangsaluad iti Nakaparsuan (TIPON), into an entrepreneuring
IPO.
● Drafting, finalization, and adoption of the Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection
Plan (ADSDPP).

Reference

● Foundation for the Philippine Environment. 2004. Sustaining Biodiversity Conservation Initiatives: Site
Focused Projects 2003. Quezon City, Philippines: Foundation for the Philippine Environment.

Foundation for the Philippine Environment


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