Other projects and activities
• Increasing the influence of women in Protected Area management through their Women in Environmental Governance (Women Go) project, with training and workshops in environmental leadership, financial management, disaster risk reduction, and overcoming gender boundaries. Additionally, it seeks to establish a women’s alliance with local governments in the Southern Sierra Madre
• Establishing Critical Habitats in several Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) through a multi-stakeholder and community-led approach, ensuring long-term biodiversity protection and local empowerment.
• Supporting a circular economy through the collection of waste in the municipality of Infanta to create eco-bricks for construction.
• Running a conservation project focused on the Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor) since 2015, involving international collaboration with other organisations across its entire range. These efforts have paid off, yielding a gradual population increase over the past 30 years.
• Promoting the use of native trees in its forest restoration program called Forest For Life, first established in 2006 to support the recovery of the Philippine’s natural ecosystems. This involves organising tree planting activities in partnership with local communities and government agencies, including a community tree planting day in the Sierra Madre Mountains in the wake of Typhoon Kristine, which hit on October 26th, 2024. As the world’s most environmentally disaster-prone country on Earth, the Haribon Foundation strongly focuses on the role of forests to stabilise soil, prevent landslides, and reduce flooding.
• Creating a nationwide alliance of community-based marine protected areas to safeguard marine wildlife while supporting local fishing communities. This included extensive interviews with local fishermen to better understand the challenges they face, enabling the co-creation of marine protected areas that benefit both people and nature.
• Launched the First National Birdkite Festival to raise awareness of the Philippine Eagle and the country’s other precious and threatened birdlife.
