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Stories from the Forest
Behind every forest product, conserved territory, and living tradition are people, knowledge, and relationships that sustain them. From forest honey and almaciga to Indigenous youth leadership, women's experiences, and community-led conservation, explore stories from the landscapes and communities we work alongside, stories of rights, livelihoods, culture, and caring for living forests.
Community Conservation
Stories of Indigenous peoples and local communities protecting forests, watersheds, and wildlife through traditional knowledge and collective action.
More Than Resin: Almaciga, Livelihood and Forest Care in Palawan
For Joel Pardas and his community in Palawan, almaciga is more than resin. It carries livelihood, inherited knowledge and a way of caring for the forest while keeping its trees standing.
NTFP-EP Philippines
Sep 103 min read
Women Leading Conservation from the Ground: Myra Tayaw on Finding Her Voice in Palawan
Meet Myra Tayaw, a Palaw’an leader in Palawan whose work with KABABAE links Indigenous women’s leadership, honey livelihoods and community-led conservation.
NTFP-EP Philippines
Sep 92 min read
When the Mangroves Ask for Time
At 24, Tagbanwa youth leader Monitte Lantas is helping NKKN turn childhood memories of Narra’s mangroves into a youth-led conservation project. Their proposal shows why Indigenous young people are not only the future of conservation, they are already leading it.
NTFP-EP Philippines
Aug 254 min read
Ang Kagubatan ay Buhay: Mhar Dubria and the Indigenous Youth Defending Brooke’s Point
On World Environment Day, Pelawan youth leader Mhar Dubria shares how his journey from community service to UGNAYIN PH leadership and environmental broadcasting has led him to stand with Indigenous youth defending Brooke’s Point, Palawan, from mining threats.
NTFP-EP Philippines
Jun 510 min read
Following the Honey Trail: Bees, Forests, and Tagbanua Care in SAKTAS’ Wild Forest Honey
In Sagpangan, Aborlan, Palawan, SAKTAS’ wild forest honey begins with flowering trees, clean rivers, and bees and continues through Tagbanua knowledge, responsible harvesting, hygienic processing, and community livelihood. Follow the journey of forest honey through the story of Ate Inday and the Indigenous women helping keep this living relationship alive.
NTFP-EP Philippines
May 3113 min read
Spotted in the ICCA Field: How Communities Read Ecosystem Health Through Wildlife Signals
Field notes from Mindanao: three remarkable plant sightings reveal how Indigenous communities read ecosystem health through “wildlife signals” and why protecting ICCAs protects life.
NTFP-EP Philippines
Mar 34 min read
From Pitches to Polished Proposals: How Palawan Communities Are Shaping Nature’s Heartbeat
Over the past few months, partners in Southern Palawan have been moving through the “project pitching” phase of the Nature’s Heartbeat project: surfacing community-led ideas, then strengthening and aligning them so they become clearer, more measurable, and rooted in the landscape’s real needs. This is how the first heartbeat of proposals begins: from the ground, rooted on the land.
NTFP-EP Philippines
Feb 264 min read
Nature’s Heartbeat Orientation, Palawan
On September 18, community leaders and conservation groups from across South Palawan gathered at Maruyog Ridge for the Nature’s Heartbeat Orientation, a necessary step before the beginning of a four-year programme that channels flexible, trust-based support to locally led conservation in Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Palawan.
NTFP-EP Philippines
Nov 19, 20254 min read
NTFP-EP Philippines: A Decade of Partnership, Culture, and Forests (Partners Meeting & 10th Anniversary)
Honoring Indigenous Peoples, Heritage, and the Forests We Call Home
NTFP-EP Philippines
Aug 9, 20254 min read
Panlauy with AGMIHICU: Guarding the Forests of Impasug-ong
From May 14 to 19, 2025, the AGMIHICU Indigenous community (Agtulawon Mintapod Higaonon Cumadon), together with HAMOG youth, and support from NTFP-EP Philippines, conducted the Panlauy in the Mahagwa area of Impasug-ong, Bukidnon.
NTFP-EP Philippines
Jun 22, 20252 min read
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