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.

Nature's Heartbeat

Anchoring local conservationists in the fabric of global conservation through trust-based funding and capacity strengthening.

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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.

Women & Leadership

NTFP-EP Philippines

Sep 92 min read

Portrait of Monitte Lantas, Tagbanwa youth leader and NKKN president, in South Palawan

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.

Nature's Heartbeat

NTFP-EP Philippines

Aug 254 min read

Pelawan youth leader Mhar Dubria of Brooke’s Point, Palawan, Chairperson of UGNAYIN PH

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.

Indigenous Youth

NTFP-EP Philippines

Jun 510 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.

Nature's Heartbeat

NTFP-EP Philippines

Feb 264 min read

Trusting Communities to Keep Forests Alive

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.

Nature's Heartbeat

NTFP-EP Philippines

Nov 19, 20254 min read

Nature’s Heartbeat has begun!

A global conservation movement powered by communities on the frontlines including NTFP-EP Philippines

News & Updates

NTFP-EP Philippines

Apr 11, 20251 min read