Green Livelihoods Alliance - Forests for a Just Future

The Green Livelihoods Alliance (2021 - 2025) is an alliance of Gaia Amazonas, IUCN NL, Milieudefensie, NTFP-EP, SDI and Tropenbos International, with Fern and WECF as technical partners.

About the Programme

The Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA) Forests for a Just Future programme aims to ensure that tropical forests and forest landscapes are sustainably and inclusively governed to mitigate and adapt to climate change, fulfil human rights and safeguard local livelihoods.

In eleven countries in South America, Africa and Asia, as well as internationally, the Alliance works with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IP&LCs) and social movements to:

increase the participation of IP&LCs in policy and decision-making regarding land rights and forest governance
strengthen lobby and advocacy to hold governments and industries accountable for deforestation and human rights violations.

February 16, 2026 at 5:25:28 AM

GLA – Forests for a Just Future | Lovely of Sierra Madre: Finding Her Courage, Reclaiming Her Indigenous Identity

From shy documenter to trusted guide: Lovely’s journey with UGNAYIN PH and GLA shows how indigenous youth defend Sierra Madre’s forests and culture

February 16, 2026 at 5:23:15 AM

GLA – Forests for a Just Future | Heritage of the Land, Heritage of the Indigenous (Pamana ng Lupa, Pamana ng Katutubo)

In the lush mountains of Palawan, Philippines, where trees whisper stories from the ancient past, where rivers carry the island’s history of extraction in its veins, and where the land holds memories of indigenous protection, a gathering unlike any other transpired.

February 16, 2026 at 5:20:34 AM

GLA – Forests for a Just Future | I-YES Camp Mindanao 2024: Indigenous youth step up for culture and forests

Higaonon and partner IP youth gathered in Balingasag for I-YES Camp Mindanao 2024—four days of intergenerational learning, nature-based solutions, and culture-in-action. The camp clarified youth roles in forest governance, advanced IKSP transmission, and set concrete steps for protecting ancestral domains.

February 16, 2026 at 4:35:08 AM

GLA – Forests for a Just Future | Higaonon Women Strengthened Commitment to Protecting Forests

Almost a year ago, from September 3-6, 2024, Nanay Camp Mindanao took place in the ancestral land of Sitio Mintapod, Impasug-ong Bukidnon. 30 Higaonon women participated in this transformative gathering, which was centered on gender, culture, and forest governance for the women of the forests.

February 16, 2026 at 5:24:32 AM

GLA – Forests for a Just Future | Monitte Lantas: Carrying Tagbanwa Roots into Youth Leadership in Southern Palawan

Tagbanwa youth leader Monitte Lantas moved from quiet student to UGNAYIN PH Secretary and SK officer, championing Palawan’s forests and living culture. With support from NTFP-EP Philippines under the Green Livelihoods Alliance, she’s organizing peers, reclaiming language, and keeping Tagbanwa traditions alive where they belong.

February 16, 2026 at 5:22:05 AM

GLA – Forests for a Just Future | Kababaihan, May SAY Ka! (National Women's Assembly 2025)

Rural and Indigenous women in the Philippines turn voice into presence in local governance to keep forests standing. Read the 2025 Assembly highlights.

February 16, 2026 at 4:36:48 AM

GLA – Forests for a Just Future | I-YES Camp 2025: Indigenous Youth Uniting for Culture, Rights, and the Future

From July 9–11, 2025, Indigenous youth leaders from across the Philippines gathered in Quezon City for the Indigenous Youth for Environmental Sustainability (I-YES) Camp 2025, carrying the theme “Sa Ugat Nagmumula: Pagtibayin ang Ugnayan para sa Kinabukasan.”