A New Shared Pathway for Quezon: NTFP-EP Philippines Joins SGP8 as NGO Hub

The partnership was formally recognized during the awarding ceremony for SGP8 grantees convened by Forest Foundation Philippines and UNDP Philippines.

Through Quezon Shared Pathways (QShare), NTFP-EP Philippines will help strengthen the capacity, coordination, and collaboration of civil society organizations (CSOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), communities, and other landscape stakeholders working across Quezon.

The project will support organizations in accessing SGP8 opportunities, strengthening project management and organizational capacities, facilitating partnerships and learning exchanges, and documenting and sharing knowledge from community-driven landscape and seascape initiatives. Its broader goal is to contribute to more coordinated, inclusive, and sustainable action for Quezon’s forests, coasts, communities, and biodiversity.

As this new chapter begins, we look forward to building new relationships across Quezon and creating spaces where communities, civil society, government, and other partners can learn from one another and work toward shared landscape and seascape goals.

About QShare:

Quezon Shared Pathways (QShare) advances the capacity and collaboration of CSOs and CBOs for community-driven landscape-seascape action in Quezon Province.

About SGP8:

The Small Grants Program (SGP) is a corporate programme of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Since 1992, SGP has provided financial and technical support to over 30,000 locally-led initiatives that conserve and restore the environment while improving livelihoods and well-being. By partnering with civil society and community-based organizations, with special consideration for Indigenous Peoples, women, youth, and persons with disabilities, SGP demonstrates that local action can deliver global environmental benefits. Guided by the principles of innovation, inclusion, and impact, SGP supports solutions that promote integrated landscape and seascape approaches to address challenges related to biodiversity loss, climate change, land degradation, chemicals and waste, and international waters, while contributing to resilient communities and sustainable development.

Read the official announcement from Forest Foundation Philippines