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Empowering young leaders

Eleven young Moro and indigenous peoples leaders are flying to the United States to participate in a 3-week exchange program entitled “The Past is Always Ahead of Us: Empowering Minority and Indigenous Leaders in the Southern Philippines.”

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News from the Philippines

The environmental and human rights group, Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), denounces the death on May 13 of anti-mining activist Conrado Buenaflor from Buguey, Cagayan. ATM recently received a report that an unidentified armed man shot Conrado Buenaflor in front of his own residence in Barangay Leron on May 9. Buenaflor was rushed to the Lyceum [...]

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Strengthening conservation of Mount Siburan IBA, Mindoro, Philippines

Haribon’s work in the forests of Mindoro is conserving Critically Endangered biodiversity and giving a sustainable future for nearby communities –“Biodiversity for Development and Poverty Alleviation” is this year’s theme for International Day for Biological Diversity

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