The GEF6-funded project entitled “Integrated Approach in Management of Major Biodiversity Corridors in the Philippines” is being implemented in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Mindoro Biodiversity Corridor (MBC) and Eastern Mindanao Biodiversity Corridor (EMBC). With the BSWM as one of the Responsible Partners for the Project’s Output 3.2: Sustainable land management applied to degraded agricultural lands through a suite of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) and Biodiversity-Friendly Agricultural Practice (BDFAP) technologies/practices and incentive.
The project component aims to establish a total of 30 SLM exemplar sites (3-5 hectares each) across two corridors (18 in Mindoro and 12 in Eastern Mindanao).
Activities
- Adoption of SLM practices through site establishment (SLM Exemplar sites)
- Conduct of capacity building/farmers training
Impact
Securing the availability of productive and healthy soil resources through sustainable land management resulting in increase in farmer’s yield/income/livelihood
- promotion/adoption of appropriate SLM and BDFAP practices
- increase awareness of land users on soil conservation
- widen the source of income through crop diversification
- conservation of soil resources
- SLM and BDFAPas climate change adaptation & mitigation strategy & biodiversity
Beneficiaries
farmer groups and IP communities with areas located in Mindoro Biodiversity Corridor (MBC) and Eastern Mindanao Biodiversity Corridor (EMBC)
Status of implementation?
2021-2027 (ongoing)
