A social contract for biodiversity: Institutional solutions to environmental conservation in the Philippines

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2001

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Watkinsville, Ga.: SANREM CRSP

Abstract

This brief addresses the questions: How to reconcile the diverse needs and claims of indigenous people, farming households, government agencies, and environmentalist groups? How to capitalize on local communities' commitment and conservation ethic for the enforcement of protective boundaries?

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Stakeholders, National parks, Culture, Indigenous community, Religion, Bioreserves, Land tenure, Land use management, Park buffer zone, Sustainability, Habitat destruction, Local governance, Biodiversity conservation, The Philippines, Manupali watershed, Mindanao, Mt kitanglad range nature park, Talaandig people, Social contract, Ecosystem Farm/Enterprise Scale Governance

Citation

SANREM CRSP Research Brief 2001 no. 4