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Agroforestry for Productive Forest Activities in Palawan - USAID

Members of Malatgao United Riverside Farmers Association in Quezon municipality, Palawan province received their high-quality durian seedlings from the USAID-funded Protect Wildlife project in the Philippines. They are among the 600 local and indigenous farmers who were trained and engaged by USAID Protect Wildlife in 2019 to plant 44,000 durian seedlings in approximately 400 hectares of forestland in southern Palawan. This agroforestry and conservation agriculture initiative is a way for USAID to provide incentives to farmers who agree to plant high-value fruit trees in forestlands and buffer zones classified as production areas. When successful, this can contribute to increased tree cover in their area, enhanced climate resiliency through healthier forests, and improved conservation of local biodiversity.

Agroforestry for productive forest activities in Palawan

Copyright © 2020 Jessie Cereno for USAID Protect Wildlife Project

Country Philippines
Topics Biodiversity Conservation, Food Security, Natural Resource Management

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