cover image: Zambales Mountain Range

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Zambales Mountain Range

11 May 2022

Today the spirit of “Kainumayan,” the name by which the Aetas referred to FPE’s enabling and supporting intervention, once again fuels their drive for self-sufficiency and well-being. [...] Pinatubo, the volcano that produced the second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century, is found within the range. [...] Livelihood Resources Agriculture, Agroforestry Once the stewards of the mountains of the Zambales range, the Aetas have Indigenous Peoples become hesitant occupants of hastily-built resettlement villages, following the aftermath of the 1991 Mt. [...] ● The co-financing and co-management structure of the Kainumayan project helped re-establish a sense of franchise and proprietorship among the Aeta communities, who had previously been displaced by the Pinatubo eruption. [...] ● Strong advocacy and action aligned towards the reclamation of ancestral domain rights for the Aetas, including the drafting and finalization of the Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development Protection Plan (ADSDPP).
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Philippines