The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is working to integrate Indigenous Peoples' knowledge and practices into national environmental governance and Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs to ensure equitable benefits for Indigenous communities.
HUNDREDS of participants, including 18 IP leaders, policymakers, government agencies, and development partners across Mindanao , gathered for the 1st Mindanao Payment for Ecosystem Services Conference, with the topic “Enhancing Indigenous People’s Participation in National Environmental Governance”, at D'Leonor Inland Resort & Adventure, Davao City, Wednesday morning, November 20, 2024.
MinDA Secretary Leo Tereso Magno said during the conference that among their goals is to ensure that “economic benefits” are shared equitably by IP communities and further enhance their “well-being and socio-economic development”.“Gi-acknowledge mo sa atong gobyerno nga kamo ang katutubo sa atong lugar, kamo nga mga IPs, ang naay katungod dapat kung naay programa ang gobyerno ug pribadong sektor sa inyong lugar, ang una dapat makinabang ang IPs ,” Magno said.
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