Posts made in March, 2020

Fighting this disease is our joint responsibility. Protect yourself and others through these 6 simple precautions on reducing one’s risk from the...

Forests cover one-third of the Earth’s land mass and are the most biologically diverse ecosystems, making them vital to about 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity. Above all, indigenous cultures depend on forests for their livelihood, food and shelter. With our forests threatened today, we face the reality of water and food insecurity, biodiversity loss, contaminated air and vulnerability to natural disasters. Today, March 21, 2020, on the International Day of Forests, XSF...

Xavier Science Foundation Inc. Deputy Director, Thieza Verdijo and project staff, Tat Gualberto joined the small delegation that was out to commune with the tribe and with nature during the 6th Seliley Te Keretungan or annual ritual celebration of the Mt. Kalatungan View Deck on March 14, 2020. XSF, Inc., a local partner of Indigenous Peoples Organizations (IPOs) surrounding the Kalatungan landscape and a member of the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB), was invited by the tourism officer...

Xavier Science Foundation, Inc (XSF) Executive Director, Roel Ravanera attended a planning meeting of Land Rights as Human Rights Working Group of the International Land Coalition – Asia last March 3-6, 2020 at Consortium Pembaruan Agraria, Jakarta, Indonesia. It was participated by other Asian countries like Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippines. Ravanera highlighted that the increased land investments are putting great pressure on fertile, cultivable lands....

Xavier Science Foundation, Inc. (XSF) conducted a project orientation to our IPO partners in BLLUPENTTRAS, Inc., Tumindok Association, Inc and MANTALA to explore a possible partnership for the Improving Tenure Security of Small Holder Farmers in Selected Areas in the Philippines project expansion. This project is a joint undertaking of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), UN Habitat, Global Land Tool Network (GLTN), Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and...