A FRENCH-LED FILIPINO NGO CHAMPIONS TAMARAW
CONSERVATION IN MINDORO ISLAND
D’ABOVILLE Foundation and Demo Farm, Inc. (DAF) headed by its president
and founder Hubert d’Aboville celebrated its 20 th anniversary at the Alliance
Française de Manille last November 13, 2024, in the presence of the UK
Ambassador Laure Beaufils, the French Ambassador Marie Fontanel, Senator
Cynthia Villar and Dr. Neric Acosta.
DAF has much to celebrate on its 20 th anniversary as it embarks on a renewed
5-year program centered on Tamaraw Conservation of the critically
endangered wild animal species endemic to Mindoro island. DAF’s principal
international partner Re:wild obtained a substantial additional grant from UK
Aid’s Darwin Initiative for the period of 2024 – 2029, with an additional local
partner organization Mindoro Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc.
DAF is guided by its holistic approach in developing and upscaling indigenous
community, co-management, sustainable land management and restoration in
Tamaraw’s last strongholds in the indigenous Taobuid and Alangan territories
located in Mounts Iglit–Baco Natural Park in Mindoro Island. This
consequential renewed grant will bring transformational change in the socio-
ecological system of all Tamaraw landscapes in Mindoro.
Last October 15, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) signed an agreement with 5 of the nation’s most respected
organizations, each with expertise in wildlife conservation to protect 6 critically
endangered wild animals found in the Philippines. D’ABOVILLE Foundation and
Demo Farm, Inc. has been recognized to save the critically endangered
Tamaraw, a dwarf buffalo found only in the island of Mindoro.
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