BACKGROUND

The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is known as the watershed cradle of Luzon, holding rivers that sustain the lowland communities of Regions 1 and 2. These rivers hold ecological, cultural, and spiritual benefits for the indigenous people of CAR. Unfortunately, funding for most of the reforestation and agroforestry projects in these regions are terminated by implementing government agencies. Thus, CHARMP2 institutionalized the Green Covenant Approach for these projects. Its objective is to implement Reforestation and Agroforestry Projects in 170 Indigenous Cultural Communities/Barangays covered by the DA-CHARMP2 within six years, through the active participation of the PLGUs, MLGUs, BLGUs and the Indigenous People’s Organizations/ People’s Organizations (IPOs/POs).