Creating a sustainable landscape for the Tau-Buid and the Tamaraw
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £299,753
WHERE Philippines
Summary
Most of the world’s last 600 Tamaraw (dwarf buffalo) inhabit Mounts Iglit-Baco Natural Park on Mindoro Island in the Philippines, sharing their territory with the indigenous Tau-Buid people, who see their survival as intrinsically linked to that of the Tamaraw. This project aims to enable the Tamaraw population to expand under the stewardship of the Tau-Buid who, on securing formal territorial rights, will be better empowered to sustain themselves and their lands and maintain their cultural associations with the species.
IUCN Species Survival Commission Asian Wild Cattle Specialist
Group, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, Tamaraw Conservation Program, Mounts Iglit-Baco Natural Park Protected Area Management Office, D'Aboville Foundation and Demo Farm Inc
