Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (ICCA) and the Batak Cultural Minorities of Northern Palawan, Philippines

Authors

  • Narryl L. Cabuena BS Human Ecology graduate, Department of Social Development Services, College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Banos, College Laguna, 4031
  • Marjorie A. Fernando BS Human Ecology graduate, Department of Social Development Services, College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Banos, College Laguna, 4031
  • Ma. Louis Korina Ann C. Chavez BS Human Ecology graduate, Department of Social Development Services, College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Banos, College Laguna, 4031
  • Novin John M. Pampolina BS Human Ecology graduate, Department of Social Development Services, College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Banos, College Laguna, 4031
  • Dhino B. Geges Assistant Professor, Department of Social Development Services, College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Banos, College Laguna, 4031
  • Carla Edith G. Jimena Assistant Professor, Department of Social Development Services, College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Banos, College Laguna, 4031
  • Ana Christina M. Bibal MS Environmental Science student, School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Banos, College Laguna 4031
  • Jennifer Marie S. Amparo Assistant Professor, Department of Social Development Services, College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Banos, College Laguna, 4031

Keywords:

Indigenous People, Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas, Cultural sustainability.

Abstract

This nascent study examines the current state of the Batak indigenous people in So. Tinitian, Brgy. Tagnipa, Roxas, Palawan as they engage with external institutions in the process of ICCA declaration of their ancestral domain in the midst that legal land and resources rights recognition had been elusive in the past[1]. The Batak indigenous people are termed as

Author Biography

Narryl L. Cabuena, BS Human Ecology graduate, Department of Social Development Services, College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Banos, College Laguna, 4031

Assistant Professor 2, Department of Social Development Services, College of Human Ecology

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Published

2015-12-17

How to Cite

L. Cabuena, N., A. Fernando, M., C. Chavez, M. L. K. A., M. Pampolina, N. J., B. Geges, D., G. Jimena, C. E., M. Bibal, A. C., & S. Amparo, J. M. (2015). Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (ICCA) and the Batak Cultural Minorities of Northern Palawan, Philippines. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 24(7), 160–175. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/4786

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Vol. 24 No. 7 (2015)

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