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In the Philippines, the Transformative Pathways project is focused on holistic support for inter-relationships of indigenous knowledge systems and values with nature through five inter-related workstreams: food systems and traditional livelihoods; health and well-being; youth leadership; indigenous voices in arts and literature; and national and international engagement and policy advocacy.  

Key participants in this country’s project are indigenous communities in the Cordillera region, particularly in Baguio City, Benguet and Mountain Province.  

The project in the Philippines is implemented by Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines (PIKP).

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Baguio’s Home Gardeners Celebrate Biodiversity Day 2025

In Baguio City, a thriving community of home gardeners is doing their part to address biodiversity loss and build a more sustainable city. Their collective work contributes to local food security and the preservation of traditional practices and biodiversity.To celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity…
04.06.25
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From Local to Global: Cordillera Training on Indigenous Peoples and Biodiversity

Frameworks such as the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) have set biodiversity targets with the main goal to live in harmony with nature by 2050. However, a lack of policy coherence between these international obligations and national…
04.06.25
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Transformative Pathways Marks AIPP’s Largest Biodiversity Day Celebration

In a powerful expression of solidarity and shared purpose, Transformative Pathways partners from Thailand, the Philippines, and Kenya proudly joined regional Pathways partner - the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) in celebration of the 2025 International Day for Biological Diversity, commemorating the adoption of the…
01.06.25
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Transformative Pathways Partners Visit Community Radyo Sagada

On February 12,  Radyo Sagada, the only indigenous community radio station in the Philippines’ Mountain Province welcomed Transformative Pathways partners from Kenya, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines for a special live programme around the topic of indigenous knowledge transmission. The indigenous representatives shared their perspectives…
21.03.25
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Third Transformative Pathways In-Person Meeting: Annual Planning and Review

In February 2025, the thirteen partners of the Transformative Pathways consortium gathered in the Philippines for the project’s third in-person annual meeting, hosted by Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines (PIKP).  The gathering took place in the Cordillera region, the heart of Northern Philippines, starting in…
14.03.25
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Indigenous Voices in the Philippines: Youth Storytelling Through Film

In the heart of the Philippines, indigenous youth are reclaiming their narratives through film. The Indigenous Voices training initiative led by LifeMosaic aims to equip young indigenous leaders with storytelling and filmmaking skills to amplify their communities’ voices and efforts in biodiversity conservation and cultural…
14.03.25

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Key Activities

  • Developing education sites for demonstration and advocacy on indigenous food systems and home gardening; traditional livelihoods; and medicinal practices
  • Establishing indigenous youth networks and spaces, education programmes, and community hubs focused on leadership, capacity building, and through intergenerational skills sharing and knowledge transmission
  • Convening of festivals and conferences on indigenous education
  • Working with indigenous artists and writers and their communities to demonstrate the diversity and complexity of indigenous perspectives and identities
  • Community-based monitoring and learning exchange on biodiversity and culture, including urban Indigenous Peoples and sustainable cities
  • Convening of roundtables and dialogue processes between government agencies and indigenous peoples towards enhancing laws, policies, programmes and mechanisms relating to biological and cultural diversity
PIKP staff and partners divide heirloom seeds into small packages to be distributed to participants during a home gardening workshop help in Baguio City, Philippines.
PIKP staff and partners divide heirloom seeds into small packages to be distributed to participants during a home gardening workshop help in Baguio City, Philippines. Photo by Ella Carino / PIKP
Foresters carefully mark the trees for easier monitoring during a training on resource inventory mapping held in Nueva Viscaya, Philippines.
Foresters carefully mark the trees for easier monitoring during a training on resource inventory mapping held in Nueva Viscaya, Philippines. Photo by Ella Carino / PIKP