ESSC Network and Programs Partners
ESSC works closely with local government, the business sector, religious and academic institutions, people's organizations and non-governmental organizations across the Philippines.
Asian regional level
ESSC participates in the activities of the Asia Forest Network. It is also the coordinator of SPARK , a regional programme of Voluntary Service Overseas. The countries of the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia participate in this program through exchange learning and sharing of best practices in community based natural resource management.
At Local level
ESSC initiates activities for the Philippine Working Group (PWG) in Community Natural Resource Management, and the Bishops-Businessmen's Conference for Human Development-Cluster on Environment and Indigenous Peoples (BBC-CEIP). PWG seeks to identify and recommend natural resource management policies that support community participation, local government roles and the business sector, which have been grounded on sound environmental principles. It aims to deepen the understanding of natural resource approaches during the process of policy review, and when drawing recommendations.
In Europe
The partnership between Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix and Universite Catholique de Louvain highlights the use of geomatic tools to facilitate greater understanding of the impact of human activities on the environment. These technologies have been used in formulating national standards, improving tropical forest statistical classification algorithms and GIS integration in barangay development planning. It has also been used to increase GIS awareness of using community derived data within the university community.
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The Asia Forest Network is dedicated to supporting the role of communities in protection and sustainable use of Asia's forests. AFN is comprised of a coalition of planners, policy makers, government foresters, scientists, researchers, and NGOs including ESSC.
www.asiaforestnetwork.org
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In 1993 literacy classes for children and adults were established with ESSC assistance in Bendum. After a long process of coordination and advocacy, Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC) gained formal recognition from the Department of Education in 2004 as the first culture-based school for Indigenous Peoples.
apc.essc.org.ph
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 Cultural and Environmental Information Exchange (CEIE) seeks to emphasize the cultural aspect of environmental issues by engaging with traditional communities across Asia and Europe.
www.essc.org.ph/essc_website/ceie
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The Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix (FUNDP) partnership highlights the use of geomatic tools to facilitate greater understanding of the impact of human activities on the environment.
www.fundp.ac.be
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 Jesuit Volunteers Philippines recruits, trains, forms, and sends young men and women volunteers to work in under-resourced schools, non-government organizations and parishes all over the Philippines.
www.jvpfi.org
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 Oxfam works with communities, allies and partner organizations, undertaking long-term development, emergency work, research and campaigning for a fairer world. Oxfam works on a broad range of issues, including trade, conflict, debt and aid, and education.
www.oxfam.org
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 The Belgium partnership with Université Catholique de Louvain promotes the application of Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing technologies in community-based natural resource management by helping to understand the impact of human activities on the environment.
www.uclouvain.be
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 VSO is an international development charity that works through volunteers. Our vision is a world without poverty in which people work together to fulfil their potential.
www.vso.org.uk
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