SAN MARCELINO, Zambales — Almost 1,000 African talisay seedlings now stand on Mt. Bagang in Barangay Sta. Fe here, planted through two tree-growing activities aimed at restoring forest cover and strengthening the community’s resilience to disasters. For Aeta leaders, however, the growing forest also highlights the need to ensure that environmental efforts go hand in hand with respecting the voices of indigenous communities who have long considered the area part of their ancestral domain. The latest planting activity was held on Monday, August 3, when the San Marcelino local government planted 641 African talisay seedlings at Mt. Bagang in observance of […]...Keep on reading: Aeta leaders seek dialogue on reforestation in ancestral lands