Description:
"The rapid rise of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the Philippines has
reflected a regional trend toward the ??democratization?? of conservation and development
on behalf of the rural poor when the state falls short. This article examines
how this trend has manifested itself among the indigenous peoples of Palawan Island
and how, despite best intentions, project delivery by ??hybrid?? NGOs—changing
organizational forms with multiple objectives and functions—has often yielded
unsustainable and culturally damaging outcomes. We draw on ethnographic research
among the Tagbanua and Batak peoples to examine recent claims of broad NGO
success in achieving community empowerment and forest conservation on Palawan.
We support our argument by examining case studies in which NGOs and state
failures to properly engage traditional livelihoods have reinforced outsider control
over indigenous needs and aspirations"...
Keywords: conservation, development, indigenous peoples, NGOs, Palawan
Island, The Philippines
Source/publisher:
Society and Natural Resources, 23:165?180
Date of Publication:
2010-00-00
Date of entry:
2015-02-03
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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