CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2021
| Author | Marasigan, Marjorie |
|---|---|
| Title | Influence of Grants on Biodiversity Threat Mitigation in the Ancestral Domain of Sibuyan Mangyan Tagabukid, Sibuyan Island, Romblon, Philippines |
| Summary | Indigenous and community conserved areas (ICCA) is a recognized unique governance structure for biodiversity conservation. However, often, indigenous communities lack financial resources to implement interventions that could address biodiversity threats inside their ancestral lands. A conservation grant is one form of funding available for the indigenous community that requires monitoring and evaluation to measure progress made toward the achievement of conservation objectives. But there has been a limited study on the linkage of grants and biodiversity conservation for such governance types. There are several monitoring tools available with differing use and applicability. The modified threat reduction assessment (MTRA) is used in the ancestral domain of the Sibuyan Mangyan Tagabukid (SMT) in Romblon, the Philippines that uses threats to biodiversity as proxy indicators to measure the success of conservation. The objective of the research is to determine how grants influence the ability of the SMT to reach conservation objectives, particularly in mitigating threats. Comparison of two assessment periods: 2009-2014, without grant funding; and 2015-2019, with grant funding, were made. The study revealed a total of 9 threats with 8 threats present in both assessment periods. The MTRA index shows both periods having positive threat reduction although very low threat mitigation of 1.94% is determined in 2009-2014 that has been attributed to the lack of funding while there is considerable high threat reduction of 68.64% in 2015-2019 with which 80% have been attributed to the grants received. The result of the study also revealed the lack of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the ICCA that hinders the management team to fully understand the effect of activities done to address threats. |
| Supervisor | Anthony, Brandon P. |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2021/marasigan_marjorie.pdf |
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