Nature-based Solutions in action
Learn more about Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate adaptation through the projects we support
Site-based Grants will support gender-responsive and community-based nature-based solutions (NbS) projects to help reduce vulnerability and increase resilience to climate change impacts in priority areas.
Site-based Grants support gender-responsive and community-based Nature-based Solutions (NbS) projects to help reduce vulnerability and increase resilience to climate change impacts in priority areas.
To ensure the effectiveness and responsiveness of the Program in contributing to climate, biodiversity, and gender-equality outcomes, baseline assessments – Vulnerabilty and Risk Assessment (VRA); Gender-based Analysis (GBA) Plus; Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) Assessment; and Marine Biodiversity Assessment (MBA) – were conducted in the priority areas. The findings provide evidence to support NbS that respond to societal challenges experienced in the sites.
priority areas
Batanes is the northernmost island province in the Philippines, which lies along the typhoon belt in the Pacific. The entire province is a Protected Area, an Ancestral Domain of the Ivatans, and an identified KBA (Batanes Islands Protected Landscape and Seascape). In particular, efforts will be focused on Basco, the province’s capital, with 48 unnamed river watersheds with a total area of 3,360 hectares.
The Calamianes Group of Islands, also known as Calamianes, located in Northern Palawan, comprises four main islands: Busuanga, Coron, Culion, and Linapacan, and smaller islets. Because of its highly diverse and extensive coastal and marine ecosystems, Calamianes is one of the identified Marine Key Biodiversity Areas in the country. The Program’s support will focus on NbS for climate adaptation in the four watersheds, from upland, to coastal and marine ecosystems across the four islands.
In Camarines Sur, the Program supports nature-based solutions (NbS) in the Buang River Watershed and Delehi River Watershed, which covers 14 barangays in the municipality of Siruma. More than 50% of the mangrove species found in the Philippines can be found in the municipality of Siruma. It is also a multi-awarded site for mangrove conservation and management in the Bicol Region. The Program will support NbS for climate adaptation in mangrove, coastal, and marine ecosystems.
Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental covers the Sumlog-Cuabo River Watershed, which spans over 67,000 hectares across four municipalities/cities in Davao Oriental, and two municipalities in Davao de Oro. This includes over 30,000 hectares of Protected Areas (PAs) and Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs).
Negros Occidental is part of the Negros-Panay faunal region in Central Philippines, a conservation priority due its high concentration of endemic species and the severity of threats it faces, including human activities degrading the environment, and climate change impacts affecting the flora, fauna, women, and communities. The Program supports NbS in the Malogo and Sicaba River Watersheds. The Program supports NbS in the Malogo and Sicaba River Watersheds.
projects
Developing Nature-Based Regenerative Agroforestry and Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture and Ecosystem Restoration of Sicaba and Malogo River Watersheds, Negros Occidental
The overall goal is to develop community based regenerative agroforestry and organic farming as biodiversity friendly enterprises withs small farmers peoples’ organizations within the Sicaba and Malogo River Watersheds in Negros Occidental.
Sustaining Sicaba Watershed through Agroforestry and Local Enterprise
The project seeks to strengthen climate resilience of upland communities, particularly women, in the protection and conservation of the Sicaba River Watershed through nature-based solutions (NbS) in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental.
Nurturing Gawahon: A Community-Driven Model for Utilizing Nature-Based Solutions, Fostering Gender Equality, and Harnessing Ecotourism
Nurturing Gawahon aims to improve biodiversity, enhance climate resilience, and empower local communities in Gawahon through reforestation, sustainable honey production, organizational strengthening, and capacity building. The initiative will contribute to long-term ecological resilience and community empowerment, ensuring that both people and nature thrive in Gawahon, Victorias City, Negros Occidental.
Negros Oriental is a globally significant biodiversity hotspot, boasting a remarkable array of endemic species found nowhere else. However, these natural treasures face pressing threats from human-induced habitat degradation and the far-reaching effects of climate change, which impact the region’s plants, animals, women, and local communities. The Program's assistance is centered on the Ocoy and Banica Rivers Watersheds.
FAQS
What kinds of projects are eligible?
Site-based grants under the Program shall directly support community-based and gender-responsive NbS to help reduce vulnerability and increase resilience to climate change impacts in the target sites. These NbS initiatives shall respond to the results of the VRA and GBA Plus, and the Marine Biodiversity Assessments (MBA) for Calamianes Islands, Palawan and Camarines Sur.
Site-based grants shall be awarded to projects that seek to implement, but are not limited to, these potential NbS. Proponents are encouraged to introduce other tested or innovative NbS, especially those supported by local experiences and expertise.
Who can apply?
Entities eligible to receive funds under the Program include:
- Non-government organizations (NGOs)
- Organized, registered, and/or recognized community-based organizations, people’s organizations (POs), indigenous peoples’ organizations (IPOs), and/or women’s rights organizations (WROs) who work in the environment and/or development field
- Other appropriate local or regional entities active in the Philippines
How much funding is available?
Each proposal for a site-based grant shall be between Php 2 Million and Php 6 Million, and implemented for up to two (2) years.
Coming in 2026: Public Support Grants
Public Support Grants will support projects that will sustain public support for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate adaptation in our priority areas. Support may be up to PhP 2 Million each, and implemented for up to 12 months.
Have a project in mind?
Thematic Grants support NbS for climate adaptation in areas in the Philippines with rich biodiversity and high climate vulnerability, to respond to climate change impacts, address societal challenges, provide biodiversity co-benefits, and promote gender equality in natural-resource management.
Thematic Grants support:
Ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation
Integrated risk management, including protection from hazards (i.e. fire, strong winds, and waves)
Enhancement of agri-food systems, forests, coastal and marine ecosystems
projects
San Carlos City Collaborative Restoration of River Easements Utilizing Nature Based-Solutions (SCC CO-RESTORE)
The SCC CO-RESTORE Project aims to establish a sustainable, inclusive, and gender-responsive framework that enhances climate resilience through active restoration approaches utilizing Nbs while ensuring biodiversity conservation and socio-economic benefits for vulnerable sectors.
Supporting Tagbanwa Agroforestry through Adaptive Restoration of Indigenous Food Crop System
The SILIPETEN project aims to enhance climate resilience and food security in the Tagbanwa community of Barangay Cheey, Busuanga, Palawan, by restoring Indigenous food crop systems through integrated and equitable Nature-based Solutions (NbS).
Strengthening Roles of Women Teduray Indigenous Peoples in Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Peacebuilding
The project aims to enhance resilience of vulnerable Teduray and Lambangian women and communities through establishing reforestation and agroforestry areas to increase resilience and capacity to adapt to climate change and disaster risks.
Coming in 2026: Public Support Grants
This will support projects that will sustain public support for NbS for climate adaptation in the priority areas. Support may be up to PhP 2 Million each, and implemented for up to 12 months.
Public Support Grants
This will support projects that will sustain public support for NbS for climate adaptation in the priority areas. Support may be up to PhP 2 Million each, and implemented for up to 12 months.
Coming in 2026!
Coming in 2026: Public Support Grants
This will support projects that will sustain public support for NbS for climate adaptation in the priority areas. Support may be up to PhP 2 Million each, and implemented for up to 12 months.
