For Indigenous farming communities, learning how a crop can be produced, processed, and brought to market can open new possibilities for livelihood. Community partners supported by EcoWEB through the ECOSEAD…

Continue ReadingECOSEAD Supports Indigenous Farmers in Exploring Cacao as a Sustainable Livelihood

ECOSEAD Supports Indigenous Farmers in Exploring Cacao as a Sustainable Livelihood

For the members of the Kioya Sinai Agriculture Cooperative (KIOSINACO), building a stronger cooperative is not simply about creating an organization. It is about turning the experience, knowledge, and collective…

Continue ReadingFrom GreenFiber Success to Stronger Community Enterprise: KIOSINACO Builds on Community Success

From GreenFiber Success to Stronger Community Enterprise: KIOSINACO Builds on Community Success

In celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the Indigenous leaders, women, youth, and community innovators who continue to protect their ancestral domains, sustain their cultures, and lead their communities…

Continue ReadingHonoring Indigenous Voices, Knowledge, and Resilience

Honoring Indigenous Voices, Knowledge, and Resilience

The opening of the Weaving Resilience: Learning from the Ground, Sustaining the Future convergence was marked by an inspiring keynote message from H.E. Dr. Andreas Michael Pfaffernoschke, whose remarks underscored…

Continue ReadingKeynote Address by H.E. Dr. Andreas Michael Pfaffernoschke Opens Weaving Resilience Learning Convergence

Keynote Address by H.E. Dr. Andreas Michael Pfaffernoschke Opens Weaving Resilience Learning Convergence

Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Caraga Region—The GreenFiber Project, implemented by ECOWEB Inc. with partner cooperatives and local government support, concluded a two-day workshop focused on learning, reflection, exit and…

Continue ReadingLongevity as Priority: GreenFiber Project Holds Two-Day Workshop on Learning, Reflection, and Sustainability Planning for Exit 2026

Longevity as Priority: GreenFiber Project Holds Two-Day Workshop on Learning, Reflection, and Sustainability Planning for Exit 2026

Ecosystems Work for Essential Benefits, Inc. (ECOWEB), together with its government, development, academic, civil society, and community partners, convened Indigenous Peoples (IPs), community leaders, government agencies, development partners, academe, civil…

Continue ReadingWEAVING RESILIENCE: Indigenous Peoples and Partners Weave a Shared Path Toward Sustainable, Community-Led Development

WEAVING RESILIENCE: Indigenous Peoples and Partners Weave a Shared Path Toward Sustainable, Community-Led Development

https://youtu.be/ke_zveT4aYM Every strand of abaca carries a story – of livelihood, resilience, culture, and the enduring connection between communities and the land. Hibla ng Buhay or Fiber of Life is…

Continue ReadingHibla ng Buhay (Fiber of Life) | GreenFiber Project Documentary Film

Hibla ng Buhay (Fiber of Life) | GreenFiber Project Documentary Film

Indigenous communities are at the heart of decisions concerning their ancestral domains - and sustainable development begins when their knowledge, priorities, and aspirations shape the plans for their future. On…

Continue ReadingPlanting the Seeds of Sustainable Development in the Lubilan Ancestral Domain

Planting the Seeds of Sustainable Development in the Lubilan Ancestral Domain

EcoWEB partners Bae Gerlyn Coguit of CADT 117 and members of the IP LORAMSECA from La Paz and Loreto municipalities in Agusan del Sur actively participated in the 2026 IP…

Continue ReadingEcoWEB partner IP Leaders join 2026 IP Women Summit

EcoWEB partner IP Leaders join 2026 IP Women Summit

Strengthening Indigenous governance requires more than navigating technical processes - it means ensuring that communities are informed, organized, and empowered to shape decisions concerning their ancestral domains. In April 17,…

Continue ReadingStrengthening Indigenous Governance and Ancestral Domain Stewardship in Sibagat

Strengthening Indigenous Governance and Ancestral Domain Stewardship in Sibagat