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Who is planting trees? Ikalahan Ancestral Domain

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The Ikalahan Ancestral Domain is the home of the Ikalahans, an indigenous community belonging to the Ikalahan-Kalanguya tribe. Other members of the community include the Ifugao, Ibaloi and Kankana-ey indigenous tribes, as well as few Ilocano and Tagalog. Their interrelations are good. They are known for their ‘indigenous knowledge practice systems’ that are environmentally-sustainable. Most of them practice subsistence swidden farming and are very dependent on forest resources for their livelihoods. Many are growing and/or integrating trees on farm, while some have started to engage in high-valued vegetable production.

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