John Shea SJ “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” This quote from John Muir (1869-1914), the well-known American naturalist and conservationist credited for establishing the national park…
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In this short video, Untung ta Kalasan (Forest of Life), Eneriza Menaling, shares her story and that of the forests and her community in Bendum. Eneriza is a Pulangiyēn youth from Bendum, an upland village in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, in northern…
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Presentation by Jason Menaling at the Asian Sacred Wisdom webinar on World Indigenous Peoples Day (WIPD) 2025, 8 August 2025 Good evening to everyone. I’m grateful for this opportunity to share from the perspective of the Pulangiyēn community in Bendum,…
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This is going to be a story of the land the youth of today will share with their children. Part of this area is envisioned to become the Generation Canopy Walk 2050 because all the 20 pillar species are planted…
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In the forests of the Pantaron mountain range in the southern Philippine province of Bukidnon, the indigenous Pulangiyēn youth in Bendum are leading efforts to restore their ancestral lands. Once devastated by logging under the regime of former President Ferdinand…
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