Healthy ecosystems are the foundation of healthy communities. Clean water, thriving marine resources, and preserved mangroves directly determine community health, nutrition security, and economic opportunity.
Our women-managed marine protected areas have earned international recognition, including the Blue Parks Award from the Marine Conservation Institute and the Para El Mar Award from the MPA Support Network. These conservation zones model community stewardship that delivers sustainable outcomes.
Hundreds of youth, students, women, and indigenous people across the Calamianes Island Group have become environmental champions through our programs. We’ve trained hundreds of individuals in community mangrove rehabilitation, creating ecological restoration and livelihood opportunities.
We develop evidence-based management plans for Marine Protected Areas like Baldat Mangrove Women-Managed Area and Binudac Marine Sanctuary, and supported Culion’s Local Government Unit in developing a Comprehensive Water Use Plan. Through organizing women, fisherfolk, indigenous people, and youth, we ensure those closest to resources have the strongest voice in their protection.
Our community-based, context-specific approach earns trust and delivers results.
CFI conducted a two-day Capacity Building program on Organizational Development, Leadership, and Financial Management Literacy for eight fisherfolk organizations in Coron, Palawan. The training featured an engaging blend of lectures, workshops, group discussions, SWOT...
The Balisungan Women-Managed Area (MPA-WMA) proudly brought home the Best Mangrove Award at the Para El Mar 2025 Awards held on September 17–18 in Iloilo City. This milestone is made possible through the strong partnership between the Culion Foundation, Inc. (CFI),...
In the coastal areas of Coron, Palawan, fishing has long been a lifeline, a way of living passed down through generations. But in recent years, that lifeline has frayed. The ocean, once teeming with fish, has grown silent. Fisherfolk like Daniel Javier of Barangay Turda have found themselves returning from the sea empty-handed, their nets bare and their hopes dimmed.
𝗖𝗙𝗜, 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 CFI, in partnership with the Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) and the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (MFARMC), conducted monitoring visits to mangrove...
𝗖𝗙𝗜 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 CFI presented its mangrove reforestation project strategies and best practices during a recent strategic benchmarking activity organized in collaboration with the Department of Environment...
𝗖𝗙𝗜 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗔 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻 CFI showcases its environmental initiatives during the League of Local Planning and Development Coordinators of the Philippines' MIMAROPA Regional Planners' Forum, in collaboration with the...
𝗖𝗙𝗜 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝘂𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 Culion Foundation Inc. (CFI) has been selected by the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Culion to be part of the Task Force Dugong, a collaborative effort focused on protecting and conserving the Dugong...
𝗖𝗙𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 Culion Foundation Inc. (CFI) is working to strengthen coastal and marine management in Coron, Palawan. Through the "Integrated Coastal and Marine Management Towards Ecosystem and Community Resilience"...
Congratulations to CFI Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in Coron and the Calamianes Islands Group Siete Pecados Marine Park, Balisungan Marine Protected Area (MPA), and Calamianes Islands Group MPA Network CMN for winning major awards during the 9th Para El Mar MPA Awards...
Following the establishment of the Binudac Fisherfolk Association (BinFA) on August 17, 2023, Culion Foundation, Inc. (CFI) and the LGU of Culion conducted Mentoring and Strengthening workshops to institutionalize the participation of the fishermen in planning and...