Healthy ecosystems, thriving people
CFI works with coastal communities, women, young people, fisherfolk, and local governments to restore ecosystems and strengthen community stewardship. Conservation becomes durable when the people closest to natural resources lead the work.
Our initiatives
Each initiative is shaped with local partners and designed around the realities, strengths, and priorities of the communities it serves.
Restoring mangrove ecosystems with coastal communities while strengthening stewardship and livelihood opportunities.
View project 02Connecting marine conservation, local governance, and community resilience across vulnerable coastal ecosystems.
View project 03Mobilizing women, children, and barangay partners for mangrove care and a greener Barangay Carabao.
View project 04Supporting women as leaders in the protection and sustainable management of Baldat’s natural resources.
View project 05Building environmental leadership and community participation in forest and coastal conservation.
View project 06Strengthening fisherfolk participation, marine protection, and sustainable coastal-resource governance.
View projectFrom the field
CFI conducted a two-day Capacity Building program on Organizational Development, Leadership, and Financial Management Literacy for eight fisherfolk organizations in Coron, Palawan.…
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The Balisungan Women-Managed Area (MPA-WMA) proudly brought home the Best Mangrove Award at the Para El Mar 2025 Awards held on September…
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In the coastal areas of Coron, Palawan, fishing has long been a lifeline, a way of living passed down through generations. But…
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𝗖𝗙𝗜, 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 CFI, in partnership with the Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) and the Municipal Fisheries…
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𝗖𝗙𝗜 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 CFI presented its mangrove reforestation project strategies and best practices during a recent…
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𝗖𝗙𝗜 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗔 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻 CFI showcases its environmental initiatives during the League of Local Planning and…
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