Datu Sangcoan

Datu Lanelio Sangcoan is a self-described eco warrior helping protect indigenous tribes living deep in the forests of the Philippines. He is the founder of Tribes and Natures Defenders Inc., the organization serving to conduct correspondence with the rest of the world in order to do this work preserving the biodiversity and indigenous life-ways of the rainforest there. He is active on social media as well as consistently working with the tribes to develop self-sustaining regenerative agriculture projects deep in the forest, using traditional forest gardening methods to provide food security for the people. Their mission statement, for example, is as follows:

” Empower the children, women and men of the Indigenous Peoples Communities of  Philippines through tribal education, healthcare, environmental protection and  sustainable community development  that changes lives ; rehabilitate and protect the environment; promote their rights to self determination, intercultural appreciation and respect; ensure the self governance, and ownership of the  Indigenous peoples Ancestral Domain lands; respect their culture and tradition; ensure equal treatment of the community and participation on the involvement of men and women in implementing sustainable integrated area development and ensure equal access to and control of its corresponding resources and activities.“

Website: https://www.tribes-natures-defenders.org/
Wildhub Page: https://wildhub.community/users/datu-lanelio-sangcoan
YouTube Channel (original, older): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb5WQno6E8hpOzdkBWEKL9A
YouTube Channel (newer): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7xXMRhsPUs5YjdNxtw54rw
LinkedIn: https://ph.linkedin.com/in/datu-lanelio-sangcoan-a16a2988
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PEcowarrior

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