COD ILK

15/09/2026

Hello there! Attending the COP17 soon?👋🏻😃

Here's a vital resource you should include in your kit: the 𝗜𝗣𝗕𝗦𝗔𝗣 (𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴' 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯) 📖🤓

It is a collaborative output of the Philippine IPBC (Indigenous Peoples and Biodiversity Coalition) through a consultative documentation process with IP organisations, and communities across the Philippines.
It will be a useful reference for Indigenous Peoples in articulating our shared aspirations for Indigenous and local knowledge, biodiversity conservation, and ecologies.🌿🌳🍂

You wanna know how?🤔 Here are a few insights on the content of the IPBSAP.💡

The 1st iteration is available here: https://transformativepathways.net/philippine-indigenous-peoples-biodiversity-strategy-and-action-plan/

Happy reading!😀

13/09/2026

07/09/2026

LET'S COLLECTIVELY CREATE PATHWAYS TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE BAGUIO!

We invite CSOs, Indigenous Peoples, GEDSI advocates and representatives, youth, academics, church groups, LGU representatives, and local media to join us in TAN-AW 3, a round-table discussion on the development pathways for Baguio as a Sustainable City.

This multi-sector gathering aims to review local environmental and land policies; address issues like waste management, corporate land takeover, and biodiversity loss; highlight the roles of Indigenous knowledge and values in sustainability; and develop inclusive, participative, and regenerative pathways for Baguio’s future.

📅 Friday, September 11, 2026
⏰8:30AM — 5:30PM
📍 CRC Hall, Bishop’s Residence, Baguio Cathedral Compound

TAN-AW 3 is brought to you by Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines, Tongtongan ti Umili, Zero Waste Baguio Inc., Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary, Tingi Station , and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio - Social Action Commission.

02/09/2026

The 117th Baguio Day celebration is coming! Many residents will be voicing out again their vision of our city, amidst concerns on land issues, the waste management crisis, biodiversity loss, and corporate take-over. But have we already heard the voice of the city's youth sector? What are their primary concerns that should be addressed? How do the city's concerns affect them? How can they contribute in addressing these issues?

Come and join AY AWENG TI AGTUTUBO: A Roundtable Discussion Echoing the Youth's Vision for Baguio City, happening this September 5, 2026 (Saturday) at Ion Hotel, Legarda Road from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Online pre-registration form here: https://forms.gle/wck99izujf9CLiTz9

Through workshops and discussions, let us collectively echo the youth's vision for our beloved Baguio!

24/08/2026

𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 🌱

Indigenous women and members of the local home gardeners association (Baeng Home Gardeners Association) came together for the Introduction to Cooperative Development and Workshop conducted by the Centers of Distinction on Indigenous and Local Knowledge (CODILK), in collaboration with the Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines - PIKP last August 20, 2026.

The activity provided a venue for the participants to explore the cooperative framework of development and how it complements the Indigenous social values of "binnadang", "alluyon", "ub-ubbo", and other Indigenous practices or systems of collective action and ownership. It also provided an opportunity for the women to exchange experiences, and identify common challenges in operationalizing cooperatives.

The participants expressed an interest in farmers' cooperative as most of them are either members of BHGA, or farmers themselves. Through learning and working together, they not only nurture gardens and crops, they also cultivate Indigenous values as pathways for collective empowerment.🤝👩🏻‍🌾👨🏼‍🌾

12/08/2026

11/08/2026

ᴀᴜɢᴜꜱᴛ 9 | ᴏɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅᴀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ'ꜱ ɪɴᴅɪɢᴇɴᴏᴜꜱ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇꜱ.📜

The day also serves as a reminder that Indigenous Peoples continue to face persistent challenges in asserting their rights, protecting their ancestral lands, and sustaining their ways of life despite their vital role in safeguarding the planet's biological and cultural diversity.

For the Centers of Distinction on Indigenous and Local Knowledge (COD-ILK), this observance marks the organization's continuing mission of strengthening Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) as an essential foundation for biodiversity conservation, climate resilience, sustainable food systems, and the well-being of communities worldwide. We are committed to revitalizing, and advancing ILK as indispensable solutions to today's interconnected socio-ecological challenges of biodiversity loss, food insecurity, and climate change. Through intergenerational knowledge transmission, participatory research, cultural exchanges, and communication initiatives, the network works alongside Indigenous Peoples to ensure that their knowledge systems remain living, evolving, and influential in shaping local and global decision-making.

Across its programs and partnerships, COD-ILK has consistently demonstrated that Indigenous knowledge is not merely a record of the past but a dynamic system of innovation grounded in centuries of observation, adaptation, and stewardship. Indigenous customary governance systems have sustained forests, rivers, mountains, coastal areas, and agricultural landscapes for generations, hence, our territories host most of the planet's biologically rich ecosystems. The experiences shared through COD-ILK's initiatives reveal a common denominator: Indigenous knowledge flourishes when it is practiced, transmitted, and respected.

The reality on the ground paints a different picture. Many Indigenous communities continue to experience threats to their ancestral lands through resource extraction, land conversion, environmental degradation, and inadequate recognition of their collective rights. Languages, cultural practices, and traditional knowledge systems also face increasing pressures from modernization, migration, and changing socio-economic conditions.

For COD-ILK and its partners, responding to these challenges means continuing to build bridges between Indigenous knowledge holders, researchers, policymakers, and local communities. It means creating spaces where Indigenous knowledge is recognized as a source of innovation rather than merely a subject of documentation. It also means supporting Indigenous Peoples in defining their own pathways for development while protecting the cultural and ecological heritage that benefits all humanity.

As we commemorate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we lodge the call for the recognition and respect of Indigenous Peoples as rights holders, knowledge holders, and partners in addressing global challenges. We assert that Indigenous and Local Knowledge must be respected as a pragmatic guide across generations toward a more just, resilient, and sustainable world. #

09/08/2026

𝑻𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒖𝒔.

The gardeners of the Ba-ëng and farmers of the Payew live this every day. In their farmlands, in their gardens, in the biodiversity around them, and in the seeds they save and share, they carry forward valuable knowledge and practices, and a relationship with the land that our elders passed down.

Today, on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we honor every community that carries such knowledge and the practices they strive to protect and keep alive.

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𝘉𝘪𝘨𝘢-𝘰 𝘯𝘪 𝘐𝘕𝘈 (𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵; 𝘐𝘕𝘈 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (𝘗𝘐𝘒𝘗), 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥.