The ‘Philippines Biodiversity Conservation Programme (PBCP)’ was initiated in April 1990 with a wide ranging field status survey of Philippine cloud rats (Crateromys and Phloeomys spp.), funded by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL, UK), and the development of the Philippine Spotted Deer Conservation Programme (PSDCP). The latter project was conducted under the aegis of a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), between the Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR, Govt. of the Philippines) and the Mulhouse Zoo (France). This MOA was the first of its kind in the Philippines and it introduced a number of important protocols relating to the creation of local wildlife rescue and breeding centres, common ownership of breeding stocks of threatened species, maintenance of proper stock records and other, essentially collaborative, initiatives.
To enhance and enable the conservation of the Philippines’ unique and threatened environment, biodiversity and natural resources into perpetuity, through the establishment of integrated biodiversity conservation and development programs particularly conservation breeding, that include dissemination of knowledge, management practices and the active participation and collaboration of relevant stakeholders, particularly those who are dependent upon the natural resources of the region.
The long-term conservation of the Philippines’ native and endemic wildlife and natural habitats for the benefit of future generations of all peoples who may inhabit and share the natural resources of the country.
a. Prepare suitable sites for reintroduction
b. Upgrade and keep setting international standards for conservation breeding facilities
