Reforest the Sierra Madre Mountain Range

In 2012, September 26 was declared Save Sierra Madre Day, on the third anniversary of Typhoon Ondoy which devastated the country in 2009.

This year, come together with Haribon to plant 1,000 native tree seedlings for our mother mountain! For under $10, you can adopt a native tree seedling which will be planted in Protected Areas along the Sierra Madre.

With a name like "Mother Mountain," the Sierra Madre Mountain Range is truly a giver of life. She curls protectively around the eastern side of Luzon, shielding it from the brunt of storms that form in the Pacific Ocean and mitigating the risks of landslides and floods. Millions of Filipinos have her to thank for the very air they breathe, clean water, food, and shelter.

The Sierra Madre is also the last home of the critically endangered Philippine Eagle in Luzon, alongside other threatened birds like the North Philippine Hawk-eagle, Isabela Oriole, and Green Racquet-tail.

But our mother mountain needs our help.

An estimated 1,400 hectares of forest are lost each year due to threats such as logging, slash-and-burn farming, mining, and many others.

With this campaign, we ask you to donate just PHP 488.00, or one seedling. This buys not only the seedling itself but also 3 years of monitoring to ensure its survival, capacity development for local stakeholders, and a contribution to the biodiversity-friendly livelihood fund of Haribon's community partners.