Communities for Nature

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE PHILIPPINES. 2. TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE PHILIPPINES, BY:A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS." 3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN:A) THE CONSERVATION (INCLUDING WILDLIFE CONSERVATION), PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY;B) SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; ANDC) TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. TO DELIVER THE PURPOSES THE CIO WILL USE SUCH MEANS AS DETERMINED BY IT’S TRUSTEES INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:* PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF GOODS, SERVICES, RESOURCES AND GRANTS* DEVELOPING OR ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE EDUCATION OF COMMUNITIES* PROVIDING OR ASSISTING PEOPLE WITH THE MEANS TO LIVE AND SUPPORT THEMSELVES OR THEIR COMMUNITY FOR THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE.