designated by Unesco
as biosphere reserve on March 27, 1990
protected surface of 17,030.75 square kilometers
composed of tropical rainforests, mangrove forests, coral reefs and karstic limestones
Managed by Palawan Council for Sustainable Development
through the Environmentally Critical Areas Network
True to the principle of sustainable development, the Palawan Biosphere Reserve aims to ensure the best quality of life for its people in the present and future generations through the use of complementary activities of development and conservation.
The Palawan Biosphere Reserve, under the management of Palawan Council for Sustainable Development, promotes the protection of life-support ecosystems and rehabilitation of exploited areas to allow upcoming generations to sustain development growth.
The physical and biological cycles that maintain the productivity of natural ecosystems are kept intact, ensuring that humans and wildlife are living in harmony and benefitting from essential life-support ecosystems.
our biosphere,
our home
Palawan, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1990 and managed by the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), serves as a learning laboratory for sustainable development that ensures the harmonious coexistence between humankind, environment and culture by providing conservation functions, development functions and logistics support functions.
NEWs and Updates
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐จ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ท๐ ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ
Palawan BR joined the 10th Island & Coastal BR Training to share global conservation practices.
Mama Ranger Diaries First Flight, First Signal
Itโs exciting to witness these seabirds, once anonymous specks in the sky, now sending signals across oceans.
๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐
The Palawan Biosphere Reserve encourages young Filipino researchers, 35 years and younger, to apply for the MAB Young Scientists Award 2025, on or before 15 May 2025:
palawan is not part of china: Biogeography and History
Palawanย is an integral part of the territorial jurisdiction and sovereignty of the Republic of the Philippines
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐
The training included a workshop focused on decision writing and a simulation of the adjudication process of TAB.
PCSD Celebrates Palawan Biosphere Reserve Anniversary with 3-Day IEC Campaign in Taytay
The campaign aimed to educate students and educators about the Palawan BR and key environmental laws.
Palawan Biosphere reserve participates in puerto galera br local stakeholders' summit
Puerto Galera BR aims to strengthen local livelihoods, enhance environmental resilience
kaingin: friend or foe
Ang malawak na kaingin sa Timog Palawan ay dulot ng mga katangian ng lupa nito. Ang mainland ng ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ผ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ธ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐น๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป
Leopard Cat o โTamaralโ (๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด)
Ang Leopard Cat ay kabilang na sa listahan ng nanganganib nang maubos (endangered species) ayon sa PCSD Resolution 23-967
๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ผ๐
This gathering brought together key stakeholders to shape a framework that promotes conservation, sustainable development, and local engagement within Apayao
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง-๐๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐
The clean-up initiative is part of a broader effort by Task Force Ingat Yamang Dagat, established by MEPCOM
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐
PCSDS and Stakeholders Stregnthen Environmental Commitment as part of its mandate to safeguard Palawanโs environment, PCSDS integrates these activities into its ridge-to-reef management approach
About Us
The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) safeguards the Palawan Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO-designated haven of biodiversity. Through research, policy, and community engagement, we strive to balance environmental protection with responsible growth, ensuring Palawanโs natural treasures endure for generations.
