The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has been commissioned by the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) to implement the project “Forest and Climate Protection Panay Phase II†(ForClim II). The overall project objective is: The Central Panay Mountain Range with globally significant biodiversity is protected and natural resources in the adjacent areas are managed and used by the local communities in a sustainable and climate friendly manner.