DATU ABDELWIN SANGKULA has been managing the REDD plus preparedness project in the Victoria-Anepahan Range in Palawan. Previous to his work in NTFP EP Philippines, as Project Officer of the Environment Legal Assistance Center (ELAC) he managed and implemented various projects related to community-based resource management, ancestral domain titling and environmental policy reform advocacy both at the local and national levels.  Recently, he led an NTFP EP Philippines team to draft the Community-based Sustainable Tourism Business Plan for the Sibuyan Mangyan.