How we saved Semirara Island. Semirara was planned to be Metro Manila Development Authority's (MMDA) dumpsite for Manila's 2,000 tons of daily garbage. Armed by the logistical support of three Pandananon organizations in the U.S. and reinforced by equally dedicated allied groups of Antique?¨±os in Antique and Boracay, the people of Pandan opposed the plan, waged and won the war.

Philippine Association for Conservation and Development, Inc. operates the long-term Philippine Endemic Species Conservation Project (PESCP) and other local conservation and development projects financed from both national and international sources. It is affiliated or has cooperated with, among other organizations, the Aklan State University and the Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR) in the Philippines; the Frankfurt Zoological Society and Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany; and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Centro Norte, Pandan, Antique and Kalibo, Aklan.

Save the biodiversity of the last forests on Panay. Activities include: biological surveys, conservation and community-based work for sustainable development - Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany and, Pandan, Antique, and Kalibo, Aklan.