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Filipino Communities Use Native Plants to Stay Healthy

Provided by: Mongabay Kids |Published on: May 15, 2026

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Synopsis

In this article, students will learn that Indigenous communities in the Philippines use plants to treat illnesses.
This article highlights how the Manobo-Dulangan people carefully harvest plants and care for the environment to ensure that they will continue to thrive.

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Subjects: Science

Authors: Mongabay Kids

Region: Asia

Languages: English

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Positives

This article does a great job of highlighting the importance of taking only what you need from the land and respecting natural resources.
Students may be intrigued to find that people are making their medicine out of plants.

Prerequisites

It may benefit students for teachers to point out the Philippines on a map before reading this article.

Differentiation & Implementation

Teachers can use this resource to highlight the importance of biodiversity and explain why we need to maintain biodiversity.
Teachers can make connections to climate change by explaining how some plant species may not be able to survive in their habitats as the planet warms.
Students can demonstrate their understanding by answering the question, "Why should we care for our natural spaces?"

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Mongabay Kids

Mongabay Kids is the dedicated youth education initiative at Mongabay, an award-winning nonprofit environmental and conservation news organization. We provide free, age-appropriate news, features, activities, and multimedia resources that inspire curiosity, ecological understanding, and action. Designed for children ages 8-14, families, and educators, Mongabay Kids empowers the next generation to explore, celebrate, and protect the natural world.

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Filipino Communities Use Native Plants to Stay Healthy

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