Save Sierra Madre Network Alliance, Inc (SSMNAI) envisions a community of stewards and co-creators of a loving Creator to all of creation, in particular to Sierra Madre. SSMNAI commits to the present and future generations that shall:

• Co -exist harmoniously with all creatures, living things and elements of nature;

• Care for and protect our natural environment particularly within Sierra Madre;

• Awaken the consciousness among local communities and all Sierra Madre stakeholders of our being stewards and co-Creators of a Loving Creator; and

• Strengthen the commitment of local communities and all Sierra Madre stakeholders in maintaining the balance of nature.

The need to have the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)  Civil Society Organisations (CSO) summit arose during the Department of Environment and Natural Resources(DENR) Region 3 CSO summit when DENR and CSOs gathered together to address the economic and environmental concerns of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range and involvement of local communities.

The project Indigenous Peoples (IPs) voices in CENRO Summit builds the capacity of the IPs to have a strong voice during multi-stakeholder partnerships and alliance building with government and CSOs. This project is being implemented with a number of partners namely; Haribon Foundation, Prelature of Infanta-Community Organisation of the Philipppines, Inc., Tribal Center for Development (TCD) and BATARIS.

For the Indigenous Peoples and CSOs in general, the summit is an opportunity to mainstream into the government policy and programming the IP communities’ development aspirations and their indigenous knowledge, systems and practices. The summit highlights the urgency of IP groups and their CSO partners to rise with one voice in communicating their shared vision of how the Sierra Madre can be managed and its ecosystems services sustained.