It is a Flagship Program of the Tanggol Kalikasan, Inc., as one of the partner agencies of CNSC in the delivery of extension programs, projects, and activities. Tanggol Kalikasan, Inc. conceptualized and spearheaded the establishment of Institutes of Environmental Governance (IEG) to tap local partners in establishing Institutes all over the Philippines to provide the much-needed capacity that will enable local executives, as local managers and policy-makers, to more effectively perform their advocacy for local environmental and natural resource policy and program reforms. It calls for collaboration among Tanggol Kalikasan and other partner NGOs, academic institutions and LGUs in addressing issues affecting basic sectors.