Forester Aldin C. Alegre took his oath of office as Forester III before the Director of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems, Dr. Lerma SJ. Maldia on 01 March 2024. He is now part of the MFR Protection and Regulation Unit of MCME. By: KPGonzalvo
The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) supports Wildlife Conservation. One of its recent efforts is to showcase wildlife found in Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR AHP) through the WILDLIFE OF THE MONTH (WOM). This is part of the communication, education, and public awareness efforts of the …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Wildlife of the Month (WOM) for February 2024 is the Philippine Serpent Eagle, scientifically known as Spilornis holospilus from the family Accipitridae. Philippine Serpent Eagles are listed as Least Concern per the IUCN Red List. However, their population is suspected to be on the decline due to ongoing …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for February 2024 is the Kalaad or Velvet Leaf, scientifically known as Cissampelos pareira L. from the family Menispermaceae. The word Cissampelos means ivy–vine, from the Greek words for Ivy (Kissos) and vine (ampelos). The name refers to the ivy-like growth …
By: AALimpiada His Excellency Stuart Calman, New Zealand Ambassador to ASEAN, had a short visit and tour to Mount Makiling Forest Reserve (MMFR), one of the ASEAN Heritage Parks in the Philippines, as part of their visit to the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity. His Excellency with his delegation visited the …
Tree planting and nurturing is part of MCME’s activities in rehabilitating open areas in MMFR as a resilient landscape by promoting endemic and native tree species for sustainable resource conservation and management. Restoration and rehabilitation activities using endemic and native tree species will help improve and maintain genetic biodiversity. Indirectly, …