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, …
By: AALimpiada Australian Ambassador Her Excellency HK Yu and UPLB Chancellor Jose V. Camacho Jr. with the Philippine Australian Alumni Association Inc. (PA3i) had a ceremonial tree planting at the Makiling Botanic Gardens last January 22, 2024. This is part of the UPLB-PA3i-Australian Embassy Tree Planting Activity with the theme: …
The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystem brings back the Makiling Forum, this time embracing the virtual platform to ensure accessibility to a wider audience. On 26 January 2024, the quarterly event unfolded seamlessly via Zoom, shedding light on the remarkable outcomes of the “Ex-situ Conservation of Threatened Philippine Plants: Restoring …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Wildlife of the Month (WOM) for January 2024 is the Yellow-striped slender tree skink, scientifically known as Lipinia pulchella (GRAY, 1845) from the family Scincidae. The wildlife is endemic to the Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao, Negros, Bohol, Pollillo, Panay, and Masbate). The species can be located at elevations …