MCME Invite Runners to Join 2020 Maquiling Quest
Piling Liitan is MBG’s Plant of the Month for February 2020
Canarium luzonicum (Blume) A.Gray also known as “piling liitan” is the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month for February 2020. Piling liitan belongs to family Burseraceae native to the Philippines. It sometimes called or refer to as “Malapili” because of its resemblance to the pili tree. TRIVIA: Piling …
Peacock Fern is MBG’s Plant of the Month for January 2020
To start the year, the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) offers the peacock fern as its Plant of the Month (POM) for January 2020. The “peacock fern” or scientifically known as Selaginella willdenowii Baker belongs to family Selaginellaceae. It is generally found in Malesia, Peninsula of Malaysia and Thailand. The peacock fern …
Scitula is MBG’s Plant of the Month for December 2019
Heterosphate scitula Fernando also known as “Scitula” is the Makiling Botanic Gardens Plant of the Month for December 2019. Scitula belongs to family Arecaceae endemic to the Philippines and also known as Dwarf Luzon Sagisi Palm. Scitula can be seen in the MBG, so come and visit us and know …
MCME Received the Best Practice Award from UNITAR CIFAL Jeju
In 2018, Dr. Rogelio T. Andrada II, Deputy Director of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) and Head of the Botanic Gardens, Parks and Ecotourism Division (BGPED) of MCME presented the case of Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR AHP) in relation to its sustainable forest management …
MCME do the METT for Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park
The Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR AHP) being declared as the 33rd AHP in the ASEAN Region and 6th AHP in the Philippines should be monitored and evaluated based on the effectiveness of its management . On 12 November 2019, the technical staff of the Makiling Center …