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 …
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 …
On 14-15 November 2019, the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) participated in the oral paper and poster presentation category of the 15th FORESPI International Conference 2019 with a theme: Research and Innovations for Sustainable Environment, Natural Resources Management and Rural Development. This was held at SEARCA, College, Laguna. The …
Last 11 November 2019, a dead grass owl was surrendered to the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG). “Tito” as we named the African grass owl (Tyto capensis), became the newest resident of our Rainforest Biodiversity Diorama. The African grass owl is a medium-sized owl with long legs and no ear-tufts. It …
Visitors of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), his excellency Igor Driesman, EU Ambassador to the ASEAN, Thomas Wiersing, Charge’ d’ Affaires EU delegation to the Philippines, and Xavier Canton-Lamousse, EU Project Manager had a short tour at the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) last 19 November 2019. EU Ambassador Driesman …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for November 2019 is the “indian rosewood” or scientifically known as Dalbergia latifolia Roxb. It belongs to family Fabaceae. It is native to India and Java, Indonesia. The indian rosewood have high commercial value. It is internationally protected under the Convention …