Dr Nathaniel Bantayan and other AHP Park Managers from 10 ASEAN member states met on November 4-6, 2014 at Petchaburi, Thailand for a workshop on ASEAN Heritage Parks Program. Through the workshop, experts discussed ways to furhter strengthen the ASEAN heritage parks network. Read more about the program at the …
Mt. Makiling remains intact after renewed attempts by the Boy Scouts of the Philippines and its allies to acquire the BSP lease area. According to the article by Inquirer reporter Maricar Cinco, three house bills were filed in the past with House Bill 6352, or the “Boy Scouts of the …
German Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Mr. Hans-Joachim Fuchtel visited the Philippines. Part of his itinerary is to plant a tree at the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG), Mount Makiling Forest Reserve (MMFR) – a biodiversity conservation area, and now an ASEAN Heritage …
During the 1301st meeting of the UP Board of Regents on September 29, 2014, Dr. Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr. was elected as the new University of the Philippines Los Baños Chancellor. An oath-taking ceremony and turn over of the University Mace, the symbol of authority of the chancellor, was held at …
What’s the worst that could happen? This article by Chelsea Harvey lists 25 of the most devastating effects of climate change. Greenhouse effect drive the increase of world temperature affect the environment and ultimately all living things.
The Earth Engine created by scientist Rebecca Moore and her team enable global-scale data mining. Business Insider reports that the Earth Engine make trillions of scientific measurements available for users with analysis tools from Google. Products of this data mining are time lapse videos made from LandSat images.