Forester Canceran of MCME participated in the 2018 Workshop on Fostering Global Citizenship for Sustainable Heritage Conservation held in Korea

On 17 to 20 October 2018, For. Myranel S. Canceran, University Research Associate II (URA II) of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) participated in the Workshop on Fostering Global Citizenship for Sustainable Heritage Conservation held at Jeju International Training Center, Jeju-do, Republic of Korea. The said workshop was …

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Habitat Care Program wins another Best Paper Award

Another milestone was recorded for The Habitat Care Program (Biodiversity Resource Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation of Mt. Makiling Subwatersheds for Adaptive Management) of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME), College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR). The program won again second place in the Session 3 Best Paper Presentation …

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Tangisang bayawak: MBG Plant of the Month for November 2018

The Makiling Botanic Gardens presents “Tangisang bayawak” as the Plant of the Month for November 2018. Ficus variegata Blume, locally known as tangisang bayawak and sometimes referred to as red-stem fig belongs to family Moraceae. It is widely distributed in the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Southern China, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, …

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Metrobank joins Corporate Partnership for Environmental Restoration Program (CoPERP) in Mount Makiling

On 29 September 2018, the Metrobank through the Metrobank Purple Hearts Club-Laguna conducted tree planting as their initial activity for the Corporate Partnership for Environmental Restoration Program (CoPERP) in the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR AHP). CoPERP is a program of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems …

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Forester Limpiada of the Makiling Botanic Gardens represents the Philippines at the 2018 IABG Training on Botanical Garden Development and Management

Forester Angela A. Limpiada, University Extension Associate II (UEAII) of the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) attended a Training Course on Botanical Garden Development Management last August 28 to September 15, 2018 in Shanghai, China. The training was organized by the International Association of Botanic …

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