By: AALimpiada After three years, the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) through the Botanic Gardens, Parks, and Ecotourism Division (BGPED) conducted again the training on Educators for Nature Tourism. The said training includes a lecture about the interpretation program, the importance of the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage …
The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems implemented its annual Lenten Season Visitor Management Program, Make it Makiling! (MIM!) from April 2-9, 2023 in partnership with the Local Government Units (LGUs) and other various stakeholders and partners surrounding Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR AHP). The program aims to …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for April 2023 is the Luag, scientifically known as Clerodendrum klemmei Elmer from the Lamiaceae family. Clerodendrum is derived from two Greek words, kleros meaning “chance or fate” or “clergy” and dendron “a tree”. Klemmei was named after Wilhelm Klemme …
By: AALimpiada Her Excellency Michèle Boccoz, French Ambassador to the Philippines had a short guided tour at the Makiling Botanic Gardens this 11th of April 2023. The ambassador and her staff visited the gardens before their visit to the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity. Showcasing the beauty of the Makiling Botanic …
By: AALimpiada Visitors from the Government of Indonesia’s Directorate of Biodiversity Conservation of Species and Genetics (KKH), together with the Park Management of Gunung Leuser (GLNP) and Way Kambas (WKNP), representatives from the Penabulu Foundation, and the grantees of SGP-supported projects in Indonesia had a short visit and guided tour …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for March 2023 is the Fortune Plant, scientifically known as Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl. Dracaena comes from the Ancient Greek Word “Drakaina” meaning female dragon due to its red stems which are likened to the color of the blood of the …