Last 17 November 2018, the Great Earth Ambassador Club of the Brent International School in Mamplasan, Binan Laguna visited the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) for a trail clean-up and biodiversity hike. They are high school students who are interested in sustainability and biodiversity. Dr. Mike Baldwin led the group comprised …
A total of ten (10) student guides were welcomed last 19 November 2018 in the recently concluded Educators for Nature Tourism (ENTs) Training held at the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG). The 3-day training was conducted last October 21, November 12 and 19, 2018 at the Toyota Environment Education Theater (TEET) …
Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack. popularly known as Kamuning is the Makiling Botanic Gardens Plant of the Month for December 2018. Kamuning belongs to family Rutaceae. In other countries, it is known as “orange jasmine” or “orange jessamine.” It is native to Southeast Asia and China. Kamuning is used as a traditional …
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 …
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 …
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, …