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MAKE IT MAKILING! 2018
Since 2002, the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) spearheads the conduct of Make it Makiling! (MIM!) Program. Make it Makiling! is an annual Lenten Season Visitor Management Program in partnership with various stakeholders surrounding Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR AHP). The program aims to enhance the …
Farmers’ General Assembly 2018
The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) in partnership with the Philippine Geothermal Production Corporation (PGPC) conducted a Farmers’ General Assembly on 24 January 2018 held at the Barangay Bitin covered court, Bay Laguna. The activity was part of the project entitled: An Indigenous Tree-Based Agroforestry Development Program in Mount Bulalo, Laguna, …
Aunasin: MBG Plant of the Month for March 2018
The Makiling Botanic Gardens presents “Aunasin” as the Plant of the Month for March 2018. Ardisia serrata, popularly known as aunasin belongs to family Primulaceae. It is native to the Philippines and Indonesia. Aunasin usually blooms from March to June. The young leaves and shoots of aunasin are edible and can be used …
MCME conducted a FAMTour
FAMTour or familiarization tour was conducted last 06 December 2017 at the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG). This was facilitated by For. Roberto P. Cereno, University Extension Specialist IV of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) and the current Director of the Training Center for Tropical Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability …