The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems conducted a training for the new batch of Educators for Nature Tourism (ENTs) last August 27, 2016 at the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG). The purpose of this training is to equip the participants with the theory and practice of Park Interpretation for them to …
Wood fuel, in its many forms (i.e. charcoal, fuel wood or firewood, wood pellets, and other forms of biomass energy) is a primary energy source of households (Tobin, 2011; Remedio, 2002) including, to some extent bakeries and municipal slaughterhouses. Wood fuel, as defined in PD 1559, would fall under the …
Two focus group discussions (FGD) were conducted on 1 and 15 July 2016 at the F. L. Rola Room in the College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR). The FGDs were sponsored by the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) and the Forestry Development Center (FDC). The FGD is an …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) chooses one plant to be featured every month. The Plant of the Month (POM) project of MBG started its conceptualization in 2014. It generally aims to stir up interest in the plants found inside the Mount Makiling …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens presents “SEED DISPERSAL.” It refers to the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant. This video shows the different types and characteristics of seeds and how these seeds are transported or dispersed. SEED DISPERSAL from MCME on Vimeo.
The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) is announcing its semestral training on natural resource interpretation for UPLB students to add more Educators for Nature Tourism (ENTs). The ENTs is a program coordinated by the Botanic Garden, Parks and Ecotourism Division of MCME to look for interested UPLB students who …