Most of us are familiar with large River basins e.g., which are usually important for irrigation and hydropower. Starting in the 90s, we also became more conscious of the smaller component local...
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We recently visited the town of Cuyo in Cuyo island… It is part of the Cuyo archipelago (comprising of 45 plus islands including one island that is the site of Amanpulo resort in Pamilacan Cuyo...
Flashback to 70s/80s, early in my career, I realized that to be a good agriculturist I should also be forester and a rural sociologist as well. I grew up in the mountainous Central Visayas...
In 2014 A multi-agency initiative (DA, DENR, NCCA) with FAO support initiative developed a compendium (above relates to cover of said document). The compendium describes an initial profile of approx...
I was not really keen then of doing a college technical thesis or the idea of a PhD. But the science world (i.e. The World Agroforestry Center or ICRAF) beckoned in CY 2000. There was a great need...
We tend to have mixed views (from” wow “to “worry”) about the performance of LGUs. We see moments of brilliance now and then; we also tend to see more laggards. Having worked with several LGUs on...
Puerto Princesa City () is sometimes referred to as the city in the forest. While it is true that compared to other cities, it has a high proportion of forests, the reality is that the central...