Held in partnership with the USAID Protect Wildlife project, the workshop was part of a collaborative effort to ensure that PCSD activities and initiatives were cohesive and aligned with the partnership goals and constantly....
The University of the Philippines in Los Baños Foundation Inc. (UPLBFI) and the Non-Timber Forest Products-Exchange Programme for South and Southeast Asia (NTFP-EP) sat down with the National Working Group (NWG) for....
Read more: UPLBFI and NTFP-EP to refine CBFM project proposals
To develop further the foundational knowledge on biodiversity conservation of stakeholders of various protected areas, the USAID Protect Wildlife project and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) continue to conduct site-specific....
Read more: AMNP stakeholders enhance skills on social marketing for behavior change
A team of students from Mindanao State University-General Santos City (MSU-GSC) embarked on collecting samples of these medicinal plants in Mount Matutum. This was the fifth field expedition by MSU-GSC as part of a....
Read more: MSU students explore Mount Matutum to study medicinal plants
The Phil-ICCA (Philippine Indigenous Communities Conserved Areas and Territories) Project had held its 3rd and last National ICCA Conference on 8-11 July 2019 before it officially closed the following month....
Read more: Phil-ICCA holds 3rd National ICCA Conference before bowing out
More than 50 key opinion leaders and forestry experts gathered in Manila for a roundtable discussion on forest development and management. Organized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and USAID, the event provided....
Read more: Philippine Master Plan for Forestry Development roundtable discussion held
The Aurora Memorial National Park, a 5,676-hectare protected area within the Sierra Madre mountain range between the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Aurora, is an expansion site of the USAID Protect Wildlife project in....
Delegates from the Malaysian Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs visited the Department of Environment Natural Resources (DENR) Central Office to exchange experiences in the implementation of rules and regulations relative to the pricing....
Read more: Malaysian delegates make a BNPC-related working visit
The USAID Protect Wildlife project has been assisting project partners in establishing mechanisms for payments for ecosystem services (PES) to finance conservation activities. PES revenues are being ploughed back into....
Read more: DENR and LGUs negotiate for payment for ecosystem services of watersheds in Mt. Matutum
At present, the health of the Philippine coastal ecosystems is rapidly deteriorating, mostly because of climate change. Furthermore, the coastal communities are not well-equipped to adapt to climate risks. The project proposal is born out of the desire to....
In General Santos City, about 100 stakeholders of Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS) comprising protected area staff of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, local government units and indigenous people groups underwent....
Experts and officials from science, law enforcement and environmental sectors in the Philippines gathered in Cebu for the Conference on Wildlife Forensics to develop a common vision and action plan to enhance the....
Read more: Conference highlights importance of wildlife forensics in the Philippines
Sixty-four officers and agents from field units of the DENR, the Philippine National Police, the National Bureau of Investigation-Environmental Crime Division, the Philippine Ports Authority, the Philippine Coast Guard, the Bureau of Customs, and....
Read more: DENR holds enforcement training to help combat wildlife and environmental crimes
Around 30 officers and members of Mampang Seaweeds Planters Association in Zamboanga City attended a workshop to develop a three-year Strategic Framework and Management Plan for conserving....
The Foreign-Assisted and Special Projects Service (FASPS) pursued the finalization of its Operations Manual (OM) through the FASPS Operations Manual Enrichment Project Kickoff Workshop on....
Read more: FASPS wants to streamline operations; OM development underway
