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(LBSCFI), Search for this year’s Outstanding R&D Awards is now open for nomination 3 of 6 FOI Compliance 2022 4 of 6 Bamboo Success Stories 5 of 6 FOI Banner 6 of 6 ISO Banner Previous Slide ◀︎ Next Slide ▶︎ Current Slide Current Slide Current Slide Current Slide Current Slide Current Slide Featured News ERDB pushes better R&D on circular economy Muntinlupa, Manila – From November 8-9, 2023, the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) of the Department of Environment... Read More ERDB eyes Nature-based Solutions for the management of degraded watersheds Manila, Philippines – A total of 35 oral presentations were presented at the end of the Congress on Sustainable... Read More Possibilities for R&D on medicinal forest trees underscored during the closing program of ACMFT 2023 Clark, Pampanga – The 2023 ASEAN Conference on Medicinal Forest Trees (ACMFT), organized by the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau... Read More Latest News International Union of Forest Research Organizations Reducing forests to carbon sinks poses risk, new report cautions policymakers 10 May 2024 Rising sense of crisis over climate change has caused the ‘climatization’ of forests that diminishes their value as complex ecosystems and for social welfare There is major untapped potential... Read More ERDB, CARITAS Philippines Work Together to Provide Technical Support for a Bamboo Forest Initiative 30 April 2024 Jaro, Iloilo City. On April 16-18, 2024, ERDB provided technical assistance to CARITAS Philippines through the training titled Habitat Restoration through Bamboo Propagation and Agroecological and Forestry Systems” held... Read More ERDB, BMB, DENR Region III and XI convene for the 1st TWG meeting on Buffer Zone Determination Tool of Terrestrial Protected Areas 29 April 2024 The Urban and Biodiversity Research, Development, and Extension Center (UBRDEC) organized the 1st Technical Working Group (TWG) Committee meeting cum workshop on April 18-19, 2024 for the study on... Read More FWRDEC Capacitates LGU MENRO-Dumalinao on Bamboo Propagation, Plantation Establishment, and Management 26 April 2024 A one-day training on Bamboo Propagation, Plantation Establishment, and Management was conducted primarily to enhance and equip the knowledge and skills of LGU-MENRO Dumalinao personnel and local farmers, in... Read More Two Batches of Grade 12 Students from Talipan National High School Complete the 10-day Internship Program in ERDB-UBRDEC 23 April 2024 ERDB-UBRDEC is very generous in sharing your knowledge, skills, and values. The experiences of STEM students in this office are considered as one of the best places for work... Read More Provincial and Local Government Units in the Province of Camarines Norte Adept in Determining the Carrying Capacity of Ecotourism Sites 22 April 2024 The tourism industry significantly contributes to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which doubled the average contribution to the economy from 5.8 (2000-2010) to 12.7 (2019) (Mapa 2019). As... Read More Inception Meeting of CRERDEC Research Project, Management of Mariculture Sites, Coral Reef Ecosystems, and Reef-Associated Ecotourism in NIPAS MPAs in the Philippines 19 April 2024 CRERDEC is charting new waters and kicks off its research project on mariculture, coral reefs, and ecotourism in the Philippine National Integrated Protected Areas System Marine Protected Areas (NIPAS... Read More ICYMI: RWMC Western Visayas Unites to Safeguard Airports and Wildlife, CRERDEC Engages in Discussion for One Safe Skies 27 March...