The onsite monitoring and evaluation were graced by the presence of Dr. Jesus Antonio G. Derije, University President who gave his welcome message. Pres. Derije warmly greeted the DOST-PCAARRD and extended his gratitude to the team for giving their time to visit CMU.

“I know that the performance of our research team with the guidance of our VP for Research Development and Extension, our Research Director, and of course our research team, hindi po kayo magsisisi,” Pres. Derije assured.

Dr. Alan P. Dargantes, Vice President for Research Development and Extension, Dr. Emmanuel P. Leaño, NOMCAARRD Director, and some CMU key officials were also present during the event.

Meanwhile, Dr. Faustina C. Baradas, Director Supervising Science Research Specialist of DOST-PCAARRD Forestry and Environmental Research Division led the Monitoring and Evaluation Team. Three projects, one program from CFES and two from CEBREM, presented the initial outputs of their research implementation.

For CFES, the three projects were: (1)” Growth Stress Attributes and Measures to Minimize the Wood Defects of Falcata,” Dr. Mark Jun A. Rojo as the Project Leader; (2) “Pest and Diseases Incidence and Severity in Falcata Plantations in Mindanao,” Dr. Adrian M. Tulod as the Project Leader; and (3) “Conservation and Mass Production of High-yielding Falcata Seed Sources in Mindanao,” Dr. Jupiter V. Casas as the Project Leader. Moreover, the NICER Bamboo R&D program with four projects was presented by Dr. Lowell G. Aribal. For CEBREM, Dr. Fulgent P. Coritico, Project Leader, presented the project entitled “Spore Morphology, Ex-Situ Conservation, and Utilization of Mindanao Indigenous Pteridophytes.” Dr. Coritico also presented another project on behalf of Dr. Victor B. Amoroso entitled “Biodiversity in Selected Mountain Ecosystems in Mindanao for Conservation and Sustainable Development.”

Project and Program Leaders introduced their Research Team and narrated their experiences from the implementation up to their present status. Dr. Cesar Nuevo, Science and Technology Consultant, provided input and recommendations to the Sfor the different projects.

On Day 2, an actual visit to various research sites was conducted. These include Bamboo Center, Spore Morphology Facilities, CFES Clonal Nursery (Conservation and Bamboo Nicer Project 4), GEOMIN (Bamboo Nicer Project 2), Sawmill (Bamboo Nicer Project 1 and 3), and Conservation Hedge Garden and Phase 1 Field Trial). Further, Day 3 visit includes the IPDM Sampling Site at Barangay Guinoyoran, Valencia City and University Museum, and CEBREM for Biodiversity Project.

The DOST-PCAARRD team and S&T Consultant provided significant inputs and comments on each project as part of the review and evaluation. [Maejoy L. Talisay] ]]> http://www.cmu.edu.ph/12th-national-forestry-olympiad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=12th-national-forestry-olympiad Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:18:26 +0000 http://www.cmu.edu.ph/?p=5882 by: JPacaldo

Out of 21 competing state colleges and universities, CMU ranked 3^rd runner-up in the 12^th National Forestry Olympiad (NFO) held at the University of the Philippines Los Baños last February 20-24.

Themed “The Urban Forestry Strategy: Mitigating Climate Change Impacts for a Healthy and Sustainable Environment,” the event was participated by five representatives from the College of Forestry and Environmental Science.

They are Jane Marien Montecalvo, Danilo Mancile Jr., and Gabriel Dipus, contestants; Kleia Deinisa Chato, observer; and Mr. Joseph C. Paquit, CFES faculty member and coach.

The university ranked 2^nd in Tree Disease Identification, 3^rd in Surveying, and 4^th in Wood Identification.

The three-member team had undergone trainings before the competition. “They have expressed that it was both a challenging and a self-fulfilling experience for the reason that they need to train hard,” Mr. Paquit said of the winning team.

This national event was organized by the Zeta Beta Rho Honor Fraternity and Mussaenda Honor Sorority with the support of the UPLB, DENR Forest Management Bureau, and National Mapping and Resource Information Authority.

The National Forestry Olympiad is a scholastic competition among the forestry students from the different SUCs offering forestry. Contests categories include surveying, mensuration, dendrology, wood identification, and quiz bowl. This was established in 1994 and is done every two years at UPLB College of Forestry and Natural Resources. It also promotes linkages among forestry students and advisers nationwide to raise awareness for environmentalism and commitment to conserve the forest and natural resources of the country.

UPLB was the overall champion followed by Nueva Viscaya State University, and Southern Luzon State University as the 1^st and 2^nd runners up, respectively.