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Women’s Month 2012 celebration joint activities

INSIDE: 3 ERDB conducts NGP- PQPM Seed and Clonal Propagation Training 3 Capacity Building on Risk Assessment of GMOs 4 UPLB professor lectures on Knowledge Management 5 Opening of the 2012 National Women’s Month 6 Wetlands Caravan Community Leaders Forum held at ERDB 6 Philippines’ Country Report on Forest Genetic Resources 7 ERDB joins “Walk for a Cause 2012” 7 Dr. Evangeline Castillo bags FORESPI 2011 Most Outstanding Scientist Award 8 Trainors’ Training on Conduct of Impact Assessment of CBFM-CARP Projects in the Philippines

(left photo) Ms. Angelica Jones-Alarva, Board Member of the 3rd District of Laguna is the guest speaker during the opening cere-monies of the 2012 Women’s Month Celebration held on March 6, 2012 at the UPLBCFNR grounds, UP College of Forestry. (right photo) ERDB Director Marcial C. Amaro, Jr. and Assistant Direc-tor Leuvina M. Tandug with the ERDB employees join the Advo-cacy Walk in Support of WMC 2012.

1st DENR Research Sector Management Conference held in Tagaytay

T he first DENR Research Sector Manage-ment Conference for CY 2012 was con-

ducted on February 2-3, 2012 at The Lake Hotel, Tagaytay City. A total of 114 participants at-tended the two-day management conference composed of 64 representatives from ERDS; 46 from ERDB; and four (4) from the DENR Central Office and sectoral bureaus. This conference was held to validate the regional targets and deliverables of the various projects under each Research, Development and Exten-sion Program (RDEP) for 2012. The conference also provided a venue for close interaction between the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) and the Ecosystems Research and Develop-ment Service (ERDS) project implementors with regard to the direction and plans of the projects for the year and to identify the problems/issues that may be encountered during project implementation and recommend solutions to address such problems.

Director Marcial C. Amaro, Jr. reported the accomplish-ments of the DENR and its sector as well as the direc-tions and plans for this year. His discussion focused on the accomplishments in relation to the three (3) DENR mandates indicated in the Philippine Development Plan t h a t i n c l u d e e n h a n c e d r e s i l i e n c e o f natural systems and communities; improved environ-

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Participants of the 1st DENR Research Sector Management Conference held on Feb. 2-3, 2012 in Tagaytay City.

T o recognize the importance of women and gender equality in society, several activities were lined up

for the month of March 2012. Four (4) government agen-cies, ERDB, FPRDI, UPLBCFNR and FPRDI have joined together to come up with the month-long activities. This year’s theme is “Women Weathering Climate Change Governance and Accountability, Everyone’s Responsibil-ity”. The event is in pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 224 “Declaring the First Week of March of Every Year as Women’s Week” and Presidential Proclamation No. 227 “Providing for the observance of the month of March as Women’s Role in History Month”. Kick-off activities started with the advocacy walk in sup-port of the Women’s Month Celebration 2012 on March 6, 2012 around the UP College of Forestry campus . A kick-off program followed at the UPLBCFNR grounds. The guest of honor during the program was the actress-

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mental quality; and improved conservation, protection and rehabilitation of natural resources. He said that for CY 2012, the priority programs of DENR will focus on: 1) National Greening Program (NGP); 2) Cadastral and Other Surveys; 3) Clean Air, Clean Water and Solid Waste Management; 4) Biodiversity and Ecosystem Ser-vices; 5) Geohazard Mapping; and 6) Good Govern-ance. Assistant Director Leuvina M. Tandug presented the re-search sector’s link to the current DENR major final out-puts (MFOs) and its logical framework and proposed MFOs, performance indicators (PIs) and programs/ ac-tivities/projects (P/A/Ps) for FY 2013. The review of the MFOs is important to rationalize, harmonize, streamline and simplify the National Government Performance Monitoring and Reporting System. The PNoy Admini-stration would like to establish a unified and integrated Results-based Performance Management System (RBPMS) as basis for allocating the budget and monitor-ing, reporting and evaluating the department/agency performance. She provided the inputs or the proposed revisions of the Research Sector in the MFOs, Perform-ance Indicators (PIs) and programs/activities/projects (PAPs). Eight (8) sessions were conducted simultaneously corre-sponding to the RDEPs which were facilitated by the RDE Program Leaders. ERDS representatives pre-sented their 2012 targets and deliverables for various studies under each RDEP including the problems and issues on project implementation and the corresponding recommended solutions.

1st DENR Research … from page 1 Dr. Lope A. Calanog discussed the impact assessment of CARP-CBFM Projects in the Philippines. He said that this project is a tall order from DENR given to the Re-search Sector in collaboration with the Forest Manage-ment Bureau and the National CARP Coordinating Office of DENR to determine the overall impact (social, eco-nomic and environmental) brought about by the CBFM-CARP projects on the lives of CBFM beneficiaries and peoples organizations after five years of projects’ imple-mentation. The study is expected to come up with a guidebook/manual detailing the processes and outputs in the conduct of impact assessment study, including en-hanced SES baseline data gathering procedures. For. Manolito U. Sy, OIC-Chief of FERD, presented the highlights of the final draft of the Country Report on For-est Genetic Resources. He said the country report will serve as input to the preparation of the State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources. This framework is crucial to facilitate regional and global analysis and syn-thesis, as well as to provide a background for updating and analysis, ensuring that strategic investments in for-est genetic resources are directed towards national, re-gional and global priorities. Ms. Rosemarie P. Lansigan presented the NGP-PQPM targets and budget for 2012. For CY 2012, 14M seed-lings of indigenous forest species and 4.75M fruit tree seedlings are targeted to be produced with an estimated budget of Php 210,001,000.00 and Php 95,000,000.00, respectively.

Likewise, Dr. Marilyn Q. Landicho discussed the draft revised DENR Administrative Order No. 2010-11

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ERDB Director Marcial C. Amaro, Jr. presents the token of apprecia-tion to Ms. Angelica Jones-Alarva. Also in photo are Ms. Monette S. Santos, GAD Focal Point; FPRDI’s Deputy Director Felix B. Tamo-lang, and representatives from DENR Reg. 4A and the UP College of Forestry.

turned politician Angelica Jones-Alarva, Board Member of the 3rd District of Laguna. Other activities include the: 1) Seminar on Geo-Hazard Map Reading and Interpretation on March 6, 2012 at the UPLBCFNR Auditorium; 2) Empowering Women in Dis-aster Risk Reduction and Preparedness Seminar on March 12, 2012 at the ERDB Auditorium; 3) Eye Check/Refraction sponsored by the W.O.M.E.N, Inc. in coordi-nation with the Gender and Development (GAD) to be conducted by the Soltura Clinic on March 16, 2012; 4) Lecture Seminar on Skin Aging by Dr. Judith Eusebio on March 23, 2012; 5) Tianggehan sa ERDB on March 30, 2012 at the ERDB grounds; and 6) Participation on Inter-agency Women’s Month Activities on March 6-31, 2012. Marla V. Cambay, TDD

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T he ERDB con-ducted the Training

on Seed and Clonal Propagation Technolo-gies, Nursery Establish-ment and Operations, and Mycorrhizal Appli-cation Technique on March 5 –9, 2012 at the ERDB auditorium for the Ecosystems Re-search and Develop-ment Service (ERDS) Focal Persons. Presentation and labo-ratory work on seed technology topics immediately followed for the 32 partici-pants from ERDS Regional Offices. The entire training consists of lecture-discussion, open forum, hands-on exercises and practicum activities at the clonal facilities, seed and mycorrhizal laboratories.

ERDB conducts NGP- PQPM Seed and Clonal Propa-gation Training

(left photo) The ERDB’s clonal nursery rooting area located at the Jamboree Site, UPLB, College, Laguna (right photo) Soaking of cuttings of palosapis into rooting hormone on the 3rd day of the NGP-PQPM Training.

A s more Genetically Modified (GM) crops are devel-oped to address food security, the more is the need

for the readiness and competency of the DENR in con-ducting risk and impact assessment of Genetically Modi-fied Organisms (GMOs) for biodiversity protection and ecosystems sustainability. For this reason, the Capacity Building for the DENR Technical Working Group on Risk Assessment of GMOs was held on March 1-2, 2012 at the ERDB auditorium, College, Laguna. The training-workshop aimed to: a) undertake a scientific review of the “Guidance on Risk Assessment of GMOs”; b) test its overall utility and applicability to GMOs intro-duced into various environments; and c) learn the con-cept and methods of Problem Formulation on Environ-mental Risk Assessment (ERA) of GMOs. Twenty-two (22) participants attended the training-workshop as follows: eight (8) from ERDB, six (6) from Regions 1, 2, 4A, 5, CAR and NCR; one (1) from Envi-ronmental Management Bureau (EMB), two (2) from Parks and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB), two (2) from Forest Management Bureau (FMB), two (2) from DENR Policy Division, two (2) from Department of Science and Tech-nology - Biosafety Committee (DOST-BC) and one (1) from Program on Biosafety Systems (PBS).

Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora, Director of the UP Los Baños - Biotech served as resource speaker during the 2-day workshop. On the first day, Dr. Ebora tackled the topic “Presentation on the Guidance on Risk Assessment of GMOs” while in the afternoon, he lectured on “Problem Formulation”. A Technical Working Group meeting was held the following day, March 2, 2012. Marla V. Cam-bay, TDD

Capacity Building on Risk Assessment of GMOs

ERDB Director Marcial C. Amaro, Jr. and Director Reynaldo V. Ebora of UPLB Biotech as resource person with the participants of “Capacity Building for the DENR Technical Working Group on Risk Assessment of GMOs” held on March 1-2, 2012 at the ERDB Audi-torium, College, Laguna.

After the training, the participants from the ERDS were expected to act as future trainors of other stakeholders who can become DENR’s partners in the production of quality planting materials in the regions. Marla V. Cam-bay, TDD

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A s part of the ERDB’s Monthly Technical Seminar Series, a presentation on Knowledge Management

(KM) was conducted on February 7, 2012 at the ERDB Auditorium. Garry Jay S. Montemayor, from the Depart-ment of Science Communication, College of Develop-ment Communication, UPLB, served as speaker. Eighty-nine (89) personnel from the five (5) research divisions and Support to Operation units attended and partici-pated in the said lecture. This lecture was undertaken to enhance awareness of ERDB researchers on the application of knowledge man-agement in research, development and extension work. The outlined topics discussed were as follows:

1. Postulated common problems existing in an organi-

zation. These questions are:

a) In terms of job performance, intellect capacity, and emotional quotient (EQ), identify a specific task that a person can do best. What will be the management action in case this person leaves the organization? How do you plan for continuity? What are the implications of this scenario? Have you done specific countermeasures to lessen the possible problems arising from his/her retire-ment?

b) With regard to the evaluation activities of the or-

ganization in the past were corresponding evalua-tion reports submitted to you. What do you do with these evaluation reports? How are these re-ports put into practical use? Do your subordinates know the results and organizational implications of the evaluation reports that have submitted?

c) If, in case you have to randomly choose one per-

son in the organization, then have him/her iden-tify which form is needed in what activity, which will be submitted in how many copies; to whom; and with what supporting documents; out of 20, how many do you think can answer the questions correctly?

d) Have your subordinates experienced altering

your workflow because the point person or “expert” in that task has either taken a leave or is absent and nobody knows where s/he left the task after leaving?

e) Describe your feeling during times when you

badly need information and you’re pretty sure it’s there, but you can’t find it (e.g. what was the ex-act decision of the EXECOM made during a meeting three months ago?). If the only way to solve this problem is to “unearth” the information manually in the archive, what countermeasures can you do to solve the problem?

f) Recall the previous out of town planning work-

shops. What are the concrete actions that have been done since that workshop? Have these been implemented and/or evaluated?

2. Definition of knowledge management. This concept

was explicitly explained through the question “What are we managing?” Defining knowledge based on many authors such as: a) Turban (1992) cited by Jacobson (2006), knowledge is information that has been organized and analyzed to convey understand-ing, experience, learning , and expertise so that it is understandable and applicable to problem solving or decision making. If information answers the what, where, when, and know how much, knowledge an-swers the how. Thus, knowledge resides in 3Ps: Person, Process and Product; b) There are two types of knowledge, namely: 1) Explicit – What we know and we can articulate? 2) Tacit – What we know but we can’t articulate? (Nonaka & Takeuchi, 1995); c) KM is the explicit and systematic manage-ment of vital knowledge and the associated proc-esses of creating, gathering, organizing, diffusion, use and exploitation in pursuit of organizational ob-jective (Skyrme, 2001). In a simple way, KM is know-ing what you know and knowing what to do with what you know.

3. Common knowledge problems in organization in-

clude: a) failure to aim for continual improvement; b) everybody knows the problem and the solution, but fails to act according to the knowledge; c) lack of time to evaluate, reflect and learn from mistakes;

UPLB professor lectures on Knowledge Management

Mr. Gary Jay S. Montemayor, Professor from the UPLB College of Development Communication (UPLBCDC), gives a lecture on Knowledge Management on February 7, 2011 at the ERDB Audito-rium.

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ERDB Director Marcial C. Amaro, Jr. and Asst. Director Leuvina M. Tandug and the ERDB employees during the opening day activities of the 2012 National Women’s Month on March 6, 2012 at ERDB.

Also joining the parade were the Los Baños Motorcycle Riders.

ERDB Director Marcial C. Amaro, Jr. delivering the wel-come message during the opening program of the 2012 Women’s Month held at the UPLBCFNR grounds, UP College of Forestry.

Ms. Angelica Jones-Alarva, Board Member of the 3rd District of Laguna is the guest speaker during the opening of the 2012 Women’s Month.

Ms. Angelica Jones-Alarva receives the certificate and token of appreciation from the ERDB Director. Also in photo are: (from left) Ms. Monette S. Santos, GAD Focal Point; FPRDI’s Deputy Director Felix B. Tamolang, and representatives from DENR Reg. 4A and the UP College of Forestry.

The ERDB GAD FPS and W.O.M.E.N. Inc. led the flag cere-mony on March 5, 2012 at the ERDB grounds. One of the highlights of the ceremony is the tribute to the women lead-ers of the Bureau. As shown in the photos are: Ms. Romana Mauricio, President, W.O.M.E.N. Inc., MS. Alicia Calderon, President, ERDBEA, Dr. Leuvina Tandug, Assistant Director, Dr. Editha Eusebio, Chief, PMISU, Dr. Aleli Luna, Chief, UF-ERD, Ms. Belen Belina, Chief, FASD Ms. Monette Santos, GAD Focal Point, and Ms. Vienna Austria, Vice- President, W.O.M.E.N. Inc.

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W i t h t h e t h e m e “Sustainable Wetlands

Tourism in Laguna”, the Wet-lands Caravan Community Leaders Forum was held on March 14, 2012 at the ERDB

Auditorium. The Wetlands Caravan is the Communica-tion, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) Pro-gramme of the Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands Inc. (SCPW) in support to wetlands conserva-tion. The forum aims to provide a venue for community stakeholders to appreciate the importance of wetlands ecosystem and promote wetlands tourism for manage-ment and conservation. Representatives from the municipalities of Laguna (Pakil, Lumban, Mabitac, Sta. Cruz, Calamba, Calauan, Rizal, Cabuyao, Sta. Rosa, Biñan, Pagsanjan and Los Baños) attended the forum. Other attendees were the UPLB College of Human Ecology students, General Manager Leny Borja of the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) and ERDB employees. The Wetlands Caravan in Laguna was organized and implemented by the Society for the Conservation of Phil-ippine Wetlands and the Department of Social Develop-ment and Services of College of Human Ecology of the University of the Philippines - Los Baños.

ERDB Asst. Director, Leuvina M. Tandug delivered the Welcome Message. Ms. Amy M. Lecciones, Executive Officer of the SCPW gave the opening remarks. Dr. Donna P. Reyes, Executive Director – Environmental Studies Institute of Miriam College discussed Wetlands Tourism. Dr. Lope Calanog, Chief of the Community For-estry Section of ERDB presented his study “Tourism and Carrying Capacity of Mt. Banahaw San Cristobal Pro-tected Landscape”. Dr. Joselito A. Baril, UPLB professor presented the “Role of the Academe in Wetlands Eco-Tourism. Ms. Armin Baldovino, Head of the Environment and Natural Resources Office in Los Baños presented a paper titled “Wetlands Tourism in Laguna” and an audio-visual presentation “Save Laguna de Bay”. Further, Mr. Ricardo M. Sandalo, Assistant Professor of College of Human Ecology at UPLB and President of Human Ecology Institute of the Philippines (HUMEIN Philippines, Inc.) discussed the topic “Developing a Sus-tainable Wetlands Eco-tourism Vision and Concept; Syn-thesis”. An open forum on Laguna Sustainable Wetlands Eco-Tourism Vision and Priority Plans followed. Lastly, the synthesis and closing remarks were delivered by Dr. Emilia S. Visco, Chair of the Department of Social Development Services at the College of Human Ecology, UPLB. Marla V. Cambay, TDD

Wetlands Caravan Community Leaders Forum held at ERDB

T he Ecosystems Re-search and Develop-

ment Bureau (ERDB) of the Department of Envi-ronment and Natural Re-sources (DENR) led in the drafting and finaliza-tion of the report titled “Country Report on For-est Genetic Resources: Philippines”. The said report will be one of the contributions in the preparation of the “The State of the World’s For-est Genetic Resources” by the Food and Agricul-ture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. This is also in response to FAO’s felt need to con-

tinually guarantee the sustainable use and conservation of the world’s forest biological diversity to ensure that such is able to provide for food security, poverty allevia-

Philippines’ Country Report on Forest Genetic Resources

ERDB’s newly released publi-cation titled “Country Report on Forest Genetic Resources: Philippines”

tion, environmental conservation, as well as the eco-nomic and social advancement and the maintenance of cultural and spiritual values in the communities that de-pend on them.

The Philippine Country Report attempted to provide a comprehensive assessment of the state of forest genetic resources in the Philippines and their roles in the forest and forestry production systems in the country,. It also includes the associated biodiversity and the factors driv-ing the changes; the current contribution of forest ge-netic resources to sustainable forest development, and food and agriculture; how the contribution of forest ge-netic resources to sustainable forest development, food and agriculture, can be enhanced; and identifying oppor-tunities and obstacles. It also includes strategies to real-ize the opportunities and overcome any obstacles; and the needs and priorities for capacity building to enable conservation, sustainable use and development of forest genetic resources. Philippines’ Country Report … from page #

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“ We should set a good example in giving impor-

tance to the role of women in society. Despite the recent tragedies that happened to our town, we will still con-tinue to protect the women who serve as ‘light of our home’ and mother to our children and every step that we make should benefit the women especially in pre-venting cancer”, this was the message delivered by Hon. Mayor Anthony F. Genuino of Los Baños, Laguna during the “Walk for a Cause: Can-cer Prevention in Women” on March 15, 2012 in Los Baños, Laguna. This year’s theme of the National Women’s Month is “Women Weathering Climate Change Governance and Account-

ability, Everyone’s Re-sponsibility”. The walk for a cause began at 6:00 a.m. and started from Trace Col-lege to General Paciano Rizal Park via the national road. It was participated by ERDB employees, Los Baños municipal gov-ernment employees, barangay officials, stu-dents and teachers from different schools in Los Baños, other government agencies, non-government agen-cies, women’s sector and business sector.

After the walk the participants converged at the General Paciano Rizal Park for the program. The “Walk for a Cause” aimed to promote awareness on the prevention of cancer especially women. “All women are at risk of developing cancer”, said Vice Mayor Jose-phine H. Sumangil-Hernandez, Walk for a Cause- Event Chair. She mentioned that cancer can occur at any age. She also said that seventy-five percent of cancer pa-tients in the Philippines are 50 years old and above and predicted that cancer death will increase by 17 million deaths in 2030. Vice Mayor Sumangil also announced that the municipal government of Los Baños is giving away free VIA (Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid) test for women for early cancer detection and prevention.

Also present at the event was Ms. Glescy E. Trinidad, PESO Manager and Walk for a Cause – Awards Chair. She announced that the Los Baños National High School and the Day Care Parent Center was awarded as having the biggest and most creative delegations, respectively. For the intermission number, some se-lected students with ages 6-9 years old of the VEA School in Dangka, Mayondon, Los Baños, Laguna performed a very lively dance number. For the closing remarks, Ms. Miraflor O. Tado, Munici-pal Administrator and Walk for a Cause – Program Chair, thanked and recognized the high level of coop-eration of the participants for the successful culmina-tion of the event. Praxedes L. Silvoza, TDD

ERDB joins ‘Walk for a Cause 2012”

ERDB participants during the parade, “Walk for A Cause 2012” in celebration of the National Women’s Month.

D r. Evangeline T. Castillo, Section Chief of the Grassland Management and Hydrology (GMHS),

GDAERD of ERDB-DENR was named as the 2011 Most Outstanding Scientist by the Forest and Natural Re-sources Research Society of the Philippines, Inc. (FORESPI). Dr. Castillo received her award during the FORESPI’s General Assembly held at the Splash Island Spa and Resort at Southwoods Ecocentrum, Biñan, La-guna. The plaque of recognition was granted for her 38 years of active research and remarkable contribution to the field of marginal uplands and degraded areas rehabilitation. One of her significant contributions in grassland ecology is the provision of updated information on grassland vegetation, soil status, carrying capacity, and valuation of grazing lands for a more realistic fee system for pasture leases. She has also pioneered research work on the rehabilitation of Mt. Pinatubo volcanic-ash laden areas, and currently, focused on verifying appropriate protocols and environment-friendly technologies for the rehabilita-tion of mining and watershed areas. Foremost of her out-standing work is the innovation of endomycorrhizal inocu-lants in pure culture with high potential in boosting agri-cultural economy and hastening ecological succession, particularly for degraded lands. This study earned her the title of the ERDB’s Most Recognized Technology Innova-tor in 2009.Marita W. Briz, GDAERD

Dr. Evangeline Castillo bags FORESPI 2011 Most Outstanding Scientist Award

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Various CBFM projects were established in 2007 to sup-port agroforestry and rehabilitation efforts, livelihood and enterprise development activities of the different Peoples’ Organization in the country. A total of P30,000,000 from the Agrarian Reform Fund was provided for the implemen-tation of these projects. It has been five years since the establishment of these projects and an assessment was deemed necessary to determine overall impact (social, economic, environmental) brought about by the CBFM-CARP projects on the lives of CBFM beneficiaries and peoples organizations. As such, the Ecosystems Research and Development Bu-reau (ERDB) was tasked to spearhead the conduct of im-pact assessment with Dr. Lope Calanog as Project Team Leader.This will be implemented in coordination with the Forest Management Bureau (FMB), and the DENR-CARP National Coordinating Office (NCO) as the main DENR offices responsible in the implementation of the impact assessment. The project will be conducted in the initial thirty five (35) CBFM-CARP projects in all regions of the country except Region 1 and NCR.

Part of the activities to be done before the impact assess-ment proper shall be a capacitation of the members of the impact assessment teams (IATs) both at the national and regional levels. Hence, a five-day trainors’ training cum field practicum was conducted to orient and train the Im-pact Assessment Team (IAT) members in the data gather-ing, data analysis and report writing.

The five-day training workshop held in Maria Paz Royale Garden Resort in Sta. Filomena, San Pablo City, Laguna on March 18-24, 2012 aimed to: a) train the members of

the IAT on how to conduct interviews using the right questions and how they could be effectively adminis-tered to generate the required data and information; and b) teach the participants how these data and information should be properly coded, and statistically analyzed us-ing prescribed statistical software, and how they will be interpreted and translated into the formal impact assess-ment reports.

Sixty (60) participants from 16 DENR regional offices (1 ERDS & 1 FMS personnel), Forest Management Bureau (FMB), DENR National Coordinating Office (NCO), and ERDB attended the training workshop. The following topics were discussed with the respective resource per-sons: 1) Basic Concepts and Principles of Impact As-sessment-Dr. Lope Calanog; 2) Data Requirements of Impact Assessment Study-Dr. Lope Calanog; 3) Data Gathering techniques-Ms. Vienna Austria; 4) Tasks of Field Supervisor and Enumerator and Dos and Don’ts in Interviewing-Ms. Mylene Aparente; 5) Importance of Statistics in Social Surveys-Dr. Carmela Taguiam; 6) Population and Survey Sampling-Ms. Rowena Payuan; 7) Lecture and Hands-on on the Use of SPSS and SPSS Application-Dr. Carmela Taguiam; 8) Data Cod-ing, Analysis and Interpretation/Development of Code-book and Data Entry-For. Ma. Lourdes Reyes; and 9) Report Writing and Packaging-Dr. Lope Calanog. A one-day Field Practicum was conducted in Barangay Loquin in Liliw, Laguna and interviewed 16 farmer-members of Liliw Upland Farmers’ Marketing Coopera-tive. The activity also served as pretesting of survey in-struments to be used for the data gathering activities.

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Trainors’ Training on Conduct of Impact Assessment of CBFM-CARP Projects in the Philippines

The training participants of the Trainors’ Training on Conduct of Impact Assessment of CBFM-CARP Projects in the Philippines held in Maria Paz Royale Garden Resort, Sta. Filomena, San Pablo City, Laguna on March 18-24, 2012.

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UPLB Professor … from page 4 d) failure to take account of the tacit: knowledge of those who left the organization; and e) failure to cre-ate an environment where knowledge sharing oc-curs and knowledge is codified to be used for inno-vation, decision-making and problem solving activi-ties.

4. Reason why there is now a key interest in KM (Dalkir (2005). a) Globalization -Organizations to-day are going global – multisite, multilingual and multicultural in nature. b) Learner organizations – We are doing more and doing it faster, but we also need to work smarter as knowledge workers, adopt-ing an increased pace and workload. c) Corporate amnesia – We are more mobile, which creates prob-lems of knowledge continuity for the organization and places continuous learning demands on the knowledge workers. d) Technological knowledge – We are connected; we are expected to be “on” at all times, and the turnaround time in responding is now measured in minutes, not weeks.

Therefore, in this knowledge age, the only sustain-able advance a firm has come from “What is collec-tively known, how efficiently it uses what it knows, and how quickly it acquires and uses new knowl-edge.”

5. KM Cycle. In literature, KM follows the generic cycle:

Knowledge creation-knowledge storage and re-trieval-knowledge distribution- knowledge distribu-tion (Alavi, 2000).

6. Some practical tips are as follows: a) If you want to

learn something new, observe; create an appren-ticeship program. b) Continue to challenge the sys-tem and make concrete plans: what needs to be done and how to do: c) Discuss this with colleagues; d) Be flexible in adopting new knowledge, learn and unlearn. e) Create an avenue or a space where knowledge can be freely shared.

Open spaces for knowledge sharing can generate bright ideas arising from informal conversations in an informal setting. Encourage people to talk and share. Create a shared space where interaction occurs. Provide materials to encourage talking, i.e., open whiteboards in designated areas, blogs, emails, discussion forums, wall speak, etc.

8. KM application. A KM initiative is ineffective if it does not produce the desired results. In KM, every bit of knowledge seen important to help achieve

Mr. Eliseo M. Baltazar (2nd from left), Chief of the Technology Development Division (TDD) hands in the token of appreciation to the speaker, Mr. Gary Jay S. Montemayor. Also in the photo are Dr. Editha P. Eusebio (leftmost), Chief of the Planning and Management, Information Services Unit (PMISU) and Dr. Aleli M. Luna (3rd from left), Chief of the Upland Farms and Ecosystems Research Division (UFERD).

organizational objectives are meant to be applied and continuously reviewed. Therefore, a KM system should also be subjected to evaluation.

Thus, this lecture gave a starting point to think and create an action plan, it has posted question on what, where, when and how knowledge is being managed and utilized in the organization. Mr. Montemayor discussed knowledge management defi-nition, common knowledge problems in an organization, reasons why there is now a key interest in KM, the KM cycle, why KM in Devcom, and some questions and an-swers in KM. Overall, the lecture provided adequate and relevant infor-mation on how to improve knowledge flow in the organi-zation through managing, processing and utilizing knowl-edge of every individual employee. KM can help attain organizational vision, mission, goals and objectives, and the pursuit of different undertakings. Aurora S. Jose, FERD

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1st DENR Research … from page 2 Annex 14. Her presentation was focused on the revi-sions of the provisions stipulated in the Revised Regu-lations Governing Forest Tree Seed and Seedling Pro-duction, Collection and Disposition. She explained the gaps/issues/concerns identified, proposed changes/amendments and proposed plans/activities and initia-tives to fill up the identified gaps. The draft capsule proposal and conceptual framework concerning the R&D on Forest Tree Improvement in support to NGP was presented by Asst. Dir. Leuvina Tandug. The R&D on Forest Tree Improvement was conceived to achieve the basic objective of providing sustained supply of genetically improved planting stocks of priority forest tree species in support to NGP for the rehabilitation of degraded forest lands and biodi-versity conservation. Editha P. Eusebio and Marie Abbie Gail L. Dela Cueva, PMISU

The Report also contains insights on the past and current management of the forest genetic resources in the Philip-pines, and the different in-situ and ex-situ forest genetic resources conservation programs. It also gives a de-scription of the few tree improvement and breeding ac-tivities undertaken, existing infrastructures and facilities as well as laws, rules and regulations and other policy issuances related to forest genetic resources use and conservation. It also includes the country’s participation in regional and international agreements and collabora-tive projects, existing knowledge base and education programs, research and development programs and pro-jects’. Lastly, it contains the different capacity building initiatives on the sustainable use and conservation of forest genetic resources in the country.

This report also highlights the wealth of the Philippines in terms of its forest genetic resources. From its forests come a multitude of goods: food, wood, medicine and “cosmeceuticals”, non-wood forest products, and raw materials for the handicrafts and novelty items. . Meth-ods are now evolving towards the effective valuing of the services that come with the sustainable management of the forest genetic resources. With this development is the increasing appreciation of the concept of payment for environmental services that will work towards more vigor-ous efforts towards the sustainable use of such re-sources. In the Philippines, current interest on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) very well complements the thrust on the conser-vation of existing forest genetic resources of the nation. Marla V. Cambay, TDD

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All in all, the training workshop was a big success as manifested in the well-prepared group output presenta-tions and in the evaluation sheet accomplished by the participants. The training workshop was capped by an agreement on “way forward” activities, specifically the conduct of field surveys in April and May 2012. The impact assessment study is expected to accomplish and produce: 1) packaged terminal report; 2) action strategies for the successful implementation of CBFM-CARP projects; 3) policy enhancement relative to imple-mentation of CBFM projects; 4) a guidebook detailing the processes and outputs in the conduct of impact assess-ment study, including Enhanced SES baseline data gath-ering procedures; and 5) capacitated technical staff from the Forest Management Service on impact assessment data gathering, analysis, and interpretation, and report writing. Sally Orobia/Malou Reyes, UFERD

Trainors’ Training … from page 8

Dr. Lope A. Calanog explaining the purpose of the field practi-cum on March 21, 2012 in the training hall of Liliw Upland Farmers Marketing Cooperative in Liliw, Laguna.