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ArticlePreliminary assessment of Philippine threatened plants in the makiling botanic gardens, Philippines: A showcase of the gardens’ ex-situ living collections
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.Conservation of threatened plants is a national and global concern. Assessment of Philippine plants listed as threatened was conducted at the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) of the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park. Aside from providing venue for instruction and research related to forestry and plant sciences as mandated by Republic Act (RA) No. 3523, MBG also serves as a repository of important native and endemic species. The study aimed to showcase MBG’s ex-situ collections and to provide list and information on the threatened plants including status, their number and location within the area to safeguard these threatened plants and save them from possible extinction. The list of threatened plants is based on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order 2017-11 issued on 02 May 2017 pursuant to RA No. 9147, also known as the ‘Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Law’. Results of initial inventory showed a total of 7,574 plant individuals distributed in 401 species and 75 families. Of these, only 82 species with 2,052 individuals are in the Philippine threatened plant list: eight species critically endangered (CR), 15 species endangered (EN), 39 vulnerable (VU), and 20 other threatened species (OTS). This represents only 8.3% of the total 984 species in the threatened plant list and is still way below the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) Target 8 of 75%. About 45% of these threatened species are endemic to the Philippines. There is a need therefore to prioritize these species for global conservation and restoration. Long-term programs on conservation and restoration of these threatened plants must be developed to at least improve their conservation status. Meanwhile, the MBG has commenced a project to increase its living collections of threatened species and develop propagation protocols to make these available for recovery and restoration programs. Keywords: biodiversity conservation ID:3623523 -
ArticleThe SFI conservation impact project: supporting forest-based solutions for climate- change mitigation and biodiversity conservation
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.SFI has provided certification standards for sustainable forest practices and forest fiber procurement since 1995, and has experienced tremendous growth, such that SFI’s Forest Management Standard is the most widely applied single forest management standard in the world, with over 365 million certified acres (147 million hectares). Seeing the need for better understanding of the conservation related outcomes from decades of sustainable management, SFI initiated the Conservation Impact Project in 2016 to enumerate outcomes across the critical themes of climate change, biodiversity, and water. Findings of these collaborative research projects reveal the critical role of these certified forests toward landscape-scale biodiversity, wide ranging bird species in decline, and carbon capture and storage. These findings make clear that SFI Certified forests contribute significantly and uniquely to forest conservation outcomes in the United States and Canada and suggest the potential importance of sustainably managed certified forests in meeting global conservation objectives. Keywords: sustainable forest management, climate, carbon, conservation ID: 3478897 -
ArticleEconomic valuation of ecotourism resources as a conservation tool for the Makiling Botanic Gardens
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) is one of the ecotourism points of interest in the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR AHP) and the nearest mountain ecosystem to Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. The MBG serves as a living collection and sanctuary of endemic and endangered plant species in the Philippines and promotes public awareness and appreciation of biodiversity through conservation education. The MMFR’s recognition as AHP in 2013 has received support and assistance from different agencies to further develop its ecotourism potential. However, developments are anticipated to be at the expense of low-priced ecotourism services. The study aimed to estimate the willingness to pay of MBG visitors for its enhanced conservation using the contingent valuation method. The contingent valuation survey was administered through face-to face interviews. Results show that out of 253 respondents, 79% expressed willingness to pay (WTP) for the enhanced conservation of MBG. The elicited mean WTP is PhP 73.79 ($1.46) on top of the current entrance fee of PhP 50.00 ($1)/visit. The significant factors affecting visitors’ WTP were bid amount, income, and education. Given the elicited mean WTP added to the current entrance fee and the average number of visitors of MBG (41,281) annually, the potential revenue of MBG if the WTP will be captured is about PhP 6.3 million ($124,758). Results of the study can serve as a reference in adjusting the entrance fee of the MBG to support the full implementation of MMFR's management plan in the context of an ASEAN Heritage Park. Keywords: Protected area, Ecosystem services, Sustainable financing, Resource use fees ID: 3622992
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