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Eslava Appointed as New SESAM Dean SESAM First in UPLB to Conduct Fire Drill and Safety Seminar Testimonial Ceremony for SESAM Graduates Held University of Texas Hydrologist Lectures on Groundwater Researches Working Towards Climate-smart Farmers SESAM’s 6th Green Seminar Series – Climate Scenarios: Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) SESAM Holds Alumni Homecoming and Symposium 2015 Filipino NASA Scientist Lectures About Climate Change Benham Benthos Team Presents Expedition Results in a National Conference ENS 299 Class Holds Seminar on DRRM and the Changing Environment SESAM is now CHED Center of Excellence in Environmental Science SESAM Joins Mining Symposium New Project to Document and Evaluated Disaster Preparedness and Response Initiatives of Laguna, Sorsogon, Cagayan, and Benguet Dr. Espaldon Named 2016 UPLB Outstanding Researcher DOST-PCAARRD Pushes for Smarter Agriculture Through Project SARAI SARAI on Smarter Moves for a Competitive Agriculture at SIPAG FIESTA Techno Forum Cagayan and Benguet Provinces Work to Strengthen Disaster Risk Reduction Actions Announcement: Project SARAI Holds Its First Seminar-Exhibit DKI-APCSS Training for Comprehensive Crisis Management: An Opportunity to Develop Graduate Studies in Climate Change, Disaster Dr. Nacorda Attends International Ocean Science Confab Everyone is Invited! UP Knowledge Festival SM Benthos Project Conducts Fish Visual Survey Training Energy and Environment Cluster Exhibit Bags First Place in UP Knowledge Festival SESAM Faculty Awarded as UP’s Google Citation Scholars Eslava, Rebancos New UP Scientists CHED Grants COE to SESAM SESAM Supports World Day to Combat Desertification Controlled Environment Research Facility to be Established in UPLB SESAM and WFP Conduct DRRM Seminar SESAM Proud to Have 24 MS, 13 PhD Graduates in 2016 Documentation and Evaluation Project Holds Capacity Building Initiatives for Disaster Preparedness Workshop SESAM-WFP Project Delivers IEC Materials to Partner LGUs SESAM-UPLB Students Present EIA Findings to DOST Project SARAI Conducts Training for Partner SUCs SESAM Joins the NSTW 2016 at Bicutan Science Community Surigao del Sur State University Hosts 2016 PNEE Conference SESAM Conducts Student Orientation Download SESAM Disaster Proof Camp App Now! Dr. Alcantara, an Outstanding Citizen of Los Baños Landslide Early Warning System Wins NAST 2016 Best Poster Contest DENR Usec. Jonas Leones is SESAM’s 2016 Outstanding Alumni EIDR Project Conducts Focus Group Discussion SESAM, ICLEI and Santa Rosa City LGU Conducts Capacity-building for Urban Agriculture EIDR Project to Conduct LEAP Forum LLDA GM ACOSTA on the LLCA Bill: Any Solon has the Right to Propose Laws Laguna Lake Main Focus of the LEAP Forum MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! SESAM Conducts Capacity Building Workshop on Mangrove Diversity and Carbon Stock Assessment for Local Government Officials Project SARAI Pre-tests Training Toolkit for Corn NASA Scientist to Share Experiences and Expertise on Using Remote Sensing in Laguna de Bay Basin Lake Water Monitoring NASA Scientist Opens Research Opportunities in the Field of Lake Water Monitoring JESAM Regular and Special Issues for 2016 Out Now “It is crucial to build resilient communities to face climate change” – OML Research Manager NASA Scientist to Give His 2nd Lecture: Drought Forecasting in the Philippines Studying Particle Science Can be Helpful in Pollution Control French Scientist Discussed Cave Aerology LEAP Project to be Featured in NCRP Scientific Conference Empowering Filipino Farmers Using the SARAI Training Toolkit for Rice and Corn SESAM Joins Ecohealth Learning Visit in Thailand Advancing Environmental Management in the Philippines Through Natural Capital Accounting Celebrating Three Years of Research Work to Re-energize the Philippines’ Agriculture Sector Life of the Badjaos in Barangay Malitam, Batangas City SESAM, PCAARRD and Partners Conduct Knowledge-sharing on Impact Assessment of Coral Reef Rehabilitation Projects in the Philippines SESAM to Host 2nd International Conference on Environmental Science Experts to Talk About Challenges, Opportunities for Environmental Sustainability in Mining Sector SESAM Honors 2017 Graduates Experts Converge in Baguio City for the 2017 HFOD JESAM’s First Issue for 2017 Now Out; Tackles Environmental Pollution Among Countries Dr. Ben S. Malayang III to Attend 2nd ICES Conference Conservation Scientist Coming to UPLB for the 2nd ICES New Research Opportunities and Partnerships at the 2nd ICES CHED Awards JESAM as Among the Country’s Top Journals SESAM Orients New Students MODECERA Conducts Site Visit and Data Gathering in Bagong Silang UPLB-CDRS Center to Host 2nd ICCCRD 2017 Climate Change Secretary Urges Academe to Link Science to Policy and Practice SESAM Joins 99th Loyalty Day Parade SESAM Alumni Hails Integrative and Interdisciplinary Approach for Environmental Science Chancellor Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr. Reappointed! ACIAR Country Manager Talks About Research Partnerships in “Talakayan” SESAM Joins 10th PNEE International Conference SESAM Posters, Paper Bag Top Awards During the PNEE Int’l Conference SESAM’s PhilCORA Project Presents Results in a Conservation Conference in New York SESAM Offers Off-campus MS Environmental Science in UP Visayas JESAM Publishes Special Issue on Biofuels CHED Awards JESAM the Journal Challenge Grant JESAM Website Launched at SESAM’s 20th Anniversary SESAM Feats Pillars, Staff During 20th Anniversary Celebration NUS Professor Invited at the JESAM Editors’ Lecture Series SESAM Joins ASEAN Forum on Urban Resilience to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Management Strategies NUS Professor is the First JESAM Editors’ Series Lecturer SESAM Conducts MS Environmental Science Orientation in UP Mindanao SESAM Conducts Orientation for New Students Project SARAI TechDep Seminar Conducted in Isabela SESAM Professors Publish Research Findings SESAM Supports Industry-Academe Linkage Through Water Footprint Accounting Marine Conservation Discussed in “Talakayan” “We can’t talk about the environment without economics” – Northeastern University Professor Japanese Professor at SESAM to Talk About Geohazards UPLB, ICHARM, Tohoku and Kyoto Universities Meet for Possible Collaboration Cold Storage Facility and Biodigesters Launched in La Trinidad, Benguet UPLB, ICHARM and Tohoku University Field Visit to Candaba, Pampanga Jobus Dye Study Bagged Best Poster in 2018 UPREPS Conference SESAM Profs Assist in Formulating the Management Plan of a Young Lake in Oriental Mindoro Water Footprint Accounting of Philippines’ Oldest Technopark Pursued LEAP Forum 2018 Focused on Science and Policies for a Sustainable Laguna Lake Taiwanese Professor Discuss Study on Raindrop Size Distribution SESAM to Study Marikina Watershed Sajise Lectures on the Journey of Environmental Science in the Philippines UEP Hosted the 7th ACES NAST to Award Best Paper to SESAM Dean, Colleagues SESAM Gives Recognition to 2018 Graduates UPLB Holds Meeting for Possible Collaboration with Constituent Universities in Addressing Water Security Issues SESAM Starts the Balik PhD Project in Angat Watershed Pushing for Impact: Project SARAI conducts training on Information Services Valuation and Impact Assessment The UPLB Interdisciplinary Studies Center for Water Conducts the Hydrogeologic Assessment of Mt. Iraya Watershed in Basco, Batanes Taiwanese Scientists at SESAM to Discuss Meteorology SESAM Joins Onehealth/Ecohealth Training in France Water Center Conducts 1st Forum on Watershed Management and Governance in Sierra Madre SEARCA Agriculture & Development Seminar Series (ADSS) Will Feature Dr. Ancog’s Lecture JESAM Joins the 5th CASE Conference University of Bordeaux Professor Presents Karst and Cave Studies in France UPLB Conducts Workshop on Water Center Research Agenda Technologies Showcased in SESAM’s Centennial Loyalty Day Float SESAM Alumni Promote Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education for Environmental Sustainability Everyone is Cordially Invited PNEE International Conference Highlights Importance of Environmental Education Brazilian Professor Discuss Land Change Process Everyone is Cordially Invited on This Lecture SESAM Co-organizes Workshop on Onehealth/Ecohealth Towards Sustainable Livestock Production in the Philippines and Southeast Asia Everyone is Cordially Invited! Lecture on LCA of Bioethanol Production The UPLB Interdiciplinary Studies Center for Water Visited Angat Watershed for Possible Data Coupling UPLB-IDSC Water Conducts Its 2nd Forum SESAM, AFP Conduct Resiliency Seminar SESAM Implements a Pioneering DENR-Funded Project on Invasive Alien Species (IAS) SESAM ESEP Lab Holds Validation Workshop on Impact Assessment of a Coral Reef Rehabilitation Technology SESAM Conducts Stakeholders’ Validation Workshop on the Assessment of Management Options for Laguna de Bay DOST-PCAARRD Reviews Project SARAI SARAI Conducts Sustainability Workshop Among Its SUC Partners ICHARM to Explore Possible Collaboration with UPLB SESAM to Join Earthquake Drill on February 21 UPLB-IDSC Water Joins Plenary Meeting Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters EMB-DENR Taps SESAM for ECO-DRR Training Dr. Ancog Presents Study at NAST Speakers Bureau SESAM Joins the 19th National Cave Congress of the Philippines UPLB Participates in the 2019 National Water Summit ADB Consultant in “Talakayan” SESAM Joins the World to Commemorate Earth Hour 2019 Water Forum Presented Alternative Water Sources and Solutions to Water Crisis SARAI Young Researchers Inspire Siargao Youth to Engage in Agriculture Dean Eslava, Professor Rebancos Promoted in the UP Scientist Ranks NEDA Asec. Planta in next week’s ‘Talakayan’ SESAM, UP-NIGS Host Philippines-Taiwan Earth Sciences Conference SESAM’s Class of 2019 has 52 Graduates 4th Water Forum Focused on Agriculture SEARCA, IdSC Water Conducts Workshop on Sustainable Water Resource Management for Food Security Dr. Ancog Served as Plenary Speaker in Two Scientific Meetings JESAM Conducts Journal Management and Scientific Writing Seminar at UEP CHED Taps JESAM for Scientific Writing Workshop of Philippine HEIs Training-Workshop on Spatial Mapping Assists Philippine HEIs Learn More About Vulnerability Among Small Islands SESAM Conducts EIA Training SESAM Supports the National World Environment Health Day 2019 Rapid Population Increase a Major Factor in Rice Production–PhilRice Exec SESAM Alumni Homecoming Symposium 2019 SESAM honors alumni during 101st Loyalty Day celebration CHED-JESAM journal writing workshop in Baguio City nets highest number of participants PNEE international conference and scientific meeting 2019 highlights Pedagogy to Practice (P2P) models Lets help the earthquake victims in Mindanao Project SARAI conducts free GIS, remote sensing training SESAM Joins National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill Key Water Players Joined Forces in the 1ST National Scientific Conference on Water Fissures crack open as Taal Volcanic Quakes Increase Three trainings lined up for 2020 SESAM conducts a training and validation workshop on invasive alien species in the AVPL, Mindanao Everyone is invited Mathematical Models Aid Scientists in Solving Disease Spread SESAM Joins Taal Relief Drive Everyone is invited Colliding Plates Created Volcanoes in the Philippines Integrated Counter Measures Key for Flood Control – Japanese Professor Announcement: Dr. Tanquilut’s lecture is postponed US Extension Professionals Visit SESAM SARAI Conducts a Drone Training for Agricultural Applications in Victoria, Oriental Mindoro ANNOUNCEMENT: Processing of examination permits NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF GIS TRAINING Online Seminar on Iodine-129 as Environmental Tracer set on May 13 Scientists Identified Sources of Salinity in Groundwater using Iodine-129 African Swine Fever next on Living Dangerously Series Improvement of Biosecurity Key to Prevent Spread of African Swine Fever Polio Virus Eradication next on Living Dangerously Series The Geological Society of the Philippines to hold a Financial Literacy Webinar Environmental Surveillance- an Early Warning System for Polio Outbreaks COVID-19 Modeling in the next Living Dangerously Series Job Risk Profiling Platform for COVID-19 Assist Companies During Pandemic Protocol on Submission of Documents and Communications DOST-SEI Announced Measures to Aid Scholars Affected by ECQ Congratulations Compre Takers! SESAM Reports 100% Passing Rate in Comprehensive Exam SESAM to Implement Online Student Clearance System Power Interruption on July 13, 2020 Impact of Tropical Cyclones Next on Living Dangerously Series SESAM to Honor Graduates via Virtual Testimonial Program List of Courses Offered 1st Semester School Year 2020-2021 PAGASA Assess Different Models for More Accurate Weather Prediction Attention Students: Requesting for COI? Here’s how SESAM 2020 Graduates Honored via Virtual Testimonial Program SESAM to Conduct Online EIA Training this October SESAM Conducts Virtual Training and Validation Workshop with DENR to Address IAS in Protected Areas Ecotourism After Covid 19 Next on Living Dangerously Series Addressing the Climate and Environmental Crisis: a Special Webinar for a Filipino NASA Scientist “Welcome Program for Students: GCQ ba kamo? Padayon!” Set on September 14, 2020 Four Decades of Service: Celebration and Recognition of Dr. Florece’s Career Water Center to hold Webinar on COVID-19 Implications in Managing Water, Sanitation and Waste on September 24 SESAM, GSP and NRCP to Hold Manila Bay White Sand Symposium Experts Discussed Manila Bay White Sand and Ecosystem Issues Tourism Still Possible This Pandemic- Ecotourism Expert SESAM Alumni Symposium on October 22, 2020 SESAM Conducts Short Online Course on EIA and CCVA 2020 Outstanding Alumni Articulated Environmental Leadership in Their Respective Fields 2020 SESAM International Symposium Set on December 11 International Webinar on Social Forestry to be held on December 3 List of Courses Offered 2nd Semester 2020-21 Seminar on Landscape Fragmentation Set on December 10 Experts Discussed the “Strange” Things of 2020 During the 1st SESAM International Research Symposium Maligayang Pasko mula sa SESAM! Graduate School Launches ODSS Attention SESAM Students: GS Announced the Enrollment Process for Second Semester Updated List of Courses Offered 2nd Semester 2020-21 SESAM to Conduct Online Trainings This Year SESAM Statement on the Abrogation of the 1989 UP-DND Accord Seminar to Debunk Myths on Vaccination Set on February 27 Alternative Work Arrangement on February 23, 2020 SESAM Building to Undergo Regular Disinfection Every Tuesdays PFPA Awards SESAM Dean the Sinag Medallion Students Invited to Attend the SESAM Online Orientation Akita University Invites Students, Researchers to the Online Seminar on Environmental Science New Living Dangerously Webinar Slated this March 29 5 in 1: the First Living Dangerously Webinar for 2021 Project LIGTAS held its first online inception meeting with its partners US-based Info Manager Discuss Covid-19 Updates Get Vaccinated, if its Already Available- Health Care Information Officer SESAM Compre Exam Schedule Registration is on for the 9th ACES CHED Discuss National Students Orientation Food Summit 2021 Registration is on SESAM Supports PBEST NGO Masterclass Seminar Series Webinar on Manila Bay Mandamus set on May 27 to 28 Mandamus Partner Agencies Shared Updates and Innovations in Saving Manila Bay Alternative Work Arrangement for SESAM on June 2-7, 2021 Rico Ancog is the New Dean of SESAM Alternative Work Arrangement for SESAM on June 17-22, 2021 French Professor Shared Excel Tips and Tricks to SESAM Staff The Society for Conservation of Philippine Wetlands Invites All to Join “Wetland School Project” ENS 296 Included in SESAM’s Midyear Offering Water Center Virtually Launched the HyDEPP Project SEARCA Invites Everyone for the Asia-Pacific Climate Week Celebration UPLB Academic Calendar 2021-22 Released JESAM Releases June 2021 Issue SARAi e-skwela sa CARAGA kicks off SESAM Invites Alumni for a General Assembly SATREPS HyDEPP Jump-starts its first e-Learning Training DOST-PCIEERD’s SIBOL webinar first episode featuring Project LIGTAS Mini Reunion: SESAM Gathers Alumni for a Virtual Meeting Senator Villanueva Honors SESAM Graduates Call for Nomination for PSSC-LMS Prize Sixty-five Participants Completed This Year’s EIA Course Project SARAi successfully held e·skwela sa CARAGA SESAM Course offering for 1st Semester 2021-22 SATREPS HyDEPP concluded its e-Learning Training DAME-CEM Announces the 3rd Global Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship Conference SESAM Conducts Research Agenda Workshop “SESAmbag”: SESAM Ambag for a Successful Community Pantry UPLB-NWRB Project on Dam Operation Protocol in Angat Watershed Kicks-Off UPLB, SEARCA to establish halal S&T and health knowledge hub UPLB-SESAM holds virtual orientation for its new students for AY 2021-2022 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲m Valuation kicks off SESAM PhD student wins Champion Award in recent international symposium UPLB IDSC WATER celebrates Sierra Madre Day through a Webinar Dean Ancog, Nat’l Scientist Cruz, to represent Philippines in the newly formed Future Earth Assembly SESAM invites Cong. Legarda, Atty. Luna for the Launching of SESAM ExChanges UPLB-SESAM launches SESAM ExChanges Project SARAI launched in Tuguegarao City SESAM to feat outstanding grads in the upcoming 2021 Alumni Symposium SESAM invites students in a Town Hall Meeting NRCP Back 2 Basic online class program presents “The Magnetosphere” SESAM kumustahan through “SESAM Students Townhall Meeting” held Outstanding Alumni Awardees Recognition and Academe-Government-Industry Collaboration explored at the 2021 SESAM Alumni Symposium SESAM-CETD trains 67 stakeholders on climate and disaster risk assessment UPLB IdSC Water and ICHARM holds a webinar on HyDEPP SATREPS Typhoon Ulysses Initiatives SESAM Pays Courtesy Visit to Los Baños LGU: Exploring Collaboration on Environmental Research and Capacity Building SESAM co-sponsors ICCC 2022 UPLB-SESAM joins the Oceana and NAST in a national colloquium on the impacts of seabed quarrying and ore mining SESAM prof and a staff bag Best Paper Presentation in the INREM Conference 2021 EcoHealth, zoonotic diseases, and environmental education discussed during a keynote of CIRAD’s Dr. Morand JESAM mentors IFSU in a journal writeshop series SARAi e.skwela brings info-caravan to Bicol Region HyDEPP-SATREPS holds the 1st Joint Coordination Committee Meeting Los Baños MENRO Visits UPLB-SESAM for Development Plans and Extension Works Collaboration SESAM ExChanges tackles Land and Water in EIA Broad and Cavanagh raise the need of multidisciplinary approach in environmental education as a catalyst for social change in the Philippines Atty La Viña highlights importance of environmental education in climate change agenda of the Philippines Tree Planting and Nurturing Activity held Retirement celebration honors Simplicio “Pol” Veluz Happy holidays from all of us here at SESAM JESAM jumpstarts 2022 with new issue release SESAM announces comprehensive exam results Attention Students: ENS Courses Enlistment SESAM’s staff health, well-being and green initiatives get support from the Rotary Club of Bay SESAM alternative work arrangement January 26 to 30, 2022 SESAM course offering for second semester 2021-22 Instructions in processing removal permit and Completion/Removal Grade Usec. Edillon of NEDA will speak about SDGs on the next SESAM ExChanges Dr. Josefino C. Comiso: A Filipino NASA scientist awarded with Pamana ng Pilipino Award SESAM staff and students upskill on policy brief analysis and formulation Attainment of SDGs requires sustained commitment across all stakeholders- Usec. Edillon Attention SESAM students: check out the new ENS 291 UPLB-SESAM conducts online orientation for its new graduate students SESAM learns to tell stories through news writing webinar UPLB IdSC for Water holds workshop for Angat Dam Non-Technical Working Group  SESAM Building Administrator participates in Fire Safety Seminar 4th SESAM ExChanges to Feature Urban and Rural Areas Affected by Climate Change CCC, SESAM and IdSC Water to strengthen ties to combat climate change Environmental concerns score prominently in the Los Baños mayoralty candidates’ forum Innovations in the urban and rural areas undergoing climate change adaptation tackled in “SESAM ExChanges” Innovations in the urban and rural areas undergoing climate change adaptation tackled in “SESAM ExChanges” UPLB-SESAM commemorates Earth Day with the signing of agreement with Municipal Government of Los Banos SESAM, PSAE and PNEE join forces for Ecosystem Valuation training for Mindanao Philippine Environmental Science Summit 2022 to kick-off SESAM 25th anniversary celebration Learning visit and benchmarking activity of Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) SESAM, Peace Corps Conclude Biodiversity Assessment Training SESAM kicks-off silver anniversary through a national summit UPLB-SESAM joins the 10th Annual International Conference on Environmental Science SESAM trains academe, government, and private organizations quantify and value ecosystem services UPLB-SESAM explores collaboration with CIRAD on research Project PAMANA conducts sustainable mining workshop Impact Factor of the UPLB-based Journal of Environmental Science and Management (JESAM) increases Environmental technologies, innovation and solutions in LGUs tackled in the latest SESAM ExChanges Climate Change Commission and UPLB-SESAM to collaborate on harnessing science and ‘humanware’ for the country’s strengthened climate resilience agenda Australia’s Commission for International Agricultural Research visits UPLB-SESAM Balik Scientist hosted by Bicol-U visits SESAM for academic and research collaborations UPLB-SESAM honors the Graduating Class of 2022 via Testimonial and Recognition Program Eastern Samar State U benchmarks UPLB SESAM Laboratory and Graduate Programs CALL FOR STUDENT APPRENTICESHIP UPLB and CIDA Partnership rekindled as Canadian Ambassador visits SESAM 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐀𝐌 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀.𝐘. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 SESAM and DA-NFRDI invites everyone to ‘Tawilis’ forum More than 100 participants join SESAM-CETD’s EIA 2022 training course SESAM invites you to ‘Kumustahan’ First SESAM Policy Brief Series out now! UPLB-SESAM, DA-NFRDI and DENR-PAMB conducts ‘Tawilis’ forum UPLB-SESAM conducts Virtual ‘Kumustahan with SESAM Pillars’ CETD-SESAM Conducts Second Batch of EIA Training ICCC to be held in Sri Lanka on February 9-10 2023 Michigan State U professor in the next SESAM ExChanges Environmental policy expert Attorney Tony Laviña will discuss COP27 in the ‘ExChanges’ COP 27 was the most successful for climate justice- Atty. La Viña 50% increase in the demand for food, water and energy in 2030 looms Project LIGTAS to be featured in the first SESAM SRIS Two-part Policy Brief on Land Tenure is now out! SESAM invites Japanese scientists to discuss flood disasters Attention students! Please refer to the 2022-23 UPLB Academic Calendar Attention students: Here are the guidelines for the registration schedules SESAM conducts tree planting activity at UP Land Grant JESAM December 2022 highlights environmental conservation and restoration SESAM-UPLB forge ties with private company to assess the carrying capacity of a mangrove forest in Lobo, Batangas SESAM launches new webinar series ‘SRIS’ with Project LIGTAS Japanese scientists discuss flood disasters in webinar organized by SESAM-CETD and UPLB-IDSC for water PNEE pays tribute to SESAM-UPLB for its 25th year Magmasid, mag-ulat, at maging LIGTAS! SESAM holds a thanksgiving gala to culminate its 25th Anniversary Celebration SESAM ExChanges to tackle nature-based solutions in wetlands on February 28 Wetlands in focus during the first SESAM ExChanges for 2023 Lanao Lake project under Water Center in the next SRIS UPLB inks MOU with Griffith University for international academic and research partnerships on land, water and environmental management Former Senator Coseteng visits SESAM for a potential collab in building a nature-based learning lab Highlighting SESAM’s role in Lanao Lake Watershed climate change impact assessment in this month’s SRIS Fourth batch of trainees complete SESAM’s Ecosystems Valuation course SESAM, NFRDI collaborate to conduct impact assessment of mariculture in the Philippines SESAM showcases environmental quality techs at the UPLB Founding Anniversary Exhibit Mindoro oil spill discussed in the latest SESAM ExChanges highlighting some ways forward UPLB-SESAM holds the National Inception Workshop for The 1HEALTH Project on African Swine Fever, Avian Influenza, and Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance UPLB inks MOA with DENR-NCR for academic collaboration New Program on Environmental Diplomacy and Negotiations Approved by UP Board of Regents One Health Project featured in the next SRIS Impacts of climate change and water resources use and management of selected watersheds in Lanao del Norte: averting the looming water crisis SESAM and PEF invites everyone to ‘Agilaya’ The launching of PhD EDN defined the importance of SESAM’s role in environmental science education in the region SESAM joins global collaboration on natural capital accounting DOST in cooperation with UPLB-SESAM will hold 1st S&T impact assessment Malaya Goes to UP Los Baños for the AgiLaya Campaign Project LIGTAS team meets with MECO-TECO partner for a new proposal development Project SARAi joins the 2023 DA-ATI Harvest Festival and Field Day Project LIGTAS conducts harmonization workshop with other DOST-funded projects on landslides Two SESAM Projects join Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023 JESAM June 2023 Issue tackles tools for natural resources assessment and management SRIS to feature carrying capacity of Lagadarin Mangrove Forest Call for nomination for the SESAM-UPLB 2023 outstanding alumni awards now open! Carrying capacity study of Lagadlarin Mangrove Forest featured in SRIS Dr. Villareal to SESAM graduating students: “better to make mistakes, than not making a decision at all” 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐀𝐌 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐀.𝐘. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 JESAM re-indexed in ASEAN Citation Index database Second short online EIA training for 2023 now open for registration The 6th short online course on EIA nets more than 120 participants SESAM launches One Health mobile lab We borrowed our water resources from the future generation- Gen. Trias Mayor SESAM fetes 2023 distinguished alumni during loyalty day symposium UPLB SESAM’s 1HEALTH Project holds virtual capacity building on surveillance and diagnosis of ASF, AI, and AMR Project SARAi hosts a training on Real Time Weather Forecasting using Automatic Weather Station SESAM brings DRR, sustainable mining, and climate-smart agriculture technologies to exhibits CETD-SESAM conducts second EIA training for 2023 1HEALTH Project wins first place in the national antimicrobial resistance poster competition in the PAAW 2023 UPLB-SESAM Dean Dr. Rico C. Ancog joins MAIRS-FE Scientific Steering Committee Smarter Agriculture for Smarter Indigenous Farmers: Project SARAi and DA-4K Program holds Training for Indigenous Peoples from Across the Philippines Laguna business community underscores organizational resilience and honors valued partners SESAM hosts international meeting on collaborative action for regional sustainability Old challenges, new approaches: Views on management of complex environmental challenges presented in JESAM latest issue SESAM joins Asian countries in NCU’s 1st SDG Impact Week UPLB-SESAM joins the ACIAR Project Leaders Meeting in Brisbane to Drive Agricultural Innovation 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐀𝐌 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀.𝐘. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 SESAM-UPLB expands reach for impact management and global goals 1st SESAM ExChanges for 2024 set on February 23 UPLB-SESAM to hold lake-based ecotourism policy forum Former SESAM Dean Ben Malayang to discuss environmental security and sustainability in ExChanges Series 11 1st SESAM ExChanges in 2024 Featured ESG in the Asian Perspective There is a need for expansive science to understand people-planet dynamics- Ben Malayang SESAM conducts fire drill SESAM-CETD wraps-up 9-day training on environmental management Smashing success: SESAM hosts the 1st Badminton Smash Tournament We must clearly define what to be included in a protected area- Rep. Chatto Chocolate Hills to be discussed in the next SESAM ExChanges Empowering Indigenous Agriculture with Smarter Technologies: Project SARAi and Project STC4iD Training Initiatives in Oriental Mindoro The Philippines can raise its voice loudly in the international stage against global warming- Garrity SESAM, CALACA LGU ink e-code MOA Threat to planet earth and environment a national security concern- Jimenez 146 participants joined SESAM’s 1st EIA training for 2024 Project Upland Hydroecology Program Active member of Southeast Asian Universities and Agroecosystems Network (SUAN) Environmental Education Network of the Philippines (EENP) Environment Resource Management Project (ERMP) Productivity enhancement through drip irrigation Continuing assistance to several State Universities and Colleges/Higher Education Institution on their environmental science programs (i.e. Benguet State University, UP Cebu, UP Mindanao, Isabela State University, etc.) Philippine Association of Tertiary Level Educational Institution for Environmental Protection and Management (PATLEPAM) establishment and leadership Environmental Security Management Program (ESMP) Conducted several Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Programatic EIA and Environmental Code Annual international training course Secretariat of the UPLB Interdisciplinary Program on Climate Change (IdPCC) Coastal economic valuation studies Millenium Development Goal Fund –National Economic and Development Authority (MDGF-NEDA) Strengthening the Philippine Institutional Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change World Food Programme projects on Disaster Risk Reduction Management and climate change adaptation CHED Center of Development Research Grant World Food Programme projects on Disaster Risk Reduction Management and climate change adaptation Vulnerability, impact and adaptation of the Calamba side of Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve to Climate Change CHED Philippine Higher Education Research Network (PHERNet) Grant Assessment of Forest Fragmentation and Land Use Change Drivers in Barangay Puting Lupa, Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve, and the Dynamics Between Forest Regrowth and Regional Industrialization Enhancing Resilience of Existing Agricultural Systems in Rainfed Lowland and Upland Ecosystems of Quezon by Developing and Testing Alternative Staple Crops and Varieties Influence of Agro-industrialization on the Land Use of the Landscape of Mt Makiling in San Juan River Watershed in Calamba City and Sto. Tomas, Batangas Assessment on climate change impacts to yields of key agricultural commodities Developing, Testing and Validating Rapid Risk and Vulnerability Assessment tools and techniques Influence of Land Uses on Water Quality and Fish Assemblage of the Different Tributaries of Mt Makiling Watershed in Los Banos and Bay, Laguna, Philippines Climate change influences on watershed landscape patterns and water quality Fisheries Climate change adaptation program in Laguna and Quezon provinces Perception of LGU officials on Mt. Makiling management Policy Support for the protection and management of Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve buffer zone along the corridors of Calamba City Formulation of guideline for integration of climate change assessment and disaster risk response in local development planning and mainstreaming climate change research in policy formulation in selected LGUs Survival and growth of broadcasted Gliricidia sepium (kakawate) seeds in a Grassland in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija and Mt. Makiling, Calamba City, Philippines Growth and Development of Coffea arabica Under the Stand of Pinus kesiya and Alnus japonica in Itogon, Benguet, Philippines Predictive Forensics for Averting Possible Disasters Fire, Grassland and People: Opportunities and Constraints in the Rehabilitation of Marginal Grasslands in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines Establishing the history of the Philippine island arc system: Clues from the rocks of the Zambales-Pangasinan region Learning from each other: A National Conference on Building blocks for Climate Resilient local communities in the Philippines Reforestation techniques Caranglan Intercropping coffee (Baguio) Effect of climate change on endemic species in Laguna lake Phase II of the RP-Taiwan collaboration on Geoscience Program: Enhancing food security through synergistic climate change adaptation program in biodiversity and agriculture Paleomagnetism of the Amnay Ophiolite Study of the National “Green Agriculture” Strategies and Policies Program: Enhancing food security through synergistic climate change adaptation program in biodiversity and agriculture Program: Analysis of the dynamics of ecosystems and society under stress through landscape science approach Enhancing and Strengthening the Capacity of SUCs and LGUs in Mainstreaming DRRM-CCA in Local Planning funded by the World Food DENR-EMP Project Willingness to pay for sanitation services in Santa Rosa, Laguna Baseline assessment of integration of Environmental Education (EE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Concerns in the curricula of Philippine Elementary and High School System Philippines-Taiwan integrated predictive studies of geometeorological hazards Heavy Rain Monitoring and Forecasting in the Mountainous Area and Early Warning Landslides Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry in the Philippines Assessment of the Benthic Resources of the Benham Bank Seamount (SM-Benthos) Formulation of the 10-year Solid Waste Management Plan of the Municipality of General Nakar Ten Years After the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment of Laguna de Bay: Towards a Sustainable Future Documentation and Evaluation of Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness, and Response Projects in the Municipalities Under the WFP-DPR Programme in Four Provinces: Cagayan, Benguet, Laguna and Sorsogon Monitoring and Detection of Ecosystem Changes for Enhancing Resilience and Adaptation in the Philippines (MODECERA) Assessing the Efficiency and Prospects of Tunnel Vent Technology for the Swine and Poultry Industries in the Philippines Building Capacity for Urban Agriculture in Santa Rosa City, Philippines Social Network Analysis of Selected Community-based Forest Management (CBFM) Projects in the Philippines Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry (SARAI) in the Philippines The 1HEALTH Project Personnel Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava, Ph.D. Maria Victoria O. Espaldon, Ph.D. Thaddeus P. Lawas, Ph.D. Loucel E. Cui, Ph.D. Patricia Ann J. Sanchez, Ph.D. Janice B. Sevilla-Nastor, Ph.D. Rico C. Ancog, Ph.D. Mark Dondi M. Arboleda, Ph.D. Hildie Maria E. Nacorda, Ph.D. Marisa J. Sobremisana, Ph.D. Yusuf A. Sucol, DVM, MSc. Evangeline L. Alcantara For. Sofia A. Alaira Alma Lorelei DJ. Abejero, Ph.D. Cherry S. Padilla Jessa O. Aquino-Cando, EnP. Catherine B. Gigantone Robert Patrick M. Cabangbang Jessica D. Villanueva-Peyraube, Ph.D. Evaristo Niño T. Cando, III, Ph.D. Eduardo C. Calzeta, Ph.D. Badi Samaniego, Ph.D. Rosemarie Laila D. Areglado Juan Miguel R. Guotana, Ph.D. Enrique P. Pacardo, Ph.D. Eduardo F. Roquiño Antonio P. Contreras, Ph.D. Adonis P. Frankie Henry E. Ramos Jeran J. Bunzo Joseph M. Vicente Loida A. Pangan Maria Luisa G. Mendoza Roel P. Lameyra Rowena V. Posa Engr. Jay Ann Lomod