Watershed and Water Resources Research, Development and Extension Center

28/01/2022

07/01/2022

𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐙𝐄𝐑𝐎 𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇! 🍃

The Presidential Proclamation No. 760 signed by former President Benigno S. Aquino officially declared January as Zero Waste Month.

According to National Solid Waste Commission, around 21 million metric tons of solid waste is generated in 2020. Effective waste management starts with waste avoidance, followed by what is popularly known as the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle).

The next step is to adopt environmentally sound treatment and alternative technologies to recover valuable materials from waste. In doing so, only a small amount of residuals will need to be disposed of in sanitary landfill disposal sites as prescribed by law.

Zero waste is ultimately a lifestyle so everyone has a choice. We hope it’s not too late to add in everyone’s new year’s resolution! 😉

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Reference:

National Solid Waste Commission. (2020). Waste Analysis and Characterization Study. Retreived 04 January 2021 http://nswmc.emb.gov.ph/?page_id=50

05/01/2022

URGENT HIRING!!!

The ERDB-WWRRDEC is looking for one (1) Extension Officer (Job Order). All interested applicants may submit their application at [email protected] and [email protected] on or before January 07, 2022.

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MS. HELEN A. MADDUMBA
Center Head, WWRRDEC
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Apply now!!!

25/11/2021

𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗖𝗢-𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 🌏

The Balanga City Nature and Wetland Park in Bataan is a newly declared special eco-tourism zone under Republic Act No. 11365 of 2019. It covers some 15 hectares of mangrove forests and 18.7 hectares of foreshore that faces the northern part of Manila Bay.

The park's development was a part of the provincial government's integrated coastal management (ICM) strategy in partnership with the DENR and the Partnership in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) to protect the coastal and marine resources, and ensuring growth and development.

This wetlang area is situated within an estuary at the mouth of Talisay River draining into Manila Bay. The thick mangrove forests, grassland and rich wetland makes this ecosystem a regular nesting and breeding ground of migratory birds. At least 80 species of migratory birds can be seen in the area such as little egrets, purple herons, brahminy kites, peregrine falcon, chestnut-checked starling, white-breasted and waterhens, rufous-necked stint, grey heron and species of kingfishers, flowerpeckers and sandpipers. In 2017, over 25,000 birds were observed in this important habitat. And since 2013, the local government of Balanga is holding the "Ibong Dayo" festival to promote the importance and protection of migratory birds and wetland areas.

Help us protect our Migratory Birds and Wetlands to sustain ecological balance.

Pinagkukunang yaman, ating pangalagaan dahil Ikaw, Ako, #𝓣𝓪𝔂𝓸𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓚𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓪𝓼𝓪𝓷!

23/11/2021

20/11/2021

‼️ JOB OPPORTUNITY ALERT ‼️

The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau - DENR has 39 vacancies! All interested applicants may submit their applications at [email protected] on or before November 30, 2021.

Check out the link for more information: https://tinyurl.com/ERDBVacancy111621

16/11/2021

𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝑺𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑯𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒏 𝑩𝒊𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂

Allysa Marie C. Federio is a Media Production Specialist II at ERDB. She mainly handles everything social media-related which includes social media management, content writing, designing, and evaluation of social media strategies. She also spearheaded the tri-media promotion of the 16th National Biotechnology Week. Outside her day job, she's also head of the Storytelling team of Ekonsepto, a nonprofit organization aiming to increase economic literacy in the Philippines. Currently, she's pursuing postgraduate studies at the University of the Philiippines Los Baños to further her knowledge on development, environment, and communication. Other than that, she likes to create memes, plays Genshin Impact, and consume media!

04/11/2021

𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐜𝐨-𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬

The more than 100-hectare Uacon Lake is a famous ecotourism destination in the town of Candelaria in Zambales province. The lake’s water comes from the mountains of Zambales and empties into the West Philippine Sea through a two-kilometer-long river.

This lake is surrounded by several ecosystems like forests, caves, rivers, estuaries and mangroves, which makes it as home for several flora and fauna. Uacon lake is also a fish sanctuary that hosts numerous fish and marine species such as talakitok, groupers, milkfish, crabs and shrimp.

Help us protect our Lakes and Rivers so that it may continuously provide us with food, livelihood, and aesthetic and recreational values. Pinagkukunang yaman, ating pangalagaan dahil Ikaw, Ako, #𝓣𝓪𝔂𝓸𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓚𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓪𝓼𝓪𝓷!

Photo courtesy of DENR-PENRO Zambales

21/10/2021

𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗖𝗢-𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦

The more than 30-kilometer Camiling River traverses the towns of Mayantoc, Camiling, San Clemente, Santa Ignacia in the provinces of Tarlac and Mangatarem town in Pangasinan. Its head waters are located at Barangay Labney near the eastern slope of Zambales mountain range and joins the Agno river channel then drains into Lingayen Gulf.

Camiling river is known for its pristine waters and is a famous tourist spot during summer season. It feeds water to the Magsaysay Dam irrigating the rice fields of northwestern Tarlac, and benefitting more than 10,000 farmers in the area. It is also a source of water for domestic use of local communities.

The river being surrounded by lush and dense forests is a home to diverse flora and fauna including wild raspberries and the endemic Philippine jade vine and is home to the Whiskered treeswift, Balicassiao, Common palm civet, Murid rodents and the endemic Philippine magpie-robin and Indigo-banded kingfisher. The forest areas surrounding the river is also an important nesting and feeding ground of the vulnerable Philippine warty pig.

Help us protect our Forests and Rivers so that it may continuously provide us with food, livelihood and other ecosystem services like clean air and water. Pinagkukunang yaman, ating pangalagaan dahil Ikaw, Ako, #𝓣𝓪𝔂𝓸𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓚𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓪𝓼𝓪𝓷!

20/10/2021

Are you ready for the fifth and last webinar of the Forest Policy E-Talks: Watershed Management Webinar Series?

The fifth webinar is entitled, "Science-Based Watershed Management Planning" and will be on November 3, 2021 at 9:00AM. The speaker is none other than our watershed expert, Dr. Rex Victor Cruz.

Register at https://bit.ly/SOWeTalks5 to join the zoom webinars. You can also join through facebook live.

This webinar is in partnership with the Forest Management Bureau, DENR in support to Forestland Management Project's Save Our Watershed Campaign.

You may review our past webinars in the series in our page and youtube channel 💧🌿

Webinar 1: FDC in 43 Years: Linking Science and Policy - Valuation of Watershed Ecosystem Services for Policy: The Philippine and Malaysian Cases
Webinar 2: Watershed: Key Concepts and Current Status of the Watersheds in the Philippines
Webinar 3: Sustainable Watershed Management
Webinar 4: Enhancing and Sustaining Stakeholders’ Participation in Watershed Management

15/10/2021

📣📣URGENT HIRING📣📣

We are looking for STATISTICIAN, preferably with knowledge and experience on Time Series Analysis and EViews Software Manipulation.

Requirements:
Application Letter
Addressed to:
HELEN A. MADDUMBA
Center Head, WWRRDEC

2. Resume or Personal Data Sheet

Interested applicants may submit their application documents to [email protected] or personally hand in at WWRRDEC Office, Loakan Road, Baguio City

Deadline of Submission: October 15, 2021.

Looking forward to seeing you!

15/10/2021

𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 🌳

The Giant Bamboo, scientific 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳, can be easily distinguished because of its massive culms and purple shoots. It can reach a height of over 24 meters before the bamboo itself begins to gracefully bow. It has a diameter of up to 14 cm. Its nodes, however, are distinctly swollen, reaching up to 35 cm in diameter with the lowest ones containing aerial roots.

This bamboo species is widely used for heavy construction and furniture making. It has the equivalent tensile strength of steel and, when properly treated can last a lifetime. It can be propagated through culm or branch cutting. It is widely used in the DENR’s reforestation programs, especially in areas like Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Bulacan and Tarlac.

Our bamboo species may be the key to reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Planting and protecting more of our bamboo species will help reduce the effects of global warming and climate change including the stabilization of river banks. It also serves as home for our wildlife species.

Help us protect our environment by keeping our bamboo #𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲. Pinagkukunan ng pakinabang, ating pangalagaan dahil ikaw, ako, #𝙏𝙖𝙮𝙤𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙆𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙣. 💚

Photo courtesy of DENR-ERDB-UBRDEC