Last quarter, we published a paper ‘Effects of climate change and land cover on the distributions of a critical tree family in the Philippines’ in the journal Scientific Reports. Our study was featured in two national broadsheet newspapers, by the Straits Times in Singapore and the the Philippine Daily Inquirer in the Philippines, both of which I am pleased to share in this post.
First, here’s the link to the online article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer by Ms Jhesset Enano.
In this paper, we modelled species distributions of dipterocarps in the Philippines, an important tree family that are key to maintaining structure and function of tropical forests in Southeast Asia, to understand potential impacts of deforestation and climate change on their current and future distributions.
News about Diwata, the first microsatellite to be launched this year as part of the Philippines’ space programme, has been making the rounds over the internet again the past couple of weeks. Last January 12th, Diwata was finally turned over to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, eventually leading to its deployment from the International Space Station this April. Many are excited, especially Filipinos, including me, to see this endeavour finally come to fruition.
Utilising L-Band SAR data for natural resource management in the Philippines.
Climate-relevant modernisation of the national forest policy and piloting REDD+ measures in the Philippines.