The National Greening Program Just Got Greener

On February 24, 2011, the president of the Philippines, Benigno S. Aquino, issued Executive Order No. 26, launching the National Greening Program (NGP). The program involves the planting of 1.5 billion trees in 1.5 million hectares of public domain lands from 2011 to 2016. It is the latest

Forest Governance & Policy Workshop in Singapore

Ongoing deforestation and forest degradation within Southeast Asia has placed its ecosystems, and the people whose livelihoods depend on them, under acute stress. Despite this historical record, increased optimism and concerted global efforts to address global forest challenges are