This section focuses on real-world environmental concerns, ecosystem management, sustainability, and conservation strategies.
Due to the lack of exhaustive reference material on agroecosystem for my ecosystems dynamics class, I decided to write this post. I defined agroecosystem, characterized it, and introduced agroecology as a sustainable way of producing food. Agroecology is crucial in meeting the ever-increasing demand for the nourishment of almost 8 billion people in the world. … Read more
Updated: 23 August 2025 The mango pulp weevil (MPW) (Sternochetus frigidus) is a small but destructive pest that attacks mangoes. This pest has become a major concern to mango farmers in Palawan, Philippines. First recorded in 1987, this weevil continues to prevent local farmers from exporting mangoes to international markets. Thus, measures were undertaken to gain control over … Read more
Here are eight doable agricultural practices to mitigate the impacts of global climate change. Billions of dollars were lost due to unpredictable climate changes all over the world. While debate rages on, whether climate change is man-induced or not, resolute actions must be done to mitigate the impacts associated with this global phenomenon. It was … Read more
One of the most controversial issue our world faces today is the problem of utilization of water resources. It is an evident fact that water is one of the resources vital to human existence and has resulted to water wars. Countries along the Nile River particularly Egypt fight for control over the Nile River where … Read more
There is much to say when it comes to the issue of forest management, i.e., its protection and conservation, in the Philippines. So much had changed since the year when Presidential Decree 705 or the “Forestry Reform Code” was enacted. The role of the government from then, and until now was seen to be less … Read more
