Resource governing with culture mossy mossy forests. Th e landscape is amagnifi cent array of towering level peaks, sea above firice and terraced by blocks, dominated forest and meters pine elds, (masl) 1,400 of elevation an about with of people, town 10,000 mountain a Manila, from kilometers 276 is leadership. local elective one, Modesto is a survivor of the an various political not shiftis post s in his the Because present. the to up position that held has and (MPDC) Coordinator Development and Planning Municipal as appointed was he In1990, years. two for MunicipalSecretary the as served and government local entered he 1988, In school. private local a JamesSchool, St. at taught and 1986 in degree the obtaining aft Besao to er back went He Education.Industrial in degree BS his obtained and Manila in PhilippinesTechnological the Universityof bright young scholars during the Marcos era, Modesto was sent to the for grant scholarship governmentcollege a of recipient a as Selected . northern in region Cordillera the in ProvinceMountain in Modesto was born and grew up in Besao, one of the 10 municipalities government and the society. larger national the from recognition and acknowledgement due their get to struggling are systems management forest traditional where and leaders cultural offi government also local are where cials few examples the of one represent Besao and Modesto level, another at But archipelago. Philippine the inmunicipalities 1,494 the townsin and A Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator MODESTO GAAB cn e ipy ecie a oe f h mn offi many the of cials one as described simply be can bess-ow) (pronounced Besao of town his and Gaab Modesto level, one t Modesto’s cultural check-off is through the through is check-off cultural Modesto’s sustained care though and concern for the younger generation. obtained. endorsementsand approvals necessary, when or informed are elders the of endorsementtheensurethat to has addition in Modesto thecouncil, municipal local get and convene counterparts his while the for governance of center traditional or the or theirmanage resources such irrigated as rice fields, the heritage. It is on based their the deep regard for their ancestors’ of efforts to part a is management forest of system The and environmentsome ofthe cultural practices revolve around the natural physical resources. the on founded are beliefs Indigenous can only capitalize on them for longas theas resources are sustained. the resources. Land, water and forests are the primary assets, but they As counterparts outside ofthe Cordillera. what is makes obtain Modesto’s to needs he off his distinct from job check- cultural the government and job his of integration daily This elders of local the community, implement the the customary laws and at practices. As resources.their for colleagues his and and municipal implementgovernment Modesto MPDC, Besao’s As Forest with governance the elders there isapreference referred to be iBesao to as or. iSagada although Kankanna-ey, northern as anthropologically defined are communities The destination. tourist popular a , from hour an half about is Besao ravines. deep and slopes, steep ridges, sharp iBesao, they must maximize use without putting much pressure on daga (land). It is guided by their belief in the in belief their by guided is It (land). , Modesto and his colleagues, with the with colleagues, his and iBesaosModesto , ordinances to care to barangayordinances or community.Thus, or umili dap-ay ’s cultural iBesao’s 1 wih s the is which , payeo (water), and is and inayan subject in high school in our area. The elders feel they are the end of are end the they feel elders The ourarea. in school high in subject they wanted to know from the elders. I am proposing this as a separate some students to the to students some WeCity. brought in the of Universitythe from professionals some of help the with students, school high local the for management resource in modules developing on working am “I alienatingthemselves from the elders. are youth the now, But elders. the of words the hear to erosion of cultural values. “When you enter the increasing an thatthereis though concerned is utilization.Modesto resource to relation in especially community’s decision-making, the The role of the elders through the laughs. is not much discussion. In Besao, we discuss until morning,” Modesto different is incontext Besao. The the Ikalahan areBut probably that. successfulbecause there in success some gained have to seem They bottling fruits and berries which they then sell to commercial centers. and preserving are Ikalahan The Vizcaya. Nueva Fe, Santa Imugan, tohadvisit “I the Educationanopportunity Kalahan Foundation in are There areas. other from gardens and too somevegetable ofthese products import are outside. sold to need we and today needs Besao’s meet to sufficient even not is production rice the but fields, processing the fromfruits the forests. Of course we have also the rice also Weare out. work not did that but resin, pine tap to attempts previous were There resources. these maximize fully to technology our needs. All we have are the pine trees and we need the pine-related forhaveresourcessupply theworkwithweto to need we“In Besao, waste management the as problems that to address. needs Besao can supply their its needs. He identifies hunger, maintains water shortage, and solid town Besao’s that and resources there, are who those for sufficient is his food that environment, the that of capacity Besao: carrying the for within population vision a has Modesto , and they were allowed discover what discover allowed were they and dap-ay, dap-ay system remains respected in dap-ay, one is obliged

187 Forest Faces Resource governing with culture 188 Forest Faces governance in an area. One just looks at the land because the land the because land the at looks justOne area. an ingovernance Modesto acknowledges that talking about this is part of the normal a year.” least at for undisturbed left be soil the and chemical-based be not movement of the soil. They advised that the gardensvegetable must constant the and used, be will that chemicals the planted, be what will with is concern Their planting. the with problem no have phones and the areas around are now planted with A vegetables. They cellular for seeing. transmitter a andof construction the saying for allowed are was site elders the what of reality the value “I three to years, mutate. will apest two in that saying are elders the and strawberries with planted being now is area forest mossy a in project A elders. the “But by opening discussionsthis topic, are at started least amongst them first. die It is not just the money, that’s the problem. what the elders are advising. In a way, against the proceeded elders are I saying if also toostracized let be will she otherwise die, to her for wait to me told She proposing. was I what learned she when week a for me with speak to want not did mother own my Even hold and may way. give toI was not So, plantallowed strawberries. to able my andriprap be strawberriesupthe land, not will dry the will that me told that elders the themBut springs. assuring the pollute also not will permission, this for elders the asked I and springs, four above directly located is area My area. my from year PhP20,000-25,000a get probably can I rice,strawberries the with he when elders the the sell I “If field. small own his strawberriesplantin withto suggested run-in personal his relates Modesto not connecting with children and the youth anymore.” thatwhatis weare losing now. Even the rituals ceremoniesand are and elders, relationshipwith good a had we when days childhood is a generation gap, and this must be addressed. I relate this with my tradition, and do not see themselves as role models anymore. There Besao and other ancestral domains had their Province,had domains ancestral Mountainother and Besao in intervention government before Long prescriptions Traditional management system of forestlands andnational ofthe discussions.is part daily day, so them,hittingandthem every frontof standing inalways is community’s and agriculture. household needs the supports that source water a as perceived also is It fuelwood. as and furniture for used also is Pinewood buildings. and schools Locally, it is the source of timber for constructing houses, granaries, The (or forest). mossy /pagpag kallasan the vegetation: dominant on resource. There aretwo types of forestwater classified byand the resource wood both as perceived are forests Besao, In within thisfall angle. lands ancestral other many and terraces over. ancient rice and The slope in prohibits elevation. also lawThe titling degrees 18 land of of theand all mossy forests above them are within that prohibitive stands pine the of Most masl. 1,400 around is municipality Besao State forestry laws ban the cutting of trees at 1,000 masl. The entire armed conflicts. further These complicate inter-tribal watersheds.feuds, some of which have theirdeteriorated into manage to communities the of capacity the and fabric cultural the of erosion the to contributes runwithoutprograms proper consultation culturaland sensitivity remain unrecognized and practices in conflict with these state Ironically,policies. Imposition of program. state- management forest indigenous These forests. practicesarethe precursors the government’sof community-based pine managing of systems batangan areas are recognized as wood and water resources. water and wood as recognized are areas batangan o pn frs) n the and forest) pine (or batangan lakun , and saguday iBesao based

189 Forest Faces Resource governing with culture 190 Forest Faces Resource governing with culture themunicipality, of group to belongs which woodlot communally-owned the are these it: to access and Based on adod aite like varieties are hardwood areas kallasan the in found species the of Most and the individually-owned clan-owned woodlot; woodlot. plant in Besao areas in previous years, and I’m willing to recognize a common a recognize to willing I’m and years, previous in areas Besao in plant allowed was Sagada that show to document There’splant. a to willing is part, is butplanting. forBesao, nobody its has the utilized seedlings, Sagada such. as be can these and areas resource common with communities some are There communal vacant the to areas. backyards, proceed then their in start can They of trees. If will nobody plant, local government will to requireplant. everybody cutting no be will therefore there and shade need will these growing, is coffee plan “The is for eachfamily toplant five coffee plants per year. While the young than price stable more and a ArabicaRobusta, iswhat in grows best western .” commands this as variety, Arabica the prefer We and there’stheplantinghigh as cost not is too the coffee, of assured an market. a moratorium on road openings if they cut across forest areas. We are promoting “We will recognize the policies already existing in Besao and Sagada and impose and .Sagada, Besao, , of towns the include will that ProvinceMountain western for plan agroforestry an develop to trying is Modesto officials, other with Along catchment management, then that isculturally inherent.” about talk we and catchment, a it call we “If culture. excludes watershed a of Chico River. However, Modesto that realizes definitionthe technical and legal the along perspective common a find to trying are they and developmentplan From the government side, there is an attempt to formulate a Chico watershed Besao’s initiatives new indicus), bita-og (Calophyllum inophyllum) and buuken. iBesao culture, there are three types of woodlots in terms of ownership tikem barangaysa by managed or , gasatan, payen, awiyaw, barangaythekinship; or re, nldn the including trees, aas narra ( Pterocarpus Pterocarpus “People used to freely get trees from the mountains. It was theirs. was It mountains. the from trees get freely to used “People negative. is worldview his that asserts Modesto Besao’sforests, On Reflections more water and its movement isslower. is the soil compaction. When there is lesser compaction, there will be Modesto also learned that what is most important for water retention be acceptable to This would the elders.” months. dry two the in us support to impoundment cancreek a we build demand, water our compute can we If supported. be will be maintained. And if we let water run its natural course, the springs will springs the up, heat not will hill the of top thethat so areas the we maintain if that said They year. fifth the for prepare to need we the elders is that the first four years willgoodbe rain and butharvest, of belief terraces.The damterraces, thatthere therericeare be if can me consultant,told who classmate,UNDP a old nowan met also “I area islesser. inundationthe that micro-hydropower, so was wanted people what when mini-hydropowersystem, a Technology designed and Science of Department the that recounted Modesto concern. perennial a is Besao gets extremely dry in February and March and the water shortage for the ask will they hand.” But thefinger,the eldersa of elders’sometimes give you and agenda. part Webe alwaysupdated. can be to asking on keep will elders the thatthesay no, fact we’re talking important stillaboutthis will be as “I tell the other officials that even if we can’t do anything if the elders concerns. We the land decide will allocation and land use together. environmentalof charge take Tadian will while business, a running in experience more has center.Sagada town the in roasters the run can they and Sagada in be will center processing The area. resource oenet tepe bfr drn te qio administration, Aquino the during before attempted government On the issue of autonomy for the Cordillera that region the national O-utstanding governance cultureA-dvanced S-ustained environment E-mpowered communities ofservices delivery B-roadened I-mproved Income with its development.proceed Playing on their name, these are: wantstoit which themeby a has municipality Atpresent, Besao the (Imperatacogonal ) areas, cylindrical but that’s we can offer. all the wastelands, the them offer Wecan area. their in feasible not is this But alternativeplantationspecies. an as jatrophapresented and us to came also Corporation Forest Philippine The miners. pocket recognize we although mining, large-scale to no saying“We still are and can they stand up to national government. people, with more working are LGUs thetransformation, there’s a government.NowLGUs feared the and foresters,the with more up positive“The shift I cansee is that during the 1970s, the LGU teamed tonow supply isreally the housing in Metro boom Baguio. stunted, we are not allowed plant other trees or crops. The extraction is losing its role as a supplier of pinewood for everybody fuel. And when and growth is firewood for responded to fires. pine But now with on LPG in many much households, the forest relied we area, our in introduced was (LPG) gas petroleum liquefied months.“Before dry the during occurrences common are which to fires, forest relationcontrolling in Besao in management forest understands Modesto the extraction.” gets anybody wethecut, trees,before imprisoned So andwe can nowwe be cut! if the Then monteros and the foresters came, and the State now owns now State the and came, foresters the and

191 Forest Faces Resource governing with culture 192 Forest Faces Resource governing with culture Gathering of from all thefrom resource all extraction that’s on.” going industries. There arediscussions givingon the environment a break vegetable the and mining to host play can therefore and protect, to nothing has is, City Baguio where , protectionists.the and extractionists are there Cordillera, the in tribes “Amongthe no foundation in the culture.” illustrates how a program fails when there is no cultural discussion, Region Autonomous Cordillera a create to government national only commonality is in relation to the lowlands. Thisthe attempt ARMM, bythe the than solid geographically more is Cordillera the While Kankanna-ey. the Bontoc, the Ibaloi, the as such cultures, different the for systems value separate are There Cordillera. in the happen never could (ARMM) Mindanao Muslim of Region Autonomousthe likesituation A thing. dangerous a is Cordillera “anthatthe autonomousgovernment in feels personally Modesto iBesao atthe dap-ay integrity, andwillingnessintegrity, others. andcapability to serve of responsibility major their personal their is raising elders Foremostchildren.fulfilled qualifications of theirthe among having after and service community and sought for their maturity and wisdom gained through years of experiences learning, are elders or men” “old literally, matterslallakay The traditions. on and customs authority concerning holds amam-a or lallakay the system, dap-ay the Within domain. a structure, place where the councilphysical of elders meets and decides on thematters affecting the ancestralto refers also Dap-ay community. the outside or within conflicts resolve and tribe, each of tradition and every culture of the rights preserve the individual, protect to responsibility the have They people. to lands assign and grow. adapt they as integrity cultural their securingthereby life, of ways use their experiences and concepts in defining and developing they their and Philippines the in cultures of block articulate most the and where leadership can be understood. The Cordillera represents together comes relationship this where Philippines the of region governmentcultural leaders. also local are this inonly officials is It in the various cultures, an integrity no matter how divided. is The Cordillera There is where management. the resource and cultures on are discussions the if so more and Luzon, northern in region In the Philippines, nothing can be discussed without the Cordillera in Besao.” here also return.is Mythey when for family protected want Besao they leave, who those for but strong, still Yes,is outmigration the job. the do to else nobody be might thereleave, I communities.If continued and with the go discussions constant requires It job. to my with of nature the nowhereis this even have “I Besao, responds, in Modesto outmigration, remains he why Asked 1 The dap-ay refers to a group of men in the community. They have authority to authority have They community. the in men of group a to refers dap-ay The A group, over one week, had occasion to visit abandoned fithisRecently, place. shponds took in Batangas,scholastics athe province with south exchange ofour thatManila, context this in is It insights. exchange and experiences refl their to on time ect provided are scholastics the activities,formation these During and realities whenever continue in social studies letup. to engage religious Jesuit as program training long a for up signed they back, years few VolunteersA Philippines. a drug company, and Mark is a management engineer who used to be the Executive Director of the Jesuit Noel are chemical andengineers, JovanBros doctor,is a a mechanical engineer, is E.J.Atoy is priests.an futureaccountant, Rico as used to workserve with to expected are they which within context social the understandingof deeper a obtain Jesusto of Society theProvince of Philippine the of apostolates social and activities at the Loyola House of Studies in Quezon City. As toy,E.J., Noel, Bros, Jovan, Markand Rico are Jesuit scholasticsundergoing their formation studies formandi, they are assigned to various E.J., Bros,RicoandMark YOUNG JESUITS

To feel and to act: accompanying life amidst the ruins 194 Forest Faces To feel and to act: accompanying life amidst the ruins o hs a) ee uid ne te graace” ih o shear low With “garbalanche.” strength, mountainthe the garbage slid under the heavy 30,000 rains; tons under buried were day) this to unrecovered remain whom of (most 800 to up possibly and people, 200 thanMoreresidents. sleeping the buried and down slid portion a prominence when, in the morning of 10 July 2000, after 15 days of rain, estimate a 600,000+ population. The Payatas dumpsitegained national figures unofficial but is around100,000, of populationhaving a as listed Payatas Officially, centers. care day and clinics, church, Barangay a schools, City. public with along Quezon dumpsite this in in exists officially dumpsite Payatas Payatas the visited we of deal mud, great a and rain continuous of days two from returning On safe from the floodwaters. were they thought who people of hundreds burying road, coastal the chemical their to due composition. Potentially, others these were thanthe clays that downwashed across faster liquefy that clays or clays, “quick”were they if see to area the in clays the at closely more look to wanted particular in Noel and Bros but area, the in deforestationthe was many to reason obvious The people. 2,000 over killed floods and landslides 2004, in where coast east the to traveled we After Batangas, for environmentalall today. responsibility catch-the warming, addressingresponsibleinglobal be locally ushelp will together that things the are right do can we things little the that recognizing globally, and country the affecting realities difficult more father’s his land by and the sea hometown Mark’s to sow to the off Fromseedlings. Wewent therediversity. we its discussed the of some lost pond development tofish subjected on been side the east and that had to plantedrehabilitateineffort an tobe estuarine a small area that had the wereThese Batangas. west in Calatagan of of mangrove-beach ecosystem some of dispersal the followed seedlings that Cesar Aguinaldo nurtured. we The seeds came from lasted, adiverse rains the While ofthese focus activities particular was given attention.ecological Payatasdumpsitewhere The live. City over infamilies Quezon 10,000 the and coast, east theProvince on Quezon Real, of area landslide the can do.” scholastics, friends and thefamily) get sense that there is something we other (e.g. people where sorts, witnessingof of experience an also was contradictions.Itunderstandthe to time spending worth indeed as it really understanding the situation before changes can be made. I affirm made sense for people to live there and acknowledged the importance of otherthePayatastheOnhand, Markit forsaw howvisitwhere “I was for me.” I because That something. todo rewardingimportant able was tobe very me for special more made was is that’sit and whythere,summers It childhood my all spent there. practically family poor a to nipa cutting to access giving and dike a opening like possibilities other of excited about what also I thinking done. was be moream “I can Third, good.” was that And trees. new with area small the planted we Pedro, by for cared and germinated seeds Usingthe seedlings.) 600 with operation the for inwith somethingcomparedexperience other my Pangasinan, inpast spotsas big (a replicable doing and attainable, of reachable, more challenge becomes environment the therefore and doable more much so feel it “made operation, the of smallness the Second, to helpsomething in regenerating small) (however the mangroves.” do to able be “simplyto happynow was environmentaland problems Visayas, he expressed being tired of just hearing or learning more about the in Guimaras in spill oil the on worked havingFirst,also Batangas. in activity the from most appreciated he things three identified Mark Mark engagement. personal discussionsappreciation ensuing The for the were unguarded of residents the buried garbage of (Promised Land). Land). PangakoLupang(Promised Mark

195 Forest Faces To feel and to act: accompanying life amidst the ruins 196 Forest Faces To Feel and To Act: Accompanying Life Amidst The Ruins Noel andRico making sense in the work I am doing? Am I contributing something tocontributing something I I ‘AmAm askingdoing? am I myself work the in caught sense making I as way a in enriching was visit the “But up andbuilt nothold will in the long term,” Noel. observes is an immediate response to theto need act, but was and poorly designed limited resources, there was poor and hasty planning. “The infrastructure limited the housing reconstruction, of with use of substandard because materials, and due to promising look not resources. It’s do a “make do, will do” results engagement by the local government the in but Quezon, Infanta, in together working groups many were there that noticed He their change or circumstances.”act to basis no have they if as respond people the and shore the by houses neighboring threatens the hill next The taken. been has actionpreventive building no but up, the cleaned and replanted in been has below security seeking was that community the buried and Real in down came that hill grow.riverThe the of strength and erosion soil the see could actually we sites, flood Quezon the to went we when well cooperating not was weather the that unfortunate was awareness. it environmentalThough of experience “an were visits the Noel, For Noel understand now why often,getslittle done.” so I visiting. was mayorthe because justthem withappointments made we the dropped They mayor. the like official government a of presence the in themselves conducting of manner their changed people way how saw the “I in contrast big the saw Markgovernment people respond where to ordinary visitors Payatasand government officials. in also was It inlife the province ismuch which more unpredictable.” gather scraps and sell them, they are able to make ends meet, compared to can they as long As control. of sense a by characterized is dumpsite)the (in existence day-to-day “Their better.understands now but provinces, Mark used to be puzzled why people in Payatas would not go back to their get to read. get I that articles news less) even (sometimes half-a-page various the and movie the watching typhoons, of succession a by about brought floods and landslides the of survivors with talked I where Infanta in summer last during is confirmed nature was This to wanting. accountability this Sadly, environment. the for care to “We have a privileged position as the ones tasked with the responsibility life. and these reflections – stewardship,dialogue action.He on three focused main pointsthe as overarching themes for and prognosis for time is thereknows also he doctor,but a patients as with it, and his own role in that big picture. He spends time listening to people’s relationship environment and the nature, about anew reflect Atoy’s theviewed trip to Batangas anas experience and opportunity to Atoy stressed to find amore secure way forward.” be should poverty and livelihood of source or jobs of lack provinces, the in situation desperate more a of reasons The why.understand to beginning am I think “I provinces. home their to return to members Noelwith Markagrees about the reluctance of the Payatas community harm it,evenbenefit from ifthey its abundant sources of wood.” for me to see how they rely on nature for their and needs yet they don’t experience of knowing their conditions and it was a touching experience including the tree planting initiated by government. the local I like the regeneration, of effort whole this in in share carvers also they root think “I the Infanta. with speak to opportunity the values also Noel the presence ofaproviding God.” feel me made place into fell mayor’s the in staff thethings office. How also accommodatingand very wereCarmeliteswho thethrough grace God’sappreciatealso I moreeffective?’ How be I canthecommunity? Atoy: wherephilosophy findsitsrootsinthequagmire oflife An Inconvenient TruthInconvenient, An

197 Forest Faces To Feel and To Act: Accompanying Life Amidst The Ruins 198 Forest Faces To Feel and To Act: Accompanying Life Amidst The Ruins I enjoyed again the experience of touching nature and to touch base for me to Therelax. community weall shared wascomforting. very opportunity an was it experience; the enjoyed unconsciously.I or that world the of beauty her,to whetherconsciously do injustice thewesurrounds and me, the on reflect and about think more once to chance rare the me gave “AndBatangas atweekend the so of many ofour people. government, or the extent of poverty, malnutrition and basic needs are difficult, whether it be in thepolitical forum and institutions of say,times and to easy is That done. damage theovercome to seeks and of account takes that action collaborative and forceful more a to wantsindividual theirturn to need people the and society in way are that generated being ourbeyond capacity to problems manage them. Government, all institutions the on focus to needs Society society. in negotiations tough requires also dialogue This environment. the of stewards as helping place rightful start our reclaim to and herself howheal her know actually can we that herself nature with dialogue in engaging in is Itenvironment. the regenerating actually but rehabilitating, just not of task difficult excruciatingly and slow the begin can we disposition listening a such reclaiming sustainsshe thather as through herthinkfeel andAnd life I us. by from life Weour breathe life. called force mysterious and elegant weall, are connected to her as she is connected to us in an intricate, it of endthe Forsilentcommunications, heartbeat.ather very her nature’sto listen to “We ability ourmysterioushave lost language, that many nottoo living can organisms in. survive more bodies of water are seething with foul-smelling, brackish slush the globe are encroached upon by cold steel and dull concrete, many of areas surfacewaters, manymore blue mirror-clear and greenery lush of left space Forevery entrustedus. world tonurture very the and respect to capacity the lost have we race, human a as thereof, lack or progress, our of way the along somewhere that seems “It seedlings grow and the food we grow and thehad food that night. theseedlings let to cleared the we trees the of and aroma the soil, the company touching of the experience the enjoyed appreciated and enjoyed I I shared. we community experience, the enjoyed “I me awide variety ofpossibilities. preservationor regeneration. It personala is growth that opens for personal growth for me, rather than a real action for environmental it was moreSo Philosophy Sciences. of an experience or Social of a in papers future my in dimension this consider to is interest this pursuing of wayconcrete very a Infact, ministries.future possible for me opens this know justI awareness.environmental emerging an am I and issuesenvironmental moment in interest keen my the on purely building at Maybe preservation. and advocacy that contribute environmental can to I presentation what on reflecting was I night. the during regeneration about learned first I when especially environment, of beauty the appreciate me made horizon, my broadens it because me for enriching was It own growth. my for do will experience the what about concerned more E.J.shares that driven wasinitially he with “selfish motives I as was E.J. overload. Now isthe our to walk time talk.” we to need work; knowing and naturemust not is usthe tolead action.This time for society information knowing self, one’s do Knowing can we something. that show and do to was did we what surroundings, the regenerate to caring and planting by example, an setting “By one withI felt as the rhythm ofnature. was also solitude, with only the howling wind and the waves, whenThere Nature? Mother that of pulse isn’tthe feel dirty, to able be hands to wonderful, getting waves, the hearing nature, with wonder the feeling and appreciating feet, my under sand The me. for experience an quite was beach the nature. along Strollingwith good to explore this discovery.”good Wedon’t We thechange ecosystem. initsorderbeauty.it mimic topreserve thoughtthatI it’s who Benyus Janine invented named the concept of lady biomimicry. Then Ithis realized that isacrossalso what wecame mean by regeneration. I environment. our of heroes the praising of copy this saw I House, Loyola to home back went “Incidentally,we when just simply replace what we have We used. to regenerate. need take to cannot we resources, the Weusing need thatafter realize nature.I like. preserving termsof in weresponsibility ways in them exploit to freedom the all havedon’t to we us but enjoy,for resources bountiful the mankind given has God know I reforestation. to contrast in regeneration about was Batangas in experience the from learned also I thing “Abeautiful Makeshift bridgestillservestheGeneralSantoscommunitysince floodsof2005 magazine magazine Time family) getthesensethatthereissomethingwecando.” and friends scholastics, other (e.g. people where sorts, of witnessing the of experience understand an also affirm to was time It I contradictions. spending made. worth be indeed as can it changes before situation the understanding really of and importance there the live acknowledged to people for sense made it how saw “I Mark LopezS.J.

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