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World Environment Volume 27 No. 3 May - June 2001 ISSN-0115-0960 c a n o p y I N T E R N A T I O N A L All articles are incumbent to the current period. Published by the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources What’s inside . Editorial Environment leads World Environment Day CI readers’ most clamored topics 2 n 1972, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 5 of each year Status of biodiversity as World Environment Day. Year by year, several countries in the world I celebrate this event in many ways, but all in line with a theme for the year. in Sagada, The theme this year is Connect the Worldwide Web of Life. Mt. Province 3 This should remind us that whatever we do, however small it may be, affects another. That each one of us, each life, each species, is linked together in an Laguna Lake: intricate but fragile web which we share with the rest of the world. As such, there is a need to make the connection, however and whenever we can, between Feasible source of ourselves and all life on Planet Earth. potable water for Metro Manila That connection can be through traditional means, through modern technology, or by joining hands with organizations, or with other individuals. The celebration of residents 4 the World Environment Day provides an excellent opportunity to translate that connection into action. Towards A wealth of events can be organized which would link mankind’s development and comanagement of the ultimate survival with the delicate balance of the natural world. Scientific Puerto Princesa gatherings could bring together the so-called cream of the crop in science and technology that would come up with strategies to fill important gaps in mankind’s Subterranean River knowledge of threats to Planet Earth’s flora and fauna and ecosystems. National Park 5 Yes, World Environment Day can be celebrated in many varied and challenging activities such as parades along the countryside, concerts in the parks, poster and Pesticide pollution: essay competitions in schools, not to mention tree planting, recycling efforts, and An emerging theat cleanup campaigns. to the Manupali On this World Environment Day, let us examine the state of our environment. Let Watershed 6 us take stock of what we have done thus far along environmental conservation. If we have not done anything yet, then let us resolve to do something. That is, to put our act together to restore a ruined environment, for a ruined environment could Seedlings/planting only mean a ruined society. We cannot expect to hope for a good life unless we materials: A are assured of a life-giving environment. nationawide supply Let us strive to conserve and strengthen our environment, a fragile web that we and demand reality 8 share with the rest of the world. At the end of the day, let us manifest our commitment to strike a healthy balance between human progress and environment sustainability. Earthwatch 12 Off the Press April 2004 A survey report: First of two parts Environment leads CI readers’ Methodology The subjects most clamored topics Subscribers of CANOPY International listed on the 1997 mailing roster were included in the study. The list of names Gloria R. Diokno was made available by the circulation officer. Subscribers, local and foreign, consisted of private individuals, libraries, ANOPY International (CI) is a 12- Mexico, Brazil, Columbia, Chile, institutions and organizations. Libraries page, full-color semitechnical Ecuador, and many more. refer to librarians, library staff and library Cpublication which comes off the users. Institutions refer to the officials, press bimonthly. Published by the Producing and distributing thousands of faculty/staff and students of state Ecosystems Research and Development copies of CANOPY International is one universities and colleges/schools as well Bureau (ERDB), it is circulated thing; knowing its relevance and as private educational establishments. nationwide, that is, in 15 regions, usefulness to the readers’ or users’ lives Organizations refer to the officials and/or including the National Capital Region is another. Volume of production and members of associations or specific (NCR) and the Cordillera Administrative wide coverage of circulation cannot be groups, government or nongovernment. Region (CAR). considered as a reliable yardstick in evaluating whether we are attaining our The population of the study consisted of Its distribution covers a gamut of objectives in putting out this particular 50% of the 1,890 or 945 local recipients from all offices at the central publication. Who are the readers/users subscribers. This was derived through headquarters of the Department of of the CANOPY International? What are simple random sampling. With regard to Environment and Natural Resources or their characteristics? Do the readers/ foreign subscribers, the intent of the DENR with its bureaus down to the users find the information contained in study, as originally mapped out or regional offices including Provincial the CANOPY International relevant/ designed, was to do a complete Environment and Natural Resources useful? How do readers want the enumeration of the 489 subscribers. Offices (PENROs) and Community publication to present the information so However, only 100 or 20% of the 489 Environment and Natural Resources that it will be more readable, hence, subscribers sent back their accomplished Offices (CENROs); from senators’ more useful? How else can the questionnaires. offices down to Local Government Units publication be improved so that this may or LGUs; from state colleges and fill the needs of the readers or users? At this point, it may be worthwhile universities and other government mentioning that throughout the report, agencies down to private institutions, not These questions form the basic the terms subscribers, respondents, to mention libraries, public and private. premises of this study. Not since this readers, and users are used Aside from the so-called regular agency started its first issue of CANOPY interchangeably. subscribers, there is a certain group International in 1975, has it tried to consisting of students and private evaluate its own work. As such, this The instrument individuals that come every now and reader survey attempted to carry out The questionnaire was deemed as the then to ERDB to ask for copies of the such kind of preliminary inquiry. most appropriate data gathering CANOPY International. Still another instrument. This contained close-ended group that receive copies of this Objectives and open-ended with answer choices publication show up whenever exhibits The underlying object of this study is to questions which were primarily designed on special occasions are held. come up with benchmark data via a to elicit general as well as specific baseline survey that will backstop the information to answer the objectives of Also, CANOPY International is circulated usefulness of the CANOPY International the study. in various parts of the world. Its as a vehicle of disseminating research- circulation coverage has spanned two based information and technologies. The other instrument was the interview decades and a half in 69 countries schedule. It consisted of the same set of under six continents, namely: Asia, The specific objectives set forth in this questions contained in the questionnaire. Australia/Oceania, Africa, Europe, North study were to: America and South America. Just to ● Identify and characterize the readers/ The questionnaire/interview schedule mention a few of the countries covered: users of CANOPY Internationa; was pretested among 20 readers/users China, Japan, India, Korea, Indonesia, ● Find out how readers/users make use of CANOPY International in the ERDB. Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, of the various kinds of information in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New CANOPY International; Data collection Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Island, South ● Determine what other types of The circulation officer of the CANOPY Africa, West Africa, Libya, Somalia, information do readers/users of International who is the most Algeria, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, Cuba, CANOPY International need; and knowledgeable of the whereabouts of a Russia, United Kingdom, France, ● Obtain suggestiona from the readers/ large number of subscribers took the Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, users on how to improve CANOPY lead in the data collection. She was Scandinavian countries, Canada, International. different states of the U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii), Argentina, page 10 ) 2 CANOPY International May - June 2001 Status of biodiversity ife in Sagada is very much dependent on the environment. in Sagada, Mt. Province LFarming remains the primary source of livelihood, with majority of the Marissa R. Parao households engaged in the production of vegetables, rice, swine, and fowl. Others practice swidden agriculture. The municipality of Sagada is located in the western side of the Cordillera region. Known for its scenic rice terraces, huge caves, waterfalls, pine forests, and indigenous cultural practices, it is considered one of the ecotourism sites in the country often visited by foreigners. In an effort to evaluate the status of natural resources in Sagada, a biodiversity assessment was undertaken from March 1997 to May 1999 through observations and interviews with farmers. This is part of the study on ancestral domain and natural resources management in Sagada, Mt. Province, conducted by the Cordillera Studies Center of the University of the Philippines Baguio and the Benguet
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