27 January 2012
26 January 2012
Dead Benguet pine gives life to tree monument in Baguio
BAGUIO CITY—Sometimes, it takes a woman to make a point about Baguio City’s diminishing pine cover.
A 200-year-old Benguet pine (Pinus insularis) that was declared dead by the environment department last year has been reshaped into a 50-foot tall “Mother Earth” monument to the city’s remaining pine forests.
Blessed by a mambunong (native priest), the giant sculpture was unveiled by artists on Jan. 23 along the road leading to Mines View Park, one of the top tourist sites in the summer capital.
continue reading at inquirer.net
PS In this article, Tebtebba Foundation mentions that pine seedlings have a survival rate of 70%, and that reforestation areas are being dedicated (I would use the word re-allocated) to other concerns. This article is also significant, as it correlates diminishing water supply / watershed areas with reduced forest cover.
A 200-year-old Benguet pine (Pinus insularis) that was declared dead by the environment department last year has been reshaped into a 50-foot tall “Mother Earth” monument to the city’s remaining pine forests.
Blessed by a mambunong (native priest), the giant sculpture was unveiled by artists on Jan. 23 along the road leading to Mines View Park, one of the top tourist sites in the summer capital.
continue reading at inquirer.net
PS In this article, Tebtebba Foundation mentions that pine seedlings have a survival rate of 70%, and that reforestation areas are being dedicated (I would use the word re-allocated) to other concerns. This article is also significant, as it correlates diminishing water supply / watershed areas with reduced forest cover.
25 January 2012
24 January 2012
"OccupySM" Protest videos
Really great to see thousands turned up to protest SM's expansion plan which will mean the demise of over 170 trees at Lunteta Hill! Lots of photos up in Facebook too. I'll see if I can ask permission to post some photos in this blog. In the meantime, take a look at some videos which I was able to discover at YouTube.
The protest is not yet over. Help by including your voice in the online petition. Technorati tags: Baguio
The protest is not yet over. Help by including your voice in the online petition. Technorati tags: Baguio
19 January 2012
SM Baguio expansion will decimate Luneta Hill as we know it
Here is what we are up against, as taken from their weebly page:
Look at this monstrosity. The hill itself has virtually disappeared!
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