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Philippine Working Group

What is Philippine Working Group (PWG)?

Philippine Working Group The PWG engages in discussion and site visits by exchanging thoughts and ideas and exploring new ways of improving community base resource management at the policy and implementation levels. The Environmental Science for Social Change or ESSC facilitates the PWG meetings and provides the information support and agenda-setting for selected themes. As a Jesuit research organization, ESSC works with cultural groups as well in providing assistance for natural resource management planning and implementation that integrates cultural concerns and that strengthens cultural integrity.

Who compose the PWG?

Professionals and practitioners from the government, NGOs, donor institutions, development groups, academe, and research centers made up the PWG. On his/her own personal capacity, a PWG member attends meetings and contributes for the analysis of issues and for exploration of scenarios and responses. He/she may also join site visits to observe how things are on the ground and to listen and share learning with the community and local officials.



PWG Meeting on Philippine Forest Land: Where are we going? PDF Print

An Updated Approach to the Philippine Uplands for Action:

Forested area in Bukidnon.jpgPresentation of Forest Cover Analysis

ESSC Conference Room, 1/F Manila Observatory Building, Ateneo de Manila University Campus, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, 20 August 2009

As a follow-through to the PWG meeting last 4 March 20009, a PWG meeting was organized last 20 August 2009 to present initial findings of the forest cover analysis ESSC undertook with support from the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation.

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Environmental Alliance PDF Print
PWG Alliance MeetingESSC has helped analyse various aspects of the emerging alliances to assist them in establishing themselves. Emerging alliance groups are filling the vacuum left by central government in tackling the decline of the upland forests and marine ecosystem.
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Strategy PDF Print

Patrick Dugan having meeting with communityPWG employs dialogues for management and collaborative research to assist in the search for mechanisms leading to growth and development that are sustained by a socially accountable use of resources.

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PWG Meetings PDF Print
Alliance meetingOn Local Alliances
 
Last April 24, 2007, the Philippine Working Group had a meeting on Local Alliances and Natural Resource Management at the ESSC Conference Room, Manila Observatory, Ateneo de Manila campus.
 
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PWG Documentations PDF Print

These are the documents published by ESSC and are made available to the public. If you wish to obtain a copy, please contact us. Our contact details are available from the home page.

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