GenCamp 2017

Home to 12 – 15 million Filipino indigenous peoples, the Philippine forests are vital for biological conservation, environmental protection, and climate change adaptation and mitigation. They serve as significant carbon sink, ideal locations for education and research, and habitats for flora and fauna which are indigenous to the Philippines.

Amplifying Forest Genetics, the science behind understanding and unraveling the mysteries of heritable materials maintained within and among species of trees and other woody plants, is seen as a promising step towards improving the resilience, adaptive mechanisms, and productivity of the forests and trees. Conserving and protecting forest genetics resources have become a resounding call by the Philippine government and environmentalists as challenges such as human population growth, land-use changes, and climate change that confront the country become increasingly evident.

In this regard, The UPLB Genetics Society takes the initiative of bringing together a nationwide pool of young scientists, innovators, and climate warriors to a common platform where they can talk about their new-found knowledge in Forest Genetics and utilize it as a tool to combat climate change and to create awareness campaigns about the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals at their own schools and communities.

Puno ng Buhay is a program on the environment and forest conservation with the integration of science concepts to help students be aware and educated on the importance and of saving Philippine tropical forests. Puno ng Buhay is a production made through the partnership of Knowledge Channel and the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF).

GENCAMP 2017

Theme:

Sustaining the IndiGENEous: Amplifying Forest Genetics for Glocal Climate Change Resiliency

Date:

3-5 March 2017

Venue:

College of Forestry and Natural Resources

UP Los Baños

Steering Committee Head:

Odilon Obias Picaso

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