ACES 2024

This year’s conference highlights the importance of making scientific research, data, and dissemination accessible to all levels of society. As the country makes headway in understanding contests and conflicts in the use of natural resources and ecological amenities, and finds resolutions through environmental diplomacy and negotiations, the practice of open science is seen to improve transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration. Knowledge co-creation is also known to be especially strong and well-ingrained in local community actions and practices. The ACES 2024 aims to provide a platform for academics, practitioners, and students in the field of environmental science to share knowledge, experiences, and ideas on how to make science a powerful driver for decision-making and allow it to ascend over and beyond sensitivities and be a pivotal force in resolving contests and conflicts. Additionally, the conference is set to review the National Basic Research Agenda for Environmental Science to support National Government Agencies (NGAs), particularly the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in identifying priorities for research and development funding in the next ten years.