UPLB College of Forestry and Natural Resources
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| College of Forestry and Natural Resources at University of the Philippines, Los Baños | |
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| Kolehiyo ng Paggugubat | |
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| Motto: | Honor and Excellence |
| Established: | 1910 |
| Dean: | Ramon A. Razal |
| Location: | Science City of Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines |
| Website: | http://www.uplb.edu.ph/cfnr |
The College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR) started as the Department of Forestry under the UP College of Agriculture in 1910. Now considered as a Center of Excellence for forestry education in the Philippines, it implements programs that promote sustainable development in the forestry and natural resources sectors through instruction, research, and extension.
CFNR trains people who support sustainable development of forest resources as well as the natural environment. It aims to meet the demand for high-quality human resource in forestry and related disciplines. The College also aims to advance the frontiers of knowledge in forestry and the natural environment through basic, adaptive, and policy-oriented research. It carries out public education activities, information campaigns, and training and technology transfer programs to disseminate forestry and environmental technologies, and enhance the capacities of people, institutions, and local communities towards sustainable forestry and environmental conservation. It has produced graduates occupying sensitive and high ranking positions both in the government and private agencies in the Philippines and in the Asia-Pacific region.
CFNR professors Juan Pulhin, Rex Victor Cruz and Rodel Lasco were part of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that won the Nobel Prize in 2007.
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[edit] Academic Units
- Department of Forest Biological Science
- Department of Forest Products and Paper Science
- Department of Social Forestry and Forest Governance
- Institute of Renewable and Natural Resources
[edit] Institutes
There are four research units in the College each under the supervision of a director:
- Forestry Development Center
- Institute of Agroforestry
- Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems
- Training Center for Tropical Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability
[edit] Research
Aside from its basic laboratory facilities, the college has also put up specialized laboratories for the use of students for their thesis and special problems. It has the Makiling Forest Reserve for its research and as a training laboratory. In addition, it has the Makiling Botanic Gardens that maintains living collections of indigenous plants of Mt. Makiling and endangered and rare species of the country. The CFNR library provides the students with an extensive and updated holdings and acquisitions of books and references.
Almost all the faculty members of CFNR are with MS or Ph.D. degrees and are involved in both research and extension activities. Among the research grants enjoyed by the college are from the UN-FAO, ITTO, JIRCAS, USAID and the European Union.
CFNR has maintained strong and active linkages with both local and international forestry schools and institutions. It is an active member of Asia-Pacific, ASEAN and world forestry institutions.
[edit] Student Information and Recruitment
From 1996 to 2001, the average yearly enrollment of the College is 1,261. Of this number, honor graduates occupy an average of 3.66 students each school year. On the same period, the percentage of board passers is 94.15 average where in 1998 and 2001 the College garnered 100 percent passing in the professional forester's board examination. The topnotchers is at 5.83 average on the same period.
[edit] Degree Programs
The CFNR offers a sub-professional course, two baccalaureate degrees, a diploma course, two master’s programs, and a doctoral degree.
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Master of Science in Forestry (MSF)
- Forestry: Forest Biological Sciences
- Forestry: Forest Resources Management
- Forestry: Silviculture and Forest Influences
- Forestry: Social Forestry
- Forestry: Wood Science and Technology Genetics
- Master of Science in Natural Resources Conservation (MSNRC).
- Master of Forestry
- Forest Biological Sciences
- Forest Resource Management
- Silviculture and Forest Influences
- Social Forestry
- Wood Science and Technology
- Diploma in Agroforestry
- Bachelor of Science in Forestry (BSF).
- Certificate in Forestry (CIF).
[edit] Dormitories
The following dormitories are located inside the campus.
- Forestry Residence Hall
- Makiling Residence Hall
- New Forestry Residence Hall
[edit] References
- UPLB College of Forestry and Natural Resources website
- RP to suffer greatly from climate change–experts, Manila Times
