ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENT GROUP – PHILIPPINES
The Economy and Environment Group in the Philippines (EEG-Philippines) is a partner-member of the Economy and Environment Partnership for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA Partnership). It was established in 2015 as part of the Resources and Environmental Economics Foundation of the Philippines (REAP). EEG-Philippines focuses on building capacity for transdisciplinary research and promoting regional collaboration in addressing global and local economic and environmental challenges.
| VISION | Leader in capacity building and transdisciplinary research addressing global and local environmental challenges. |
| MISSION | To promote partnerships in capacity building and transdiciplinary research towards conservation and protection of ecosystems through improved governance and management for the benefit of current and future generations. |
| GOALS |
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EEG-Philippines forms a group under the Resources and Environmental Economics Foundation of the Philippines (REAP). Hence, the officers of REAP provide administrative support and oversight on the activities of the EEG. EEG-Philippines is led by the officers listed below while an Advisory Group, composed of international and local experts of various disciplines, provide guidance and oversight.
| National Director: | Gem B. Castillo |
| Deputy Director: | Alice Joan G. Ferrer |
| Regional Directors |
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| Name | Institutional Affiliation |
| Herminia A. Francisco, PhD. | EEPSEA |
| Marian S. delos Angeles, PhD. | REECS |
| Zenaida M. Sumalde, Ph. | Dept of Economics, UPLB-CEM |
| Rodel D. Lasco, PhD. | ICRAF/OML |
| Marlo D. Mendoza, M.S. | UPLB-CFNR |
| Ben S. Malayang, PhD. | Silliman University |
| Jose E. Padilla, PhD. | UNDP |
| David James, PhD. | Ecosystem Services |
| Benoit Laplante, PhD. | Simon Frasier University |
| Percy E. Sajise, PhD. | Biodiversity |
| Germelino M. Bautista, PhD. | Ateneo de Manila University |
| Agnes C. Rola, PhD. | UPLB-CPaF |
EXPERTS
The EEG-Philippines has a core group of experts of different disciplines including environmental economics, sociology, environmental science, and physical sciences.
| Name | Field | Core Competencies |
| 1. Asa Jose U. Sajise, PhD. | Environmental Economics | Valuation, Applied Econometrics, BCA |
| 2. Canesio D. Predo, PhD. | Resource Economics | Valuation, BCA, Modelling and Simulation |
| 3. Gem B. Castillo, PhD. | Resource Economics | Forest economics, environment and natural resource accounting, BCA |
| 4. Kim Bayani Arias, PhD. | Environmental Economics | Valuation, BCA |
| 5. Dieldre Harder M.S. | Environmental Economics | Valuation, Water and Sanitation |
| 6. Emelinda T. Mendoza, PhD. | Sociology | Participatory methods |
| 7. Alice Joan G. Ferrer, PhD. | Fishery Economics | Gender and Policy Analysis |
| 8. Asuncion B. de Guzman, PhD. | Environmental Science | Marine protected areas and policy |
| 9. Arvin B. Vista. M.S. | Resource Economics | Valuation, BCA, CGE |
| 10. Carl Ureta M.S. | Environmental Science | Valuation, GIS |
| 11. Margaret Calderon, PhD. | Forest Economics | Valuation, Forest Finance |
| 12. Maria Angeles O. Catelo, PhD. | Environmental Economics | Pollution economics, valuation |
| 13. Vicente G. Ballaran | Agricultural Engineering | Hydrology, GIS |
| 14. Neil Moises Serino, PhD. | Development Economics | Climate Change Mitigation, Poverty |
| 15. Kahlou Francisco | Marine Science | Proposal Development |
| 16. Charmaine | Development Economics | Spatial economics |
| 17. Dulce D. Elazegui M.S. | Community Development | Participatory Methods, Gender |
CONTACT
- Director: Dr. Gem B Castillo
- c/o Resource and Environmental Economics Foundation of the Philippines (REECS)
- Suite 405, The Tower at Emerald Sq., J.P. Rizal cor. P. Tuazon Sts, Project 4, Quezon City 1109, Philippines
- Tel: +63 2971 7025/ 632 438 8858; Tel/Fax: +63 2995 0556
- Email: gembcastillo24@gmail.com