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April 2016 Table of Contents ISSN 2012-3612

EDITORIAL: Writing on the Wood

2 Lost in Thoughts, Lots of Lively Ideas

Wilfredo M. Carandang

ARTICLES

3 Estimated Soil Loss of Makatipo Catchment Under Different Climate Change Scenarios
Ronald C. Garcia

12 Assessment of Trees Outside Forest as Potential Food Source in Second District,

Makati City, Philippines
Jan Joseph V. Dida, Khristoffer Ryan F. Quinton, and Nathaniel C. Bantayan

23 Tree Vegetation Diversity, Distribution and Structure across the Elevation, Gradients
and Habitat Types of Mt. Banahaw de Majayjay, Philippines
Emer C. Gestiada, Alvin S. Gestiada, Manuel L. Castillo, Nathaniel C. Bantayan, and
Juancho B. Balatibat

27 Opportunities and Barriers to Wood Pellet Trade in the Philippines

Menandro N. Acda, Aileen A. Jara, Vivian C. Daracan, and Edgar E. Devera

POLICY PAPER

32 Pioneer Tree Species: Their Potential Uses and Harvesting Constraints

Robert A. Natividad

Our Cover
The photo showcases a sustainable land management practice in Mt. Banahaw
de Majayjay embraced by the community households granted with the Protected
Area Community-Based Resource Management Agreement (PACBRMA). This
practice ensures protection of biodiversity while simultaneously providing source
of livelihood for the community.

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