ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Our planet is our only home. It is our shared responsibility to help preserve our natural resources and achieve sustainable outcomes.
We are all stewards of the environment.
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Therefore, we all have to make ways, however big or small, towards its rehabilitation, and commit to the efficient use of our natural resources, protection of ecosystems and forests, in order to ensure a better future not only for ourselves but also for our children's children.
"Environmental stewardship refers to the responsible use and protection of the natural environment through active participation in conservation efforts and sustainable practices by individuals, small groups, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and other collective networks."
Aldo Leopold
DTI x DENR Tree Planting Event
DTI x DENR Tree Planting Event
8 July 2024 | Kaluppâ Integrated Farm, Santa Cruz, Marinduque
Earlier today, we successfully transplanted 100 narra trees in Barangay Pantayin, Sta. Cruz, Marinduque, together with DTI MIMAROPA and its provincial offices in the region, and DENR Marinduque. Read more...
Luntiang Kapaligiran
Luntiang Kapaligiran
1 March 2024 | Kaluppâ Integrated Farm, Santa Cruz, Marinduque
When we talk about environmental awareness and protection, we mean expanding habitats for native tree species through seedling collection activities, allowing them to grow taller and healthier in the nursery, and then transplanting them in local areas where they are needed the most.
But why native species like narra, talisay, and fruit trees? Native tree species are the better options (instead of nonlocal varieties) because they have higher chances of growth and have the ability to recruit wildlife.
Exactly a year ago, we launched our first tree seedlings collection day. That event was a blast! This year, we are joined by Rotary Club of Metro Valenzuala, an organization dedicated to take action in order to create a lasting change in ourselves, in the communities that we support, and the environment.
In an event we called "Luntiang Kapaligiran", we gathered 52 Kalikasan (Nature) volunteers, 83% of whom are youth participants aged 15 to 35 years old, and we were able to collect 505 native tree seedlings from the wild in Barangay Pantayin, Santa Cruz, Marinduque. In the next months, these seedlings will have grown and will be ready to be donated and transplanted in areas where trees are needed the most.
We thank the many volunteers and organizations who showed up and made this event a huge success. We also extend our appreciation to Rotary Club of Metro Valenzuala and its officers for their time, advocacy, and dedication in order to create hope in the world.
Bamboo and Narra Planting Day
Bamboo and Narra Planting Day
19 September 2023 | Kaluppâ Integrated Farm, Santa Cruz, Marinduque
Our Kalikasan Volunteers planted 82 native narra trees, as well as giant and pole varieties of bamboo in Barangay Pantayin, Santa Cruz, Marinduque.
It will be remembered that we collected native narra seedlings in March 2023. They were nurtured and cared for in our own plant nursery by our resident farmers and farm school scholars. Those were the same seedlings we planted this day!
This project supports Resolution No. 666 Series of 2023 Resolution Enacting Provincial Ordinance No. 208 Series of 2023, better known as the Marinduque Enhanced Greening Program (MEGP). This is also our response for nature as a pro-environment TESDA-accredited technical vocational institution in the province.
Thank you very much to all our Iskolar ng Bayan who participated in this tree planting, including the staff and members of the Kaluppâ Foundation, and to our uniformed personnel volunteers from the Philippine National Police Santa Cruz who tirelessly cooperate with the work for nature.
Puno Para Sa Kinabukasan
Puno Para Sa Kinabukasan
TREES FOR THE FUTURE: NATIVE TREE SEEDLINGS COLLECTION
4 March 2023 | Kaluppâ Integrated Farm, Santa Cruz, Marinduque
It is important and timely to plant native trees in our environment, and it is also very important to collect seeds and seedlings of native trees for this purpose. The native tree seedlings collection will not only ensure the survival of the native trees, but also maintain the diversity of the species being planted.
And so in March 4th, 2023, Kaluppâ Foundation and our partners organized "Puno Para Sa Kinabukasan: Native Tree Seedlings Collection Day", (translation, "Trees for the Future) at Kaluppâ Integrated Farm, Barangay Pantayin, Santa Cruz, Marinduque.
Through the stewardship of our 84 Kalikasan Volunteers, we were able to collect more than 650 seedlings of indigenous trees such as narra, talisay, fire tree, and others. It is also interesting to know that 62% of the total number of our volunteers, or 52, are young people from the age of 15 to 35.
The collected wild tree seedlings were cared for by our volunteers and farmers inside the nursery until they are ready for tree planting activities in the barangays and other areas. This program was attended by volunteers from the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary, APO MANDIN, Luzon Datum Morion Matikas Eagles Club, Philippine National Police Sta. Cruz, and the Bureau of Fire Protection.
"The term environmental stewardship has been used to refer to such diverse actions as creating protected areas, replanting trees, limiting harvests, reducing harmful activities or pollution, creating community gardens, restoring degraded areas, or purchasing more sustainable products. It is applied to describe strict environmental conservation actions, active restoration activities and/or the sustainable use and management of resources. Stewardship actions can also be taken at diverse scales, from local to global efforts, and in both rural and urban contexts."
Nathan J. Bennett, Tara S. Whitty, Elena Finkbeiner, Jeremy Pittman, Hannah Bassett, Stefan Gelcich, And Edward H. Allison, Environmental Stewardship: A Conceptual Review and Analytical Framework, Environmental Management, 2018
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