Research on Permaculture Presented in 2 Landscape Ecology Events in Italy

World congress delegates. Photo by Lula Bacchetta from IALE 2019 Facebook Page

Oral presenters of Symposium  74: Biocultural Landscapes During the Anthropocene during the 10th IALE World Congress. Photo by Catherine Bucu-Flores

University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Ostello Parco Monte Barro, Galbiate, Italy
July 1-10, 2019

Phase 2 of our research on permaculture  design in the Philippines was presented earlier this month at the 10th International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE) World Congress at the University of Milan-Bicocca in Milan, Italy. The paper entitled, "Creating a Network Model of System Component Connectivity to Visualize Agroecosystem Interactions in Ecologically Designed Permaculture Landscapes in the Philippines" was presented by PRPH lead researcher and UPLB graduate student, Jabez Flores, as a 15-minute oral presentation in Symposium 74: Biocultural Landscapes During the Anthropocene during the fourth day of the congress. The presentation discussed the development of a holistic network model using a sample data set and an actual data set obtained from a farm in Pitogo, Quezon. The research aims to use this model to describe the multi-component network structure of 11 more permaculture landscapes in relation to family food security. Work on this endeavor is currently ongoing.

Jabez presenting his paper during the symposium. Photo by Catherine Bucu-Flores

Jabez was one of the awardees of the IALE Travel Grant. Photo by Lula Bacchetta from IALE 2019 Facebook Page

In addition to this, a poster entitled, "Let's Democratize Drones! Using the Ryze Tello Drone as a Tool for Ecological Farm Design and Landscape Ecology Research" was presented during the poster sessions of the congress in July 1, 2, and 4.

Jabez explaining his poster to Caleb Toroitich from Kenya. Photo by Catherine Bucu-Flores

The poster on drones was quite popular during the congress! Photo by Catherine Bucu-Flores

After the World Congress, Jabez went to Monte Barro, Italy to take part in the 5-day IALE-Europe Ph.D. course. Along with fellow Filipino and UPLB-SESAM student, Leajim Villanueva, the two of them were the first Filipinos ever to represent the country in the Ph.D course program.  The course was attended by 14 students from all over the world.

Lecture session at Ostello Parco Monte Barro during the 5-day Ph.D. course.

Jabez and Leajim Villanueva of UPLB-SESAM

The Ph.D. course was an opportunity for our research to be heard and scrutinized by some of the best scientists in the field of landscape ecology. These include Angela Colucci (co-author of Smart, Resilient and Transition Cities: Emerging Approaches and Tools for a Climate-Sensitive Urban Development); Veerle Van Eetvelde (co-author of Landscape Perspectives: The Holistic Nature of Landscape); Andreas Aagaard Christensen (co-author of Landscape Ecology, International Encyclopedia of Geography); Jacques Baudry (co-author of Changing Landscapes: An Ecological Perspective); and Francoise Burel (co-author of Landscape ecology: concepts, methods, and applications)

A separate blog article will be posted by Jabez to share his experiences during the Ph.D. course.

We would like to thank our sponsors for making this trip possible: UP Office of International Linkages, SEARCA, Fondazione Cariplo, IALE-Europe, and DOST-SEI.

Thank you for believing in our work! More to come!