population growth
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Climate Change Adapting
Walking home after an appointment was cancelled. Please, don’t let us believe that this is God’s Wrath for corruption, this is just another impact of rising sea levels. Climate change is already here, we just need to adapt to it. Continue reading
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‘Lolong’ Dies In Captivity…Mourning Mode
It is really sad to hear the news of Lolong dying in captivity. Not only of the townsfolk where he had spent his last days but generally the wildlife and biodiversity situation here in the Philippines. The Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau and the local government unit which captured the crocodile were not in good… Continue reading
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Living, Learning and Adapting
Recto Underpass as posted in the Manila Standard Today Continue reading
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Land Use and Land Reform
When land issues become politicized, things become complicated. However political the Coase Theorem on property rights is, it is still an environmental solution. I think we now live in violent times. However we want peace and knew the lessons of war, war can at times be needed to cleanse a nation of its ills. These… Continue reading
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Whoa! Seven Billion…
The are now seven (7) billion people in the world. Such growth in population has gone against the laws of nature. In my population dynamics course, if the population of a species rapidly increases, then there must be something wrong with the environmental conditions, there is no environmental pressure to regulate growth. How do you… Continue reading
About Me
More than twenty years working on the field, trying to save the environment. With climate change the most pressing issue the world is now facing, I’m the busiest ever. My kids have grown up, I have gained a couple of advanced degrees and specialized training on greenhouse gas verification, disillusionment does come with age.