This study analyzed the perceived social impacts of Basura Mo, Edukasyon Ko, a community-based environmental program in Santa Cruz, Laguna, Philippines. This program encourages student-beneficiaries and their families to collect and segregate single-use plastic and receive monetary incentives upon submission to the program implementers, the local government of Santa Cruz,...
Perceived Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of a Watershed Rehabilitation Program in Rizal, Philippines
In 2009, intense rain from Typhoon Ketsana, aggravated primarily by deforestation in the Marikina Watershed, caused massive flooding and left enormous socio-economic damages in Metro Manila, Philippines. In response, the reforestation and livelihood program called Marikina Watershed Initiative Program (MWIP) was established and continues to date. This paper discusses the...