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Wolfgang Denzer1, Klaus Henle2, Maren Gaulkea3, Josef Margraf4 and Paciencia P. Milan4 ABSTRACT An annotated checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Leyte, Philippines is presented. Currently, 24 frog species, 6 turtles, l crocodile, 39 lizards, and 28 snakes are known from Leyte. Bufo marinus, Pelophryne lighti, Platymantis ingeri, P. spelaeus, Nyctixalus spinosus, Kaloula baleata, …

Annotated checklist of the reptiles and amphibians of Leyte, Philippines with notes on their ecology and conservation Read More »

Peter Balzer and Josef Margraf ABSTRACT Climate is an important factor influencing all ecosystems. Adaptations to local climatic conditions will be found everywhere. ViSCA, Baybay, Leyte is characterized by a moist tropical climate with rainfall that is statistically distributed equally throughout the year. However dry periods occur regularly and more often than would be expected …

Recent rainfall trends in ViSCA, Baybay, Leyte, Philippines Read More »

Fe J. Dagoy, Feliciana D. Poliquit, Lydia G. Hinay and Luz Sandra E. Racho ABSTRACT Factual information and in-depth knowledge about the subject are important in formulating development programs and in providing solutions to problems that may be encountered in the course of development. Two hundred sixteen upland fanners were interviewed from the barangays of …

Sociodemographic profile of the upland farmers in the MPSAP pilot barangays Read More »

Paciencia P. Milan and Josef Margraf ABSTRACT Efforts to sustain human food production and simultaneously preserve the biodiversity of terrestrial ecosystems and their vital functions for mankind led to the development of a “Closed Canopy and High Diversity Forest Farming System”, popularly termed Rainforest Farming. The system is aiming to replace the more destructive forms …

Rainforestation Farming: An alternative to conventional concepts Read More »

Josophine Kintanar-Calag ABSTRACT Organizations among upland farmers in four barangays of Baybay. Leyte were analyzed using the cross-case study method to determine convergence in goal perception; knowledge, attitude and practice on environmental conservation with special reference to tree farming and information flow patterns. members of the organizations under study were completely enumerated while non-members were …

Working towards convergence: A case study of G.O.-N.G.O, initiated organizations among upland farmers in Baybay, Leyte, Philippines Read More »

Nienke Parma, Yke Johan Rippen and Jan Kees Luijt ABSTRACT The main objective of this report was to evaluate the suitability of a series of proposed agroforestry technologies, and recommend the most promising ones for further research and implementation in the selected research area. It is the completion of all phases up to the implementation …

Agroforestry pathways towards sustainable land-use Read More »

Josef Margraf and Paciencia P. Milan ABSTRACT The rice terraces in the mountains of Northern Luzon are an ecologically balanced agricultural system developed by the Ifugao cultural communities. It is closely connected to swiddens and forests, and intensively interrelated to the social life of the Ifugaos. Very soon, this ecosystem will be changed by modern …

Changing the traditional land use system of the world renowned Ifugao rice terraces Read More »

Fe J. Dagoy and Luz Sandra E. Racho ABSTRACT Generally, the household income of the respondents was relatively low. The household income came from rice production, salaries and wages which included earnings from live-in sons and daughters, those given by relatives and neighbors which included cash or in kind (poultry, livestock, vegetables, etc). The average …

Income and expenditure patterns of vegetable cooperators Read More »

Renate Klee and Werner Koch ABSTRACT To characterize the flora associated with sweetpotato on Leyte island, Philippines, investigations were done in 14 sweetpotato fields and 9 fallows bordering the studied fields. The fallows were chosen to find out whether the bordering vegetation influenced the flora in sweetpotato fields. The studied sweetpotato fields and fallows were …

Flora associated with sweetpotato on Leyte island, Philippines Read More »

Edilberto E. Nasayao, Loida Z. Nasayao, Marulen A. Zara and Edilberto V. Ulep ABSTRACT This study was conducted through site surveys and interviews. Melia dubia Cav. belongs to family Meliaceae and is found out to be indigenously growing in Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Commonly named “bagalunga”, M. dubia grows in sites within 10°00′ to 11°30′ north …

Bagalunga (Melia dubia Cav.): An indigenous fast-growing multipurpose tree species in Eastern Visayas, Philippines Read More »