Environmental Protection
The researchers have used Fish-i® technology in over 50 sites nation-wide and
have engaged with local governments, communities and conservation agencies to
conduct biodiversity assessments. Fish-i® can be particularly helpful for the
country’s marine protected areas. In addition to monitoring fish populations, the
technology can be adapted for environmental impact assessments to measure the
effects of pollution and human activities on the marine environment.
Funded by: DOST-PCIEERD (R&D phase) | DOST-TAPI (Field and market testing phase) |
DOST-PCIEERD (Product and market validation phase) | DOST-TAPI (Intellectual Property
Protection) | UP Diliman TTBDO (Intellectual Property Protection)
Patents filed: Philippines | Indonesia | Brazil | USA | Mexico
Solid Waste Management Program: Diliman Environmental
Management Office (formerly known as Task Force on Solid
Waste Management)
Engr. Kristian July R. Yap
Diliman Environmental Management Office
E-mail: [email protected]
Proper solid waste management, which focuses on the segregation and collection
of wastes, is crucial to maintaining a healthy environment, as well as reducing the
amount of waste that ends up in landfills. In the University of the Philippines
Diliman, massive garbage generation has been a matter of grave concern and
continues to be a serious problem to contend with. The Solid Waste Management
program of the Diliman Environmental Management Office (DEMO) aims to
provide the entire UP Diliman community an alternative means of effective solid
waste management through the operation of the university’s Materials Recovery
Facility (MRF), which has been recognized as a “model urban MRF” by the
Environmental Protection and Waste Management Department (EPWMD) of
Quezon City in 2019.
However, beyond the physical collection waste, the DEMO aims to improve
waste management in the campus and surrounding residential areas by treating the
waste problem as an attitude problem. DEMO regularly conducts pro-active
information, education, and communication (IEC) campaigns for student
dormers, faculty, administrative staff members, and campus residents. The team
also conducted training-seminars for all building administrators and maintenance
staff; assist in setting-up composting areas in academic building; and assist in
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