DILIMAN URBAN FOREST PARK

DILIMAN URBAN FOREST PARK I am proposing to build an Urban Forest Park (UFP) inside the Diliman, Quezon City campus of the University of the Philippines. I am hoping that if it becomes successful, it can become the showcase for my advocacy to build new growth forests in all urban areas all over the Philippines. It may sound ambitious, but do not worry because we have all the time to make it happen. Probably, it will take at least twenty years to grow. The proposed urban forest will be planted with native trees, and only native trees. However, it could also be planted with vegetables and other high value crops, in connection with my secondary goal of also building a food forest. Yes, the primary goal is to help combat global warming, but the secondary goal is to contribute to food security. Even if my goal is to build urban forests, the showcase in Diliman could also become the prototype for beach forests in coastal areas, and rain forests in mountain areas. The latter could take hundreds of years to build, but again, we might still have the time to build it, not unless the worst effects of climate change happen sooner than later. I am hoping that the UFP will become a campus wide goal that should also include the participation of students and alumni from all colleges and organizations. Everyone could at least donate seeds and seedlings. IKE SENERES/06-08-2024