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Home > People > Graduate Students > Ma. Dolores C. Tongco
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Ma. Dolores C. Tongco PhD Student Ethnobotany Track Contact Information University of Hawai`i at Manoa |
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Affiliations Conservation practices of the Magbukún Aytas in Kanawan, Morong, Philippines Personal Statement: The rapid loss of biodiversity in the world necessitates working with indigenous groups in conservation efforts. Indigenous groups have specialized knowledge of their environment with which they have lived with for hundreds of years. However, pressures from socio-political and economic factors are causing the loss of traditional knowledge along with biodiversity. Thus, the result is a rapid loss of biocultural diversity. One solution to this is to facilitate collaborations between indigenous groups and conservationists. For my dissertation, I am studying the conservation practices of the Magbukún Aytas of Kanawan, Morong, Bataan, Philippines and how these are used, distributed within the community, and transmitted to younger generations with the hope of contributing to the conservation of both cultural and biological diversity. Studying the use and effectiveness of these practices would allow the Aytas to collaborate with conservationists, combining both conventional and traditional wisdom in managing the forests of the Bataan National Park. Furthermore, studying the transmission of knowledge across generations allows for the preparation of educational materials for the Aytas within their cultural context, also preserving their culture. Other research interests include rapid assessments of biodiversity and forest dynamics, particularly factors affecting tree distribution and diversity. I have been working on data from a 16-ha plot in Palanan, Isabela, Philippines, which is part of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Center for Tropical Forest Science and the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University network of large-scale plots. Awards:
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