College of Forestry and Natural Resources

The College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR) is one of the 11 degree-granting units of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). As the Philippines’s oldest and finest academic institution of higher learning in forestry, its strength lies on its top-caliber faculty members, competent research, extension, and professional staff, and dedicated administrative personnel spread in its four academic departments – the Forest biological Sciences, Forest Products and Paper Science, Social Forestry and Forest Governance and the Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, and to its support units as well.

Highlights

CFNR is the top-performing forestry school in the country. It averaged a passing rate of 99.06% in the Forester Licensure Examination for the last five years.

Its BS Forestry degree program is certified by the ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance and is consistently recognized as a Center of Excellence (COE) in Forestry Education by CHED in the years 2000-2005, 2009-2012, 2012-2015 and 2016-2018.

The College manages the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve, a 4,000 hectare biodiversity hotspot, which serves as a living and learning laboratory for students. It was declared an ASEAN Heritage Park in 2013.

Research

The College implements collaborative and interdisciplinary research, development, and extension programs in integrated natural resources management, biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration and climate change, geo-spatial technology, forest biotechnology, environmental forestry, agroforestry, sustainable forest products utilization, forest policies, mountain ecosystems development, and social forestry and governance. It has embarked on nanotechnology research (nanocellulose research and nanofiber electrospinning) and on studies on industrial tree plantation species (ITIPS) for biopolymer applications.

Public Service

CFNR’s public service activities include watershed protection campaigns, eco-school projects, technology demonstrations, annual youth summer programs, park interpretation and visitor services, roving seminars on conserving MMFR, livelihood profiling, IEC programs, educators’ fora and community linkaging, among others.

Degree Programs

College of Forestry and Natural Resources

Micro-credentials

College of Forestry and Natural Resources

Centers & Institutes

The Institute of Agroforestry (IAF) envisions forming progressive and productive communities where farming is harmonized with environmental conservation principles for sustained food, wood production, and provision of services through sound agroforestry practices.

The Forestry Development Center (FDC), established through PD 1559, is mandated to conduct basic policy research in forestry and develop or help develop an efficient machinery for forestry policy formulation and implementation.

The UPLB Interdisciplinary Studies Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management (UPLB INREM), an affiliate hub of the UP Resilience Institute, is envisioned to become a world-class Center of Excellence in integrated natural resources management and environmental protection through research and development, and public service.

Office of the Dean, College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR)

Ground Floor, CFNR Administration Building, Martin Reyes St.
University of the Philippines Los Baños, College
Batong Malake, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines 4031

Highlights

Research

Public Service

Degree Programs

Micro-credentials

Centers & Institutes

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