Umpukan sa Nayon

Nayong Pilipino Foundation

The Nayong Pilipino Foundation's Umpukan sa Nayon Project is under its Heritage Space Program and was designed as a series of multi-sectoral consultations for the development of programs for the future Nayong Pilipino Cultural Park and Creative Hub in the City of Parañaque, Philippines.

Episodes

  1. 01/03/2021

    Makakalikasang Nayon: Insights from International Cases in Citizen led Biodiversity Conservation

    The Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF), in partnership with Philippine Parks and Biodiversity (PPB) organized an Umpukan sa Nayon last October 10, 2020 via Zoom.  Titled “Umpukan sa Nayon: Makakalikasang Nayon,” the goal of the consultation was to engage experts in a discussion that will aid NPF in promoting and amplifying citizen-led biodiversity conservation in the future Nayong Pilipino Cultural Park and Creative Hub to be located in Entertainment City in Parañaque.  The discussion was anchored to the three main questions of: What is the importance of urban parks? What policies are needed to ensure that the public can have more urban parks? How should the NPF property be transformed as a space for citizen-led biodiversity conservation? The Umpukan ran from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, divided into three episodes with one hour intervals each.  For the third and final session of this Umpukan, international resource people from Australia, England, and Germany were invited to speak. Titled “Episode 3: Insights from International Cases in Citizen-led Biodiversity Conservation,” and facilitated by PPB Co-founder Marinella Lomotan, the speakers from different overseas organizations enthusiastically shared their insights on how NPF can jumpstart building and planning its future park. The invited speakers were Dr. Mary Worral from the Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, Ignace Schops from the Eurparc Federation, and Neil McCarthy from the World Urban Parks Association.

    1h 29m
  2. 12/27/2020

    Makakalikasang Nayon: The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Biodiversity Conservation

    The Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF), in partnership with Philippine Parks and Biodiversity (PPB) organized an Umpukan sa Nayon last October 10, 2020 via Zoom.  Titled “Umpukan sa Nayon: Makakalikasang Nayon,” the goal of the consultation was to engage experts in a discussion that will aid NPF in promoting and amplifying citizen-led biodiversity conservation in the future Nayong Pilipino Cultural Park and Creative Hub to be located in Entertainment City in Parañaque.  The discussion was anchored to the three main questions: What is the importance of urban parks? What policies are needed to ensure that the public can have more urban parks? How should the NPF property be transformed as a space for citizen-led biodiversity conservation? The afternoon session, now moderated by Mark Joseph Laceste (PPB Youth Champions Lead) and titled “Episode 2: The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Biodiversity Conservation,” shed light on some concrete steps that NPF can take to ensure that the property in Parañaque will be transformed as a space for biodiversity conservation. Representatives from Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) each took turns in sharing their thoughts on this. The invited speakers were Mike Lu from the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines, Robby Cereno from the Training Center for Tropical Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability (TREES), and Boboi Costas from Grassroots Travel.

    1h 10m
  3. 12/21/2020

    Makakalikasang Nayon: Citizen-led Biodiversity Conservation and the State

    The Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF), in partnership with Philippine Parks and Biodiversity (PPB) organized an Umpukan sa Nayon last October 10, 2020 via Zoom.  Titled “Umpukan sa Nayon: Makakalikasang Nayon,” the goal of the consultation was to engage experts in a discussion that will aid NPF in promoting and amplifying citizen-led biodiversity conservation in the future Nayong Pilipino Cultural Park and Creative Hub to be located in Entertainment City in Parañaque. The discussion was anchored to the three main questions, What is the importance of urban parks? What policies are needed to ensure that the public can have more urban parks? How should the NPF property be transformed as a space for citizen-led biodiversity conservation?  The Umpukan ran from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, divided into three episodes with one-hour intervals each. The morning session was titled “Episode 1: Citizen-led Biodiversity Conservation and the State” Moderated by PPB trustee Carlo Delantar, the Umpukan discussed how the future NPF park can be made into a learning space that promotes biodiversity conservation through the point-of-view of the members of the state.  The invited speakers were Dr. Benjamin Vallejo Jr. from the University of the Philippines Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, Rey Aguinaldo and Carlito Castañeda both from DENR, and Julienne Baldonado from NPF's Cultural Leadership Institute.  Watch this Umpukan episode on Youtube.

    1h 15m

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The Nayong Pilipino Foundation's Umpukan sa Nayon Project is under its Heritage Space Program and was designed as a series of multi-sectoral consultations for the development of programs for the future Nayong Pilipino Cultural Park and Creative Hub in the City of Parañaque, Philippines.