ESSC participated in the validation of the 2015 Land Cover Update of the Philippines for Region 10 on 23 March 2017 held in the DENR Region 10 Conference Room in Puntod, Cagayan de Oro City. The activity was NAMRIA’s effort to present the initial results of its 2015 land cover maps for the entire country for validation by local field experts from local governments and other non-government offices. The consultation workshops were to be conducted nationwide for the various regions of the country. ESSC was invited as a local expert to participate in the validation of the Bukidnon dataset and was joined by representatives of the Bukidnon Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) and the Provincial Agriculture Office. Representatives from the other provinces in the Region were likewise invited to participate, namely Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental, although only Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon were represented
LUCID participates in NAMRIA regional consultation