Dr. Rodel Lasco is recognized for his important, outstanding contributions in Agroforestry in the Philippines. His studies resulted in establishing systems for the different Agroforestry sites in the country, identifying the best combination of plant species, their cultural and management practices.
Sex: Male
Education:
- University of the Philippines at Los Ba?os, College, Laguna, B.S. Forestry, 1977
- University of the Philippines at Los Ba?os, College, Laguna, M.S. Forestry (Silviculture/Horticulture), 1986
- The Pennsylvania State University, USA, Ph.D. Forest Resources (12 Units), 1988
- University of the Philippines at Los Ba?os, College, Laguna, Ph.D. Forestry ( Silviculture / Environmental Studies), 1991
- University of Guelph, Canada, Post-doctorate, 1993
Field of Specialization:
Forestry and Agroforestry, Silviculture Development and Management, Environmental Studies, Terrestrial Ecosystems , Small Farms Agroforestry, Natural Resources Management
Researches:
Lasco, R.D., Lasco, H.D., (1994) Agroforestry systems in the Philippines: inventory and assessment in Agroforestry Project Planning and Management(A Training Manual)
UPLB Agroforestry Program and Kapwa Upliftment Foundation Inc., UPLB
Lasco, R.D., Lasco, H.D., (1994) Soil and water conservation and management (A Training Manual)
UPLB
Lasco, R.D. Lasco, H.D., (1994) Agroforestry production and post production system
A Taining Manual
Lasco, R.D., (1994) Agroforestry on-farm studies in the Philippines/Technology Verification Through On-farm trials: A Training Manual
UPLB Agroforestry Program and Kapwa Upliftment Foundation, Inc., UPLB
Lasco, R.D., (1994) Mechanical/engineering soil conservation measures
Soil and Water Conservation and Management:A Training Manual, Los Ba?os: UPLB Agroforestry Program and Kapwa Upliftment Foundation, Inc.
Lasco, R.D., Malinao, E.C., (1993) Hieght growth and herbage production of seven MPTS used as hedgerows in an alley cropping system: an on-farm experiment
Sylvatrop, the Technical Journal for Philippine Ecosystems and Natural Resources Volume 3, No. 1
Lasco, R.D., Dalmacio, R.V., (1993) The effect of mulch from the herbage of four agroforestry species on the yield and yield components of upland rice (Oryza sativa L. and bush sitao (Vigna sesquipedalis Fruw.) Pterocarpus
Philippine Journal of Forestry and Forest Products Volume 8, No. 2
Visco, R.G., Lasco, R.D., (1994) Effects of hedgerow number and pruning frequency on the yield of Gliricidia sepium (Jack.) Walp. and alley cropped maize
Pterocarpus Volume 8, No. 2
Lasco, R.D., (1992) Multipurpose trees in agroforestry
Growing Multipurpose Trees on Small Farms, Bangkok, Thailand, Winrock International
Lasco, R.D. Dalmacio, R.V., (1992) The effect of mulch from four agroforestry species on an acid soil in the Philippines.
Pterocarpus
Lasco, R.D., (1992) On-farm documentation of an improved fallow system in the Philippines: the Naalad system
Proc., International Symposium on the Rehabilitation of Degraded Forest Land, Tsukuba, Japan, 17-18 S 1992
Lasco, R.D., (1991) The role of forests in agroforestry.
Canopy International
Lasco, R.D., (1990) MPTS in indigenous agroforestry systems.
Proc., Workshop on MPTS Research in Asia. IFS-Winrock F/FRED, UPLB,
Lasco, R.D., Carandang, W.M., (1989) Small-farm MPTS research in the Philippines: methods, issues, and institutions
Proc., Meeting on Orienting MPTS Research for Small Farm Use, Jakarta, Indonesia,
Lasco, R.D. Lasco, H.D., (1994) Agroforestry systems in the Philippines: Inventory and assessment.
Los Ba?os, College, Laguna
Lasco, R.D., (1989) Alley cropping in the Philippines : An assessment
IESAM Bulletin Volume 9, No. 1
Lasco, R.D., Pulhin, J.M. , (2006) Environmental impacts of community-based forest management in the Philippines
International Journal Environment and Sustainable Development Volume 5, No. 1
Lasco, R.D., Suson, P.D., (1993) On-farm evaluation of the Naalad indigenous agroforestry system: Preliminary findings
Towards More Effective Utilization of Resources for Sustainable Development
Lasco, R.D., (1988) Multistorey agroforestry systems in the Philippine uplands: an inventory and assessment.
Philippine Lumberman
Lasco, R.D., Malinao, E.P., (1988) Climatic and edaphic site characterization of Pagkalinawan, Jalajala, Rizal
Learning Site Series No. 4 in Social Forestry, UPLBCF.
Lasco, R.D., Malinao, E.P., (1988) Soil texture analysis of upland soils in Pagkalinawan, Jalajala, Rizal
Learning Site Series No.4 in Social Forestry, UPLBCF
Lasco, R.D., (1989) Agroforestry: old practice, new hope
Agriscope Magazine Volume 3, No. 3
Lasco, R.D., (1987) Agroforestry systems design and development: the model principle.
Canopy International Volume 13, No. 6
Lasco, R.D., (1987) A comparative study of two agroforestry systems in Pagkalinawan, Jalajala, Rizal.
Occasional Paper No. 10 in Social Forestry
Lasco, R.D., (1986) A case study of two upland vegetable farms in Mt. Trail, Benguet ( An Agroforestry Perspective)
Occasional Paper No.9 in Social Forestry UPLBCF.
Lasco, R.D., (1986) Agroforestry and its role in social forestry.
Occasional Paper No.6 in Social Forestry, UPLBCF
Lasco, R.D., Rambo, T., Bassig, T., () A case study of two kaingin farmers in the Masalukot Upland Community
Man-environment Interactions: Case Studies of the Masalukot Upland Community, PESAM, UPLB
Lasco, R.D., Pulhin, F.B., (2000) Forest land-use change in the Philippines and climate change mitigation
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategy on Global Change Journal Volume 5
Lasco, R.D., (2000) Project-based activities
Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry, (Chapter 5), Cambridge University Press
Lasco, R.D., (2000) Implications of different definitions and generic issues
Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (Chapter 2), Cambridge University Press
Lales, J.S., Lasco, R.D., Geronimo, I.Q., (2001) Carbon storage capacity of major crops and grassland species in a geothermal block
Philippine Agricultural Scientist Volume 84, No. 1
Lasco, R.D. Guillermo. I.Q. Cruz, R.V.Q. Bantayan, N.C. Pulhin, F.B., (2001b) Carbon stocks assessment of a tropical secondary forest in Mt. Makiling, Philippines.
Journal of Tropical Forest Science
Lasco, R.D., Lales, J.S., Arnuevo, M.T., Guillermo, I.Q., de Jesus, A.C., Medrano, R., Bajar, O.F., Mendoza, C.V., (1999) Carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption and sequestration in the PNOC-Leyte Geothermal Reservation
Environmental Forestry Programme (ENFOR), UPLB, College, Laguna
Lasco, R.D. Lales, J.S. Arnuevo, M.T. Guillermo, I.Q. de Jesus, A.C. Medrano, R. Bajar, O.F. Mendoza, C.V., (2001a) Carbon dioxide (CO2) storage and sequestration of landcover in the Leyte Geothermal Reservation .
Renewable Energy
Lasco, R.D., Lasco, H.D., (1989) Agroforestry systems in the Philippines: inventory and assessment
Proc., Symposium on Agroforestry Systems and Technology, BIOTROP, Bogor, Indonesia
Lasco, R.D., Okazaki, M., Furoc, R.P., (1996) Alley cropping systems in the Philippines
Rehabilitation and Development of Upland and Highland Ecosystem, (Anase, Mandang and Lasco, eds.,)Tokyo: Tokyo University of Agriculture Press
Lasco, R.D., Pulhin, F.B., (1998) Philippine forest lands: Opportunities for mitigating climate change
Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology Volume 20
Lasco, R.D., (1991) Herbage decomposition of some agroforestry species and their effect as mulch on soil properties and crop yield
Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation Research
Lasco, R.D., Pulhin, F.B., Sales, R.F., (2007) Analysis of leakage in carbon sequestration projects in forestry: a case study of upper magat watershed, Philippines
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change Volume 12
Lasco, R.D., Cardinoza, M., (2007) Baseline Carbon stocks assessment and projection of future carbon benefits of a carbon sequestration project in East Timor
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change Volume 12
Lasco, R.D., (2007) The Naalad improved fallow system in the Philippines and its implications for global warming
Voices from the Forest: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Sustainable Upland Farming. Cairns, M (ed), Resources for the Future: Washington, DC
Lasco, R.D., Pulhin, F.B., (2006) Laguna Lake Basin and Sierra Madre Community Forests, the Philippines
Community Forest Management as a Carbon Mitigation Option: Case Studies (D. Murdiyarso and M. Skutsch, eds.), Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor Barat, Indonesia
Villamor, G.B., Lasco, R.D., (2006) Case Study 7. The lkalahan Ancestral Domain, tare Philippines. In Community Forest Management as a Carbon Mitigation Option: Case Studies (D Murdiyarso And M Skutsch, eds).
Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor Barat, Indonesia
Lasco, R.D., MacDicken, K., Pulhin, F.B., Guillermo, I.Q., Sales, R.F., Cruz< R.V.O., (2006) Carbon stocks assessment of a selectively logged dipterocarp forest and wood processing mill in the Philippines
Journal of Tropical Forest Science Volume 18
Lasco, R.D., Pulhin, F.B., (2006) Assessing the role of watershed areas in mitigating climate change in the Phiilippines: the case of La Mesa watershed
Journal of Environmental Science and Management Volume 9
Lasco, R.D., Ogle, S.M., Raison, J., Verchot, L.V., Wassmann, R., Yagi, K., (2006) IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories/Chapter 5 Cropland
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Japan Volume Chapter V
Banaticla, M.R.N., Lasco, R.D., (2006) Carbon Storage of Land Cover Types in the Western Margin of Mt. Makiling , Laguna. Philippines .
Journal of Nature Studies Volume 5
Snelder, D., Lasco, R., (2008) Smallholder Tree Growing in South and Southeast Asia, (Snelder, D and RD Lasco (eds))
Smallholder Tree Growing for Rural Development and Environmental Services: Lessons from Asia/ Advances in Agroforestry Vol 5: Springer Volume 5
Lasco, R.D., Pulhin, F.B., Cruz, R.V.O., (2008) Carbon stocks assessment of forest land uses in the Kaliwa Watershed, Philippines
Journal of Environmental Science and Management Volume 11
Racelis, E.L., Carandang, W.M., Lasco, R.D., Racelis, D.A., Arturo, S.A., Castillo, Pulhin, J.M., (2008) Assessing the carbon budgets of large leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla king) and Dipterocarp plantations in the Mt. Makiling forest reserve, Philippines
Journal of Environmental Science and Management Volume 11
Lasco, R.D., Rafaela Jane Delfino, R.J., Pulhin, F.B., Rangasa, M., (2008 S 30) The Role of Local Government Units in Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in the Philippines
AdaptNet Policy Forum 08-09-P-Ad
Roshetko, J.M., Lasco, R.D., (2008 Ap) What smallholder agroforestry systems are appropriate for carbon storage
Overstory Journal
Lasco, R.D., Gerpacio, R., Sanchez, P.A.J., Delfino, R.J.P., (2008) Philippines policies in response to a changing climate: A review of natural resource policies
Policy Brief, SEARCA, Los Banos, Laguna
Neil Leary, James Adejuwon, Vicente Barros, Ian Burton, Jyoti Kulkarni and Rodel Lasco (eds). , (2007)
Climate Change and Adaptation. London: Earthscan.
Lasco, R.D., Cruz, R.V.O., Pulhin, J.M., Pulhin, F.B., (2007) Spillovers and Trade-offs of Adaptation in the Pantabangan-Carranglan Watershed of the Philippines In, N Leary, J Adejuwon, V Barros, I Burton, J Kulkarni and R Lasco (eds.)
Climate Change and Adaptation, London: Earthscan
Lasco, R.D., Pulhin, F.B., Cruz, R.V.O., Pulhin, J.M., Roy S.S.N., Sanchez, P.J., (2007) Forest Responses to Changing Rainfall in the Philippines, In, N Leary, C Conde, J Kulkarni, A Nyong and J Pulhin (eds)
Climate Change and Vulnerability, London: Earthscan
Pulhin, J.M., Peras, R.J.J., Cruz, R.V.O., Lasco, R.D., Pulhin, F.B., Tapia, M.A., (2007) Climate Variability and Extremes in the Pantabangan-Carranglan Watershed of the Philippines: An Assessment of Vulnerability
Climate Change and Vulnerability. London: Earthscan, (Leary, N., Conde, C., Kulkarni, J., Nyong, A., Pulhin, J. (eds.)
Yohe, G.W., Lasco, R.D., Q.K. Ahmad, Q.K., Arnell, N.W., Cohen, S.J., Hope, C., Janetos, A.C., Perez, R.T., (2007) Perspectives on climate change and sustainability
Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and VulnerabilityContribution of Working Group 11 to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Chokkalingam, U., Carandang, A.P., JM Pulhin, J.M., Lasso, R.D., Peras, R.J.J., Torna, T. (eds.), (2006) One Century Of Forest Rehabilitation In The Philippines: Approaches, Outcomes And Lessons
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia
Lasco, R.D., Carandang, A.P., Chokkalingam, U., Pulhin, J.M., Razal, R.A., Acosta, R.T., Natividad, M.O., Peras, R.J.J., (2006) Bottlenecks and recommended actions: Stakeholder perspectives from Regions III, VII and XI, Chokkalingam, U., AP Carandang, JM Pulhin, RD Lasso, RJJ Peras, and T Torrra (eds)
Book Volume Chapter IV
Narisma, G.T.T., Vicente, M.C.T.M., Capili-Tarroja, E.B., Cruz, F.A.T., Perez, R.T., Dayawon, R.S., Dado, J.M.B., Del Castillo, M.F.P., Villafuerte, M.Q., II, Loo, L.C.G., Olaguer, D.M.P., Loyzaga, M.A.Y., Banaticla-Altamirano, M.R.N., Ramos, L.T., Habito, C.M.D., & Lasco, R.D., (2011) Patterns of Vulnerability in the Forestry, Agriculture, Water and Coastal Sectors of Silago, Southern Leyte, Philippines
World Agroforestre Centre, Quezon City, Philippines
Darcon, J., Macadam, I., Kanamaru, H., Cinco, T., Katzfey, J., Scannell, C., Jones, R., Villafuerte, M., II, Cruz, F., Narisma, G., Delfino, R.J., Lasco, R., Manalo, J., Ares, E., Solis, A.L., de Guzman, R., Basconcillo, J., & Tangang, F., (2018) Providing future climate projections using multiple models and methods: insights from the Philippines
Climatic Change Volume 148, No. 1-2
Saldajeno, P.B., Florece, L.M., Lasco, R.D., & Velasco, M.T.H., (2012) Vulnerability Assessment of Upland Communities in Sibalom Natural Park, Antique, Using Capital-based Approach
Journal of Environmental Science and Management Volume 15, No. 2
Pulhin, J.M., Lasco, R.D., Pulhin, F.B., Ramos, L., & Peras, R.J.J., (2010) Chapter 11: Climate change adaptation and community forest management
Community Volume 4
Papers Presented:
- On-farm Evaluation of the Naalad Indigenous Agroforestry System: Preliminary Findings- Towards More Effective Utilization of Resources for Sustainable Development, 1st IFS NRCP Seminar-Workshop
- Agroforestry Systems in the Philippines: Inventory and Assessment, Symposium on Agroforestry Systems and Technology, BIOTROP, Bogor, Indonesia
- Management of Tropical Forests: Implications to Global Warming, 8th Global Warming Conference
- The Mountain Ecosystems in the Philippines: Opportunities for Mitigating Climate Change, European Conference on Environmental and Societal Change in Mountain Region, Oxford University, U.K.
- A leucocephala-based modified fallow system in the Philippines, 3rd North American Agroforestry Conference, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
- On-farm Evaluation of the Naalad Indigenous Agroforestry System: Preliminary Findings, 1st IFS NRCP Seminar-Workshop
- On-farm Documentation of an Improved Fallow System in the Philippines: The Naalad System, International Symposium on the Rehabilitation of Degraded Forest Land, Tsukuba, Japan
- MPTS in Indigenous Agroforestry Systems , Workshop on MPTS Research in Asia, IFS-Winrock F/FRED, UPLB
- Sustainable Upland Agriculture Project in the Philippines: A Multilateral Project, International Seminar on Development of Agribusiness and Its Impact on Agricultural Production in Southeast Asia, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan
- A Leucaena Leucocephala-based Modified Fallow System in the Philippines, 3rd North American Agroforesty Conference, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
- Small-farm MPTS Research in the Philippines: Methods, Issues, and Institutions, Meeting on Orienting MPTS Research for Small Farm Use, Winrock International F/FRED, Jakarta, Indonesia
Awards:
- Outstanding Researcher Award, College of Forestry, UPLB, 1995
- Guillermo Ponce Professorial Chair in Forestry, UPLB, 1993-1994
- Post Doctoral Fellowship, Guelph University.(ERMP-IESAM) Canadian International Development Agency, 1992-1993
- Graduate Research Assistantship, The Pennsylvania State University, 1988
- Colombo Plan Fellowship, Japan, 1986
- PCARRD Graduate Scholarship Grant, , 1985-1986
- Cum Laude (B.S. Forestry), UPLB, 1981
- Academic Excellence in Forest Science, UPLB, 1981
- Gamma Sigma Delta Senior Scholarship of Merit, , 1981
- BFD Scholarship Grant, , 1977-1981
- Philippine Science High School Scholarship, , 1973-1977
- Outstanding Young Scientist (Forestry), NAST-DOST, 1997
- Finalist, NAST-Hugh Greenwood Environmental Science Award, NAST, 2002
- Gawad Lagablab (Outstanding Alumnus Award), Philippine Science High School Alumni Assocviation, 1998
- Special Achievement Award in Environmental Forestry, UPLB-CFNR Alumni Association, 1998
- Outstanding Researcher , College of Forestry and Natural Resources, UPLB, 2003 Ap
- Outstanding Scientist Award , Forests and Natural Resources Research Society of the Philippines, 2006
- Co-Winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize,