Leni D. Camacho, PhD
Professor 12 and UP Scientist III
ldcamacho@up.edu.ph
Academic Background
Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Studies (2001), Macquarie University, Sydney Australia
Master of Forestry (1986), University of the Philippines Los Baños
Master of Science in Human Settlements and Development (1984), Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics (1979), University of the Philippines Los Baños
Specialization
Rural Development Planning
Social Forestry and Forest Governance
Socioeconomics of Forestry
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Courses Taught
SFFG 212: Program Development and Evaluation in Social Forestry
SFFG 299: Graduate Seminar
SFFG 20: Communication Skills for Forestry Technicians
SFFG 80: Forest Community Development Lecture
SFFG 80.1: Forest Community Development Laboratory
SFFG 101: Principles and Concepts of Social Forestry
SFFG 112: Program Planning
SFFG 133: Socio-Economics of Agroforestry
SFFG 155: Social Equity Issues in Social Forestry
SFFG 199: Undergraduate Seminar
Awards and Recognition
One UP Professorial Chair Awardee in Social Forestry for Outstanding Teaching and Research in UP Los Banos, 2022-2024.
UP Scientist III (2020-2022)
UP Scientist I (2013-2015; 2017-2019)
One UP Professorial Chair Awardee in Social Forestry for Outstanding Research and Public Service in UP Los Banos, 2016-2018 and 2019-2021
2021 Forests & Natural Resources Research Society of the Phil., Inc. (FORESPI) Outstanding Scientist in the field of Socio-Economics Research (Senior Category)
2020 CFNR Outstanding Research Team – Mangrove Sustainability Research Team (Project Leader)
Best Paper Presentation Awardee (Major Author of the Paper; Presentor: DTDixon), FORESPI International Conference, SEARCA, College, Laguna, 2019.
2016 Outstanding San Pableňos (TOSP) in Science and Technology, San Pablo City, Laguna
2015 UPLB Outstanding Researcher
2014 CFNR Outstanding Researcher
2014 CFNR Outstanding Research Team - ASEAN-Korea Environmental Cooperation Project, AKECOP (AKECOP’s Country Assistant Coordinator/Project Leader)
2015 UPLB Outstanding Research Team - ASEAN-Korea Environmental Cooperation Project, AKECOP (AKECOP’s Country Assistant Coordinator/Project Leader)
Visiting Research Fellow/Visiting Professor, Department of Forest Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Sept. 2008 to Sept. 2010
2007 UPLB Outstanding Research Team - ASEAN-Korea Environmental Cooperation Project or AKECOP (AKECOP’s Country Assistant Coordinator/Project Leader)
2006-2007 Professorial Chair Awardee (Development Fund/Diamond Jubilee Professorial Chair)
2006 CFNR Outstanding Research Team - ASEAN-Korea Environmental Cooperation Project or AKECOP (AKECOP’s Country Assistant Coordinator/Project Leader)
Recent Publications
MAR Agudilla, DA Racelis, LD Camacho, RC Ancog, CD Predo, and MM Calderon. 2022. Willingness to Pay of Domestic Users for Improved Conservation of Mt. Banahaw de Lucban Watershed, Quezon, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science. Vol. 151(6A): 2203-2213. December 2022 Issue.
C.D. Ruzol, AC D. Camacho, L.S. Sabino, J.E. Garcia, D.T.Gevana, L. D. Camacho. 2020. A Materialistic-idealist divide? Policy and practice in participatory mangrove rehabilitation in the Philippines. Environmental Science and Policy 112 (2020) 394-404
Tran Van Chu, Trinh Quang Thoai, Cao Quoc An, Pham Minh Toai, Leni D. Camacho, Hoang Van Sam. 2019. Contribution of forest to rural households’ livelihood: evidences from Da river basin in the northwest mountainous region of Vietnam. Forest and Society. Vol. 3(2): 235-247, November 2019.
Trinh Quang Thoai, Roberto F. Rañola Jr., Leni D. Camacho. 2018. The Importance of Weather Forecasts and Meteorological Information in Adaptation to Climate Change in Agricultural Production: Some preliminary Findings. Philippine Agricultural Scientist. Vol. 101. No. 4, 377-392. December 2018. UPLB, College, Laguna.
A. N., Trespalacio, G. P. Marza, G., Magcantara, R., Huong, H., Rivero, J., Camacho, L.D. 2019. Potentials of a community-initiated ecotourism project: Experiences of Binonoan Producers Cooperative (BIPCO) in Binonoan, Infanta, Quezon, Philippines. Ecosystems & Development Journal Vol. 9, Numbers 1 & 2, pp29-36. 2019. (published in March, 2021)
Leni D. Camacho, Dixon T Gevaña, Lorena L. Sabino, Clarissa D. Ruzol, Josephine E. Garcia, April Charmaine D. Camacho, Thaung Naing Oo, Aye Chan Maung, KG Saxena, Luohui Liang, Evonne Yiu , Kazuhiko Takeuchi & Akira Nagata. 2020. Sustainable Mangrove Rehabilitation: Lessons and Insights from Community-Based Management in the Philippines and Myanmar. APN Science Bulletin 10 (1) (2020).
Dixon T. Gevana, Carlos Mico M. Villanueva, Josephine E. Garcia and Leni D. Camacho. 2022. S. C. Das et al (eds.), Mangroves Sustaining Biodiversity, Local Livelihoods, Blue Carbon, and Local Resilience in Verde Island Passage in Luzon, Philippines. In Mangroves: Biodiversity, Livelihoods and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0519-0519-3_17. 2022. Springer Nature. pp 447 to 461 (Indexed/ISI)
Dixon T. Gevaña, Josephine E. Garcia, Clarissa D. Ruzol, Felisa L. Malabayas, Liezl B. Grefalda, Elizabeth O’Brien, Elsa P. Santos and Leni D. Camacho . 2021. M. Nishi et al. (eds.). Climate change resiliency through mangrove conservation: the case of Alitas farmers of Infanta, Quezon. In Fostering transformative change for sustainability in the context of socioecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS). DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-6761-6 . January 2021. Springer Nature. pp. 195-214. (Indexed/ISI).
Gevaña D, Camacho L, Pulhin J. 2018. Conserving Mangroves for Their Blue Carbon: Insights and Prospects for Community-Based Mangrove Management in Southeast Asia. In: Makowski C., Finkl C. (eds) Threats to Mangrove Forests. Coastal Research Library, vol 25. Springer Nature. pp. 579-588. (Indexed/ISI)
M.S. Combalicer, Y.K. Lee, L.D. Camacho, L.L. Rebugio. 2022. Lee, D.K., Combalicer, M. Ho, W.M., Lee, W.S., Park, P.S., and Kang, H.S. (Eds). 2022. Ecophysiology of Selected Forest Restoration Tree Species in the Philippines. In Regreening ASEAN: The 20-Year Collaborative Green Partnership between ASEAN and Korea. ASEA Forest Institute, Republic of Korea.
C.C. De Luna, W.M. Carandang, R.G. Visco, L.D. Camacho, L.L. Rebugio. 2022. Lee, D.K., Combalicer, M. Ho, W.M., Lee, W.S., Park, P.S., and Kang, H.S. (Eds). 2022. Success Stories of Agroforestry Practices in the Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve, Philippines. In Regreening ASEAN: The 20- Year Collaborative Green Partnership between ASEAN and Korea. ASEA Forest Institute, Republic of Korea.
D.T. Gevana, L.L. Rebugio, L.D.Camacho, J.T. Dizon. 2022. Lee, D.K., Combalicer, M. Ho, W.M., Lee, W.S., Park, P.S., and Kang, H.S. (Eds). 2022. Sustainable Mangrove Forest Management Towards Blue Carbon Conservation on Banacon Island, Bohol, Philippines. In Regreening ASEAN: The 20-Year Collaborative Green Partnership between ASEAN and Korea. ASEA Forest Institute, Republic of Korea.
M.S. Combalicer, J.O.Hernandez, J.P. Ata, L.D.Camacho, L.L. Rebugio, S.Y. Woo, P.S. Park, D.K. Lee. 2022. Lee, D.K., Combalicer, M. Ho, W.M., Lee, W.S., Park, P.S., and Kang, H.S. (Eds). 2022. Nitrogen Fixing Species Planted in Mount Makiling Forest Reserve and La Mesa Watershed, Philippines. In Regreening ASEAN: The 20-Year Collaborative Green Partnership between ASEAN and Korea. ASEA Forest Institute, Republic of Korea.
Yasuo Takahashi, Dang Kien, Leni Camacho, Maiko Nishi, William Dunbar, Akane Matsuo, Koji Miwa, Andre Mader, Makiko Yanagiya and Kazuhiko Takeuchi. 2020. Role of socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes in the face of COVID-19 and towards transformative change. International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP 2020). Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan. Dec 2020.