Maricel T. Villamayor, PhD
Associate Professor 1
matapia@up.edu.ph
Academic Background
Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science (2022), University of the Philippines Los Baños
Master of Science in Forestry (2011), University of the Philippines Los Baños
Bachelor of Science in Development Communication (cum laude, 2001), University of the Philippines Los Baños,
Specialization
Environmental Science
Climate Change Adaptation
Social Forestry
Development Communication
Courses Taught
SFFG 20: Communication Skills for Forestry Technicians
SFFG 101: Principles and Concepts of Social Forestry
SFFG 112: Program Planning
SFFG 113: Forestry Extension
SFFG 149: Gender Analysis and Planning
SFFG 155: Social Equity Issues in Social Forestry
SFFG 195: Research Methods in Forestry and Natural Resources
Awards and Recognition
2023 CFNR Outstanding Researcher in Social Sciences and Humanities (Senior Faculty category)
Bailon de la Rama Scholarship Grantee. 2nd Semester 1998-1999 to 1st Semester 2001-2002.
ASEAN-Korean Environmental Cooperation Project (AKECOP) Graduate Research Grant. 2010- 2011. (Grant for Master of Science Thesis).
Department of Science and Technology – Accelerated Science and Technology Human Resource Development Program (DOST-ASTHRDP) to support PhD Studies at UPLB. June 2013 – May 2016.
Recent Publications
Pulhin, J.M., Tapia-Villamayor, M.A., De Luna, C.C., Cruz, R.V.O., Peria, A.S., Anacio, D.B., Carandang, W.M., Carandang, V.Q., Peras, R.J.J., Sabino, L.L., Gevana, G.T., Grefalda, L.B., Pulhin, F.B., Garcia, J.E., Tiburan, C.L.Jr., and Almarines, N.R. 2021. Enhancing Resilience through Capacity Building in LCCAP Formulation in the Local Government of Aurora, Philippines. APN Science Bulletin. Doi:10.30852/sb.2021.1411.
Diona, D.L.Z. II, Aranas, M.B.D., Sajise, A.J.U., Predo, C.D., Pulhin, J.M., De Luna, C.C. Tapia- Villamayor, M.A. and Gata, M.L.L.P. 2020. The Economic Value of Weather Forecasts on Selected Rise and Corn Farming Decisions in Calapan and Gloria, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. Philippine Agricultural Scientist, Vol. 103 Special Issue, 109-120, December 2020.
Grefalda, L.B., Pulhin, J.M., Tapia, M.A., Anacio, D.B., De Luna, C.C., Sabino, L.L., Garcia, J.E., Peria, A.S., Peras, R.J.J., Gevana, D.T., and Inoue, M. 2020. Building institutional resilience in the context of climate change in Aurora, Philippines. Environmental Research, 186 (2020), 109584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109584
De Castro, N.A.V., Dagamac, N.H.A. and Tapia, M.A. 2019. Responses of Filipino farmers to harsh weather phenomena: A risk perception and attitude study. Journal of Agricultural and Rural Development in the Tropics and Sub-tropics. Vol. 120 No. 2 (2019) 205-217. https://doi.org/10.17170/kobra-20191212866
Ramirez, M.A.M., Pulhin, J.M., Garcia, J.E., Tapia, M.A., Pulhin, F.B., Cruz, R.V.O., de Luna, C.C. and Inoue, Makoto. 2019. Landscape Fragmentation, Ecosystem Services and Local Knowledge in the Baroro River Watershed, Northern Philippines. Resources 2019, 8, 164; doi:10.3390/resources8040164.
Gevana, D.T., Pulhin, J.M. and Tapia, M.A. 2019. Chapter 13. Fostering Climate Change Mitigation through a Community-Based Approach: Carbon Stock Potential of Community-Managed Mangroves in the Philippines. In: Coastal Management, pp. 271-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-810473-6.00014-5
Tapia, M.A., J.M. Pulhin, G.L.M. Nelson, C.D. Predo, A.S. Peria, R.J.J. Peras, R.D. Lasco, F.B. Pulhin and R.J.P. Evangelista. 2018. Involvement of Women in Farm Decision-making and Adaptive Capacity to Extreme Events of Farming Households in Ligao City, Albay, Philippines. Journal of Environmental Science and Management 21-2: 68-79 (December 2018).
Pulhin, J.M. and Tapia, M.A. 2022. Chapter 8. Climate Change Adaptation in the Philippines. In: Pereira, J.J., Zain, M.K. and Shaw, R. (eds.), Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia. Disaster Risk Reduction: Methods, Approaches and Practices (Series). Singapore: Springer. Pp. 129-173. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6088-7_8.
Pulhin, J.M., Tapia-Villamayor, M.A., Garcia, J.E., De Luna, Catherine C., Cruz, Rex Victor O., Pulhin, J.M. & Ramirez, M.A.M. 2022. Chapter 2. Participatory Climate Change Adaptation Using Watershed Approach: Processes and Lessons from the Philippines. In: Ito, T., Tamura, M. Kotera, A. and Ishikawa-Ishiwata, Y. (eds.). Interlocal Adaptations to Climate Change in East and Southeast Asia: Sharing Lessons of Agriculture, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Resource Management. Springer: Cham, Switzerland. pp. 19-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3- 030-81207-2_2.
Gevaña, D.T., Pulhin, J.M. and Tapia, M.A. 2019. Chapter 13 Fostering Climate Change Mitigation through a Community-Based Approach: Carbon Stock Potential of Community Managed Mangroves in the Philippines. In: Krishnamurthy, R.R., Jonathan M.P., Seshachalam 14 Srinivasalu & Bernhard Glaeser (eds.), Coastal Management: Global Challenges and Innovations. Academic Press (An imprint of Elsevier). pp. 271-282 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-810473-6.00014-5
Buendia, L. V., Lasco, R. D., Biona, J. B. B., Badrina, R. B., Baviera, M. S., De Jesus, A. C., Dela Torre, D. M. G., Demafelis, R. B., Pulhin, F. B., Recabar, S. G., Ruzol, C. D., Tamayo, E. G. T., Tapia, M. A., Tongko-Magadia, B., Sabino, L. L., Sabino, N. G. (2018). 2018 Philippine Climate Change Assessment: Mitigation of Climate Change. The Oscar M. Lopez Center for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Foundation, Inc. and Climate Change Commission.