The study reviews small-scale gold mining in the Philippines and economically assesses mercury pollution and other development problems in the industry. The end purpose is to suggest measures to address the problems and promote better environmental and overall management of small-scale mining....

Conventionally, agricultural resource management per se is not a popular area of research. Agricultural production research was crop and input specific. Earlier studies recommended fertilizer levels that maximize yields; or cropping patterns that maximize output and profits. Water was considered...

This study quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed the impacts of natural disasters, particularly typhoons, floods, and droughts, on agriculture, food security, and the natural resources and environment in the Philippines. It aimed to propose recommendations as to how best to respond to the...

The analysis of micro impacts of macroeconomic adjustment policies (MIMAP) has been extended to the environment and natural resources sectors. This research is devoted for the review of the different macroeconomic models and microeconomic valuation methods in the analysis of the sector. In...

In the context of sustainable development, environmentally preferable products (EPPs) are desirable because they leave no unwelcome impacts on natural resources and environment. This study has found that though several EPPs can be produced, consumed and traded by the Philippine government, there...

To face the challenges and exploit the opportunities created by the agriculture trade liberalization and the devolution of governance, it is important that institutional issues confronting any sector be addressed. It is in this light that this paper aims to analyze the institutional issues...

The performance of the agriculture sector is a key determinant to the overall economic growth and to its people's food security. It continues to be a major source of GDP, Philippine total employment and livelihood of the rural sector. However, the sector has been performing poorly since 1980s....

Although MWSS has the responsibility for providing urban water and sewerage services in Metro Manila, actual service coverage has been low particularly for sewerage and quality of service has been poor despite subsidies from the national government. This paper examines the impact of the recent...

This paper develops key performance indicators of public expenditure allocation for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) with respect to the agriculture, natural resource and environment (ANRE) sector. To do this, the study reviews...

Environmentalists and economists alike have assumed that greater economic openness will lead to increased industrial pollution in developing countries. This paper argues that trade liberalization does not necessarily result in more pollution intensive industrial development using the case of two...