EDC, Philippine Army join hands to save vanishing native tree species
The Energy Development Corporation’s (EDC) Bacon-Manito Geothermal Project (BMGP) partnered with the Philippine Army to protect and propagate threatened native trees under EDC’s flagship environmental program, BINHI. EDC-BMGP and the Philippine Army inaugurated the BINHI Arboretum on July 25, 2019 at the Headquarters of the 903rd Infantry (Patriot) Brigade, 9ID, PA in San Rafael, Castilla, […]
BINHI propagates native trees in Nueva Ecija with help of new partners
Geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) partnered with the Philippine Permaculture Association (PPA) and its demo farm, Cabiokid Foundation, Inc., to protect and propagate threatened native trees under EDC’s BINHI program. A total of 152 seedlings from 21 rare and threatened native tree species were planted in the Cabiokid Foundation, Inc. premises in Cabiao, Nueva […]
BINHI joins global effort to save threatened trees
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), the world’s largest plant conservation network and the secretariat of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has tapped Philippine renewable energy leader and geothermal producer Energy Development Corporation (EDC) as the first and only local partner for its Global Tree Assessment program (GTA). IUCN is the global authority […]
EDC’s BWCP showcased on Boracay’s reopening
Malay, Aklan — More than a hundred visitors celebrated the inauguration of Boracay Wetland Conservation Park (BWCP) on Friday, during the official reopening of Boracay to the public. Guests enjoyed a ribbon-cutting ceremony, guided trail walks with wetland volunteers, wetland and wildlife viewing, and tree planting of some critically endangered native trees. Energy Development Corporation’s […]
Manolo Fortich school, hydropower firm ink pact to help save threatened trees
A school in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, has partnered with hydropower operator FG Bukidnon Power Corporation (FG Bukidnon) in implementing a project to save and propagate rare and threatened premium native trees. Officials of Damilag Integrated School and FG Bukidnon signed last June 14 in Manolo Fortich a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to formalize their partnership […]
EDC celebrates native tree species for Environment Month and Philippine Arbor Day
It can’t be argued that trees, while they provide us with invaluable benefits, are often taken for granted. June is celebrated as the Philippine Environment Month. Coinciding with this, June 25th is celebrated every year as Philippine Arbor Day, a day dedicated to planting and caring for trees. The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) takes this […]
Miriam College Supports the Propagation of Premium Threatened Native Trees
Miriam College, a premier Filipino Catholic education institution, has teamed up with geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation’s (EDC) BINHI program to preserve premium threatened native tree species. A total of 25 trees from 11 different native tree species were planted in the Mini Forest Park located in Miriam College’s Loyola Heights campus in Quezon City […]
EDC inaugurates new automated nurseries to propagate endangered native trees
Launched in 2008, the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) BINHI Greening Legacy program aims to restore 1,000 hectares of denuded forests and bring back the abundance of our premium threatened native tree species within 10 years. Unlike any other corporate environmental programs, BINHI is the only one undertaking the propagation of these native trees. After the […]
EDC and the Lopez Museum partner for the BINHI Tree for the Future Book
The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) partnered with the Eugenio Lopez Foundation, Inc. (ELFI) through the Lopez Museum for the sale of its BINHI Tree for the Future book. The book chronicles the journey of the BINHI team to search and rescue 96 threatened native tree species. The partnership enables continuous reproduction of the book through […]
Ten native tree species up for species upgrade
Tall with beautiful and bold yellow flowers, the Bagoadlau (Xanthostemon philippinensis) is a sight to behold. Found in the forests of Aurora, Camarines Sur, Samar, and Surigao del Sur, it is the hardest and densest of ironwoods, best used for construction. It is also one of the many tree species endemic to the Philippines. Unfortunately, […]
