The School of Environmental Science and Management (SESAM) is one of the eleven degree-granting units of the
University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB). It was created in 1977 in response to calls for a multidisciplinary effort to address
environmental degradation amid economic development. Then known as the Program on Environmental Science and Management, it was lodged under the Office of the Chancellor with initial funding support from the
Ford Foundation
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It began offering the Master of Environmental Studies program in 1984 and pioneered development and testing methodologies and approaches for sustainable management of upland resources, which include the following:
Agroecosystem Analysis Agroecosystem analysis is a thorough analysis of an agricultural environment which considers aspects from ecology, sociology, economics, and politics with equal weight. There are many aspects to consider; however, it is literally impossible to acco ...
, Rapid Rural Systems Appraisal (RRSA), Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR), Strategic Environmental Planning and Modelling and
Environmental Impact Assessment.
Degree Programs
*PhD
Environmental Science
*MS
Environmental Science
*PhD Environmental Diplomacy and Negotiations
References
School of Environmental Science and Management
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University of the Philippines Los Baños
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Environment
Environment most often refers to:
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* Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally
* Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...
Educational institutions established in 1977
1977 establishments in the Philippines