15 November 2023, Siniloan, Laguna, Sierra Madre Mountain Range. Scanmar Maritime Services Inc. sent 20 representatives from their maritime staffing agency to plant 250 native Philippine forest trees at the over 9,000 hectare protected forest reserve managed by FEED’s first Living Legacy partner, the UP Los Banos (UPLB) in Siniloan, Laguna – the foothills of the longest in the Philippines, the Sierra Madre Mountain Range.
Following short talks by Forester Reynaldo Lorida, Field Supervisor II of UPLB, on the status of Philippine forests, and by Anne-Marie Mananquil Bakker, Director of Partnerships, on community-based Ridge to REEForestation.
The participants also had to do a warm-up led by Diane Penales, FEED VP Operations, and Rose Bocado of the Laguna Quezon Land Grant, before carrying out a rather rainy and muddy but steady trek almost reaching the first top ridge of the site.
Planitng itself was completed in about 30 minutes time, since the holes had already been prepared in advance, and species selected appropriate to the chosen location.
After the quality control to ensure that none of the biodegradable seedling bags were planted and that the root collars were not oversaturated with soil, but firm and ready to withstand the rains and winds at 1000 feet up, we proceeded down to base camp (some on the tumultuous fun tractor) where a native binalot chicken adobo meal was ravished by all!
Thank you Scanmar ecowarriors for being super enthusiastic and for being joined by your overseas and local leadership, your average 250 tonnes carbon offset will be well earned on the ships sailing across all seas!
May the Forest be with you always!
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Use any GPS (Global Positioning System) software / applications to input the latitude and longitude coordinates to be able to remotely see the location of your trees planted. Some examples include:
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Use any GPS (Global Positioning System) software / applications to input the latitude and longitude coordinates to be able to remotely see the location of your trees planted. Some examples include:
About Scanmar Maritime Services Inc.
Scanmar is one of the larger manning agents in the Philippines. We provide over 3,500 crew members onboard and are still growing. We are always committed to giving you the best service while always holding on to our reputation for QUALITY and INTEGRITY.
We are service-oriented and people-oriented Crewing Specialists, dedicated to offering each Principal our full attention and the highest level of expertise while ensuring that all the other stakeholders are being cared for at the same time.
The Company was established in 1982 under the Skanfil manning license which is still operating under the group today. In 1988 the business was expanded Scanmar Maritime Services Inc was incorporated. Historically, Scanmar has been positioned very close to Scandinavian owners and in its early years our main activity was concentrated within the reefer sector.
Over time this position has changed. Holding on to its reputation for quality and integrity, Scanmar steadily attracted more and more reputable ship owners with a similar philosophy. Our traditional reefer fleet changed to an attractive mix of various types of ships. Scanmar today enjoys a controlled natural growth and has developed effective management systems to secure its high level of service.
Scanmar recognizes that seafarers are its Principals’ major assets, as they play a primary role in enhancing Principals’ quality of service and reputation. We are totally committed to meeting your needs, and we constantly focus on customer satisfaction. Continuous process analyses, appraisal and training programmes are aimed at constant improvement in proficiency, effectiveness and costs.
In addition, we offer a dedicated office highlighting your identity and securing a closer relationship with your crew. With enough technical, nautical and crewing background, Scanmar, your Crewing Specialists, will always be able to find creative solutions to any challenge. Tell us what you need and we will get back to you with what we can best offer.
For more information, visit: https://scanmar.com.ph/
How Trees Secretly Talk to Each Other (BBC News)
Trees talk and share resources right under our feet, using a fungal network nicknamed the Wood Wide Web. Some plants use the system to support their offspring, while others hijack it to sabotage their rivals.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWOqeyPIVRo
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