Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation delivered community climate education in Lucena and partner sites from AY 2024-2025, as students, alumni, and faculty taught risks, mitigation, adaptation, and early warning through cacao and native tree plantings, drought-tolerant gardens at the Botanical Garden and Sampaloc campus, and disaster-readiness training in Thailand to strengthen local resilience.
At the Botanical Garden, offices, student groups, and alumni planted 56 cacao trees to conserve green space and demonstrate long-term carbon capture and stewardship during the University’s 77th anniversary.
Alumni scholars then hosted a native-tree learning session and planting behind the Library Complex, where a botanical expert explained the ecological role of native species and an alumnus advocate discussed resilience and biodiversity benefits. “The tree-planting activity not only strengthens MSEUF’s environmental advocacy but also promotes awareness among the university community,” alumni director Isabel Granada said.
The University expanded its climate-agriculture education by cultivating dragon fruit, bignay, and other drought-tolerant trees to model water-smart adaptation on campus grounds and teach species selection for hotter, drier seasons.
MSEUF’s Sampaloc campus sustained a community extension program that used learning gardens to teach residents climate co-benefits—carbon uptake, cleaner air, and biodiversity—alongside food security practices that reduce waste and emissions.
To connect climate science with hazard readiness, the College of Criminal Justice and Criminology sent its second cohort to Huachiew Chalermprakiet University in Thailand to study disaster frameworks and field methods that strengthen community risk reduction and early-warning capacity.
These programs advanced MSEUF’s mission and values of Service, Excellence, and Mindfulness by turning climate literacy into action—from planting and adaptation to disaster readiness—while engaging students, alumni, and partner communities. The university practiced learning by doing and outcomes-oriented education as participants applied evidence-based practices in real sites and returned with skills to guide local resilience work.
Related UN SDGs
SDG 13: Climate Action — Tree-planting, drought-tolerant agroforestry, and disaster-readiness training delivered education on climate risks, mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning for local communities.
SDG 15: Life on Land — Native-tree campaigns and botanical-garden stewardship improved biodiversity and ecosystem services that underpin climate resilience.
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities — International mobility on disaster management and community gardens promoted local preparedness and safer, greener neighborhoods.
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals — Alumni leadership, campus–community extension, and cross-border university collaboration broadened reach and shared climate solutions.
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