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ADSS: BINHI: Debunking the Reasons Not to Plant Native Trees

Prof. Pastor L. Malabrigo, Associate Professor, Dept. of Forest Biological Sciences, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines Los Baños, talks about planting of native trees as part of forest rehabilitation efforts in the Philippines during SEARCA's Agriculture and Development Seminar Series last February 28, 2017.

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