The 2008 Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco Annual Lecture Series

Endangered Philippines Environment: Risking Future Generations

TIME: 1:00 - 4:30 PM
DATE: Friday, October 3, 2008
PLACE: USF McLaren Complex
(on Golden Gate Avenue between Masonic & Parker)

Reception follows
Special photo exhibit open 12:00 to 1:00 PM

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Reservations recommended; call the Center’s event line at (415) 422-6828

Cosponsored by the California Academy of Sciences, Pusod Pilipinas, Inc.,
USF Maria Elena Yuchengco Philippine Studies program, USF Environmental Studies Program,
Asia Society Northern California, Consulate General of the Philippines in San Francisco

PROGRAM

12:00-1:00 pm - Philippine environmental photo exhibit presented by Pusod, Inc.

1:00-1:05 - Welcome by Dr. Barbara Bundy, Executive Director, USF Center for the Pacific Rim

1:05-1:10 - Remarks by the Hon. Marciano Paynor, Consul General of the Philippines, Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco

1:10-1:20 - Framing the issues & introduction of keynote speaker by Prof. Joaquin (Jay) Gonzalez III, Program Chair, Associate Professor of Politics & Director, Maria Elena Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program at USF

1:20-200 - “Heal Mother Earth, Heal M.E.—A Participative and Transformative Journey”; Keynote address by Carminia “Chin-Chin” Gutierrez, environmentalist, singer, and actress,

2:00-2:20 Question & Answer: Moderator: Dr. Steve Zavestoski, Chair, USF Sociology Dept. and Environmental Studies Program

2:20-2:35 Coffee break


Afternoon Panel on “Conserving Natural Resources”

2:35-2:55 Documentary on the Coral Reef presented by Pusod, Inc. & the California Academy of Sciences

2:55-3:15 - "The Philippines as the Apex of the Coral Triangle: Problems, Progress, and Future Prospects”; Dr. Terry Gosliner, marine biologist & Senior Curator & Senior officer for Collaborative Programs at the California Academy of Sciences

3:15-3:35 - “Community Based Resource Management: A Struggle to Success”; Ruperto Aleroza “KaUper,” founder and advocacy officer of SAMMACA, a strong local fisherfolk organization in the Philippines, and himself a fisherman

3:35-3:55 - “Strategic Management and Enforcement as Evolution: The Road Ahead in the Survival of Communities and the Sea”; Ipat Luna, public interest environmental attorney, consultant, and activist from Manila

3:55-4:15 - Question & Answer: Moderator: Dr. John Calloway, USF Environmental Studies Program

4:15-5:30 - Reception featuring Filipino food

Funded by a grant from Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco and support from the California Academy of Sciences and Pusod, Inc.

Keynote speaker -
Carminia “Chin-Chin” Gutierrez, twice awarded as one of the finest actresses in Asia, advocate for environmental education and conservation and named as one of Time Magazine’s “Asian Heroes” in 2003 for using her celebrity status to increase environmental awareness and activism, “Heal Mother Earth, Heal M.E. — A Participative and Transformative Journey.”

Other Speakers -
Ipat Luna, public interest environmental lawyer, consultant, and activist from Manila, “Strategic Management and Enforcement as Evolution: The Road Ahead in the Survival of Communities and the Sea.”

Terry Gosliner, Ph.D., marine biologist and Senior Curator and Senior Officer for Collaborative Programs at the California Academy of Sciences, “The Philippines as the Apex of the Coral Triangle: Problems, Progress, and Future Prospects.”

Ruperto Aleroza, “Ka Uper”, founder and advocacy officer of SAMMACA, a strong local fisherfolk organization based in Calatagan Batangas in the Philippines and himself a fisherman,“Community Based Resource Management: A Struggle to Success.”


The 2008 Alfonso T. Yuchengco Annual Lecture Series shares with the Bay Area community the work of dedicated individuals and organizations in their attempts to save the endangered Philippines environment. We invite you to explore with us how you can become part of the solution, even from across the Pacific, to conserve the precious resources of this part of our global commons.