会议名称：“2022世界木材日”研讨会暨第四届国际林联（IUFRO）林产品文化研究组讨论会
会议时间：2022年3月21日

报告嘉宾：Michiko Karisa M. Buot
嘉宾简介：菲律宾大学洛斯巴尼奥斯菲分校林业发展中心

摘要：
Various sectors are marginalized through the digital divide hence, the call to educate and bring appropriate support to such groups are important. This divide is present within the forest sector of the Philippines, especially the forest-dependent communities. Recognizing their integral role in forest
management, efforts have been made towards empowering the local people with basic knowledge on environmental laws and policies through environmental communication. Moreover, improved communication and information access is proved to be directly related to social and economic
development. Hence, the paper aimed to examine the role of communication in environmental governance. The media curated were communication materials and projects implemented by the University of the Philippines Los Baños - Forestry Development Center where the roles of communication as policy advocate and mediator were explored. Through stakeholder analysis,
it was found that partners were from government agencies, private institutions, non-government organizations, the academe, and research centers. The message developed was science-based forest and natural resources management, focusing on advocacies such as Non-Timber Forest Products
utilization, reforestation technologies, forest certification, and sustainable watershed management. Media identified for policy advocacy were information, education, and communication campaigns on new media such as social media and webinar series, and print media such as technical bulletin and policy brief. Events such as policy consultations, policy and technical fora, and round table discussions highlight the role of communication as 66 mediator by bringing various stakeholders together. These efforts applied science-based, strategic communication which resulted to communication of advocacy as well as increased participation of various stakeholders. However, not all marginalized groups were reached hence, it is recommended to use the programmatic information and communication technology (ICT) approach that prioritizes the marginalized sector and facilitates programs that will address their ICT needs through extension services.

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