Dear RCE Colleagues,

Please be forwarded the following e-mail from Ms. Cherry Piquero-ballescas of RCE-Cebu. According to her e-mail, a large part of the Philippines is now suffering a serious infestation of trees by eutectona machacralis and gravis moth.  

If you have expertise in this particular field, please kindly give any suggestions/advice to her at cballescas@yahoo.com . Thank you very much for your attention in this matter!

Warm regards,

Sachiko Yasuda

UNU-IAS

From: Cherry PIQUERO-Ballescas [mailto:cballescas@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 3:33 PM
To: Sachiko Yasuda
Cc: ian manticajon
Subject: SOS... call for urgent help please...

Hi Sachiko,

Through UNU, may we kindly request for help from our global RCE partners regarding advice/ solutions for the present infestation of trees in many portions of the Philippines by EUCTECTONA MACHACRALIS or the GRAVIS moth?

A multisectoral meeting has been scheduled for this Thursday afternoon to discuss possible solutions to this present problem plaguing a major mountain barangay in cebu city and other areas of the Philippines. The Euctectona machacralis are attacking the teak trees in the mountain community here.

We look forward to your immediate assistance as well as those from our Global RCE partners about this serious problem now affecting our communities and residents.

Thank you sincerely,

cherry piquero-ballescas
RCE-Cebu

Follow-up to this request was sent by Lyle Benko by e-mail:

Good morning colleagues:

With our recent discussions on RESEARCH and international connections, I thought you might be interested in this message and the link to the article "Glocal Responses to Cebu City's teak infestation"  dated August 14, 2008.

You may note that RCE Saskatchewan in referenced briefly in the 5th paragraph.

I thought this might be of interest as to the follow-up of the international connections with the RCE global network and research opportunities.

All the best as we prepare for the "RCE Saskatchewan Tour of Sustainability October 12 to 15, 2010"

>>>Lyle

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Lyle A. Benko

Co-coordinator

U.N.U. RCE Saskatchewan

Phone: (306)-949-7992

FAX:   (306)-585-4880

E-Mail: lyle.benko@sasktel.net

Website: www.saskrce.ca

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From: Cherry PIQUERO-Ballescas [mailto:cballescas@yahoo.com]
Sent: August-13-10 7:57 PM
To: 'Roger Petry'; 'Lyle Benko'; 'Lyle Benko'; Karen''Tanino
Subject: THANK YOU!!!

Hi Lyle and Karen,

Please check out the emailed website below...

thank you for your prompt advice!

cherry
RCE-Cebu

"Glocal" responses to Cebu City's teak infestation

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=602649