Jay Mark G. Cortado

Soil Quality in Fruit Tree Plantations: Indicators, Assessment Methods, and Land Use Implications

Jay Mark G. Cortado & Sherwin P. De Jesus · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2025

Soil quality is a key concept essential to sustainable land use, agricultural productivity, and environmental protection. It refers to the soil’s ability to perform its functions within the limits of a natural ecosystem, encompassing its physical, chemical, and biological propert...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i65525

National Greening Program in the Philippines: A Thematic Review of Policy Frameworks, Implementation Practices and Measured Outcomes

Angelo L. Lozano, Jay Mark G. Cortado, Patricio A. Cosep II & Julie Ann L. Javier · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2025

The Philippine government launched the National Greening Program (NGP) in 2011 to reforest 1.5 million ha of degraded land, later expanding its target to 7.1 million ha by 2028. This review covers literature published between 2014 and 2024 in Scopus-indexed journals, supported by...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i74918

Gender Participation in Protected Area Management in Northern Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Juvie Ann R. Duque, Ramil M. Somera & Jay Mark G. Cortado · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 2025

This study examines the role of gender participation in the management of protected areas under the jurisdiction of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Northern Ilocos Sur, specifically in the Libunao Protected Landscape, Bigbiga Protected Landscape,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajess/2025/v51i122682