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In what could be a most timely event during the celebration of Environment Week in Negros Occidental, the Philippines Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc (PBCFI) and the Negros Forest and Ecological Foundation, Inc (NFEFI) signed a >memorandum of understanding to further strengthen their partnership in advancing species and habitat protection, conservation and recovery on Negros Island.

In line with the United Nation's International Year of Biodiversity celebrations, the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation Inc (NFEFI) with GTZ, the German Technical Cooperation organization conducted two Forest Camps at Brgy. Patag, Silay City this month.

NFEFI's Tam Sarad (left) briefing NITI tour guiding students on the many rare and threatened animals and bids at the NFEFI Center.  

10km men's run: (l-r) Race Director Frank Echevarria, third-placer Alvin Villanueva; winner Jeson Agravante; second-placer Joel Alcorin; event organizers J J Coscolluela and Ojie Aguilar

Some 300 runners from Negros and Panay competed in Sunday's 'Run Forest Run', a fun run featuring distances of three, five and 10km.

(l-r) NFEFI’s Robert Harland, Dr Joanne Justo, Teddyboy Infante, and ABS-CBN’s Erwin Ricamonte & Eddie Dizon.*

The Filipino Channel (TFC), the worldwide satellite arm of ABS-CBN Global, is to feature the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation (NFEFI) and its work in helping to protect and conserve endangered wildlife and reforest large areas of the province.

Negros Daily Bulletin, March 15, 2010

The Earth Day Network Convenors of Bacolod and Negros Occidental is gearing up for a much wider celebration of International Earth Day since 2010 marks the 40th year since the first observance was staged in April 22, 1970.

Negros Daily Bulletin, March 12, 2010

The work of the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation on the protection and conservation of the Visayan warty pig is to be featured nationwide on an upcoming edition of GMA’s popular environment and wildlife show Born to be Wild. The show seeks to promote environmental awareness in the country.

The Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation (NFEFI) is appealing to local farmers and the food industry for supplies of foodstuffs for the more than 100 endemic and endangered animals in its center in Bacolod City.

MJ and his mother Sandy, Visayan Spotted Deer, the world’s most threatened deer species. MJ was born last year at the NFEFI center.*

BY CARLA GOMEZ

The head of one of Europe’s largest zoos was in Negros Occidental Saturday to explore more ways of working in partnership with the Negros Forest and Ecological Foundation Inc. and other conservation groups in the Philippines.

Glamorous movie and TV star Ana Roces brought a little showbiz glitz to the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation's Biodiversity Conservation Center in Bacolod City when she visited over Christmas.

(l-r), Ito and Rene Adad, Ana Roces and daughter Carmela; NFEFI president Paul Lizares, NFEFI trustee Robert Harland