Environment chief Yulo-Loyzaga wants consultative, science-based DENR

MANILA, Philippines – In her first speech as the Marcos administration’s environment secretary, Maria Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga laid out the direction she wants the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to take under her watch. Two things stood out from her policy declaration – her emphasis on making theContinue Reading

Doing science-based regional development rationally in Pakistan

The government’s recent promotion of initiatives such as science parks, high-tech special economic zones, special technology development zones, and related organizations in different parts of the country is a clear sign of its good intentions to promote science-based regional development in Pakistan. But good intentions need to be backed byContinue Reading