Professional and Miscellaneous Papers

2001. “The Nature and Direction of Kompil II.” March 2001, 14 Pages.

2001. Kompil II: Elation and Caution— An Open Letter on the Challenge that Vice-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the United Opposition of Political Parties Have Given to KOMPIL II, 29 October 2000, 12 Pages.

2000. Dealing with Complexity, Power and Resources: the Importance of Tri-Sector Partnerships for Advancing World Food Security. Abstract of paper presented at the Conference on Global and Local Dimensions of Food Security: Threats, Challenges and Responses, 13-15 April 2000, University College, Cork, Ireland. 3 pages.

1997. “The Potential of National Councils for Sustainable Development for Stakeholder Empowerment and Dispute Resolution: The Case of the Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), Philippine Civil Society and APEC.” Summary of paper presented at De Lange –Woodlands Conference: Sustainable Development: Managing the Transition, Houston, Texas, March 1997, 4 pages.

1997. Sustainable Agriculture in the Age of Globalization. 5 pages.

1996. “Sustainable Development Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region and the Role of National Councils for Sustainable Development in Promoting Cooperation Towards Sustainability”. Paper presented at Second Meeting of the Asia-Pacific National Councils for Sustainable Development, December 12, 1996 at Asian Institute of Management, Makati City, Philippines. ? pages

1996. “Response to Joel Rocamora’s Rejoinder Dated 20 November 1996” 26 November 1996, 4 pages.

1996. “Response to Joel Rocamora’s ‘Open Letter to Friends to APSUD’”, 14 November 1996, 9 pages.

1996. “How to Decode the Philippine Individual Action Plan (IAP)”, 14 pages.

1996. “APEC Gains in Response to Questions from David Korten”. 7 pages.

1996. APEC and the Rice Affair. 3 pages.

1996. Confronting the Challenge of Liberalization: Sustainable Development Cooperation and APEC. Working Paper for Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Initiative (APSUD) International Conference, 12 pages.

1996. “What is the Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Initiative (APSUD)?” 6 pages.

1996. “The Perils of Trade Liberalization: Cautionary Implications for Current Efforts to Liberalize Retail Trade in the Philippines”, Congressional Briefing Paper, 13 pages.

1996. “Background Information on Philippine Agenda 21”, 2 pages.

1996. Perlas, Nicanor and James Sharman. “Impoverishment Through Economic Growth: The Problem of GDP/GNP as a Measure of Economic Growth”, 7 pages.

1995. “Potential Problems of Genetically Engineered Rice” 1 page.

1995. Oryza Nirvana?: An NGO Review of the International Rice Research Institute in Southeast Asia, Executive Summary” 24 pages.

1995. “Curriculum Outline for 6-Month Intensive Training in Sustainable Agriculture.” 5 pages.

1994. “Long Live GATT! Good Bye Sustainable Development” 5 pages.

1994. “International Experts Warn Against Dark Side of Biotechnology – DOST Challenged to Prove Philippine 2000 Biotechnology Program will not Endanger the Health and Safety of Filipinos and Their Environment.” Unpublished, 9 August 1994. 4 pages.

1994. Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture in the Lowlands. Paper presented at the Conference on Biodiversity in the Lowlands, Davao City, Philippines. May 31, 1994, 13 pages.

1994. Contributions of Ikapati Farm to Crop Sciences in the Country. A paper submitted to the Society for the Advancement of the Vegetable Industry, 6 pages.

1994. Concept Paper – International Fund for Sustainable Agriculture. 5 Pages.

1993. Biodynamic Composting. 5 pages.

1993. Environmental and Social Issues Related to Vegetable Production in the Cordillera. 3 pages.

1993. Four Major Problems of Vegetable Farming with Chemicals. 3 pages.

1993. Summary of Accomplishments in Sustainable Agriculture. 5 pages.

1993. “Beyond the Fatal Illusion of Pesticides: Large Scale Field Application of Sustainable Agriculture in the Philippines”, 10 Pages.

1993. “Proposal for PLAN International, Baguio, Philippines” 15 December 1993, 15 pages.

1993. Pesticides: Bane or Boon? 2 Pages.

1993. Paradigms and Indicators of Sustainability: The Case of Ecological Science. Paper presented at the Philippine Council for Sustainable Development Group-Building Workshop on Paradigms and Indicators of Sustainability, 22-23 October 1993, 10 pages.

1993. Establishing a Philippine Academy for Sustainable Development. A Proposal Submitted to Green Forum Philippines, 6 pages.

1993. Sustainable Agriculture. Transcript of Lecture given 30 March 1993 at Seminar/Workshop on SA, 5 pages.

1993. Leveling the Playing Field: Promising New Trends in Sustainable Agriculture. Paper presented at Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. September 19, 1993, 11 pages.

1993. “Sustainable Development”. Talk given at Environmental Awareness Week at Mangyan Education Center, Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, 13-18 August 1993.

1993. “Preliminary Comments on DA’s Medium-Term Food Production Program”, 27 May 1993, 5 pages.

1993. Sustainable Agriculture. Text of Exhibit. 11 pages.

1993. On CADI and It’s Programs. 7 Pages.

1993. The Second Scientific Revolution as Basis for Sustainable Development, 7 pages.

1993. The Second Scientific Revolution and the Center for Alternative Development Initiatives, 8 pages.

1993. “Sustainable Development”, 9 pages

1992. The Unholy Trinity: Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Corporate Patents on Life, 13 pages.

1992. The Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and the Banning and Restriction of Four Hazardous and Toxic Pesticides. 25 November 1992, 2 pages.

1992. “Suggested Points of Inquiry” into the Confirmation Hearings of Department of Agriculture Secretary Sebastian, 5 pages.

1992. Project Proposal: On-Site Training in Bio-Dynamic Rice Farming and Advance IPM For Farmers in Mindanao, submitted to Xavier University, College of Agriculture, January, 1992, 10 pages.

1992. The Second Green Revolution. 1 page.

1992. “A Critical Agenda for Philippine Sustainable Development”, 3 pages.

1992. Serious Defects Riddle the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. 3 pages.

1992. Seismic and Volcanic Hazards of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant Site. 2 pages.

1991. Biofertilizers and their Application in Commercial Farms. 8 pages.

1991. Indigenous Knowledge Systems, 5 pages.

1990. “Program Proposal: Establishing a Training Center for Bio-Dynamic Agriculture in the Philippines and Humid Tropics in Asia,” 15 pages.

1990. “Content and Structure of Book on Gardening.” 1 page.

1990. Recommendations for the University of the Philippines’ General Education Program. Commissioned paper submitted to Gemino Abad, Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, 13 pages.

1990. Biodynamic Agriculture. Transcript of a talk given on 15 June 1990, 18 pages.

1989. “Factsheet on Bio-Dynamic Vegetables and Bio-Dynamic Farming”, 2 pages.

1989. A Review of ‘The Community Seed Bank Kit’ eds. Mooney, P. and Cary Fowler. 14 pages.

1989. “IRRI Watch: One Step Towards Sustainable Rice Farming”, 3 pages.

1987. “Social Investing in Ikapati Farm: A Bio-Dynamic Agriculture Initiative in the Philippines – A Prospectus”, 9 pages.

1986. “Genebanks and the World’s Food” Book Review for Garden Magazine.

1983. “Apple Production Technologies: A State of the Art Assessment”, 24 pages.

1982. Holistic Approaches to Upland Development in the Philippines. 4 Pages.

1981. Bibliography: A Survey of Studies Related to the Massachusetts Food System. 15 pages.

1981. Proposal For an Overview Study of the Massachusetts Food System. 4 Pages.

1980. Proposal for a Global Study on Ecological Agriculture. 24 pages.

1979. “Masagana 99, Starvation and Social Inequity in the Philippines” Unpublished Article, 3 pages.

1978. A Psycho-Socio-Ecological Approach to Reforestation and Farming In Upland Ecosystems in the Philippines. Paper presented at the International Conference on Basic Techniques in Ecological Agriculture Organized by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, 2-5 October 1978, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 25 Pages.

1978. NEPA, Eximbank Foreign Actions, and the Philippine Reactor. Statement submitted to the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Publish Works for inclusion in the official records of the Hearings on Section 5 of SB 3077. July 12, 1978, 15 pages.

1978. “Comments on Long’s Hearings: Hearings Before a Subcommittee on Appropriations, [US] House of Representatives [95th Congress, 2nd Session, Part 1”, 8 February 1978, 7 pages.

1978. Soil Erosion and Environmental Degradation. Paper Submitted to Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 8 pages.

1977. Soil Fertility Concepts and Their Effect on the Energy Efficiency and Stability of Agro-Ecosystems. 25 pages.

1977. Physiological Effects of Humic Substances.