Prof. Wilma Tejero has been accepted into the “regional Sort Course in Environment and Resource Economics” orgnanized and sponsored by the Economy Environment Program for Southeast Asia. An advanced-level graduate course exclusively for those with at least a master’s degree in economics, the program will tackle three different topics Cost-benefit Analysis and Pollution Control Economics, Valuation Tools, and Natural Resource Economics.

Professor Tejero will also present her paper, “An Econimic Evaluation of the Coral Reefs Ecosystems in Tañon Strait Seascape.” The paper serves as her application to the course. Tejero’s previous work, “Recreational Use of Value of Apo Island” received funding from thr same program and was undertaken with two professors from the University of the Philippines Los Baños.

EEPSEA supports training and research in environmental and resource economics. It uses a networking approach to provide financial and technical support to researchers in its ten member countries. The other participant from the Philippines is a professor at UPLB. They will join other shortlisted participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia.