Sierra Madre Environmental Ventures Corp.
Restoring the Sierra Madre, one landscape at a time.
The Sierra Madre runs down the eastern side of Luzon. Our plan is to restore and protect its forests across seven provinces, from Cagayan to Quezon - through reforestation, forest protection and nature-based livelihoods, built with local communities and partners.
What we do
A diversified environmental enterprise - not just tree planting.
Reforestation
Native and hardwood species planted on degraded grassland and brush, with survival tracked tree by tree.
Forest protection
Standing forest kept intact and guarded, with enrichment planting where the canopy is thin.
Nursery and arboretum
Our own seedling supply and a living library of native species.
Agroforestry and livelihoods
Fruit, root crops and tree crops that give nearby communities income from a standing forest.
Ecotourism
Forest parks and trails that let people experience the restored landscape.
Environmental data and GIS
Mapping, satellite monitoring and reporting that show exactly what changed on the ground.
Where we plan to work
Seven provinces along the Sierra Madre.
These are the provinces where we are looking for project sites. Tap a province to see where things stand.
Approximate. Range outline drawn by SMEVC from SRTM elevation data; province shapes from Natural Earth.
Central Luzon (Region III)
Nueva Ecija
Our first project: a site in Bongabon. Applying to DENR for a forest land management agreement (SFLMA) - not yet issued.
See the Bongabon siteOur first project
Bongabon, Nueva Ecija - 200 hectares.
On the western foothills of the Sierra Madre, the Bongabon site today is a mix of grassland, brush and open forest. The plan keeps the forest, plants 100 hectares of hardwoods on the open ground, and sets aside 30 hectares near the gate for a site centre, nursery, arboretum, forest park, resort and solar panels.
200 ha
Site area
100 ha
Planned hardwood plantation
70 ha
Existing forest kept as forest
8
Proposed land-use zones
Land cover today
How we work
From bare hillside to measured, protected forest.
- 01
Assess
Land cover, soil, water and community mapping of the site.
- 02
Secure tenure
Apply to DENR for a Sustainable Forest Land Management Agreement - the right to manage and develop the forest land. Bongabon's application is in progress.
- 03
Grow
Raise seedlings in our own nursery, matched to each zone.
- 04
Plant and protect
Plant in blocks, maintain, and guard both new and existing forest.
- 05
Measure and report
Geo-tagged records, GPS and satellite imagery for every block.
Partner with us
We work through formal partnerships.
Every program is agreed in writing with the partner - scope, hectares, species, reporting - and backed by mapped, geo-tagged evidence from the field.
Government and LGUs
Reforestation, watershed and greening programs delivered on the ground with full reporting.
Corporations
ESG and CSR programs tied to real, mapped hectares - with the data to back every report.
NGOs and research
Field sites, species trials and long-term monitoring for conservation and science.
Contact
Talk to us.
Tell us who you are and what you have in mind. Partnership messages go straight to our partnerships team.
Prefer email? info (at) smevcorp.com
About SMEVC
A Philippine company with a long horizon.
Sierra Madre Environmental Ventures Corp. is an SEC-registered Philippine corporation focused on environmental restoration, sustainable forestry, biodiversity protection and community development across the Sierra Madre range.
Leadership
Gualberto Tortoza
President and Director
Joseph Abuan
Vice President
Woo Kang Wei
Director
Renato Aquilino II Sabido
Director - Digital Strategy and Technology
Peter Paul Danao
Corporate Secretary
Marc Jasper Abuan
Treasurer
Roger Parellada
Strategic Partner