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Political Science Program, RSSS & Department of International Relations, RSPAS

 

Maria Noelyn Dano (Weng)

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Phd Student

Political Science Program
Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)
College of Arts and Social Sciences
H.C. Coombs Building (#9)
Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200

E: MariaNoelyn.Dano@anu.edu.au
P: +61 2 6125 1725

 

Profile

Weng is a PhD candidate, Graduate Studies Field in Environment. Her research interests include environmental governance, and the social-ecological systems interactions and climate change, in a developing country setting. For her PhD, she is investigating what governance features best promote ecological and human wellbeing in Philippines Forests. Her principal supervisor is Prof. John Dryzek.     

 

Education

  • Ph.D. Student, Graduate Studies Field in Environment, Political Science Program, RSSS, ANU
  • Master of Environmental Management and Development, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia (2004)
  • M.Sc. in Social Development, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines (2002)
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of San Carlos, Philippines (1995)
  • Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy, Holy Name University, Philippines (1990)

 

Academic Awards

  • Australian Leadership Award (ALA) Scholarship (2008-2012)
  • Australian Development Scholarship (2004)
  • Ford Foundation Scholarship, ‘Graduate Degree Program for Southeast Asian Development Practitioners’(1996-1999)

 

Publications & Conference Papers

  • Dano, MN., Elago, E., Catacutan, D., and Mercado Jr. A., (2009). 'Landcare in the Philippines'. In Catacutan D, Neely C, Johnson M, Poussard H, Youl R (eds.), Landcare:Local action – global progress. Nairobi, Kenya: World Agroforestry Centre.
  • Dano, Maria Noelyn, (2008), 'Social Capital Formation in Decentralized Environmental Governance: Landcare Experience in the Philippines'. Paper presented at the DSA-IPC Conference, ‘Southeast Asia Today: Development Paradigms, Reflexive Engagements’, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, 2-4 April 2008.
  • Dano, Maria Noelyn, (2006), 'Learning from Institutions and Designing a Landcare Support Agency'. Philippines-Australia Landcare Project Working Paper Number 9, Dec. 2006.
  • Cramb R, Dano MN, Catacutan D, Vock N, (2006), 'Landcare in the Southern Philippines: Past, Present and Future'. Philippines-Australia Landcare Project Working Paper No.8, 2006.
  • Dano, MN., Catacutan, D., Mercado Jr., A, and Bertomeu, M. (2006). 'Building Extension Systems for Decentralized Natural Resource Management'. Paper presented at the ISSAAS’ National Conference on Natural Resource Management in Agriculture at ACTETSME, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, 26 October 2006.
  • Dano, N., Soriaga, R., Walpole, P., (2004), 'Review of the Environment as a Cross-cutting Issue in the EU Development Co-operation in the Philippines'. A joint Working Paper of the Environmental Science for Social Change and Asia Forest Network, March 2004.
  • Dano, Maria Noelyn, (2001), 'The Politics and Economy of the Value of the Chocolate Hills'. Master’s Thesis, M.Sc. in Social Development, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines

 

Employment history

  • Project Manager, Philippines-Australia Landcare Project (2005 – 2007), World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
  • Regional Field Associate, Community Forest Mgt. Support Project for Southeast Asia (2002-2004), Asia Forest Network (AFN)
  • Project Manager, Community-Based Coastal Resource Management Project (2000-2002), Feed the Children – Philippines (FTC-P)
  • Faculty Member, College of Arts and Sciences (1995-1996), Holy Name University, Philippines

 

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