简介:ThispaperhighlightstheresearchanddevelopmentactivitiesbeingdoneonurbanforestryinthePhilippines.TherolethatR&Dplaysinurbanforestryislikewisediscussedintheintroduction.Recommendedtreespeciesforurbanplantingarepresentedincludingtheircharacteristicsanddistribution.Researchesrelatedtourbanforestrybeingconductedarelistedwithashortdescriptionofeachproject.Developmentactivitiesonurbanforestryarelikewisediscussed.Finally,recommendedR&DagendaandresearchableareasbasedonthePhilippineAgenda21andtheDepartmentofEnvironmentandNaturalResources(DENR)R&DFrameworkarepresented.