Laizha Lynn C. Lomente is a licensed Forester and Project Technical Assistant V under the DOST-PCAARRD-funded project titled “Integration of Traditional and Modern Bioproduction Systems for a Sustainable and Resilient Future Under Climate Ecosystems Changes (ITMoB)”. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Forestry specializing in Social Forestry and Agroforestry and is currently pursuing a master's degree in the same field at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. She was previously involved in an ACIAR-funded research project in the Philippines implemented by UPLB-INREM, where she took part in conducting social and cultural research studies in the context of climate risk management. Her research interests include social forestry, social network analysis, climate change, and upland community development.