Ma. Louiella Rose O. Catudio is a Forester and Research Associate under the GIZ-funded project, “Modelling CIS Application in the Agriculture and Fisheries Sector through Tripartite Collaborations (SUC-NGA-LGU) in Region II, Northern Philippines”. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Forestry from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and currently a graduate student of Masters in Science Forestry specializing in Silviculture and Forest Influences at the same university. Her previous engagements include various sectors such as NGA, Academe, NGOs, and Industrial that delve into the aspects of natural resource management, forest landscape restoration, social forestry, agroforestry and climate change.