Marielle R. Baliwag is a 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”. Prior to this role, she contributed to a project focused on the development of payment for ecosystem service (PES) mechanism in Barobbob watershed in Nueva Vizcaya. Marielle earned her bachelor's degree in Economics with a specialization in Environmental Economics from the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Her research interests revolve around the economic valuation of natural resources and the environment.