The first-ever fossil skull of a Stegodon—an extinct relative of modern elephants—in the Philippines was discovered by a local in Solana, Cagayan (northern Luzon) and described by paleontologists from the UP Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) and the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia.

Karaniwang inuugnay ang mga reforestation activity sa pagtatanim ng mga puno sa mga degraded o nasirang lugar. Gayunpaman, marami pa ring kailangang intindihin sa pagtatanim ng mga puno, mula sa mismong gawain ng pagtatanim hanggang sa sa pag-aalaga ng mga punla, na maaaring magastos at nakasalalay sa suplay ng binhi o buto. Bukod dito, kailangang tanungin din kung tama nga ba ang species ng halaman (katutubong halaman sa halip na hindi katutubo ngunit economically important) na itatanim upang pakinabangan ng biodiversity o saribuhay.

Reforestation activities typically involve planting trees in degraded areas. However, tree planting is resource-intensive, requiring labor for the planting and more importantly nurturing of the seedlings, and may be expensive and limited by seedling supply. Moreover, there is always a question of whether the right plant species (i.e., native rather than non-native economically important species) are being planted to benefit biodiversity.