Dr. Jabez Flores is a graduate of Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in UP Los Banos, Master of Environment and Natural Resources Management major in upland resources management in UP Open University, and Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science with a cognate in Development Communication in UPLB. He was a DOST-SEI graduate scholar and a SEARCA PhD Research Scholar. Jabez is an associate member of the National Research Council of the Philippines and a current member of the International Association for Landscape Ecology-Europe. He started "Permaculture Research PH" as a research initiative together with his friends and colleagues from his university. His research interests include agroecology, landscape ecology, GIS and drone photography, network science, and environmental communication. Currently, he works as a Senior Lecturer for UP Open University and UP Rural High School.

Article spotlight:

1. Flores JJM, Buot Jr. IE. 2021. The structure of permaculture landscapes in the Philippines. Biodiversitas 22: 2032-2044.
2. Flores JJM et al. 2023. An Emerging Network for Sustainable Agriculture: A Social Network Analysis of Permaculture Practitioners in the Philippines. International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development 14(1): 1-16.

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