Bioenergy researcher bags UN award

By Leander C. Domingo

Jul 06, 2024 12:04 am

CZANEIL Gomez, a Filipino researcher from the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research (Searca), received the United Nations Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) Youth Award in Rome, Italy, last month.

Her research, 'Harnessing Rice Straw to Empower Rice Farming Communities in the Philippines,' gained the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 2024 Youth Award for its contribution to sustainable and renewable energy.

(From left) Josyline Javelosa, agriculture attaché and deputy permanent representative to UN Rome-based agencies; Tiziana Pirelli, coordinator at secretariat GBEP; Mirjam Röder, professor at EBRI; Czaneil Gomez; Michela Morese, energy team leader at FAO; and Katie Chong senior lecturer at EBRI. PHOTO BY MIRJAM RÖDER

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