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Advancing Mangrove Conservation: A Successful Workshop and Policy Roll-Out in Iloilo City
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Advancing Mangrove Conservation: A Successful Workshop and Policy Roll-Out in Iloilo City

From August 19-23, 2024, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) hosted a week of productive training workshop on Science-Based Mangrove Rehabilitation Methods in Iloilo City. This event was held alongside the Policy Roll-Out of Department Memorandum Order No. 2024-01, which focuses on the Immediate Assessment of Abandoned, Undeveloped (Unused), and Underutilized...

Biodiversity assessment in Surigao del Sur
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Biodiversity assessment in Surigao del Sur

We conducted a biodiversity assessment at the mangrove restoration sites in Poblacion and Bitaugan West, Cagwait, Surigao del Sur. This evaluation aimed to gather baseline data on various environmental factors to gauge the success of the ongoing restoration projects. Oceanus collected data on water quality, soil samples, mangrove biodiversity, and macroinvertebrate biodiversity, ensuring a comprehensive...

Mangrove Lecture in Academy of International Education
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Mangrove Lecture in Academy of International Education

Last April 24 and 25, the Academy of International Education hosted a learning session in partnership with Oceanus Conservation and City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), focusing on mangrove ecosystems.  Fifty students from grades seven to ten and the faculty attended the lecture on the first day, where Oceanus taught them about mangrove biology,...

April 2024 – Updates from our Community-led Mangrove and Migratory Bird Conservation project
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April 2024 – Updates from our Community-led Mangrove and Migratory Bird Conservation project

We’re down to our last few activities for our Community-led Mangrove and Migratory Bird Conservation project in Bais City, Negros Oriental. As the bird migration winds down for this season, we’re also drawing closer to our project turnover. Last April 5-7, 2024 we held to back-to-back activities – 1) A community dialogue on co-designing a...

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eDNA: Emerging Technology for Biodiversity Conservation

Oceanus Conservation conducts eDNA collection of coastal species using the Environmental DNA (eDNA) filtration method on March 23, 2024, at Aras-asan, Cagwait, Surigao Del Sur. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an emerging, non-invasive approach to studying the genetic material (e.g., mucus, feces, and other tissue particles) shed by animals and plants into the water to determine...

Training on Bird Identification for Ecotourism and Conservation
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Training on Bird Identification for Ecotourism and Conservation

A critical milestone in our Community-led Mangrove and Migratory Bird Conservation Project unlocked! Last March 9-10, 2024, through the expertise of consultants from the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines, Ms. Nikki Realubit and Karen Ochavo, 15 members of the United Fisherfolk Association of Capiñahan (UFAC) were trained on Bird Identification for Ecotourism and Conservation. ...

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Restoring abandoned fishponds in Cagwait, Surigao del Sur

Mangroves are a salt-tolerant plant that occurs within the coastal belt. They are among the most productive ecosystems on earth. It is known for its numerous ecosystem services critical to environmental health and human well-being. Mangroves have great potential to lessen the adverse effects of climate change and mitigate the harm natural coastal hazards cause to...