
A mangrove and seagrass landscape in Poblacion, Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
Current Projects
The team is currently involved in internationally funded mangrove and seagrass blue carbon assessments and profiling in selected areas of the country. Click on the image to learn more.
Laboratory Updates
MSc in Ocean Sciences Thesis Proposal Successfully Defended
Ms. Jackelyn Moraca, an MSc in Ocean Sciences student at the University of the Philippines Visayas, successfully defended her thesis proposal on September 29, 2026. Her proposed…
De Lima calls to suspend mangrove earth-balling
Scientists and environmental groups, including Mamamayang Liberal Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to suspend the earth-balling…
MS Microbiology Thesis Proposal Successfully Defended
MS Microbiology student, Ms. Jacklyn Fe Tolentino, has successfully defended her thesis proposal, Metagenomic Analysis of Bivalve Assemblages and Microbial Communities in Selected Mangrove Stands in Oriental…
Partners
We seek and welcome partnership and collaboration with various stakeholders – NGAs, NGOs, POs, academe, etc. – to do mangrove research and management. Our study involves topics on biology, ecology, conservation, biodiversity, sediment dynamics, carbon stock and sequestration rate, environmental change (mainly sea level rise), community participation, Marine Protected Areas, environmental planning, and environmental management.




