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.
Project Updates
Call for Undergraduate and Graduate Thesis Students!
Are you passionate about marine ecology, biodiversity, and environmental science? Interested in exploring how seagrasses contribute to our planet’s future? Then this is for you! The WATER…
New Publication Alert!
We’re excited to share our latest research on biodiversity patterns and ecological gradients across Philippine mangrove forests titled “Metabarcoding of Sediment eDNA Uncovers Ecological Gradients and Biodiversity…
New Publication Alert!
We are proud to share a recent paper co-authored by Dr. Severino Salmo III titled “UAV-based mangrove biomass estimation and carbon potential valuation in North Sumatra, Indonesia”,…
About Us
We are a team of researchers, students, volunteers, and enthusiasts aiming to advance mangrove conservation and management in the Philippines.
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.
Mangrove Ecology 