Dr. Sev Salmo was one of the speakers on a ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ last Jun 24, 2022 organized by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST). His talk entitled โBlue Carbon in the Philippines: Status, Needs, and (โMissedโ) Opportunitiesโ discussed the importance of blue carbon ecosystems and the challenges in conserving these critical ecosystems.
Together with Dr. Sev as resource speakers were Dir. Natural of ANRES-NEDA (represented by Mr. Julius Casabal, Chief Economic Development Specialist during the Q&A forum) and Academician Primavera, a member of Biological Sciences Division of NAST Philippines. Atty. Ramos and Dr. De Los Angeles acted as reactors. This webinar was moderated by Academician Marie Antonette Antonio-Meรฑez.
Bottom L-R Mr. Julius Casabal, Dr. Severino Salmo III, Dr. Marian De los Angeles. Photo by: El Gerona-Daga
Dir. Nieva T. Natural, Director of the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Staff (ANRES) at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), discussed the oversight of agriculture and fisheries sectors and matters about the environment and natural resources; and Acd. Jurgenne H. Primavera, a member of Biological Sciences Division of NAST Philippines, discussed coastal success stories rooted in effective local governance.
Mangrove Ecology 