Photo source: Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 127, directing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to formulate the Philippine Carbon Market Policy Framework within 30…
The WATER Lab congratulates three BS Biology advisees who have successfully defended their thesis proposals last September 28, 2026. Their studies are part of Development of Integrated Indices of State of Ecosystem Health in Conserved, Recolonized and Restored Mangroves (SECuRe…
The Wetland and linked-Terrestrial Ecosystems Research (WATER) Laboratory recently welcomed student interns from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) and Far Eastern University (FEU) for an interdisciplinary internship on blue carbon ecosystems, environmental data analysis, and mangrove microbiology from June…
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🌳 Are you passionate about mangrove ecosystems, biodiversity, and climate science? Interested in exploring how mangroves contribute to our planet's future? Then this is for you! We are looking for thesis students to engage in cutting-edge interdisciplinary research on mangrove…
Read More 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 Lab (Institute of Biology) and the EnviSAGE Lab (Department of Geodetic Engineering) of…
Read More Call for Undergraduate and Graduate Thesis Students!
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 in Philippine Mangroves" Using sediment environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding, we examined biodiversity in…
