One of FishCoRe's key proponents, the Fisheries Management Area 9 (FMA 9), recently conducted a workshop-training titled, "Assessing Mangrove and Seagrass Ecosystem's Blue Carbon Potential and Policy Inventory in FMA 9". Technical personnel from the five FMA Coordinating Units in…
Read More BlueCaP RAs graced CDO for FMA 9 Capacity Building
The Blue Carbon PH is an online platform that allows for researchers and stakeholders to access, process, and share blue carbon data in different parts of the Philippines. Blue carbon is our nature-based solution against climate change. The Philippines is…
Read More Databasing and Computing Philippine Blue Carbon with an R-based Web Platform
Interested in blue carbon but don't know where to start? Check this out! Features of the blue carbon tracker. The Blue CAP study produced BlueCarT: a user-friendly, open-access data analytic platform that ensures systematic monitoring and reporting of BC assessments.…
We are pleased to report that members of the Blue CAP study presented their results to the representatives from DA-BFAR and DENR today. Ms. Agnes Balota and Dr. Jingjie Chu (remote) were also present in the meeting. Valuable insights into…
Mangrove ecosystems serve as nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Many of the mangrove areas in the Philippines that were converted to aquaculture ponds in the 1990s are now abandoned and unproductive. Yet, mangrove seedlings can naturally recolonize…
Interested in biodiversity/conservation science? Willing to explore a thesis topic on insect diversity, wildlife biodiversity, and soil meiofauna in mangroves/seagrass? Wanting to work with a local NGO, Oceanus Conservation? Then, we got you! Review this poster to see if you…
The Blue CAP provided technical assistance for DA-BFAR's FishCoRe Project, under the FishCRRM subcomponent's Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR). It is a World Bank-funded study, conducted through the Marine Environmental Resources Foundation (MERF), that assessed the blue carbon potential…
Assessing Mangrove and Seagrass Ecosystem’s Blue Carbon Potential in FMA 6 and 9 of the Philippines (Blue CAP) is a World Bank Ph-funded study, conducted through the Marine Environmental Resources Foundation (MERF), under the Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FISHCORE) Project…
Read More Blue Cap completes its Second Stakeholder Workshop!
Postcard featuring the mangroves and seagrasses of select sampling sites in FMA 6. Assessing Mangrove and Seagrass Ecosystem’s Blue Carbon Potential in FMA 6 and 9 of the Philippines (Blue CAP) is a World Bank Ph-funded study, conducted through the…
Read More Blue CAP successfully held its first Stakeholder Workshop
(From left to right) Precious Jacob, Sean Paul Manalo, Dr. Severino Salmo III, and Dr. El Gerona-Daga graced PAMS18 to deliver talks on Blue Carbon in the Philippines. The 18th National Symposium on Marine Science (PAMS18) with the theme: "Oceans…
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