Are you passionate about seagrass ecology, blue carbon, and integrated spatial ecology? Come join us!We’re inviting BS/MS Biology and BS Geodetic/MS Geomatics Engineering students (preferably in the thesis stage) to join the ASEAN Blue Carbon and Finance Profiling (ABCF) Project.…
Proud of you, Dr. El Gerona-Daga! Photo credits: Wetland and linked Aquatic-Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Laboratory We proudly congratulate our very own PhD student, now Dr. Maria Elisa Gerona-Daga. Dr. Gerona-Daga gained the Best Dissertation and Most Outstanding PhD Student Awards…
To harmonize the national blue carbon profile of Southeast Asian countries and Timor-Leste, UNDP Indonesia arranged a regional training workshop last 23-28 June 2025 in Bali, Indonesia. The training workshop invited 11 national experts and a technical team member from…
Read More UNDP Holds Blue Carbon Profiling Workshop in Bali, Indonesia
World Bank Philippines is currently funding BFAR's Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency Project (FISHCORE) Project. The FISHCORE Project is 7-year project that prioritizes a comprehensive approach to fisheries governance, with a focus on the social and ecological dimensions of the…
Read More World Bank PH-Funded Study on the Blue Carbon Potential in FMA 6 and 9 Commences
The Philippine NBCAP 2025 is launched by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), with Zoology Society of London (ZSL) Philippines as its secretariat. It is under a global initiative led by the World Economic Forum's Ocean Action Agenda…
Read More Towards a Blue Future: The Philippines NBCAP Kicks-Off!
The ecosystem complexity and varying forest structures of mangrove forests limit mangrove carbon stock assessments to traditional in-situ methodologies. However, numerous studies have demonstrated that remote sensing techniques, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), can effectively map mangrove biomass over larger…
Dr. Severino Salmo III, Associate Professor VII, of the Institute of Biology was appointed as UP Scientist I under the 𝐔𝐏 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓. Dr. Salmo's research focuses on restoration ecology, integrated coastal management, mangrove ecology, and blue carbon.…
Read More Warm Congrats to Dr. Salmo on his Appointment as UP Scientist I!
Scatter plot of organic matter (OM) and organic carbon (OC) contents used to derive the general OM-OC conversion equation for Philippine mangroves. The OM was calculated using the loss-on-ignition (LOI) method, while OC was calculated using the conversion equation, %Corg=0.415…
Read More Localized Organic Matter to Organic Carbon Equations for Philippine Mangroves
Planted stands in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro. Mangrove researchers around the globe released a new study that answers the long-standing question: How long will it take for planted mangroves to store carbon at rates equal to intact stands? Logistics models compiled…
Read More New Insights on Planted Mangroves’ Ability to Store Carbon
The PEER-funded integrative study titled, "Investigating the Recovery Trajectory of Mangrove-Recolonized Abandoned Fishponds in Southern Oriental Mindoro, Philippines" qualified for Poster Presentation at the 46th NAST Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) held on July 10, 2024 - July 11, 2024, with…
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