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
We are happy to share with you our recent publication titled, "Photosynthetic characteristics of mangroveseedlings in chronosequence of restored and recolonized stands under field conditions". Published in Bulletin of Marine Science, this pioneering field study examined photosynthetic traits of mangrove…
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!
Dr. Salmo and his research team recently concluded their research project, "Rehabilitation of Degraded Mangroves," funded by the United States Forest Service (USFS) last November 2024. You can read about the project highlights in the infographic below.
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…
Mangroves mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions significantly. In a recently published paper, researchers combined the use of cutting-edge unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery with field surveys to assess mangrove biomass loss. This study revealed the alarming toll…
Read More Mangroves in Peril: The Impact of Illegal Logging on Mangrove Ecosystems
Congratulations to Mara Elisa B. Gerona-Daga!!! El successfully defended her dissertation study entitled, "Photosynthetic performance and its role in vegetation structure, productivity, and nutrients in different mangrove stands” yesterday, Dec 11. Dr. Salmo acted as the dissertation adviser. Dr. Richard…
Read More PEER-funded PhD Biology student successfully passed the Final Examination Defense
Announcing this Dissertation Defense on Dec. 11, 10:00 AM PHT. You may register through the link below:https://bit.ly/G-DagaDissertationDefenseSee you all!
Dr. Salmo's team returned to Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon last October 10-14 to conduct fieldwork on the municipality's expansive mangrove ecosystem. Before heading to the field, Dr. Salmo met with the municipal mayor, Hon. Romeo Domasian, to discuss the fieldwork's objectives…
Read More Studying the mangrove soils of Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon
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