(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…
Category: Uncategorized
Call for Prospective Thesis Students!
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.…
Congratulations, Dr. El Gerona-Daga!
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…
UNDP Holds Blue Carbon Profiling Workshop in Bali, Indonesia
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
Mangrove seedlings can be ‘stressed’ too!
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 PH-Funded Study on the Blue Carbon Potential in FMA 6 and 9 Commences
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
Towards a Blue Future: The Philippines NBCAP Kicks-Off!
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!
USFS-funded Project Highlights
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.
Mangrove aboveground biomass can be estimated using UAV imagery and a constructed height model
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 in Peril: The Impact of Illegal Logging on Mangrove Ecosystems
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
Mangrove Ecology 