The NAS/USAID/PEER program held its final PEER Asia Conference on 21-23 May 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand. The forum was attended by all PEER Asia cycle 9 grantees. Three of the co-grantees (from Indonesia and Vietnam) also work on mangrove research.…
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PEER ManCoRe collaborator, Dr. Mohammad Basyuni, delivers seminar on Mangrove Bioprospecting at the Institute of Biology
Dr. Mohammad Basyuni, a professor from the Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia, and a collaborator of the PEER ManCoRe project, delivered his seminar titled, "Bioprospecting status and opportunities in Southeast Asian Mangroves," at the Institute of Biology last May 6, 2024.…
Hopespotting: A Compendium on the PEER ManCoRe Project
We are delighted to share an illustrated summary of the project's findings and accomplishments titled, "Hopespotting: A Compendium on the PEER ManCoRe Project". We wholeheartedly thank everyone who has contributed to the success of this project over the past few…
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IB SEMINAR: Dr. Mohammad Basyuni to deliver a seminar on bioprospecting in Southeast Asian Mangroves
Dr. Mohammad Basyuni, a long-time collaborator of the PEER ManCoRe project, will be holding seminar titled, "Bioprospecting status and opportunities in Southeast Asian Mangroves," on May 6, 2024 at the Institute of Biology, UP Diliman. Dr. Basyuni is a Professor…
A Special Day for our Wetlands!
A local gleaning along a mangrove forest in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro. Photo by Sean Paul Manalo. Today, February 2, we celebrate the World Wetlands Day! As Tsireya from Avatar 2 once said, "The Way Of Water Has No Beginning And…
Highlights Reel of Hopespotting PEER ManCoRe Exit Conference last December 5-6, 2023
We're excited to release this video footage from the events of last year's Hopespotting: PEER ManCoRe Exit Conference. Once again, thank you to everyone who attended and continue to support our project and have a blessed new year to all!
PEER-funded PhD student successfully passed the Dissertation Proposal Defense
Yesterday, on December 15, Maria Elisa B. Gerona-Daga, a Ph.D. Biology candidate of the Institute in Biology, UP Diliman, presented her dissertation proposal entitled "Photosynthetic performance and its role in vegetation structure, productivity, and nutrients in different mangrove stands." The…
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Envisioning a Better Tomorrow for the Philippine Mangroves: Hopespotting Exit-Conference Highlights
PEER ManCoRe’s two-year project finally comes to a close. To celebrate and reflect on the accomplishments of the project, we invited our partners from different institutions across the Philippines. Members of the local government units (LGUs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), national…
PEER-funded student joins the PEER ManCoRe team
Precious Jacob, a former thesis advisee of Dr. Severino Salmo III, has joined the PEER ManCoRe team as a Laboratory/Field Assistant after finishing her undergraduate studies at UP Diliman. As an undergraduate student, Ms. Jacob worked closely with the team…
PEER ManCoRe Undergraduate Student wins Best Thesis Competition
Andre Jacques Fallaria, under the guidance of Dr. Severino Salmo III and Dr. Leilani Dacones, wins first place at the Best Undergraduate Thesis Competition of the Institute of Biology, UP Diliman with his thesis, titled "Unveiling a hidden world: The…
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