BlueCaP RAs graced CDO for FMA 9 Capacity Building
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…
High School Interns Explore Mangrove Root Biomass
A pair of Senior High School interns from the UP Integrated School (UPIS) recently completed their internship at the Wetland and linked Aquatic-Terrestrial Ecosystems Research…
Databasing and Computing Philippine Blue Carbon with an R-based Web Platform
Blue carbon is our nature-based solution against climate change. The Philippines is a hotspot and hope-spot for blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs), particularly mangroves and seagrass…
Introducing BlueCarT!
Interested in blue carbon but don’t know where to start? Check this out! The Blue CAP study produced BlueCarT: a user-friendly, open-access data analytic platform…
Communicating Blue CAP Study Results
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…
Mangrove litter dynamics can indicate forest recovery in mangrove-recolonized abandoned ponds
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…
Call for Graduate Students!
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…
Low-cost CO₂ meters as tools for monitoring mangrove soil emissions in the Philippines
We are pleased to announce our recent publication titled, “Exploring the potential of low-cost portable CO₂ meter in the assessment of soil CO₂ efflux in…
The Blue CAP Project Finally Comes to a Close!
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…
Blue Cap completes its Second Stakeholder Workshop!
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…
Blue CAP successfully held its first Stakeholder Workshop
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…
Championing Blue Carbon Studies at PAMS18
The 18th National Symposium on Marine Science (PAMS18) with the theme: “Oceans at a Crossroad: Integrating Science, Policy, and Action for Sustainable Philippine Seas” was…
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…
Congratulations, Dr. El Gerona-Daga!
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…
Charting the Future of Philippine Mangroves Blue Carbon
Mangrove experts, policymakers, community leaders, and stakeholders gathered last Wednesday, June 18, 2025, for the “Mangrove Blue Carbon Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond: A Science-Policy…
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”.…
World Bank PH-Funded Study on the Blue Carbon Potential in FMA 6 and 9 Commences
MERF Inc. will undertake a Work Bank Philippines-funded study under BFAR’s Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency Project (FISHCORE) Project. The study titled, “Assessing Mangrove and…
Towards a Blue Future: The Philippines NBCAP Kicks-Off!
The Philippines successfully launched its National Blue Carbon Action Partnership (NBCAP) last Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Blue carbon ecosystems experts, advocates, and stakeholders gathered together…
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…
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