As a European Studies student with a budding passion for the environment, diving into a world of environmental and marine biology jargon was jarring. I remember hearing about Oceanus a year prior when I worked with Grounded PH and Oceanus’ collaboration for the Grounded Radio podcast episodes of Ocean Adventures With Cory and There Are...
Month: August 2022
Philippine mangroves conservation through tech: Mangrove.World
Why are we losing mangroves? The mangrove ecosystem is one of the most valuable ecosystems on earth. They help mitigate climate change with their capacity to store carbon in the atmosphere. However, the state of the world’s mangroves is declining by 0.2 to 0.7% every year. In relation to that, Super Typhoon Rai (Odette) greatly...
Mudcrab livelihood
With your help, we can start with 1,000 sqm area for crab fattening livelihood with the fisherfolk of Bgy. Dapa surrounding dense mangrove forests in Siargao Island, Mindanao.
Mangrove Restoration in Salay, Misamis Oriental
One of the main projects of Oceanus Conservation is to support the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration 2021- 2030. Oceanus aim to restore and protect mangrove forests by working with local communities in the Philippines. One of our project sites is the Salay Mangrove Association in Looc, Salay, Misamis Oriental. Salay Mangrove Association is our...
Cory, the coral!
Cory, the coral, is a new ocean storybook for Filipino children that we created which is the first of its kind to be bilingual too! We currently have 3 Filipino languages and 3 international languages, thanks to the help of various volunteers! The Philippines lies in the center of the Coral Triangle. The Coral Triangle...
Community-based mangrove restoration
Mangrove ecosystems are valuable both economically and ecologically and provide many ecosystem goods and services. Typhoons and conversion to aquaculture ponds are the two most common type of disturbance that affected this ecosystem for a long time. In the last 5 years, the restoration efforts of mangroves are increasing, however, due to the National Greening...
Ocean literacy for two
Support us in our ocean literacy program for coastal kids in the whole Philippines. Buy a storybook for two!
Mangroves matter, it’s Generation Restoration
Help us restore mangrove forests in Mindanao, Philippines!
Presentation at the 2nd National Blue Carbon Symposium
Blue Carbon Initiative Seagrass and mangroves are the coastal blue carbon ecosystems of the tropical regions. With this, the BlueCARES Project, a research project of the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia organized its 2nd National Blue Carbon Symposium, an avenue where scientists and practitioners engage and discuss climate-related issues and initiatives. Mangrove Restoration Oceanus Conservation focuses...
Spotlighting Mangroves in the United Nations Ocean Conference 2022
With the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of the world’s deep-rooted problems arose. Evidently, climate change, pollution, and the health system are just a few of the many issues that the pandemic is highlighting. This require a major structural change and shared solutions that are rooted in the Sustainable Development Goals in order to...