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.
Author: Oceanus Conservation
Project
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...
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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...
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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...
Campaign
Ocean literacy for two
Support us in our ocean literacy program for coastal kids in the whole Philippines. Buy a storybook for two!
Campaign
Mangroves matter, it’s Generation Restoration
Help us restore mangrove forests in Mindanao, Philippines!
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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...
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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...
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Building a Better World: Mangroves in Minecraft
For over a decade, humans have been responsible for over 60% of mangrove loss. It painted a painful picture of the possibility of losing more mangroves and the ability to restore them. However, great efforts in restoration, replanting, and conservation had made these past few years. With this, there has been a slow decline in...
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First Smart Buoy deployed in the Philippines
What is the issue with coral reefs? The Philippines is found within the Coral Triangle, the epicenter of marine biodiversity. Our country along with Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Solomon Islands. The Philippines is home to over 500 species of stony corals. In addition, more than 2,000 marine species are associated with...