Sulu Sulawesi Seascape

1. Batangas inks executive order for protecting Verde Island Passage
(Be Informed/News and Events)

... The team is divided into four clusters assigned according to bay area: the Batangas Bay, Balayan Bay, Talim Bay, and Tayabas Bay. Batangas is part of the Verde Island Passage, an area with rich fishing ...

2. Oriental Mindoro furthers commitment to marine conservation program
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... concerns and areas for collaboration.  “It is a very promising development for the conservation of the Verde Island Passage,” he said.</p> <p>Verde Island Passage occupies more than 1.14 ...

3. Protection of Important Marine Biodiversity Areas Gains Support from Key Leaders
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... networks in priority marine biodiversity corridors in the Seascape: Verde Island Passage Corridor between the waters of Batangas and Mindoro island, Cagayan Ridge in Sulu Sea, and the Trinational Sea Turtle ...

4. Ocean (sunfish) clean-up in Mabini, Batangas
(Be Informed/Features)

... are part of the Verde Island Passage, one of the priority marine biodiversity conservation corridors of the Sulu Sulawesi Seascape where CI works. Most of the municipalities in the Verde Passage have Bantay ...

5. Beyond fun dives
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... Director of Reef Check Philippines. He said that in time, it is hoped that local governments in Verde Island Passage will be able to conduct regular coral reef monitoring and incorporate the results in ...

6. Large network of MPAs to enhance conservation in the Verde Island Passage
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... Islands in the Verde Island Passage (VIP) Marine Biodiversity Corridor.           The municipalities of Looc and Lubang in Occidental Mindoro recently approved their respective ordinances ...

7. When a whale drops by for a visit...
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... marine mammal training for de los Reyes and other participants from the Verde Island Passage. Cetaceans such as whales are key ecological indicators.  High up there in the marine food chain, declining ...

8. Verde Island Passage: Ipagmalaki, Ipagtanggol, Ipamana
(Publications/Books)

Written in Filipino, this 24-page booklet/comics contains key information on the importance of conserving the Verde Island Passage and of establishing marine protected areas. With Mary Ann Leones as lead ...

9. Another Bantay Dagat leader shot dead in Batangas
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... is part of the Verde Island Passage, a recognized center of marine biodiversity in the world. However, since the San Juan and Nasugbu municipalities are located on opposite ends of the province’s borders ...

10. No to plastics, Bring your own bag in Batangas
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Batangas province employees committed to be ambassadors for responsible waste management as they became the first supporters of a “Bring Your Own Bag” campaign in the Verde Island Passage. The campaign, ...

11. Verde Passage experts, leaders prepare for climate change
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BATANGAS CITY --  Over 100 participants from five provinces gathered here to assess the vulnerability to climate change of the Verde Island Passage (VIP), the recognized “center of the center” of marine ...

12. Feasibility of a Tradable Wastewater Discharge Permit System
(In-Depth/Policy Studies )

A study exploring the possibility of implementing tradable pollution permits in the Verde Island Passage and to provide background information on the mechanics of developing sustainability mechanisms for ...

13. Incentives for Bantay Dagat Teams in the Verde Passage
(In-Depth/Policy Studies )

A study on Bantay Dagat teams from various municipalities in the Verde Island Passage and the incentives or assistance that they will need to strengthen marine law enforcement in the passage. ( Download ...

14. Christopher De Leon for the Verde Island Passage
(Be Informed/News and Events)

...  The pawikan release is De Leon’s first activity as he joins Conservation International in campaigning for the protection and sustainable management of marine biodiversity in the Verde Island Passage. ...

15. Exploring the seas, one story at a time
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... series consists of three stories featuring various key areas of the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape: Verde Island Passage, Cagayan Ridge, Tubbataha Reef, and Turtle Islands. "How can animals live underwater?" ...

16. Taking Marine Law Enforcement to the Next Level
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... activities are no longer the huge problem that it had once been. These days, one of the greatest threats to the waters of Balayan Bay and the Verde Island Passage are not dynamite or cyanide fishing, ...

17. Conservation Outcomes
(Know the Seascape/The Cagayan Ridge Corridor)

... were also relatively less stressed compared to those of Verde Island Passage and Balabac Strait. For Cagayancillo, research results indicate that expansion of no-take marine protected areas in four areas ...

18. Conservation Outcomes
(Know the Seascape/Verde Island Passage)

Targeted research conducted in the Verde Island Passage provide the scientific basis for the design of an ecologically functional network of MPAs. Key findings include:  ...

19. Critical Conservation Partnerships
(Know the Seascape/Verde Island Passage)

CI-Philippines and its local partners are putting information together as basis for the future conservation of the Verde Island Passage Conservation Corridor. ...

20. At the crossroads of conservation and economic development
(Know the Seascape/Verde Island Passage)

The Verde Island Passage marine biodiversity conservation corridor in the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape is a conservation hotspot, an area with very high biodiversity but ...