In order to achieve this mission and bring our vision to life,
the Institute for Marine Research Dauin Philippines, establishes a holistic model of three core initiatives:
”We at the Institute for Marine Research strive to be instrumental in the making of an environmentally literate and sustainable community through an evidence-based conservation approach, creating a world that will be better and wiser than the one we have now.
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Apo Island & Dauin Municipality, Negros Oriental, The Philippines
To define threats to critical marine habitats in the Philippines.
In order to achieve this, our mission is to:
research dives following the Dauin Municipality Long-Term Reef Monitoring Project to understand the fine-scale changes in reef community assemblage
the environmental and anthropogenic drivers that endanger coastal ecosystems within Apo Island and the Dauin Municipality
high quality, conservation orientated scientific papers to involve the scientific community in reef ecosystem changes and conservation solutions
”It is in the Philippines that reefs are at the highest risk of overexploitation, destructive fishing and other human related impacts such as coastal development and sedimentation. If these processes are allowed to continue, these changes will exacerbate poverty and social instability within the region, with wider consequences for the region and the world.
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Locally led marine conservation strategies.
In order to achieve this, our mission is to:
with policymakers and local stakeholders to create sustainable conservation solutions that are suited to our priority region
annual Outlook Reports to the Local Government Unit (LGU) based on results of the Dauin Municipality Long-Term Reef Monitoring Project to direct coastal management strategies
in-country and cross-border collaboration to maintain up-to-date management and conservation strategies in a changing environment
”I hope for your help to explore and protect the wild ocean in ways that will restore the health, and in doing so, secure hope for humankind. Health to the ocean means health for us
Sylvia Earle
COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES.
In order to achieve this, our mission is to:
resilient coastal communities to global ecosystem changes through the influence and support of community-based adaptation
leaders in the field of marine conservation through our Research Assistant and Fellowship programs
major and local stakeholders through environmental literacy curriculums, teacher training, elementary education, and community outreach activities
”Real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economies and in our politics
Sir David Attenborough
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