Oceanus Conservation

12/06/2026

Happy Independence Day, Pilipinas! 🇵🇭

We're more than just 7,000+ islands of beautiful beaches, we are the heart of the Coral Triangle—the global center of marine biodiversity. And this is our responsibility.💙

From previous projects, our team set out to really understand one piece of this heart: Busuanga, Palawan. We mapped the ecosystems—from mangroves to seagrass to corals and reef fish—so we'd know exactly what we're protecting.

That study grew into something bigger: SeaCORE (Seascape Conservation, Outreach for Resilience and Education) 🌊

It's a holistic approach to seascape conservation. From citizen science and education, to fostering local stewardship. This aims to make lasting impact which means putting the people who live in it at the center.

So today, let us celebrate our seas and our communities. Let us celebrate a future where the Philippines never stops being the beating heart of the world's ocean life.

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas. Mabuhay ang ating kinaiyahan! 🇵🇭🐠

11/06/2026

Help us help our friends from Saragani! Donate NOW!

𝐀 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭. 𝐀 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞.

Kidlikasan is launching "𝗗𝗢-𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻," a donation drive aimed at providing immediate assistance to the residents of 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗸 𝗝𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗼, 𝗕𝗿𝗴𝘆. 𝗦𝗮𝗽𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗮, 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻, 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶, who were severely affected by the 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 7.8 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲 on June 8, 2026. Beyond being members of the community, many of these families are mangrove heroes and environmental stewards.

Now, many are facing damaged homes, disrupted livelihoods, and limited access to basic necessities. We call on everyone to join us in supporting those most in need.

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
• Rice and non-perishable food items
• Drinking water
• Hygiene kits and basic medicines
• Blankets, sleeping mats, and clothing
• Cash donations for urgent relief and recovery needs

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵:

PAYMAYA
Account Number: 09513077691
Account Name: JHON ACKXYLL DENDING

GCash
Account Name: CYBELLE MARIE TEVES

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻-𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵:
📩 Official page: Kidlikasan

For further inquiries, please feel free to reach out to our page. Rest assured that all donations will be carefully accounted for and delivered directly to the affected families and communities.

𝐃𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭!

08/06/2026

What if our relationship with the ocean wasn't about extraction but belonging? What if we lived as if the ocean were part of our neighborhood, our family, our future?

That shift starts with us. With our community. With the systems we're building together; more inclusive, more reciprocal, more brave.

Today, we celebrate by reimagining our relationship with the big blue that connects us all—from shorelines to rivers to the salt in our veins. 🌎

The good news is that people are already making it real. 🐚

Community-led restoration. Co-managed marine areas. Kids growing up knowing the ocean not as a resource but as a relative.

So today, let's celebrate and reimagine.

Happy World Oceans Day, ocean friends! 🌊💙

💬 What does your hopeful, shared future with the ocean look like?

05/06/2026

Happy World Environment Day 🌏

But we believe everyday should be environment day. It may sound idealistic but hear us out.

We've gotten used to treating the environment like an annual appointment. A day to plant a mangrove seedling, share a post about seagrass, maybe bring a reusable cup to the coffee shop. Then tomorrow, we go back to business as usual.

But the planet doesn't take a break. And neither can we.

As Jane Goodall says, we have to decide on what difference we want to make. This isn't a momentary wisdom, but a daily compass.

Because caring for the environment takes choosing empathy over convenience—every single day.

So this World Environment Day, let's treat tomorrow like it matters too. And the day after that. And the day after that.

Not because it's a holiday. But because it's home.

🌱 What's one small thing you've done recently—or will do tomorrow—that treats every day like Environment Day? Let me know in the comments. Let's inspire each other beyond just today.

28/05/2026

Happy Dugong Day! 🌊💙

We celebrated these gentle, elusive giants—sea cows or "duyong" as we call it—with kids and the Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) from Marihatag, Surigao del Sur. Through laughter and stories, the participants learned that duyongs may be shy, but they’re gentle guardians of our seagrass meadows too. Small moments like these remind us that protecting the ocean starts with understanding and caring for the life that calls it home.

✨ A huge thank you to the youth council and volunteers for joining us, and to the LGU and BLGU of Marihatag, Surigao del Sur, for supporting the activities of our ongoing project, Dugong Bughaw, which focuses on dugongs and seagrass conservation.

🔗 Learn more about the project here: https://www.oceanusconservation.org/hope-for-sea-cows-local-fishers-become-guardians-of-dugongs-in-lianga-bay-philippines/

📸 Photos and videos of the participants were taken with their consent, and parents'/guardians' consent for minors.

23/05/2026

It's World Turtle Day! 🐢

Picture this: A green sea turtle grazing through the seagrass meadow it calls home. It keeps the seagrass short and healthy — helping it grow back even stronger.

That meadow is more than just turtle food. It's a home. A nursery. A shield for our coastlines. One cannot thrive without the other. 🌊💙

So when we protect seagrass meadows, we're not just saving plants. We're saving the turtle's source of food. Their hiding spot. Their home.

🌟 Thanks to decades of dedicated conservation efforts focused on sea turtles, the Green Sea Turtle has been reclassified from Critically Endangered to Least Concern. That's real progress. That's proof that we're on the right path.

But the work isn't over. Protecting turtles means protecting our seagrass meadows, and protecting our future.

22/05/2026

There's something about the mangroves holding the shoreline, or a turtle grazing in the seagrass meadows, that makes you feel small in the best way ✨

For the International Day of Biological Diversity, here's a reminder that every creature plays a part in this beautiful, fragile web of life.

A day to remember that these diverse species are our long time neighbors, still doing their thing, sometimes making us stop and stare in awe.

Here's to the weird, the wild, the wobbly, the wonderful, to the ones who were here long before us and who we're lucky enough to share this blue planet with. We owe them a space to thrive, not just survive. 🌏

Go outside. Look closer. Learn the names of life around you! 🌿 🌊

15/05/2026

On , we’re spotlighting the incredible but vulnerable species that still survive within or near our project areas: the rare "gapas-gapas", the gentle Dugong, the rugged Lobed cactus coral, and the distinctive Philippine Duck.

Each one plays a vital role in its ecosystem, from seagrass meadows to coastal forests and coral gardens. Protecting their habitats isn’t just about saving a single species; it’s about preserving entire life-support systems. 🌊 🌳

Because conservation and change starts with knowing what’s at stake

15/05/2026

A critical window of opportunity — and we’re moving through it with hope.

On 13 May 2026, Oceanus Conservation, together with Global Mangrove Alliance Philippines, Oceana Philippines, and Mangrove Matters PH attended the Climate Change Committee Meeting at the House of Representatives to express our strong support for the passage of a standalone National Coastal Greenbelt Act.

Camille Rivera, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Oceanus Conservation, shared why this moment matters: the Philippines is experiencing more storm surges and supertyphoons. Even with local coastal management plans in place, mangroves have too often been set aside for roads, seawalls, and other structures.

We know we can do better — and this bill shows the way.

Oceanus fully supports:
🌱 Integrating coastal greenbelts into local planning
🌱 Reverting abandoned fishponds back into thriving mangrove ecosystems
🌱 Community-based rehabilitation and long-term monitoring

We also see room to go further. For the Act to be truly transformative, it must explicitly include seagrass ecosystems, and mudflats within coastal greenbelt planning to avoid mudflats to be reclaimed (afforestation) and to avoid seagrass to be dredged.

This is urgent and we need it now, because because every storm season reminds us what’s at stake. But the hope is real, too. With the right law in place, we can protect our coasts, restore our blue forests, and build resilience from the ground up.

Together, we’re ready to make this happen.

13/05/2026

This morning, the Global Mangrove Alliance Philippines participated in the initial deliberation of the proposed Integrated Coastal Management Act and National Coastal Greenbelt Act before the House Committee on Climate Change.

Representing GMAP, Dr. Annadel Cabanban of Wetlands International Philippines, Von Hernandez of Oceana Philippines, Frances Camille Rivera of Oceanus Conservation, and Leo Anthony Castro of Mangrove Matters PH delivered presentations and statements underscoring the urgent need for a standalone National Coastal Greenbelt Act.