Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands

08/08/2026

28/07/2026

27/07/2026

Thank you, Johannes! 🍃

24/07/2026

21/07/2026

Earlier today, we welcomed partners from the region to the MSP Training in Bangkok that started today. Sharing the recap put together by GEF IW:LEARN below 👇 .

We look forward to delving deeper into marine spatial planning tomorrow 🌏 🗺️ 🤝

With Arafura and Timor Seas Ecosystem Action - ATSEA I SEAFDEC - Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center I Coral Triangle Center I กรมทรัพยากรทางทะเลและชายฝั่ง I Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands I Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

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09/07/2026

𝐖𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 🏞️🩺

The 𝙒𝙚𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝘽𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙯 continued its 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙣 in 𝘿𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙥𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣 from 25–27 June 2026, bringing together Nursing and Biology students to discover how wetland conservation supports both ecosystem integrity and community health.

𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙖, together with 𝙎𝘾𝙋𝙒, University of the Philippines Los Baños and 𝙆𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚, conducted the Wetlands BioBlitz for undergraduate students and local stakeholders in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. The initiative was made possible through the support of 𝙇𝙮𝙘𝙚𝙪𝙢-𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙬𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮, the 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙂𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙥𝙖𝙣, and the 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙞𝙨𝙠 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚 (𝙋𝘿𝙍𝙍𝙈𝙊)–𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣, reinforcing a shared commitment to citizen science and wetland conservation.

The campaign also featured resource speakers from the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau-DENR, who shared their expertise on 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮, 𝘼𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙖, 𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙛𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙖, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙂𝙄𝙎. Their sessions emphasized that understanding the ecosystems around us is the first step toward meaningful conservation and sustainable environmental stewardship.

𝙁𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 were conducted in 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙧𝙤-𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙯, where participants assessed the water quality, avifauna, aquatic flora, ecosystem services, and microplastics of the 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧. These observations contribute valuable scientific data that support wetland conservation and management while strengthening community understanding of local ecosystems.

The participation of 𝙉𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 highlighted the interdisciplinary nature of citizen science. While Biology students 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, Nursing students 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜. Together, they demonstrated that 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮—𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨.

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This activity is also aligned with the 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 (LLBCP), a five-year initiative implemented across ten countries under the Living Lakes Network and led by the Global Nature Fund (GNF), with SCPW serving as the implementing partner in the Philippines. LLBCP is supported by the 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 (𝙄𝙆𝙄) 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙉𝙪𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙎𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

25/06/2026

𝙈𝙖𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙮𝙖 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙬!

Understanding wetlands begins with exploring them. From 22–24 June 2026, the 𝙒𝙚𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝘽𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙯 engaged participants in documenting and learning about the rich wetland ecosystems of Lingayen, Pangasinan through the 𝙏𝙐𝙇𝙄𝙋 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩'𝙨 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙣.

TULIP (Community-based engagement and intervenTions to stem the tide of antimicrobial resistance spread in the aqUatic environments catalysed by cLImate change and Plastic pollution interactions) is an EU-funded research project that investigates the links between climate change, plastic pollution, and antimicrobial resistance in aquatic environments. Through research and community engagement, it supports evidence-based solutions for Planetary Health.

In the Philippines, 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙖 together with 𝙎𝘾𝙋𝙒, 𝙄𝙣𝙘, 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙇𝙤𝙨 𝘽𝙖ñ𝙤𝙨 (𝙐𝙋𝙇𝘽), and 𝙆𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 (𝙆𝙉𝘼), conducted the Wetlands BioBlitz with undergraduate students and faculty of 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 and local stakeholders in Lingayen, Pangasinan. Centered on citizen science, the activity recognized local knowledge and community participation in documenting biodiversity and mapping wetland resources to support future conservation efforts.

A highlight of the campaign was the sharing of expertise by resource persons from the 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙪 (𝙀𝙍𝘿𝘽) on Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring, Hydrology, Aquatic Flora, Avifauna, and Basic Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Their knowledge and skills and insights highlighted the importance of understanding the ecosystems around us—because the more we know about our environment, the better equipped we are to protect and conserve it for future generations.

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This activity is also aligned with the 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 (LLBCP), a five-year initiative implemented across ten countries under the Living Lakes Network and led by the 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙 with SCPW serving as the implementing partner in the Philippines. LLBCP is supported by the 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 (IKI) of the 𝙂𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙉𝙪𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙎𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

24/06/2026

08/06/2026

Cool Down, Protect Wetlands!