Philippine Biodiversity

8 June 2011
8:30AM to 4:30PM
National Institute for Science ad Mathematics Education Development (NISMED Auditorium),UP Diliman, Quezon City
funded by a generous gift from Margaret and Will Hearst to the California Academy of Sciences





Participants:
University of the Philippines
Ateneo de Naga University
Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (DENR-PAWB)
Department of Foreign Affairs
PUSOD, Inc.
California Academy of Sciences
De La Salle
Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR)
National Museum of the Philippines

Welcome Remarks	Alfredo E. Pascual, President, UP
Messages	Harry K. Thomas, Ambassador, USA
	Gregory C. Farrington, Executive Director, California Academy of Sciences
Dedication to Daniel A. Lagunzad & Leonardo C. Co  (Biodiversity Scientists)	Perry S. Ong, Director, Institute of Biology, UP Diliman  (view slide presentation.pdf)
Status of Philippine Biodiversity	Marine Realms: Edgardo D. Gomez, Prof. Emeritus, UP MSI  Terretrial Realms: Angel C. Alcala, Director, SUAKCREM
Panel Discussion: Government Role/Action	Sec. Proceso J. Alcala, Dept. of Agriculture  Sec. Ramon Jesus P. Paje, Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources  Senador Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senate Committee on Environment  Senador Edgardo J. angara, Senate Committee on Science & Technology  Sec. Alberto A. Lim, Dept. of Tourism  Sec. Mario G. Montejo, Dept. of Science and Technology  Sec. Alberto F. Del Rosario, Dept. of Foreign Affairs

Preliminary Results:
Marine Shallow-water fishes Shallow-water invertibrates Deep-water animals Freshwater fishes	David A. Catania and Don Dumale Terrence Gosliner and Wilfredo Y. Licuanan Richard Mooi, Rachel R. Gotanco and John McCosker David A. Catania
Terrestrial Terrestrial Plants Terrestrial Invertibrates Terrestrial Vertibrates	Edwino S. Fernando Charles Griswold Ireneo I. Lit, Jr. Perry S. Ong, Philip Alviola and Rafe Brown

Conservation Challenges:
Management Strategies	Theresa Mundita sl Lim, Director, DENR-PAWB
Community Grassroots Issues	Ruperto Aleroza, President, SAMMACA
Legal Issues	Jose A. Canivel, Exec. Director, Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation
Educational Challenges	Catherine G. B. Lagunzad, Member, Philippine Federation for Environment Concern
Policy Challenges	JR Nereus "Neric" O. Acosta, Co-convenor, Philippine Imperative on Climate Change
International Perspective	Rodrigo Fuentes, Exec. Director, Asean Center for Biodiversity

Further Directions:
Research	Terrence Gosliner, Dean, Science and Research Collections, California Academy of Sciences  Perry S. Ong, Director, Institute of Biology
Education	Meg Burke, Director of Teacher and Youth Education, California Academy of Sciences  Ann Hazel Javier, PUSOD Inc.
Conservation	Asis G. Perez, Director, DA-BFAR
Closing Remarks	Caesar A. Saloma, Chancellor, UP Diliman
Moderator	Marilou G. Nicolas
Master of Ceremony	Antoinette B. Hernandez