Collaborative Research Reef Agreement on Autonomous Monitoring Structures (ARMS) Project

Focal Office:: Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB)
Country:: United States of America
Date of Validity:: 2015 - 2017
Partner Government Agency:: The Smithsonian Institution- National Museum of Natural History
Scope of Cooperation:: 1. Study and document biodiversity, particularly crypto-biota and marine invertebrates and attendant environmental monitoring data in Verde Island Passage
: 2. Contribute to existing collection of holotypes and voucher specimens at the National Museum of the Philippines and make available such scientific information for conservation and management purposes
: 3. Enhance public awareness and appreciation of local Biodiversity through information dissemniation and communication
: 4. Capacity building of researchers/students in the Philippines and the United States for research on biodiversity of crypto-biota & marine invertebrates.
: 5. Recommend conservation and climate change solutions in the Philippines
Latest Activity:: Recovery of ARMS and Calcium Accretion Units (CAUs) deployed in Verde Island Passage in 2012 and Re-deployment of ARMS in three locations in VIP for long-term monitoring
: Capacity building of Filipino scienties and government
: Processing and analysis on collected samples, including report writing

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