Collaborative Project - Comparative Biogeography and Conservation of Philippine Vertebrates

Focal Office:: Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB)
Country:: United States of America
Date of Validity:: 2015 - 2020
Partner Government Agency:: University of Kansas - Biodiversity Institute
Scope of Cooperation:: Enhance Conservation efforts through intensive information campaigns and production and distribution of field guides and books on certain Philippine vertebrates.
: 1. Intensify conservation genetic studies of Philippine amphibians and reptiles
: 2. Provide a synthetic summary of the conservation status of all Philippine amphibians and reptiles
: 3. Promote sustainable resource use and conservation of Philippine wildlife
: 4. Provide recommendations to address threats to Phlippine wildlife
: a. Field research on Herps ongoing in selectied sites with local collaborators
: b. Production of manuscripts on synthesis of herpetofau
: c. Discovery of Twenty-six (26) new species of endemic herps described in journals

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