News Category: Philippines

SOUTHERN LEYTE CORAL CAY CONSERVATION PROJECT - APRIL 2008: 01 May 2008; April Philippines Update available now; Categories: Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
CHRIS PERKINS'S VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES: 01 May 2008; Chris Perkins talks about his experience in Philippines; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, General News, Philippines
ALL IN A DAY'S WORK: Raft Building and Scuba Diving: 24 April 2008; Click here for the latest developments on the Jack Petchy Programme...; Categories: Competitions, General News, Philippines
JACK PETCHEY 2008: PHASE ONE: 06 April 2008; In 2007 Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) received funding from the Jack Petchey Foundation to provide selected schools in London with an exciting opportunity to gain expedition training in the UK and from that, to join a scuba diving expedition...; Categories: CCC Scholarship Award, Coral Reefs, General News, Philippines
SOUTHERN LEYTE CORAL CAY CONSERVATION PROJECT - MONTHLY UPDATE MARCH 2008: 30 March 2008; Monthly project update in the Philippines in March 2008; Categories: General News, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
SOUTHERN LEYTE CORAL REEF CONSERVATION PROJECT - MONTHLY UPDATE FEBRUARY 2008: 28 February 2008; Monthly project update in the Philippines in February 2008; Categories: General News, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
NEW SPECIES GUIDE WRITTEN FOR CCC EXPEDITIONS: 21 February 2008; CCC Volunteer turned scientist has written a Species Indentifiation Guide bespoke for our Philippines project. We recommend this to all our volunteers prior to departure as it gives detail of all the endemic species to the Philippines area.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Past volunteers, Philippines, Reports and Publications
SOUTHERN CORAL REEF CONSERVATION PROJECT - MONTHLY UPDATE JANUARY 2008: 29 January 2008; A monthly project update in the Philippines in January 2008; Categories: General News, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
INSPIRATIONAL VOLUNTEER DIARY: 22 January 2008; Grace Quiton writes an inspiring account of her time with Coral Cay and the impact it has had on her life, her future and her understanding of her truly remarkable surroundings.; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Philippines
NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES: DECEMBER UPDATE: 14 January 2008; The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a six-year collaborative project (2002–2008), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated programme to develop local capacity and ensure the long-term protection and sustainable use of marine resources throughout the region...; Categories: Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
READ ALL ABOUT IT: NEW REEF AND LEAF OUT NOW!: 19 December 2007; The eagerly awaited and much anticipated Reef and Leaf is here just in time for 2008! There are lots of exciting updates in this issue, including info about the iminent launch of the International Year of the Reef (IYOR) and...; Categories: General News, Newsletter - Reef and Leaf, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago, Tropical Forests
Whats New at NFEFI: 19 November 2007; Rare Eagle Owl Hatched A rare Philippine Eagle Owl egg hatched recently at the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation's Biodiversity Conservation Center (NFEFI-BCC) in Bacolod City. This is the third successful hatching of an owlet (Bubo p. philippensis) at...; Categories: Philippines
CALL TO ACTION!: 09 November 2007; Are you a confident, enthusiastic person committed to conservation with a passion for Coral Cay? We are looking for volunteers to help spread the word about CCC in their local areas AROUND THE GLOBE! Main Activities include: Get your...; Categories: CCC Representatives, CCC Scholarship Award, CCC Society, CCC Staff, Competitions, Coral Reefs, Fiji, General News, Honduras, Papua New Guinea, Past volunteers, Philippines, Press Releases, Red Sea, Staff, Travel, Trinidad & Tobago, Tropical Forests, Trust, Vacancies
SOUTHERN LEYTE CORAL REEF CONSERVATION PROJECT - MONTHLY UPDATE OCTOBER 2007: 30 October 2007; Monthly project update in the Philippines in October 2007; Categories: General News, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
SOUTHERN LEYTE CORAL REEF CONSERVATION PROJECT -SEPTEMBER 2007: 02 October 2007; September 2007monthly update from the philippines; Categories: General News, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
SOUTHERN LEYTE CORAL REEF CONSERVATION PROJECT - SEPTEMBER 2007: 30 September 2007; A monthly project update in the Philippines in September 2007; Categories: Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: August 2007 Update: 04 September 2007; Project Update – Claudio de Sassi, Project Scientist August 2007 Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a six-year collaborative project (2002–2008), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training...; Categories: Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project Synopsis: 23 July 2007; The Project Synopsis of the Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (LRCP) (September 2002 to Present) is now available to download. The current project in Southern Leyte has been undertaken with the prime objective of assisting the Provincial Government...; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, Philippines, Reports and Publications
Whale Shark Liveaboard - Photo gallery online: 04 July 2007; A new photo gallery for the Whale Shark Liveaboard expedition in the Philippines is now avaliable to view on the website. To view this gallery please click here For more information about the Whale Shark Liveaboard and other conservation...; Categories: CCC In The News, Philippines
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: June 2007 update: 03 July 2007; The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a six-year collaborative project (2002–2008), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated programme to develop local capacity and ensure the long-term protection and sustainable use of marine resources throughout the region. Read more here.; Categories: Clean up Events, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Philippines: Teacher Training Weekend: 21 May 2007; The teacher training weekend took place on the weekend of the 28th and 29th of April. 29 teachers from a variety of barangays, as far afield as San Bernardo on the other side of Sogod Bay, came along to...; Categories: CCC In The News, Philippines
Earth Report "Blast" Airing on BBC World May 19-20, 2007: 14 May 2007; BBC World presents "Blast," an Earth Report documentary that chronicles the ongoing battle between blast fishers in the Philippines and the brave individuals risking their lives to stop them. Using homemade explosives to kill fish may provide an easy answer...; Categories: Philippines
New dates for Papua New Guinea expedition!: 09 May 2007; The Waria Valley Rainforest Conservation Project in Papua New Guinea will now begin in June 2007, with volunteers going out monthly for a mininimum of 4+ weeks! The project, which has received funding from the Darwin Initiative, will work...; Categories: CCC In The News, Philippines
Dive Into Earth Day Report: 03 May 2007; On Sunday the 22nd of April 2007, the eighth annual Dive Into Earth Day was organised by the Coral Reef Alliance. Dive Into Earth Day is the international celebration that mobilises environmentally conscious groups around the world to take...; Categories: CCC In The News, Philippines
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: April update: 02 May 2007; Project Brief Project Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a six-year collaborative project (2002–2008), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part...; Categories: Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Presentation by NISARD: 13 March 2007; Negros Island Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Foundation, Incorporated is a "not for profit and no stock" foundation registered in the Republic of the Philippines. NISARD's mission is to promote, encourage and provide support for the implementation of sustainable agriculture...; Categories: Philippines
Jolly Green Visit to the Philippines: 07 March 2007; Professor David Bellamy, botanist and conservationist, together with Peter Raines (Coral Cay Conservation Founder & CEO), recently visited the Philippines to help promote the natural wonders of the Philippine environment and the amazing giant strides now being taken to...; Categories: CCC In The News, Philippines
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: January 2007 update: 15 February 2007; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a six-year collaborative project (2002–2008), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of...; Categories: Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Volunteer experience by Ian Cormack: 15 February 2007; I recently returned from the Philippines where I spent 4 months with the Southern Leyte Coral Reef Project. I had been a bit apprehensive beforehand about going: 4 months at the other side of the world seemed quite an...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Past volunteers, Philippines
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: December 2006 update: 16 January 2007; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a six-year collaborative project (2002–2008), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of...; Categories: Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
'People of Palawan' exhibition: 05 January 2007; EXHIBITION ‘People of Palawan - Photographs from the Philippines by Katherine Jack’ opens at the European Commission Gallery, 8 Storey’s Gate, London SW1 on Wednesday 24 January 2007. Opening + private view 6-8pm Tuesday 23 January. Professional photographer and...; Categories: Philippines
CCC arrange a Christmas Party at Ampo: 28 December 2006; Traditional Christmas carols have been ringing out from the shops in Ma’asin for the past few weeks making it impossible to forget about the festive season. The idea of a Christmas party for the local kids came to mind...; Categories: CCC In The News, Philippines
A Philippines project to help the children: 03 November 2006; Back in February, the Philippines suffered it’s greatest loss of life in a natural disaster when the village of Guinsaugon, Southern Leyte Province was engulfed by a devastating landslide. Some 3000 people were killed. 279 children who happened to be...; Categories: General News, Philippines
Volunteer experience by Ben Timmermans: 30 October 2006; I had, not just a great trip abroad, but an enormously educational and satisfying experience. Prior to the trip I don't think I had quite appreciated how much education was involved and what an important part it plays in...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Philippines
Dancing for joy after whale shark sighting…: 25 October 2006; Rays of sunlight glinted down through the clear, calm surface waters next to the Sta. Sofia MPA. The two of us were completing our safety stop at the end of our coral identification training dive. “Divers up!” I called...; Categories: General News, Philippines
Special Offer: Free Rescue Diver Course worth over £250: 12 October 2006; Sign up today for a CCC expedition starting before March 2007, and you will receive a Free Rescue Diver Course worth over £250! We currently have a number of limited spaces left on our marine conservation projects for November...; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, Fiji, Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago
CCC helps Southern Leyte Schools Rule!: 10 October 2006; The most recent educational results say it all - the top 10 schools in the Philippines can be found in Southern Leyte! Perhaps the best news is that no school in the province scored under the national average! Superintendent...; Categories: CCC In The News, Philippines
Eco-scripts: Negros Rainforest Conservation Project: 10 October 2006; A joint investigation between NFEFI and CCC Contributors: Wing Crawley, James Grecian and Suki Kasinathan Eco-Scripts, the official publication of center for environmental initatives in Negros Occidental, has published an article celebrating the partnership between Coral Cay Conservation and...; Categories: CCC In The News, Philippines, Tropical Forests
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project - September 2006 update: 03 October 2006; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
My Coral Cay Conservation Experience: 02 September 2006; Organizing the expedition: Every year I tell myself, “Right, this summer I’m doing something special” I usually then browse the internet, find loads of neat ideas and realize that I can’t afford any of them. As I was doing my...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Philippines
Haileybury pupils embark on rainforest conservation expedition: 02 September 2006; Published in the Haileybury Hearts and Wings magazine, summer term edition. Twelve Haileybury Sixth Formers are embarking on a five-week rainforest conservation expedition to the Philippines during the Summer holidays, during which they will be helping to gather quantitative data...; Categories: CCC In The News, Philippines, Tropical Forests
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: July 2006 update: 11 August 2006; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Negros Rainforest Conservation Project: current activities: 05 August 2006; The North Negros Rainforest Conservation (NRCP) resumed its work in January of this year following a short break of two months. Situated in the North Negros National Park (NNNP) the project continues its work using trained volunteers (both local and...; Categories: Monthly Project Updates, Philippines, Tropical Forests
Whale Shark Encounters: 04 August 2006; In March 2006 a team of Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) Society Members teamed up with the diving support and survey vessel, DSV Discovery, to undertake a whale shark survey in Sogod Bay, Philippines. Of the nine whale shark photo-identified during...; Categories: CCC Society, Philippines, Press Releases
A day in the life of a science officer: 17 July 2006; I wake at five thirty to the sounds of the mountain leaders talking in low voices as they prepare breakfast. After pulling some clothes on, I leave the cocoon-like interior of my hammock and set about waking the volunteers up...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Philippines, Staff
On arrival: perspectives of the first few days: 17 July 2006; Of all the horror stories told to prepare us for our expedition, it seemed that the most prominent feature during our five weeks in the wild would be the heat the humidity and the leeches. But from the moment I...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Philippines
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: June 2006 update: 11 July 2006; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: May 2006 update: 02 July 2006; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: April 2006 update: 01 July 2006; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Whale Shark Project, Philippines: 17 May 2006; In March 2006 a team of CCC Society Members teamed up with the diving support and survey vessel, DSV Discovery, to undertake a whale shark survey in Sogod Bay, Philippines. Over a period of seven days, the surveyors observed a...; Categories: CCC Society, Philippines, Trust
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: March 2006: 26 April 2006; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a collaborative project to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated programme to...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Philippine Landslide Tragedy: 20 February 2006; Coral Cay Conservation is deeply saddened by the recent Leyte tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the community of Guinsaugon and all those effected. CCC will continue, at the request of the Provincial Government, to lend support to the...; Categories: Philippines
Carla Denyer- My Philippine Expedition: 23 December 2005; Scuba diving was something I had wanted to try for a while, and I chose the Philippines CCC Expedition because my Brit-Filipino friend had enthused about the country, and particularly about the quality of its coral reefs. I learnt...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Philippines
Small Grants Scheme and CCC Philippines: 21 December 2005; Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) is pleased to announce that the Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) has been awarded funding by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) under the Small Grants Scheme (SGS). The overall aim of this British...; Categories: Philippines
Asian Journal: Ist Philippine-Eagle Owl Bred in Captivity: 15 December 2005; 1st RP eagle owl bred in captivity BACOLOD CITY -- A first in Philippine wildlife conservation efforts has been achieved in Negros Occidental with the birth of “Bubo.” The Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation Inc. (NFEFI) yesterday announced that it...; Categories: Philippines
Philippines Marine Update: November 2005: 30 November 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Danjugan Island – A Unique Conservation Experience: 28 November 2005; CCC Society Expeditions: Danjugan Island – A Unique Conservation Experience Coral Cay Conservation and the Philippine Reef & Rainforest Conservation Foundation, Inc (PRRCFI) are delighted to announce unique opportunities for members of the CCC Society to visit Danjugan Island...; Categories: Philippines
Tubbataha Atoll – A World Heritage Destination: 27 November 2005; CCC Society Expeditions: Tubbataha Atoll – A World Heritage Destination Coral Cay Conservation and the Philippine Reef & Rainforest Conservation Foundation, Inc (PRRCFI) are delighted to announce unique opportunities exclusive to members of the CCC Society to join a...; Categories: Philippines
Philippines Marine Update:October 2005: 31 October 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
'Danjugan Sanctuary' performed at Stockholm Cathedral: 14 September 2005; Dear Friends of Danjugan Sanctuary, I am proud to tell you that the song Danjugan Sanctuary was performed yesterday at the Stockholm Cathedral at the opening ceremony for the entire Swedish Parliament & Government and The Royal Court. Gerry Grey´s...; Categories: General News, Philippines
British Ambassador Visits Philippine Marine Conservation Project: 08 September 2005; Photographs by Yvette Lee In August, His Excellency Mr Peter Beckingham, British Ambassador to the Philippines, visited Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) at its project base in Southern Leyte, at the invitation of the Provincial Governor, The Honourable Rosette Y....; Categories: Coral Reefs, Philippines
Philippines Marine Update: August 2005: 31 August 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Philippines Marine Update: July 2005: 30 August 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Volunteers Dive with Whale Shark: 15 July 2005; Volunteers on the Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (PH1)were thrilled to encounter a 10-metre whale shark whilst on a recent survey dive of the newly designated Santa Sofia Marine Protected Area, Southern Leyte. Sogod Bay and adjacent areas in...; Categories: Philippines
June Update - Philippine Marine Project: 01 June 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Interview with Leyte MPDO: 31 May 2005; On the 27th of May, four Marine Protected Areas were launched simultaneously in Tangka-an, Santa Sofia, Buenavista and Lungsoda-an Barangays of the Padre Burgos Municipality, Philippines. Attended by the Provincial Governor of Southern Leyte, Hon. Rosette Y. Lerias, the opening...; Categories: Philippines
May Update - Philippine Marine Project: 31 May 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
April Update - Philippine Marine Project: 02 April 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
March Update - Philippine Marine Project: 31 March 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Philippines
CCC Photographer of the Year 2004: 30 March 2005; In 2004 CCC ran the photographer of the Year Competition. Here are the winning entries.; Categories: Competitions, Coral Reefs, Fiji, Honduras, Malaysia, Philippines, Tropical Forests
February Update - Philipppine Marine Project: 03 March 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Additions to the website: 10th January 2005: 10 January 2005; The 2nd Danjugan Island Biodiversity Survey (Terrestrial) is available to download.; Categories: Philippines, Tropical Forests
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - December 2004: 10 January 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Volunteer - Southern Leyte, Philippines: 05 January 2005; When my friend and I first started surfing the net, in search of a simple escape from our mundane jobs, I could never have imagined that it would lead to 5 weeks of intensive Scuba diving in The Philippines on...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Philippines
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - January 2005: 01 January 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Tubbataha-Crown Jewel of Philippine Diving: 30 November 2004; I landed in the still sleeping city of Puerto Princesa on an early Sunday morning, the jump off point for the live aboard ships that operate in Tubbataha during the Philippine summer months of March to early June. Palawan, the...; Categories: Philippines
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - November 2004: 01 November 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002 - 2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
The Complete Guide To The Philippines: 19 October 2004; The Philippines is made up of 7,017 islands stretched across South-east Asia. Colonised by the Spanish, populated by myriad different groups and with a turbulent modern history, the archipelago is a fascinating holiday destination. David Dalton explores the jungles, peaks,...; Categories: Philippines
The Philippines: A biodiversity treasure trove: 19 October 2004; The Philippines belongs to an area of the world to which biologists refer as Wallacea. This small region is recognised as having arguably the most spectacular diversity of life to be found anywhere on the planet. As Lawrence R. Heaney...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Philippines, Tropical Forests
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - October 2004: 01 October 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - September 2004: 01 September 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - August 2004: 01 August 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005) to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Whale Shark Sightings: 22 July 2004; It was a dream come true for CCC Volunteers in Honduras and the Philippines, who were lucky enough to see the magnificent whale shark on several occasions in February and April. Whale sharks (Rhyncodon Typus) are the biggest fish in...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Honduras, Philippines, Tropical Forests
Danjugan Revisited: 06 July 2004; This year CCC's Negros Rainforest Conservation Project returned to Danjugan Island in the Philippines to carry out further surveys as part of the long-term conservation plan for the island. When Danjugan was designated a Wildlife Sanctuary and Marine Reserve in...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Philippines, Tropical Forests
Expedition Leader: Negros Rainforest Conservation Project: 04 July 2004; I fumble for the alarm in the predawn half-light, "Morning already...?", my brain begins the slow process of waking up. "Hmmmm... re-supply day. Got to get moving". Through a tide of sleepy fog I make my way to the hot...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Philippines, Staff, Tropical Forests
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - July 2004: 01 July 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - June 2004: 01 June 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - May 2004: 01 May 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
UCL Masters Challenge: 18 April 2004; CCC has an ever-growing reputation for completing rigorous rapid biodiversity assessments over large areas, highlighting conservation needs and proposing appropriate management actions. However, as with most conservation science you often find more questions than answers. To answer many of these...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Philippines, Staff, Tropical Forests
Philippine Forest: Hotspot of Hope: 18 April 2004; The Philippines is a mega-biodiversity hotspot and has higher percentages of endemism than any other biogeographic province in the whole of the Indo-Malayan Realm. Over 57% of species in the major faunal and floral groups occur nowhere else in the...; Categories: Philippines, Tropical Forests
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - April 2004: 01 April 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - March 2004: 01 March 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - February 2004: 01 February 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - January 2004: 01 January 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Southern Leyte Disaster Relief Fund: 29 December 2003; More than 200 villagers on the southern part of the Philippine Province of Southern Leyte have lost their lives following last weeks devastating mudslides. Villagers of the north-eastern part of the main southern island of Mindanao are also reported to...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, General News, Philippines, Tropical Forests
Danjugan Island: 06 December 2003; As the boat nosed up gently against the white beach of Danjugan Island, I, veteran of countless beaches and atolls, thought to myself--”There’s something different about this place.” I walked up to the dive camp and realized what it was....; Categories: Philippines
Sogod Bay: 29 November 2003; For as long as she can remember, Lina Moritt knew it was summer when the kaliki-tikis gathered at the base of lighthouse in the sleepy town of Liloan where she grew up. Boys would jump on the backs of these...; Categories: Philippines
Time in the forest: 12 November 2003; Marija Minic talks about her time as Science Officer on the Negros Rainforest Conservation Project What is conservation situation within the Negros Region? At the offices of CCC's in-country NGO partner, Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation Incorporated (NFEFI), their maps...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Philippines, Staff, Tropical Forests
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project Open Day: 27 July 2003; On the 20th July 2003, sixty children, aged six to fourteen, and teachers of the Bontoc Central School participated in an Open Day organized and run by Coral Cay Conservation (CCC), the award-winning premier British coral reef and tropical forest...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Philippines, Staff
Research treks at NRCP: 19 July 2003; Day-break We wake early, around 6am. Still aching from the previous day's exhausting trek to the Aeroplano site, we stumble into the kitchen where breakfast awaits - usually some rice and fish but occasionally fried eggs and pancakes. After breakfast...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Philippines, Tropical Forests
Hotspot of Hope: 19 July 2003; Terrestrial Science Co-ordinator, Craig Turner, takes a look at the success of the Negros Rainforest Conservation Project. The Philippines currently has one of the largest numbers of threatened, restricted range bird species in the world. Recent research has discovered a...; Categories: Philippines, Reports and Publications, Staff, Tropical Forests
Jon Gulson earns free expedition place: 20 January 2003; The Coral Cay Conservation Representative Scheme was launched in March 2001 by encouraging a team of highly motivated ex-volunteers to help us spread the word about the vital work that CCC conducts around the world. One of these Representatives is...; Categories: CCC Representatives, General News, Philippines
British Ecological Society (BES) Annual Meeting: 05 January 2003; In December 2002, Craig Turner (Coral Cay Conservation Terrestrial Science Co-ordinator) attended the British Ecological Society (BES) Annual Meeting at the University of York. The conference showcases recent ecological research and was attended by over 1000 delegates from British and...; Categories: General News, Philippines, Staff, Tropical Forests
National Conference on the Science and Management of Mountain Ecosystems, Philippines.: 17 December 2002; In November 2002, Craig Turner (Coral Cay Conservation Terrestrial Science Coordinator) and staff from the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation Inc (NFEFI), attended the Second National Conference on the Science and Management of Mountain Ecosystems (SAMME 2002) in Baguio City,...; Categories: Philippines, Staff, Tropical Forests
A day in the forest: 08 December 2002; An account of a day on the Philippines forest project by fran Wallington, Expedition Leader; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Philippines, Staff, Tropical Forests
Jan's Philippines Marine Expedition Review: 12 August 1999; Jan's review talks about snorkelling with a whale shark, and gives an honest and enthusiastic account of science week, surveying, expedition life and explains what she got out of the experience.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Philippines

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