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The Philippine Seas is filled with marine life beyond our imagineocean. Join our summer movement and save our seas one eco-bag at a time!  Our Seatizen Journey With your help, we are able to support: 2024 The Marketplace Summer Advocacy Campaign In 2024, SPS facilitated the Marine Litter Learning Kit with The Marketplace employees of Robinsons Supermarket and conducted a coastal cleanup Eleven youth-led projects Building on the SEA Camps from 2015-2019, Save Philippine Seas and the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines launched the SEA Camp Summit in 2020. The SEA Camp Summit sought emerging conservation leaders with proposals for online and offline advocacy campaigns and community-based projects addressing issues in illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing and marine debris in the Philippines and other countries in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Eleven (11) projects were selected from a competitive pool of applicants. The projects were co-funded by The Marketplace using proceeds from the Crazy Rich Oceans 2020 summer campaign. The maintenance and installation of mooring buoys in Cebu The donation from the 2021 summer campaign of The Marketplace and Save Philippine Seas was used for the maintenance and reinstallation of four mooring buoys in the marine protected area (MPA) network in Daanbantayan Island, Cebu. The four MPAs are Dakit-Dakit, Lighthouse, Los Bamboos, and Ka Osting. At least 10 species of sharks and rays have been spotted in Daanbantayan's municipal waters. Mooring buoys not only demarcate the MPAs but also provide a spot for boats to moor. By mooring to the buoys, fisherfolk and diving boats avoid throwing anchors in the MPAs, reducing coral damage. Since these species are migratory, healthier reefs could mean healthier populations of sharks and rays. Develop Earthducation Kits, which helps transform any space into an eco-learning space In 2021, proceeds from the Proud Seatizen tote bag will contribute to our Earthducation Kits , allowing seatizens to create eco-learning spaces at home and in classrooms. "In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught." —BABA DIOUM Senegalese Forestry Engin eer

Laws and Policy Frameworks House Bill 1684: Shark Conservation Act of the Philippines (2019) View resource Shark Conservation Act View resource Shark Conservation Policy: Moving Towards a Shark Conservation and Utilization Management Law in the Philippines (2021) View resource Pating, Saan Ka Parating? View resource Shark Conservation Legislation Toolkit for Policymakers View resource “Pating” at “Pagi” View resource < Back to main page

Guidebooks and Manuals Pating Ka Ba? An Identification Guide for Sharks, Batoids and Chimaeras of the Philippines View resource here Philippine Aquatic Wildlife Rescue and Response Manual Series: Sharks and Rays View resource here < Back to main page

Educational Materials Fintastic, Not Fearsome View resource here What Are Sharks and Rays? View resource here PH Protected Sharks and Rays (2023) View resource here Shark Terms to Avoid View resource here < Back to main page

Global Footprint Network Carbon Footprint Calculator A website that allows you to calculate your personal carbon footprint, the amount of greenhouse gases that are generated by our actions. Explore Source: http://www.footprintcalculator.org/ Previous Back to Climate Change Resources Next

This online platform is a collection of various resources on sharks in the Philippines, curated by Save Sharks Network Philippines (SSNP). Sharks are a valuable resource in the Philippines. Out of over 1,000 species of sharks*, about 200 species are found in the Philippines, and 23% may be new records or undescribed species. Recognizing the important role that sharks play in the ecology and economy, the Philippine government and civil society organizations have been working together to conserve sharks. This online platform is a collection of various resources on sharks in the Philippines, curated by Save Sharks Network Philippines (SSNP). SSNP is a coalition of organizations and institutions working on shark and ray research and conservation. *Sharks is used as a generic term to apply to all shark and shark-like species belonging to the cartilaginous group of fishes under the Class Chondrichthyes and subclass Elasmobranchii. This includes true sharks, winged sharks or batoids, and silver sharks or chimaeras. Thresher Shark by Noel Guevara Resources Resources on Sharks Laws and Policy Frameworks Guidebooks and Manuals Educational Materials

Save Philippine Seas Rhyza Mayormita - Climate CHAMPS - Dipolog City A young climate changemaker whose CCAM project aims to improve carbon footprint literacy through social media and radio information drives, partnered with waste management and planting activities in their school annd community. Watch video Source: https://youtu.be/03a-erHLxNQ Previous Back to Climate Change Resources Next

Save Philippine Seas Climate change adaptation and mitigation in the Philippines - Chris Ng A video lecture that defines and differentiates climate change adaptation and mitigation, and explores different CCAM strategies. Language: Filipino and English Watch video Source: https://youtu.be/h0vE6d95VcI Previous Back to Climate Change Resources Next

Participating Projects The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Marine Accelerator Program (MAP) is a program to advance the capacity of emerging conservation leaders and influencers from Southeast Asia to scale up or expand initiatives that improve regional cooperation and address maritime and inland waterway issues. Thirty-three initiatives were chosen to participate in the MAP, bringing together 62 participants. The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Marine Accelerator Program has chosen 10 projects to receive US$2,000.00 of seed funding to support their activities in the next six months. Learn more about the projects below! BURMA Save Irrawaddy Dolphin Campaign The Save Irrawaddy Dolphin Campaign envisions a future where locals cherish and protect irrawaddy dolphins as a “National Treasure” through full legal and financial support from the Burma government and INGOs. CAMBODIA CyanEcoTech for Waste-Dumping Behavioral Change aims to build engagement and open the conversation about solutions to replace single-use plastics. INDONESIA The Youth Based River School Initiative Program aims to transform environmental awareness into a culture for the community of Banda Aceh. Patharian Movement The Patharian Movement aims to tackle the problem of habitat degradation, especially of black coral, in the area of Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia. MALAYSIA #DemiLaut aims to establish strategic partnerships to achieve its goal of modernizing traditional fishers towards a sustainable culture. PHILIPPINES Artivism 5.0: All Rivers Lead to the SEA tackles issues surrounding river ecosystem and marine ecosystem degradation, focusing primarily on raising awareness of how human activities directly affect the river and marine ecosystems. Salin PH aims to reduce packaging waste generated by Filipino urban cities. SINGAPORE East Coast Beach Plan started as an initiative to build awareness and motivation for people to tackle plastic pollution. Since then, it has grown to be a community driven platform in which people can organize their own cleanups and share their efforts. THAILAND Refill Station is an (in)convenience store with selected products from sustainable partners that helps make living a low-waste lifestyle easy for the public. TIMOR LESTE Teaching Basic Education on Marine Ecology to the Coastal Community focuses on teaching Basic Ecology and Marine Ecology to school children in the coastal community of Timor-Leste. VIETNAM Green Ocean Campaign is an initiative that aims to limit marine waste pollution by proposing eco-friendly lifestyle solutions for residents and encouraging proper recycling. About YSEALI MAP The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Marine Accelerator Program (MAP) is a program to advance the capacity of emerging conservation leaders and influencers from Southeast Asia to scale up or expand initiatives that improve regional cooperation and address maritime and inland waterway issues, such as illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; river or marine ecosystem degradation; or marine debris. Successful applicants to the YSEALI MAP will attend a virtual workshop from April-June 2021. Participants will also get a chance to receive up to $2,000 in project grants to scale up and sustain their initiatives. The YSEALI MAP is a project of Save Philippine Seas and the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines. Save Philippine Seas 2020-2021. All Rights Reserved.

We are looking for seatizens to help us with campaigns, such as researchers, writers, bloggers, graphic designers, and illustrators. Opportunities for fieldwork are rare since our projects require specific skillsets that we look for within our internal network. Send your CV and sample works, if applicable, to info@savephilippineseas.org . The best way to volunteer for SPS is to download our toolkits and start a revolution in your own community. Please keep us updated on your progress! You can also leave us a message for other inquiries and proposals: Are we manta be?

Climate Science Ltd. Mitigation vs. Adaptation A resource page for teachers to help differentiate the concepts of climate mitigation and adaptation, and to enumerate various climate solutions. Recommended for ages 9-11 Explore Source: https://climatescience.org/schools/mitigation-vs.-adaptation-9-11?curr=2bddc015-9301-4638-a007-560de57053cd Previous Back to Climate Change Resources Next

Climate Science Ltd. Nature Based Solutions: Can Nature Sequester Our Excess Carbon Dioxide? An online course that explores natural and technological solutions to sequester (remove or capture) carbon in the atmosphere to stop climate change. Start this course Source: https://climatescience.org/simple-nature-based-solutions Previous Back to Climate Change Resources Next