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What is Reef Check?
Reef Check is a non-profit organization dedicated to marine conservation, especially coral reefs. Reef Check is active in more than 80 countries and focuses on involving people in coral reef monitoring and protection as well as finding financial incentives for conservation. Volunteer teams from the Philippines participated in Reef Check’s first global survey of coral reefs in 1997. |
Our Mission Statement
Our mission is to reverse the decline in coral reef health in the Philippines through education, conservation and management. Reef check works with communities to identify and implement ecologically sound and financially sustainable solutions.
Why care about Coral Reefs?
The Philippines has one of the world’s largest coral reef areas. It is in the center of global marine biodiversity with more species than any other country in the world.
Coral reefs are extremely valuable because they:
- Provide a home for fish and other organisms
- Support the tourism industry
- Protect the coast from storm waves
- Are a source of medicine and food
- Are a key component for health of Philippine seas, the ocean and our planet.
The RC Philippine Team
Board of Directors
- Marianne Hontiveros, Chairperson
- Dr. Perry Alino
- Carina Escudero
- Marissa Floirendo
- Rocky Tirona
- Arnel Yaptinchay
For inquiries and information about supporting Reef Check Philippines. Please send an e-mail to RCPhilippines@reefcheck.org or ecodiverphil@reefcheck.org
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Last August 2010, the Batangas Coastal Resource Management Foundation (BCRMF) and the Malampaya Foundation sponsored Reef Check Eco-Diver training for 14 members of the Batangas Community Divers. The trainees came from 6 barangays in Batangas City, Philippines. During the 4-day training, the participants learned about indicator species tracked by Reef Check, and they surveyed coral [...]
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The coral reefs in the Philippines are estimated to cover 25,000 to 27,000 km2 in area. These reefs are spread over 7,100 islands and is only second to Indonesia in terms of area coverage. The Philippines has been recognized as part of the global center of biodiversity and a very recent study has indicated that it has the highest number of species per unit area (Carpenter and Springer 2005). The latter also hypothesized that the Philippines might be the ‘center of the center’ of marine shorefish species diversity. These findings underline the importance of Philippine coral reefs as a world natural heritage and the need for protection.
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