Attitudes toward biodiversity conservation of mangroves among coastal dwellers in Catanduanes

• Main Authors: Masagca, Jimmy T., Masagca, Manrico T.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 1999
• Subjects: Mangrove conservation—Philippines—Catanduanes; Biodiversity conservation—Philippines—Catanduanes; Environmental Studies
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/8375
• Institution: De La Salle University

The island province of Catanduanes in the Bicol Region has only about 1,735 ha of classified mangrove area (approximately 1.6% of the total mangrove area of the Philippines or 16% of the mangrove areal extent in Luzon.) Although the mangrove area is relatively smaller compared to other island provin...