| Live webcast on the Coral Triangle Initiative |
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The Philippines hosts the Third Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Coordination Committee Meeting on October 21 to 22, 2008 and the Second Senior Officers Meeting on October 23, 2008. The meetings are aimed at formulating the Manila Declaration to adopt the Regional Plan of Action (RPOA). To disseminate the RPOA to the various stakeholders in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, a videoconference will be conducted and webcast live on October 22, 2008, 2PM.Philippine MPA Support Network Videoteleconferencing Wednesday, October 22, 2008 2PM Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila, Ortigas Center, Philippines
“Improving Resilience of the Marine Ecosystems: The Link between Science and Management” Dr. Edgardo D. Gomez Coordinator, Philippine Center of Excellence; Professor Emeritus, Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman One-Third of Reef-Building Corals Face Elevated Extinction Risk from Climate change and Local Impacts by Carpenter et al. 2008 (published in Science) Dr. Kent Carpenter, Professor of Biological Sciences Department of Biological Sciences Coral Triangle Initiative: A collaborative response to the safeguard the diverse coral reefs in the world Usec. Manuel Gerochi Undersecretary for Staff Bureaus Local Action to a Global Concern: “MPA and Adaptive Mechanisms to Climate Change” Dr. Perry Alino, Professor, Marine Ecology Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman Coordinator, Marine Protected Areas Support Network (MSN) This activity is part of the Local Government Initiative (LGI) efforts through the Global Environmental Facility (GEF)/World Bank (WB) Coral Reef Targeted Research Program. The Program has designated the UP's Marine Science Institute (MSI) as Center of Excellence (CoE) for Southeast Asia (www.gefcoral.org). MSI co-hosts the activity with the Marine Protected Areas Support Network (MSN) which is also coordinated by the MSI. The live webcast is done in cooperation with DILC, UP Open University, UP Computer Center, UP College Cebu, and UP Mindanao, as MSI's contribution to UP's Centennial Lectures.
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