Articles / Case Studies

	Coral Friendly Diving Divers are uniquely privileged: they can experience the wonder and diversity of life on coral reefs first hand. As coral reefs face an uncertain future, divers and other coral reef visitors are becoming some of the strongest and most effective advocates for coral reef conservation. As divers we have a duty of care towards the reefs we visit. Follow these simple guidelines and be “Coral Friendly” diver.
	9ICRS paper Experience from improving Management of an “Urban” Marine Protected Area: Gilutongan Marine Sanctuary, Philippines.
	Summary Project Completion Report, PADI Foundation Grant Awardees for Year 2001 Establish an “Urban” Marine Protected Area (MPA) within Lapu-Lapu City(Cebu, Philippines) to improve Management and Economic Benefits of Critical Reef Resources.
	Simple Guide to “Coral Planting “ to Help Save our Reefs Sometimes, our coral reef need some direct help to assist them to recover their lost damaged coral cover. While corals are “animals” and generally consist of colonies of individual “polyps”, in many ways they resemble and act like “plants”. In recent years, a fun and easy method of “coral planting” has been applied in the Philippines under a reef rehabilitation program lead by Dr. Edgardo Gomez, University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute(UPMSI).
	General Location Map of Mactan and Olango Islands (Cebu, Philippines), coral reefs and marine protected areas (MPAs)
	Reef Check Instruction Manual 2004 Edition Reef Check is the name of both most widely used coral reef monitoring protocol and the international coral reef conservation program based at the institute of the environment,University of California at Los Angeles. This instruction manual provides all the information necessary for Reef Check teams to carry out standard coral reef monitoring using the Reef Check protocol. In addition to this manual, there is a PowerPoint presentation and an instructional video that should be used during training.
	Documentation of the Post-ITMEMS2 Training Workshops on Reef Check, MAQTRAC and SOCMON (March 28 to April 2, 2003) The Coastal Dynamics Foundation (CDF; www.cebudive.com), with the support of the Reef Check Foundation and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), conducted three training workshops following the 2nd International Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management Symposium (ITMEMS2).
	Experience from Improving Management of an “Urban” Marine Protected Area: Gilutongan Marine Sanctuary, Municipality of Cordova, Cebu, Philippines By: Michael and Nora Ross, Stuart Green, Alfonso Amores, Joel Carina and Timoteo Menguito This case study provides an update on the results and lessons learned from improving management of an “urban, no-take” marine protected area (MPA) – the Gilutongan Marine Sanctuary, located within the Municipality of Cordova, Province of Cebu, central Philippines. The coral reefs fringing Gilutongan, and nearby islands of Olango and Mactan, may be considered as relatively unique on a global scale due to their close proximity to a major urban area and present significant economic potential if properly managed. (2003)
	Reef Check Philippines: Building Capacity for Community-Based Monitoring By: Laurie J. Raymundo and Mike Ross The Reef Check (RC) global coral reef monitoring program began in 1997 with an international collaboration to take a “snapshot” look at the current status of the world’s most pristine coral reefs. The success and popularity of this first survey led to its continuation as an annual event among participants. (2002)
	Benefits And Costs Of Coral Reef And Wetland Management, Olango Island, Philippines By: Alan T. White, Michael Ross, Monette Flores, Tetra Tech EM Inc., CRMP The Philippines has an estimated 27,000 km2 of coral reef with only about 5 percent of this area still in excellent condition. Recent valuation studies indicate that reefs in the whole country are contributing a conservative US$1.35 billion to the national economy and that one km2 of healthy Philippine reef with some tourism potential produces annual net revenues ranging from US$29,400 to US$113,000. (2002)
	Experience from Improving Management of an “Urban” Marine Protected Area: Gilutongan Marine Sanctuary, Philippines By: Michael A. Ross1, Alan T. White2, Arleigh C. Sitoy and Timoteo Menguito The first so-called municipal marine protected area (MPA) was officially established in the Philippines in 1974, at Sumilon Island (Oslob municipality, Cebu Province). Since then, the establishment of such MPAs has been widely promoted to improve management of coastal resources within the country. (2000)

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• Coastal Dynamics Foundation Final Progress and Project Report Read More. ...
• Coastal Dynamics Foundation Activities - Month of September 2003 Read More. ...
• Coastal Dynamics Foundation Activities - Month of August 2003 Read More. ...
• July - December 2003 Progress Report: NOAA International Coral Reef Conservation, Fiscal Year (FY) 2003. Read More ...
• January - July 2003 Progress Report: NOAA International Coral Reef Conservation, Fiscal Year (FY) 2003. Read More ...
• CEBU 5-year Reef Check Report. Read More. ...
• Southeast Asia Reef Check “Trainers’ Training” Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines ( October 5 - 11, 2003 ) Read More. ...
• Year 2001 Annual Report. Read More. ...
• Local Community Establishes the Maribago Marine Park! Read More. ...
• Mike & Nora - Year 2001 PADI Foundation Grant Awardees. Read More ...