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philbatis@gmail.com
Status
No centralized Philippine freshwater biodiversity index yet exists. Scattered data, myriad sources
Status
No comprehensive data access to address the following needs: Data/information on freshwater species that have impacts on economy and human health
Aquaculture, ornamental trades Introduced and invasive species Harmfulness to human health
like toxic Cyanobacteria blooms human parasites with freshwater hosts or stages in their life cycle Conservation or exploitation
Status
No comprehensive data access to address the following needs (cont d): Information requirements for decision-making decisionof local governments and national agencies on the inventory and status of freshwater resources
Economic and resources management of species for exploitation and conservation Development of national plans for wetlands and biodiversity Commitments to various international conventions for biodiversity conservation Designation of areas for protection
Proposed solution
Project highlights
1. Software Development Desktop application (PhilBatIS Encoder s Interface) (PhilBatIS Web interface http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Project/philbatis/index.htm SettingSetting-up of FishBase mirror in PCAMRD s server
A listing of Philippine freshwater lakes and rivers were searched through different government institutions. NAMRIA, DENR Environmental Management Bureau, PCAMRD, National Water Resource Board, DENR Statistics and Planning Office, LLDA
838 ecosystems
Data Sources
Research conducted through the Zonal Centers
PhilBatIS webpage
http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Project/philbatis/
Challenges
1. Prolonged administrative processing 1.Prolonged Collaborative environment Novelty of the project in host institution 2. Data sharing practices among the Filipino scientific environment 3. Funding Indexing of several references (many are available as citations and abstracts only) Digitizing of grey literatures
Contact us
philbatis@gmail.com philbatis@googlegroups.com
Southern Luzon Zonal Center for Aquatic and Marine R & D University of the Philippines Los Baos Limnological Research Station Mayondon, Mayondon, Los Baos, Laguna 4031 Philippines Baos, Phone: +6349 536-7527, 536-0188 536536-