Assessment and Conservation of Forest Over Limestone Ecosystem Biodiversity in Selected Municipalities of Samar Island, Philippines (CONserve-KAIGANGAN)

CONserve-KAIGANGAN is a research program led by the University of the Philippines Los Baños, consistent with its mandate to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystems, among others, in addition to agriculture and forestry. Funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), this program aims to assess and conserve the biodiversity in kaigangan (local term for forests over limestone) towards its sustainable management in Samar Island, Philippines.

CONserve-KAIGANGAN is mainly composed of researchers from UPLB Institute of Biological Sciences (Center of Excellence for Biology awarded by CHED and UP), UPLB College of Forestry and Natural Resources (Center of Excellence for Forestry), UP Manila (Center of Excellence for Health Sciences) and a leading state institute in Samar, the Samar State University.