Where is Verde Island Passage located?

Where is Verde Island Passage located?

Batangas province
The Verde Island Passage, located in Batangas province, stretches to the shores of Mindoro, Romblon, and Marinduque.

Why Verde Island Passage is very popular and is preserved?

The Verde Island Passage provides food, livelihoods and other benefits to over 2 million people. Recognised as the center of global shore-fish biodiversity, it’s also home to charismatic species such as whale sharks, sea turtles, nudibranchs and an impressive array of corals.

Where is the Center of biodiversity?

Verde Island Passage
The 1.14 million hectare passage is extremely rich in marine biodiversity, the richest area in the entire Coral Triangle. It has been called “Center of the Center of Marine Shorefish Biodiversity”….

What is marine biodiversity?

Marine biodiversity is an aggregation of highly inter-connected ecosystem components or features, encompassing all levels of biological organization from genes, species, populations to ecosystems, with the diversity of each level having structural and functional attributes (Table 1).

How do I get from Manila to Isla Verde?

Here’s how to get there:

1. From Manila, catch a bus bound for Batangas Grand Terminal. Alight at the Grand Terminal. Fare: P157.
2. Ride a jeepney to Bagong Palengke. Fare: P12.
3. At Tabangao Port, hop onto a small paddle boat that will take you to MB SUPER MARIO. Fare: P10 per person.

Who Owns Center for biodiversity?

Kieran Suckling is executive director and co-founder of the Center. His total reported compensation for 2017 was $295,823. Todd Schulke is senior staff, co-founder, and a Center board member. He oversees forest protection and restoration.

Has the second highest seagrass diversity in the world?

The Philippines has the second highest seagrass diversity, second only to Australia [3] .

What body of water in the Philippines was declared by Unesco as a World Heritage?

Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park – UNESCO World Heritage Centre.

Is the ocean the most biodiverse place on Earth?

In fact, 80 percent of life on Earth is found in the ocean, spread across countless ecosystems throughout millions of square miles covering Earth’s surface. The ocean is amazingly diverse.

Where is the most biodiversity found on Earth?

Brazil
Brazil is the Earth’s biodiversity champion. Between the Amazon rainforest and Mata Atlantica forest, the woody savanna-like cerrado, the massive inland swamp known as the Pantanal, and a range of other terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, Brazil leads the world in plant and amphibian species counts.

Where is the Verde Island Passage in the Philippines?

Verde Island. Verde Island Passage is a strait that separates the islands of Luzon and Mindoro, connecting the South China Sea with the Tayabas Bay and the Sibuyan Sea beyond. It is one of the busiest sea lanes in the Philippines because it is the main shipping route between the Port of Manila and the Visayas and Mindanao in the south.

How is Conservation International helping Verde Island Passage?

Since 2005, Conservation International has worked with the government and local communities to develop scalable conservation and marine protected area plans within the Verde Island Passage. We have led studies on the biodiversity and climate change vulnerability of the area, and provided important data for governments to formulate regional plans.

Are there any turtles in the Verde Island Passage?

Many threatened species which include sea turtles like hawksbills, olive ridleys, and green turtles; humphead wrasses, giant groupers and giant clams are present in the Verde Island Passage. However, there are no enforcement of ordinances and over-fishing is common.

How many species of corals are in Verde Island Passage?

The area has more than 300 species of corals, which is considered one of the largest concentrations of corals in the country, or possibly, the whole world. Coral health is generally good, though the effects of global warming and increased pollution, may still lead to a drop in diversity.