CSU Researchers Shine on Agusan Marsh Platinum Anniversary Conference

Several faculty researchers from Caraga State University who actively participated the 20^th Anniversary Conference of Agusan Marsh as paper and poster presenters showed what they got during the conference.

The conference was a venue for researchers/experts, practitioners, resource managers, and stakeholders to share findings of their research and its possible impacts to the community living in the marsh. Moreover, some of the researchers from the university bagged the best paper and best presenter awards from the different thematic areas of the conference, to wit:

Resource Valuation of Wetland

                     Chime Mora-Garcia – Best Presenter (Distribution and fractionation of aluminum, chromium, molybdenum, and zinc from the sediment samples in Lake Mihaba, Agusan                             Marsh

Conservation and Management of Wetland

                     Chennie L. Solania – Best Paper for her paper entitled “Checklist of amphibians and reptiles in Pagatpatan Wetland Center, Caraga Region, Philippines

                     Sherryl L. Paz – Best Presenter (Voiceless clamor of wildlife in Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary: the hunting threats and implications to conservation interventions

Sharing of Best Practices on Wetland Education and Ecotourism

                     Rowena P. Varela – Best Presenter (Sago (Metroxylon sagu Roettb) ecobelt reconstruction in Agusan River Basin for Disaster Risk Reduction

Scientific Poster

                Roselei M. Arcilla, Joycelyn C. Jumawan, Jesiel Cris C. Paylangco, Exur Buenaflor, and Ruby Abao-Paylangco for their poster entitled “Internal parasites in bivalves from selected barangays in Lake Mainit, Jabonga, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.

The awards presented to the faculty researchers encouraged them to do more studies in the field of conservation for the benefit of the region and the country. CMG/pico