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Environmental Protection training-seminars, assessment, and planning of local barangay units on solid waste management work. Regular monitoring and spot inspections are conducted to assess the effectivity of IEC campaigns and training. If there are irregularities during the inspection, the team is able to assist the unit to reinforce initial training and implement lessons learned properly. While the program focuses on improving the solid waste management activities of the UP Diliman community, services are also extended to institutions outside the university. The team has hosted field visits by other universities and colleges, government agencies, and other institutions (public and private) to the UP Diliman MRF in order to showcase the team’s activities. DEMO also provides technical assistance beyond the university as one of the few institutions that focuses on proper waste management in the Philippines. Funded by: UP Diliman OVCRD UP MSI Bolinao Marine Laboratory Training and Extension Program: Enhancing Knowledge and Capabilities in Biodiversity Conservation, Adaptive Management and Sustainable Development of Marine Resources Cecilia G. Conaco, PhD Bolinao Marine Laboratory, Marine Science Institute E-mail: [email protected] The Philippines is surrounded by the ocean and a wealth of marine biodiversity. Coastal communities throughout the country rely on these resources for food and livelihood. Yet, many Filipinos are unaware of these marine ecosystems and the challenges that they now face from exploitation, pollution, and climate change. Through its extension program, the Bolinao Marine Laboratory (BML), the research station of the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute, aims to address the urgent need to spread awareness on ocean-related issues and disseminate science-based information on marine resources and conservation. The BML works with collaborators from all over the country, as well as institutions based in Australia, Japan and Israel, among others, on various research projects. Some of the work done by the BML includes research on algal UP Diliman SALIKSIKHAY | 21