The University of the Philippines Los Baños School of Environmental Science and Management, in partnership with the BFAR-USAID-URI Fish Right Program, the Philippines Network of Educators on Environment, and the Philippine Environmental Science Association, held the “International Symposium on Science, Law, and Oceans: Advancing the Heritage Value of the West Philippine Sea through Rights-Based Science Diplomacy.”
The international symposium explored the intersection of science and law to protect and sustain our oceans, focusing specifically on the West Philippine Sea with the following esteemed speakers and topics:
• Dr. Rhodora V. Azanza, Academician and Former President of the
National Academy of Science and Technology of the Philippines; and Adjunct Professor of UPLB-SESAM talked about “Challenges and Opportunities for an Open Science and Conservation Program
in the West Philippine Sea”
• Atty. Francisco Noel R. Fernandez III, LL.M., Director General of the Foreign Service Institute discussed “Legal and Foreign Policy Framework for Science Diplomacy in the West Philippine Sea”
• Dr. Ben S. Malayang III, Emeritus Professor of the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences, Silliman University, Senior Research Fellow of the BFAR-USAID-URI Fish Right Program, and Adjunct Professor of UPLB-SESAM presented “Advancing Rights-based Science Diplomacy in the West Philippine Sea”
Thank you for taking part in this critical dialogue on how we can leverage science and policy to safeguard our marine heritage!
