Publications by authors named "John Roderick V Madarcos"
Article Synopsis
- Effective social and ecological interventions are crucial to prevent ecosystem degradation and its negative effects on human well-being, with marine protected areas (MPAs) being a key strategy for sustainability.
- The challenge arises because MPAs are often managed by external parties, making it difficult to align them with local social and ecological contexts.
- The study introduces a framework to determine local goals for MPAs, utilizing a marine conservation project in the Philippines that evaluates local community and decision-maker perceptions on various aspects, aiming to enhance conservation efforts.
Understanding coastal communities' awareness and risk perceptions of climate change impact is essential in developing effective risk communication tools and mitigation strategies to reduce the vulnerability of these communities. In this study, we examined coastal communities' climate change awareness and risk perceptions of climate change impact on the coastal marine ecosystem, sea level rise impact on the mangrove ecosystem and as a factor affecting coral reefs and seagrass beds. The data were gathered by conducting face-to-face surveys with 291 respondents from the coastal areas of Taytay, Aborlan and Puerto Princesa in Palawan, Philippines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused worldwide health constraints. This study was conducted to establish a baseline monitoring survey to describe the distribution of PPE litters during the COVID-19 pandemic in the province of Palawan, Philippines. A total of 386 COVID-19-related PPE items were present in 83 % of coastal sampling sites with over a cumulative area of 48,200 m, with a density of 8 × 10 items m.
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