Agusan River Basin Mangrove Wildlife Conservation Network

We recognize that success of our conservation and environmental protection initiatives lies on our capacity to understand the fundamental problems in question, which may involve various aspects that are most often overlooked. To overcome such problem, we aim to gather relevant recommendations and opinions from our external advisers who are classified based on their expertise.We adopt the seven (7) tenets of sustainability (Elliot, 2006 lecture) as our guide to consider various aspects of the problem.

Environmental Sustainability                                                                                                                               (That the measures will ensure that the ecosystem features are safeguarded)

Dr. Simon Cragg                                                                                                                                        (Principal lecturer)                                                                                                                                       University of Portsmouth
School of Biological Sciences
Institute of Marine Sciences

Dr. Eric Wolanski                                                                                                                                           Senior Principal Research Scientist in Oceanography                                                                                                                                                                                                          Australian Institute of Marine Science    

Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Senior Scientist                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      South East Asian Fisheries Development Council                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Prof. Blas R. Tabaranza, Jr. WildlifeConservationist                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Haribon Foundation

Technological Feasibility                                                                                                                               (That the methods and equipment for ecosystem protection are available)

Economic Viability                                                                                                                                        (That a cost-benefit assessment of the environmental management indicates sustainability)

Social Desirability                                                                                                                                        (That the environmental management measures are as required or at least are understood by society as being required)

Legal Permissibility                                                                                                                                      (That there are regional, national, or international agreements and/or statutes, which will enable the management measures to be performed)

Administrative feasibility                                                                                                                             (That the statutory bodies such as governmental departments, environmental protection and conservation bodies are in place and functional to enable the successful and sustainable management)

Political Expedience                                                                                                                                       (That the management approaches and philosophies are consistent with the prevailing political climate)