Partnerships for the National Marine 30x30 Target Project Year 2 (2024–2025): From Partnerships to Local Action
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Building on the scientific and institutional foundations laid in Year 1, the project made significant strides toward achieving conservation priorities by advancing the Panaon Island Protected Seascape (PIPS) in Southern Leyte through R.A. 12238, signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on August 29, 2025. The PIPS covers 612.04 sq km and includes the four municipalities in the island, Liloan, San Francisco, Pintuyan, and San Ricardo in Southern Leyte. Years of stakeholder engagement and technical work led by Oceana secured the protection of PIPS marine resources and the communities that depend on them.
Partnerships also took center stage with the 10th Para el MAR (MPA Awards and Recognition), which brought together marine protected area (MPA) practitioners/managers, local/national government agencies representatives, and conservation partners to recognize effectively-managed MPAs across the country. At the same time, the Marine Protected Area Support Network (MSN) renewed its conservation commitments through the signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) by 17 partner organizations. With these two significant milestones, the project demonstrated how sustained partnerships can turn scientific knowledge into strengthened conservation actions toward the Philippines’ 30x30 Target.
Acknowledgement:
This work is made possible through the support of Oceans 5 and its Bloomberg Ocean Fund and Bloomberg Arcadia Funding Initiative. Oceans 5 is a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
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