“Resolution Concurring in the Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) to establish the Office of the WorldFish Center in the Philippines” (Committee Report No. 124 / Senate Resolution No. 708) Read full transcript here: http://lorenlegarda.com.ph/sponsorship-speechhunger-amidst-plenty/

9. The Philippines has
one of the world’s
richest ecosystems,
characterized by
extensive coral reefs,
sea-grass beds and
dense mangroves.

10. The past three decades have seen the
rapid decline of the Philippine coastal
ecosystem --70% of the mangroves
and 20% of its sea-grass are
destroyed; nearly 90% of coral reefs
are under threat; and biomass of
coastal fish stocks is only 10%-30%
of its state in 1940s.4
4 WorldFish Report 2010/11

12. The WorldFish Center,
also known as the
International Center for
Living Aquatic Resources
Management or ICLARM,
is an international research
organization dedicated to
reducing poverty and
hunger by improving
fisheries and aquaculture.

13. As of 2011, the WorldFish Center has collaborated with 78
institutions, both public and private, in the Philippines:
• Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
• Bureau of Agricultural Research
• Department of Science and Technology
• Freshwater Aquaculture Center/Central Luzon State
University
•University of the Philippines

14. The Center will
contribute to our
efforts in meeting
the Millennium
Development
Goals (MDGs) on
poverty reduction
and hunger
elimination.