The BioBlitz concept - a collaborative race against the clock to discover as many species of plants, animals and fungi as possible, within a set location, over a defined time period - is adapted by the SCPW for wetlands ecosystems. The Wetland Bioblitz include Rapid Assessment on Wetland Ecosystems Services (RAWES), data on water quality, hydrology, fauna or avifauna, fauna, and flora.

National Wetlands Action Plan
National Wetlands Action Plan This National Wetlands Action Plan for the Philippines is the guiding document for the Philippines to promote and implement strategies and actions for the conservation and wise use of its wetlands, incorporating urgent concerns such as

Youth Stewards for Wetlands
The Youth remains one of the most important wetland stakeholders. They embody idealism and the future. They will be the country’s future leaders. Targeting the youth as the focus of intervention is a long-term investment but is very strategic. They

World Wetlands Day Celebrations
February 2 of every year, the Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, Inc. (SCPW) celebrates with the entire planet the World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands on 02 February 1971 in
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Events in Focus

Acting for Wetlands: Challenges and Opportunities, a virtual event for World Wetlands Day 2022 by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Secretariat
Wetlands Action for People and Nature The Society for the Conservation oh Philippine Wetlands celebrates World Wetlands Day 2022 with the theme Wetlands Action for People and Nature #ActForWetlands. The SCPW joins the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
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Active, Clean and Bountiful Rivers: The Wetlands BioBlitz Program
The Philippines is home to various types of wetlands. As an archipelagic nation with 36,289 square kilometres of coastline and about 749,917 hectares of inland wetlands alone – wetlands provide food, recreation, and livelihood to a large portion of Filipinos
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- SCPW conducts Training- Workshop on the Development of CEPA Action Plan for Wetlands
- SCPW celebrates World Wetlands Day 2022
- SCPW’s Children’s Storybook Featured at the Virtual Symposium on Wetland Conservation in the ASEAN Region
- SCPW was with DENR-CALABARZON at the World Wetlands Day 2022 Webinar
- Acting for Wetlands: Challenges and Opportunities, a virtual event for World Wetlands Day 2022 by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Secretariat
- SCPW at the International Wetlands Conference 2021
- Wetland Restoration thru Circular Economy….Celebrating Earth Day 2021
- Tubig O Tubig of Jedryc Romero wins the Top Prize in Video-Making Contest
- ACB supports SCPW Shorebird Identification Workshop for DENR XI Staff
- Macagatal Irrigators Association and Project NexCities Recognized at World Water Day Awards 2021
- Inaugural Issue of SCPW Newsletter – Philippine Wetlands is out!
- Featured on Business Mirror: PHL kids learn about migratory birds, endemic duck in a new children’s book
- SCPW’s Storytelling Sessions at the LPPWP featured on the RRC-EA Webzine
- SCPW attends Wetland Link International Conference in Taipei, featured on RRC-EA Webzine
- The SCPW’s agricultural wetlands project featured by the Ramsar Regional Center East Asia
- SCPW celebrates Earth Day 2020
- The SCPW assists the ADMU Environmental Management Students in a learning visit to the LPPWP
- Various Groups Gather for the Zero Waste Month
- World Wetlands Day 2020, Wetland Biodiversity: Why It matters
- Workshop on Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
Amazing Earth: Wetlands prevent floods
Message of Sen. Cynthia A. Villar on the 20th Anniversary of the SCPW
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Recent Projects
The Society is engaged in activities that promote the wise use and conservation of Philippine Wetlands. For the past year we have been working throughout the Philippines in increasing the awareness of the benefits healthy wetlands have on people's health, livelihood, and even disaster resiliency. Explore our recent projects on the right and get to know our work!