What is Peers? The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has explored new opportunities to use science and technology to meet the world’s development challenges. As part of its science and technology strategy, USAID developed a mechanism to leverage the investments that other U.S. government agencies make in scientific research and training. Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between USAID and the National Science Foundation (NSF), the two agencies implemented a pilot program that assessed the potential of USAID-funded collaborative research projects. Based on the program’s success, USAID and NSF launched a new and broader program called Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER). This competitive grants program has allowed scientists in developing countries to apply for funds to support research and capacity-building activities in partnership with their NSF-funded collaborators on topics of importance to USAID.
Two entries from the Philippines have been selected to receive a grant under the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Program. Doc Mudjie a Scientist I from the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) is one of the five that heads the collaboration of the proposal entitled "Enhancing marine natural resource and biodiversity management in the Philippines by extending population connectivity research". It was one of only 41 selected from among the 488 applications submitted. According to Ms. Kelly Robbins Senior Program Officer of the National Academies Policy and Global Affairs “The selection process was extremely competitive, so you can be very proud that your project was among the strongest in the excellent group of proposals we received”. A list of all projects selected in this round of the program is posted at http://www.nationalacademies.org/peer. Moreover, The said project has been approved for funding in the amount of $300,000 requested over three years.
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From March 31 to April 7 a survey of marine mammals in the North-West Bohol sea were conducted. The survey starts from 6:00 in the morning and ends by 5:00 in the afternoon but unstable currents sometimes affects the surveying hours. The team was consisted of 6 members, and was divided into 2 groups. Each group was alternately looking for a sighting using binoculars every hour in the given transect. According to Ms. Joanne Krisha Lacsamana research assistant of Genetic Fingerprinting Laboratory who participated in the said event “It is very heart warming to see some cetaceans. Some of the cetaceans we’ve seen were Fraser’s dolphins, Spinner dolphins, Bottlenose dolphins, Melon-headed whale, and Risso’s dolphin Moreover, different behaviors were observed such as sailing, body slamming, surfing, surfacing, rolling, belly up, spy hopping, spinning, porpoising and breaching”. The said event was headed by Edna R. Sabater a Ph.D. student from Silliman University. |
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