Mangrove Rehabilitation Using Rhizophora sp. in Northeastern Bohol, Philippines

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National government issued an Executive Order 26, series of 2011 – declaring interdepartmental convergence initiative for national greening program. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources commissioned the Bohol Island State University (BISU) Candijay Campus to facilitate the rehabilitation of degraded mangrove areas in coordination with local government units and in partnership of mangrove planters in Northeastern Bohol. Hence, the main objective of the study was to to document the progress and accomplishment of mangrove rehabilitation project in Northeastern Bohol, Philippines. Survived mangroves were counted manually. Principal branch of mangrove was measured to determine the growth performance in 12 months. Identified the sea shells for baseline information and interviewed the mangrove planters for determining the problems. In this study, a 48.36% survival rate was found out after one year of planting. The average growth (in height) was 6.097 cm per month. The Municipality of Candijay had the highest growth rate. Terebralia sp. (Dao-dao) and Narita sp. (Sihi) are the common sea shells found in the reforested areas. Proper selection of site is important before planting Rhizophora sp.