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MANILA, Philippines — The US Peace Corps and the international non-governmental organization Rare have inked a new five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together in the Philippines to assist sustainable coastal resource and fisheries management.

On March 18, representatives from 29 local government units (LGUs) from across the country attended the event, which was held in conjunction with a week-long US Peace Corps-led training on community-based coastal resource management for office heads, fisheries and agricultural officers, and environment officers from LGUs with a coastal resource management program.

“The US Peace Corps is thrilled to renew its collaboration with Rare to help construct resilient and sustainable coastal communities in the Philippines. “By working together, we can restore and maintain marine habitats while also promoting sustainable fisheries management,” stated Jenner Edelman, US Peace Corps Country Director.

“Our continued collaboration with the US Peace Corps will highlight how sustainable fishing behaviors improve fish stock productivity and enable us to continue co-designing and sharing innovative, practical solutions with LGU partners to protect the country’s marine environment,” said Lito Mancao, Senior Director of Rare Philippines.

Last week’s community-based coastal resource management training for LGU partners was organized by the US Peace Corps and supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

It’s the first of a series of capacity-building workshops supported by USAID that will help local partners protect biodiversity in the Philippines later this year.

The US Peace Corps is doing a second zero-waste programming training for youth councils (Sangguniang Kabataan) and their local government counterparts in Bohol this week, from March 21 to 25.

Due to the current pandemic, US Peace Corps staff and Rare, rather than American volunteers, are assisting LGUs and other partners with technical assistance.

For more than 60 years, the US Peace Corps has served Filipino communities across the country as the US government’s flagship volunteer program.

Nearly the years, over 9,300 American volunteers have volunteered as co-teachers, youth development facilitators, and other positions as required by host communities. Approximately 300 Peace Corps volunteers have worked in the Philippines to promote coastal resource management.

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