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Featured Research

Discover our research projects in biodiversity informatics and conservation.

Project MABULIG

MABULIG: Mobile Augmented Reality on Biodiversity Utilization using Digital Lens for Species Identification

Project EMBC

Ecomorphological classifications of amphibian communities and their implications on the water quality of key biodiversity areas within the watersheds of eastern Mindanao biodiversity corridor

Project- FSUU-NHC database

Upgrading of an ICT-based reference natural history collection at the FSUU-BIRC for biodiversity research and conservation in the Caraga Region

FSUU Natural History Collection

Our expanding repository of local biodiverity in the Caraga region.

Recent Publications

Learn more of our latest scientific contributions to biodiversity research and conservation.

Herpetofauna of Mindanao Island

The amphibians and reptiles of Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, II: the herpetofauna of northeast Mindanao and adjacent islands

Herpetological Monographs

Revisiting Linnaean and Wallacean Shortfalls in Mindanao Fanged Frogs: The Limnonectes magnus Complex Consists of Only Two Species

Amphibians and Reptiles of Watershed Ecosystems

Herpetological Assemblages in Tropical Forests of the Taguibo Watershed, Butuan City, Eastern Mindanao, Philippines

Recent Events

Join us for workshops, seminars, and conferences on biodiversity research and education.
2025
22
Oct

DOST Project MABULIG: Orientation

The DOST-PCIEERD oriented key personnel involved at the FSUU in financial and technical guidelines of the DOST-funded project, MABULIG. This project commenced on September 1, 2025, and is slated to conclude on August 31, 2027.
2025
19
Mar

Manuscript Publishing: Workshop

We organized a one-day hands-on workshop about manuscript publishing process and challenges, in which faculty from all academic programs at the University participated with a manuscript reformatted later on during our Writing Accountability Group (WAG) sessions for potential publication.
2024
20
Nov

Snake and their Importance for Biodiversity Science: Seminar

Dr. Justin M. Bernstein, our visiting scientist shared insights and conservation efforts of snake biodiversity in the Philippines. He also conducted a hands-on activity on basic taxonomy and identification of venomous and nonvenomous snakes common in the Caraga region.

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Break
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Natural HIstory Collection Visit
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