Kent Carpenter hailed for lasting impact on marine conservation

MANILA, Philippines — Conservation International (CI) Philippines and a United Nations project official have mourned the death of Dr. Kent Carpenter, a pioneering marine scientist whose research helped transform the understanding and conservation of marine biodiversity in the Philippines and worldwide. In a statement, CI-Philippines said Carpenter played a key role in drawing international attention to the country’s rich but vulnerable marine ecosystems, with his scientific work serving as the foundation for several major conservation initiatives. Romeo Trono, a program management specialist at the United Nations Office for Project Services and Philippine national coordinator of the South China Sea Strategic […]...

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