Pag-asa Island’s beach forest plays a vital role in capturing and storing carbon while sustaining coastal biodiversity, a new study revealed. The study by researchers of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) was published in the Philippine Journal of Science, and presents the first scientific account of Pagasa Island’s beach forest ecosystem.

Mayuga, J. L. (2025, October 23). Pag-asa Island's beach forest major carbon sink. BusinessMirror, p. A4.