GOAL 14: Life Below Water
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
As an institution, Bulacan Agricultural State College is aware of the critical importance of safeguarding marine ecosystems and marine life. The BASC’s commitment to support this priority of the United Nation is evident in a range of programs and activities that dedicated to ensuring sustainable use of marine resources.
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION 2023 – 2024
| Indicators | Evidence Link |
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14.2 Supporting aquatic ecosystems through education |
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| ‣ 14.2.1 Fresh-water ecosystems (community outreach) Offer educational programmes on fresh-water ecosystems (water irrigation practices, water management/conservation) for local or national communities |
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‣ 14.2.1.1 Free | |
‣ 14.2.1.2 Paid | |
| ‣ 14.2.2 Sustainable fisheries (community outreach) Offer educational programme or outreach for local or national communities on sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism |
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‣ 14.2.2.1 Free | |
‣ 14.2.2.2 Paid | |
| ‣ 14.2.3 Overfishing (community outreach) Offer educational outreach activities for local or national communities to raise awareness about overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices |
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‣ 14.2.3.1 Free | |
‣ 14.2.3.2 Paid | |
14.3 Supporting aquatic ecosystems through action |
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| ‣ 14.3.1 Conservation and sustainable utilisation of the oceans (events) Support or organise events aimed to promote conservation and sustainable utilisation of the oceans, seas, lakes, rivers and marine resources | |
| ‣ 14.3.2 Food from aquatic ecosystems (policies) Have a policy to ensure that food on campus that comes from aquatic ecosystems is sustainably harvested | |
| ‣ 14.3.3 Maintain ecosystems and their biodiversity (direct work) Work directly (research and/or engagement with industries) to maintain and extend existing ecosystems and their biodiversity, of both plants and animals, especially ecosystems under threat | |
| ‣ 14.3.4 Technologies towards aquatic ecosystem damage prevention (direct work) Work directly (research and/or engagement with industries) on technologies or practices that enable marine industry to minimise or prevent damage to aquatic ecosystems | |
14.4 Water sensitive waste disposal |
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| ‣ 14.4.1 Water discharge guidelines and standards Have water quality standards and guidelines for water discharges (to uphold water quality in order to protect ecosystems, wildlife, and human health and welfare) | |
| ‣ 14.4.2 Action plan to reducing plastic waste Have an action plan in place to reduce plastic waste on campus | |
| ‣ 14.4.3 Reducing marine pollution (policy) Have a policy on preventing and reducing marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities | |
14.5 Maintaining a local ecosystem |
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| ‣ 14.5.1 Minimizing alteration of aquatic ecosystems (plan) Have a plan to minimise physical, chemical and biological alterations of related aquatic ecosystems | |
| ‣ 14.5.2 Monitoring the health of aquatic ecosystems Monitor the health of aquatic ecosystems | |
| ‣ 14.5.3 Programs towards good aquatic stewardship practices Develop and support programmes and incentives that encourage and maintain good aquatic stewardship practices |
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‣ 14.5.3.1 Ad hoc | |
‣ 14.5.3.2 On-going | |
| ‣ 14.5.4 Collaboration for shared aquatic ecosystems Collaborate with the local community in efforts to maintain shared aquatic ecosystems | |
| ‣ 14.5.5 Watershed management strategy Have implemented a watershed management strategy based on location specific diversity of aquatic species | |