Knowledge, perception and attitude towards the current status of Cagayan de Oro River, Philippines

Journal Title: Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES) - Year 2017, Vol 11, Issue 5

Abstract

Rivers and river systems played a key role in the emergence of the world’s ancient civilization. Increasing knowledge, awareness and appreciation of the diverse values of the current status of CDO River, is necessary to create the willingness to undertake the behavioural changes required to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity. This study aims to determine the socio-demographic profile; assess knowledge, perception and attitude; identify problems in Cagayan de Oro River and recommend management measures. The respondents were randomly selected and the research instrument used is survey questionnaire; and both qualitative and quantitative research design were applied. The research was conducted at Brgy. Consolacion, Cagayan De Oro City. The results revealed that, out of 100 respondents, majority of them are aware of the programs conducted by the LGU’s and other agencies to maintain water resources management. On the other hand, the community doesn’t give any priorities to such concern, instead they focused on their livelihood for a living. In addition, the researchers concluded that, the current status of Cagayan de Oro River is no longer the same compared before. Cagayan de Oro River today is more polluted, containing lesser number of fishes, and water quality diminished over time. Hence, the researchers would like to recommend for future researches to come up with some management measures and strategies to protect water resources especially in Cagayan de Oro River.

Authors and Affiliations

Joy C. Bete, Giselle Gina Marie S. Esquinas, Joly Bee A. Olila, Marecris Y. Tatoy

Keywords

Related Articles

Determining frequency of ionic, type, faciesand water contaminants of Karoon river

The changes in river ecosystem and fading away the species of organisms lead to risk of dearth of high quality water resources and to harmful impacts resulting from using contaminant waters on human beings. In order tha...

Analysis of the non-genetic factors affecting the growth traits of Balouchi sheep

A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of non-genetic factors on the growth behavior of Balouchi sheep breed. The data of growth traits, birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), weight at 6, 9 and 12 months of age...

Comparative analysis of physicochemical properties of honey from ecological zones and branded honey of Pakistan

The investigations were carried out in the Honey Analysis Laboratory of Honeybee Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre Islamabad, Pakistan, to determine the quality and Physico-chemical characteristic...

Effects of the mixed probiotic microalgae-bacteria, Skeletonema costatum-Bacillus subtilis, on Stress tolerance and innate immunity prophenoloxidase (proPO) activating in Penaeus monodon larvae

Shrimp farming like other industries, requires modern methods and techniques for increasing production yield. Novel technologies and other sciences such as biotechnology, nanotechnology and microbiology have important...

Implementation of integrated pest management based on detrivore augmentation against soil arthropod’s abundance and diversity in rice field

Detrivore augmentation is a part of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tactic based on local potential owned by farmers. Its main objective is to increase the abundance of decomposers organisms. Decomposers abundance is an...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP39313
  • DOI -
  • Views 222
  • Downloads 0

How To Cite

Joy C. Bete, Giselle Gina Marie S. Esquinas, Joly Bee A. Olila, Marecris Y. Tatoy (2017). Knowledge, perception and attitude towards the current status of Cagayan de Oro River, Philippines. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES), 11(5), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-39313