A STUDY ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES ABOUT MANGROVE 
CONSERVATION AMONG RESIDENTS OF 
POBLACION ANINI-Y, ANTIQUE
A SPECIAL PAPER 
Presented to
The Faculty of the College of Agriculture 
Central Philippine University 
Iloilo City
In Partial Fulfillment 
of the Requirements for the Degree
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
By
GERRY E. CAÑAS 
December 2008
ABSTRACT
A STUDY ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES ABOUT MANGROVE 
CONSERVATION AMONG RESIDENTS OF POBLACION 
ANINI-Y, ANTIQUE
By
Gerry E. Cañas
Reynaldo N. Dusaran, Adviser
This study was conducted to determine the knowledge about mangrove and mangrove 
conservation and the mangrove conservation related practices of residents of Poblacion 
Anini-y, Antique. A one shot survey design was used and data were gathered from 109 
respondents in Poblacion, Anini-y, Antique. Results revealed that the respondents in this 
study were generally in their middle-ages, females, and Roman Catholic who are high 
school educated and self-employed. They generally have a high level of knowledge 
about mangrove and mangrove conservation and a positive dominant mangrove 
conservation related practices. Differences in the education and age of the respondents 
resulted in statistically significant variations in the mean knowledge scores of the 
respondents about mangrove and mangrove conservation. The personal characteristics of 
the respondents have nothing to do with the positive mangrove conservation related 
practices of the respondents. The respondents’ mangrove conservation related practices 
is related to their knowledge about mangrove and mangrove conservation.
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