Manatees are large marine mammals with two flippers and a large, paddle-shaped tail. The flippers are used to steer and hold vegetation. Their powerful tails are used for swimming, helping them reach speeds of 15 miles per hour for very short periods. (.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2025. Manatee https://www.fws.gov/species/manatee-trichechus-manatus)
Awareness-raising is a process that seeks to inform and educate people about a topic or issue with the intention of influencing their attitudes, behaviours and beliefs towards the achievement of a defined purpose or goal. (Principles of awareness-raising for information literacy: a case study. UNESCO Office Bangkok and Regional Bureau for Education in Asia and the Pacific, 2006.
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Dapog nursery of raising seedlings originated in the Philippines. Through this method, the seedlings can be raised without any soil. This allows some flexibility in where seedlings can be raised. For instance, a Dapog nursery can be constructed in the fields, on small portions of land, or even on concrete floors as long as there is a reliable water source nearby. Furthermore, the method reduces labor, because seedlings do not need to be pulled and planted. (FAO. 2020. TECA. Increasing flexibility in crop production through Dapog nursery to reduce the impact of droughts and floods https://teca.apps.fao.org/teca/)
