Jurgenne H. Primavera
# Jurgenne H. Primavera

Jurgenne Honculada-Primavera (born 22 February) is a widely cited Filipina marine scientist. For her research in mangrove ecosystem conservation she was honored as one of Time magazine's Heroes of the Environment for 2008. She was inducted into the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) in 2015.

## Biography

Jurgenne and her twin sister, Georgette, were born on 22 February in Mindanao, in the Philippines.

Primavera completed a BS in zoology from the University of the Philippines Diliman. For nearly a decade she taught biology and zoology at Mindanao State University, until a growing insurgency caused her to take a research position with the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center in the safer Visayas.

She earned her MA in zoology from Indiana University and her PhD in marine biology from the University of the Philippines. In 2005, she received a Pew Fellowship in marine conservation. She was inducted into the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) in 2015.

## Books

* Primavera, Jurgenne H.; Apud, Florentino D. (1976). Manual of operations, sugpo pond culture. Iloilo, Philippines: SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. OCLC 4313647.
* ——; Sabada, R. B.; Labata, M. J. H. L.; Altamirano, J. P. (2004). Handbook of Mangroves in the Philippines, Panay (PDF). Iloilo, Philippines: SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. ISBN 971-8511-65-2.
* Bagarinao, T. U.; —— (2005). Code of practice for sustainable use of mangrove ecosystems for aquaculture in Southeast Asia. Iloilo, Philippines: SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. ISBN 971-8511-76-8.
* ——; Sabada, Resurreccion B. (2012). Beach forest species and mangrove associates in the Philippines. Iloilo, Philippines: SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. ISBN 978-971-9931-01-0.
