The Samot-Saring Buhay: A Toolkit on Philippine Biodiversity is a teacher’s reference material that showcases the country’s diverse flora and fauna and its interconnectedness with our way of life. The Samot-Saring Buhay Toolkit provides information on Philippine biodiversity, threats, and conservation efforts. It discusses the adversity faced by our biodiversity and its effect to our health, economy, and resilience to hazards. It also contains sample activities and further resources for teaching Philippine Biodiversity. Through the Samot-Saring Buhay Toolkit, the Department of Education Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service (DRRMS) and the Biodiversity Conservation Society of the Philippines (BCSP) hopes to increase awareness and appreciation of the country’s rich biodiversity and encourage participation and leadership of teachers and learners in conservation efforts.  

Samot-Saring Buhay: A Toolkit on Philippine Biodiversity was reviewed internally by specialists from the Bureau of Curriculum Development (BCD) and Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD) and externally by biodiversity research conservation experts and educators from BCSP, K-12 DepEd teachers, and partners in the national government agencies including the Climate Change Commission (CCC), Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DENR) – Climate Change Service (CCS) and Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB), and the Office of Deputy Speaker Legarda.  

The toolkit featured photos from the repositories of DENR-BMB, Energy Development Corporation, Alain Del B. Pascua, Bob Natural, Rolly C. Uriza, Lawrence R. Heaney, Erickson Tabayag, Jake Binaday, Ace Kevin Amarga, Don Geoff Tabaranza, Ma. Josefa Veluz, Arvin C. Diesmos, Pieter Pelserand a lot more biodiversity photographers and researchers.