Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "mangrove restoration"

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    • Firm in hot water over mangrove destruction 

      (The Manila Times, August 3, 2015, on page A7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued a cease and desist order against Psalm Property Venture and Development Corporation (PPVDC) for destroying a number of mangroves by backfilling limestone ...

    • Fishery scientists want to help pluck coastal families from sea of poverty 

      (The Visayas Examiner, February 6, 2004, on page 12-11)
      Felix Ayson and Susana Siar, scientists at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), in Tigbauan, won by competing with groups that came up with more than 1,000 entries in the recently concluded First ...

    • Fortifying Boracay's green line of defense: the 'bakawan' 

      Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2018, on page A6)
      Known worldwide for its powdery white beaches and lately, for its polluted waters and six-month closure to tourists, Boracay Island holds another secret that has been a virtual lifesaver to its marine life: the mangrove ...

    • German agency helps small Negros fishers 

      (Panay News, July 24, 2016, on page 14)
      In collaboration with the Johanniter, a German humanitarian agency, the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) -Negros Office provided livelihood assistance to three small fishers' organization in northern Negros. ...

    • The government and state universities and colleges promote 'Philippine aquasilviculture' 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 5, 2012, on page 10)
      The government is launching a project that will promote aquasilviculture and, at the same time, rehabilitate Mangrove areas. Aquasilviculture (from the Greek word “aqua,” meaning water, and “silvos,” meaning tree), involves ...

    • Healthy bay? count the turtles 

      Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 28, 2017, on page A17)
      The annual spectacle “is a manifestation of our commitment to the protection and rehabilitation of the bay,” said Edwin Frias, 46, a fisherman and Bantay Dagat (fish warden) from the village of Bignay II. Frias and other ...

    • Huge global mangrove loss confirmed 

      Chavez, Chito (Manila Bulletin, March 12, 2015, on page B-8)
      The Global Forest Watch (GFW) – under the World Resources Institute based on its satellite data – has confirmed the huge loss of mangrove forests in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and other neighboring countries. ...

    • Iloilo artists paint Ajuy mangroves 

      PN (Panay News, June 2, 2010, on page B9)
      Some 30 Ilonggo artists brought canvases, paints, brushes and other paraphernalia to Ajuy, Iloilo to paint the mangroves of Pedada Bay recently. The Bay has 90 hectares of mangroves dominated by the species pagatpat ...

    • Iloilo beautification project killing mangroves 

      Burgos, Nestor, Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 15, 2017, on page A11)
      Unseen in a river system that Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu once described as the cleanest he had seen in the country are mangroves dying because they had been submerged in too much fresh water. A mangrove specialist ...

    • Iloilo City Oil Spill: Families return home safely | Relief ops, cleanup full speed ahead 

      PN (Panay News, July 21, 2020, on page 1-14)
      All 308 families that were displaced by the recent oil spill have returned home safely, with AC Energy Philippines keeping its promise to do everything it could to mitigate the societal and environmental impacts of the ...

    • Infanta begins restoration of mangrove forests 

      Lacson, Laarni (The Manila Times, September 22, 2015, on page B7)
      Haribon Foundation together with the Maralitang Mangingisda ng Munting Sabang Association (MMMSA), Municipal Government of Infanta and the Sangguniang Barangay of Dinahican planted 3,500 of mangrove seedlings to restore ...

    • Infanta's Ecopark opened to volunteers 

      Otordoz, Belinda (The Manila Times, July 30, 2023, on page A8)
      Visitors can unleash their environment-champion streak as the Binonoan Producers Cooperative (Bipco) Mangrove Forest Ecological Park in Barangay Binonoan in this town opens its volunteerism opportunities to interested ...

    • A lesson from Sri Lanka on saving mangroves 

      Marcelo, Ferdie C. (Malaya, June 1, 2015, on page B1-B6)
      When Yolanda lashed Samar and Leyte in November 2013, feet tripped on feet to contain the damage. The statistics that surfaced five months after were terrifying: 6,300 dead, 4.1 million displaced, and 1.1 million houses ...

    • 'Like the Molave' in coastal greenbelts 

      Doyo, Ma. Ceres (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 30, 2012, on page A13)
      And so it is gratifying to know that our marine scientists are focusing on the Philippines’ endangered mangrove associates and other beach forest species. Dr. Jurgenne Honculada Primavera and Dr. Resurreccion “Rex” B. ...

    • Limay folk joins Petron, SMC in rebuilding mangrove forest 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 17, 2018, on page B2-3)
      At the crack of dawn, about 150 villagers living near the coastline of Barangay Alangan in this town walked 800 meters to reach a muddy shoreline. Moments later, under the scorching sun, the villagers planted neat rows of ...

    • M Lhuillier holds mangrove tree planting in Cebu 

      (DailyGuardian, June 25, 2019, on page 7)
      Representative of M Lhuillier’s OPEC Norte region participated in a mangrove tree rehabilitation activity in Sta. Rosa, Olango Island in Cebu last January 24, 2019. This mangrove tree rehabilitation was done in collaboration ...

    • Mangrove conservation in Western Visayas 

      Dangcalan, Danny (The Philippine Star, February 17, 2014, on page A29)
      Two environment groups from London and Germany are funding mangrove conservation projects in various local government units in Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental. These groups are the Zoological Society of London ...

    • Mangrove conservation, rehabilitation gab held 

      Pelayo, Edwin C. (Panay News, August 20, 2005, on page 6)
      A three-day seminar on Mangrove Conservation and Rehabilitation was recently held at the Sampaguita Garden Resort in New Washington town Aklan. The activity, which wrapped up yesterday, aims to promote people's awareness ...

    • Mangrove cutting in Oton slammed 

      Melliza, Pet (Panay News, November 19, 1999, on page 2-14)
      One of southern Iloilo's last mangrove stands if gone, courtesy of a "developer" and a set of public officials in stupor. And a scientist at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) based in Tigbauan tow, ...

    • Mangrove eco-park a pride of Leganes 

      Umahag, Yla (Panay News, December 12, 2015, on page 1-15)
      "KATUNGGAN" is Cebuano for mangrove. Often taken for granted by casual observers, mangroves provide a habitat for animals and plants of various species. Their rotten leaves and decaying roots serve as food for fishes, ...