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The fight to rehabilitate Philippine coral reefs
Through my foggy mask, I make out my dive buddy giving the go signal. I back-roll, in-gloriously, into the turquoise waters in northern Batangas in the Philippines. Scant seconds pass as I find my bearings, but soon the ...
- February 11, 2010
Bani folk keep mangrove forest alive
Tucked in the coastal town of Bani in western Pangasinan is a flourishing ecosystem—almost 40 hectares of healthy mangrove forest that is home to various species of shellfish, fish and birds. But 20 years ago, the Bangrin ...
- September 8, 2010
Fun walk, mangrove plating and songs mark Earth Day
An early morning walk from Molo Plaza to the Iloilo River started the Earth Day celebration for around 150 mostly young people of the city over the weekend. The fun walk was organized by the Student Council Alliance of the ...
- April 26, 2010
Mangroves, mini-forest planned at Iloilo coal plant
An independent power producer here will establish a mangrove farm and mini-forest around its 164-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant to promote not just environmental protection but tourism as well. The move to create a ...
- March 19, 2010
Guidebook on coral reef protection launched
Local government units (LGUs) and fisherfolk in the Philippines, which encompasses the Coral Triangle Region, known as the world's center of marine biodiversity, will find a useful guide to monitor marine protection in a ...
- July 1, 2010
Mangroves, mini-forest to surround coal plant
An independent power producer in Iloilo City will establish a mangrove farm and mini-forest around its 164-megawatt coal-fired power plant to promote not just environmental protection but tourism as well. The mangrove farm ...
- March 11, 2010
Pepsi Ayos Pinas! Volunteers return to Hamilo Coast
Picking up from where they left off, Pepsi’s movement for change continues as Pepsi Ayos Pinas! and its youth volunteers return to Hamilo Coast in Nasugbu, Batangas for their second beach cleanup. The coastal clean-up ...
- October 4, 2010
'Sailing schools' to teach youth on marine environmental protection
Ramon Magsaysay awardee Antonio Oposa will launch next month the “sailing schools” which aim to teach Filipino youth about marine environmental protection. Oposa, a lawyer and environmental activist, said they transform ...
- March 11, 2010
Coast Guard to plant 60,000 mangroves
As part of its contribution to help preserve the sustainability of the marine environment, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) started its two-week long planting of mangroves in more sensitive coastlines. The planting of ...
- May 17, 2010
Environment expert cites destruction of country's ecosystem
According to the UN FAO study by Dr. Kent Carpenter, the Philippines is the center of the world's marine biodiversity. Central Philippines has the highest diversity. The top 2.5 percent of species richness is found in the ...
- March 12, 2010