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Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape teeming with coastal, marine life
Sarangani Bay was put in the spotlight recently when reports that hundreds of whales and dolphins showed up while a team from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the province was conducting a ...
- February 28, 2021
DENR says Manila Bay water quality improves but still not good enough for bathing, swimming
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said water quality in Manila Bay continues to improve more than two years after launching the ambitions P47-billion, 7-year “Battle for Manila Bay” rehabilitation ...
- February 19, 2021
DENR, PCSD begin case buildup vs 'traders' of Palawan giant clams
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) is now building a case against unscrupulous individuals behind the illegal trade of giant clams in ...
- May 17, 2021
DENR reports completion of 1,300 river cleanup drives in Luzon since Jan. 2019
Despite the community quarantines, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) never ceased to conduct cleanup drives in various rivers and coastal areas in Central Luzon. In Bulacan alone, more than 1,300 ...
- February 2, 2021
DENR steps up bamboo planting on select riverbanks
The government’s reforestation effort along selected rivers in the Philippines with various bamboo species is now in full swing, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has reported. Environment Secretary ...
- February 18, 2021
Saving the Philippine crocodile: The rarest crocodile species in the world
The efforts to save the Philippine crocodile, also known as Mindoro crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)—the rarest and the most threatened crocodile species in the world—are slowly paying off and offering renewed hope for ...
- May 2, 2021
Municipal fishing grounds under siege
Using Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite, commercial fishing vessels were frequently detected in municipal waters in various parts of the Philippines. The Karagatan Patrol, a Facebook page created by Oceana, a ...
- May 16, 2021
Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetlands: PHL’s 8th wetland of international importance
The Philippines marked its celebration of the World Wetlands Day on February 2 with the designation of Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetlands (SPCW) as the country’s 8th Wetland of International Importance, or Ramsar Site. The ...
- February 7, 2021
Sea turtle nest with egg clutch found anew at Aboitiz’s Cleanergy Park in Davao City
Another nest of the endangered marine turtles was discovered at the Aboitiz Cleanery Park in Davao City, officials said, capping the company’s environmental sustainability program. The nest discovered on December 20 last ...
- January 13, 2021
5 land-reclamation projects in Manila Bay in the pipeline
A total of 5 land-reclamation projects in Manila Bay within the territorial waters of the Province of Cavite are in the pipeline. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has set the virtual public hearings ...
- August 10, 2021