Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "Climatic changes"
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1 M species risk extinction due to humns - draft UN report
(Manila Bulletin,April 27, 2019 , on page 4)Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by Agence France-Presse that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which ... -
52nd Fish Conservation Week: Highlights Stiffer Philippine Fisheries Code
(Manila Bulletin,October 22, 2015 , on page 5)Only a month after the promulgation of its newly signed implementing rules and regulation (IRR), Republic Act (RA) 10654, which amended the Philippine fisheries code 1998, is the highlight of this year's celebration of the ... -
$7 billion for marine protection
(Manila Bulletin,October 8, 2017 , on page 15)A global conference to better protect marine life has raised more than $7 billion and won commitments to protect huge swathes of the Earth's oceans. The European Union, which organized the Our Ocean conference in the Maltese ... -
Agriculture remains our greatest hope
(Manila Bulletin,January 7, 2015 , on page 10)When the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) was set up in Los Baños, Laguna, in 1960, with the support of the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Philippine government, it proceeded to undertake ... -
Alcala: Visionary in marine conservation
(Manila Bulletin,March 1, 2014 , on page 11)If Dr. Angel C. Alcala's work as a pioneer marine biologist was deemed exemplary in 1992 when he was conferred the Ramon Magsaysay award, such contribution is even more appreciated today. This is so because of threats from ... -
Animals, crops, and people all suffer amid Europe's heatwave
(Manila Bulletin,August 2, 2018 , on page B-8)The heatwave gripping large stretches of Europe has already been blamed for deadly forest fires and crop failures. Now freshwater fish could be its next victims. Rivers like the Rhine and the Elbe have soaked up so much ... -
As sea engulfs coastline, Indonesians pay high price to shield homes
(Manila Bulletin,December 2, 2019 , on page 6)His meager income is being further strained by having to borrow cash to shore up his home against lapping waves coming further inland on this vulnerable coastline. “If you have a house on land and then work at sea, it’s ... -
As seas rise, saltwater plants offer hope farms will survive
(Manila Bulletin,June 16, 2015 , on page B-8)On a sun-scorched wasteland near India’s southern tip, an unlikely garden filled with spiky shrubs and spindly greens is growing, seemingly against all odds. The plants are living on saltwater, coping with drought and ... -
ASEAN tackles mangrove management
(Manila Bulletin,August 31, 2017 , on page B-9)The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will try to work out a collaborative sustainable mangrove management in the region amid climate change in a Mangrove Congress September 4-8 in Manila. The Department of ... -
'Bakawan' seedlings set for planting in Surigao
(Manila Bulletin,March 12, 2015 , on page B-8)Heeding the call of the national government to combat global warming and climate change through massive tree-planting activities, particularly to plant mangroves along the coastal areas, a mining firm is set to plant ... -
BFAR: Overstocking caused fish kill
(Manila Bulletin,June 2, 2011 , on page 3)Overstocking of fish in cages caused the fish kill in Taal and Pangasinan. This was the gist of the report made by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on the loss of 700 metric tons (MT) of tilapia in Taal ... -
Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea
(Manila Bulletin,February 16, 2022 , on page 7)Vultures roam the sand in the Brazilian resort town of Atafona amid the ruins of the latest houses destroyed by the sea, whose relentless rise has turned the local coastline into an apocalyptic landscape. The Atlantic Ocean ... -
Breakfast at risk: PH tries to turn the tide on fish losses
(Manila Bulletin,November 30, 2018 , on page 1-13)Dried fish for breakfast, fried to a crisp with a splash of spiced vinegar, garlic fried rice and a runny egg yolk, is the kind of breakfast that Filipinos who live abroad crave. The dish, often made with sardines, anchovies, ... -
Cagayan River dredging, planting of 200 M trees proposed
(Manila Bulletin,November 17, 2020 , on page 2)Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has proposed the immediate dredging of Cagayan River and planting of some 200 million tree seedlings on low-lying agricultural areas in Cagayan ... -
Cebu food security program intensified
(Manila Bulletin,January 3, 2018 , on page 7)The Cebu provincial government vowed to continue to provide equipment for programs involved in the improvement and progress of the agricultural sector here. This came after Governor Hilario Davide said his goal is to achieve ... -
Cimatu calls on ASEAN to conserve mangroves
(Manila Bulletin,September 7, 2017 , on page B-8)Recognizing the significant opportunities that mangroves offer for climate change adaptation and mitigation, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu on Tuesday urged member-countries of the Association of ... -
Climate change head told to shun foreign trips, attend House hearings
(Manila Bulletin,June 4, 2015 , on page 4)Congressman yesterday sent an ultimatum to Lucille Sering, Chairman of the Climate Change Commission (CCC), directing her to stop traveling abroad and show up at the next hearing of a House panel. Led by Ako Bikol Party-list ... -
Climate change to batter US economy-report
(Manila Bulletin,November 26, 2018 , on page 6-6)Climate change will cost the US economy hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century, hitting everything from health to infrastructure, according to a government report issued on Friday that the White House ... -
Climate change warming Asian waters, altering monsoon
(Manila Bulletin,July 7, 2016 , on page B8)The all-important monsoon forecast becomes a national priority, with more than 70 percent of India's 1.25 billion citizens engaged in agriculture and relying on weather predictions to decide when they will sow their seeds ... -
Climate-ravaged corals recover poorly-study
(Manila Bulletin,January 26, 2017 , on page B8)Paris – Coral reefs that survive rapid bleaching fuelled by global warming remain deeply damaged, with little prospect of full recovery, researchers said. Sixteen years after the 1998 El Niño ravaged coral in the Indian ...