Browsing The Philippine Star by Name "Ocean Conservancy"

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    • Cimatu: Cut down on plastics that clog oceans 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 12, 2019, on page 2-3)
      Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu has called upon Filipinos to cut down on the use of plastics that often end up in oceans and threaten marine life. Cimatu, who made the appeal during the department’s ...

    • Phl tops participation in international coastal cleanups 

      (The Philippine Star, September 27, 2018, on page B6)
      The Philippines ranks first among the top 25 countries that participated in International Coastal Cleanup activities around the globe, according to the ocean Conservancy 2018 Report. Over 200,000 volunteers from the country ...

    • Talking about pollution: Plastic is very much on our menu 

      Kricke, Gordon (The Philippine Star, June 7, 2018, on page 7)
      There is a massive dump of floating plastic garbage in the Pacific Ocean. It is huge and it is growing. The so called “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” is with approximately 1.6 million sq km about as big as Central Europe. ...

    • Villar leads in the sustainable development of Las Pinas- Paranaque wetland park 

      Fabonan, Epi III (The Philippine Star, September 29, 2018, on page 5)
      Our coastlines are vital to all biodiversity on this planet. Beaches and wetlands serve as the natural habitat of millions of living beings, including marine animals that form part of our diet. Imagine what would happen ...