Browsing by Subject "coral reef restoration"

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    • DENR pressed to develop marine conservation program ASAP 

      Casayuran, Mario B. (Manila Bulletin, September 20, 2015, on page 8)
      The Senate climate change committee has pressed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to develop a major marine conservation program, particularly on coral restoration since only five percent of corals ...

    • DFA chief says China should not be praised over coral restoration 

      ABS-CBN (Panay News, April 23, 2019, on page 8)
      Foreign Affairs secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said China should not be praised for restoring coral reefs it previously destroyed. Beijing is "now the poster boy of environmental restoration" in its recovery work in reefs ...

    • Docu on Antique coral reef restoration released 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, April 17, 2015, on page 5-19)
      Eighty percent of coral reefs in Pandan, Antique were destroyed during the onslaught of super typhoon "Yolanda" in November 2013, according to video documentary on coral restoration efforts in the province. The documentary, ...

    • DOST launches agri, aqua business hub 

      (The Manila Times, March 21, 2016, on page A7)
      Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo recently inaugurated the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) Innovation and ...

    • Earth Day: Subic corals are nursed back to life 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 24, 2016, on page A1)
      Subic Bay Freeport—To mark Earth Day here on Friday, a nongovernment organization (NGO) took to the seas. Sangkalikasan Producers Cooperative has spearheaded efforts to nurse coral reefs back to health in Subic Bay, one ...

    • Execs demand payment for coral reef damage 

      Padayhag, Michelle Joy; Bunachita, Jose Santino (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 21, 2016, on page A7)
      Local officials are seeking to prevent the departure from the country of a cargo vessel that damaged at least three hectares of coral reefs in a popular diving spot off a northern town in Cebu province until the ship's ...

    • Experts call for coral reefs preservation 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, September 7, 2017, on page B-8)
      Several experts and marine biologists recommended science-based solutions to address issues hounding the crisis on coral reefs preservation. At a recent forum organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), ...

    • Experts push solutions for PH corals 

      (The Manila Times, August 31, 2017, on page B5)
      Marine biologists and experts in a recent forum put forward science-based solutions to address issues on protecting the country’s corals. Wilfredo Roehl Licuanan, in his talk entitled “Current Status of PH Coral Reefs and ...

    • The exquisiteness of coral reefs 

      Feliciano, Leah Ann; Luminate, Lovellia (The Daily Guardian, June 1, 2016, on page B6)
      Oceans are the lifeblood of the planet and humankind.

    • Feasibility of farming hard corals 

      Alcala, Angel (Malaya, June 5, 2013, on page A5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources proposes to farm hard or stony corals for reef restoration and livelihood, including selling farmed corals for income purposes. The idea appears attractive at first glance but ...

    • The fight to rehabilitate Philippine coral reefs 

      Yan, Gregg (Manila Standard, February 11, 2010, on page D7)
      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 ...

    • FirstGen bankrolls Batangas marine ecosystem project 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 17, 2015, on page B3-3-B3-4)
      Rey Manalo is an active and vocal advocate of the Bantay Dagat (Sea Patrol) program in Mabini, Batangas. Quite a departure from his younger days when Manalo was a menace to the marine ecosystem of Batangas, being a muro-ami ...

    • Fishing banned as reef damaged by cargo ship to start rehab 

      Arguelles, Mar S. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 4, 2015, on page A8)
      A coral reef area off the coast of this city that suffered damage after a Vietnamese cargo ship plowed through it has been closed to fishing to allow experts to further study it and plan steps to be taken for the reef’s ...

    • Globe, partners start long-term Boracay conservation drive 

      (The Daily Guardian, July 25, 2018, on page 10)
      Globe Telecom, along with its partners, has kicked off initiatives to help address environmental issues besetting the country’s top tourist draw, Boracay Island. It recently held an environmental education and leadership ...

    • Gold Seas Tuna sustains coral rehabilitation 

      The Times (The Manila Times, December 13, 2018, on page B5)
      Junior Chamber International (JCI) Manila, in partnership with Gold Seas Tuna Chunks, recently held an underwater exhibition of which the exhibition pieces became artificial coral reefs. In 2011, JCI Manila launched project ...

    • Gov't to pursue reef compensation 

      Calica, Aurea; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, January 5, 2014, on page 1-4)
      Malacañang is committed to pursuing compensation for the damage caused by a US Navy ship that ran aground last year at Tubbataha Reef, a United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage ...

    • Great barrier reef gets biggest coral re-seeding 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, November 29, 2018, on page B6)
      Scientists have launched the largest-ever attempt to regenerate coral on the endangered Great Barrier Reef by harvesting millions of the creatures’ eggs and sperm during their annual spawning. The researchers said Wednesday ...

    • Groups strengthen efforts to protect ‘pawikan’ nesting site, coral reefs in Subic Bay 

      Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2022, on page A8)
      Carrying trash bags, local licensed scuba divers went into the waters off All Hands Beach Resort here on Friday to collect underwater garbage as part of a multisectoral initiative to protect the marine and coastal environment ...

    • Healers of Tubbataha 

      (The Philippine Star, June 8, 2013, on page 2)
      Convict Surgeonfish swim around Tubbataha Reef's South Atoll, which was damaged by ship grounding this year. In celebration of World Oceans Day today, the Worlds Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines released this photo to show ...

    • Hundred islands eyed as reef restoration sites 

      Fernandez, Rudy (The Philippine Star, June 1, 2015, on page A-29)
      Three of Pangasinan's Hundred island have been chosen as sites for a coral reef restoration project. These are the Clave Island for the setting up of coral nursery units, Quezon Island as a donor and collection sites and ...