Browsing by Subject "mangrove conservation"

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    • Collective action needed to protect mangroves 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 7, 2023, on page B-5)
      Mangroves, found in many coastal areas around the world, are ecosystems that serve as crucial carbon sinks. It also protects coastal communities from storm surges, and provides habitat for various species of animals. ...

    • Companies for mangrove planting 

      (Manila Standard, September 30, 2010, on page B3)
      The environmental projects of Philippine companies are not limited to the widely-popular green activity of tree planting. Various industry players have volunteered to initiate reforestation efforts on mangrove sites that ...

    • Compensation for damaged mangroves sought 

      Indino, Phoebe Jen (Manila Bulletin, August 23, 2013, on page 16)
      Over ₱6.5 million in compensation is being sought for the damage of mangrove plantations by oil spilled from passenger ship, M/V Thomas Aquinas, which sunk off the coast of Cordova last Friday evening. To recall, the ...

    • Conservation advocates in Iloilo honored 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 4, 2013, on page 20)
      Five individuals and institutions in Iloilo were recently honored here for their efforts in environmental awareness and protection and their achievements in projects supportive of the environment. Recognized as this year's ...

    • CSR focuses on coastal cleanup 

      (BusinessWorld, June 7, 2013, on page S3/9)
      SHORE IT UP -- a project of Metro Pacific Investment Corp. (MPIC) -- is the country’s longest corporate-backed environment program. It recently marked its fifth year as it kicked off a year-long clean-up drive in Mabini, ...

    • The dark side of prawn farming 

      Morella, Cecil (Manila Standard, April 11, 2008, on page A2)
      She helped turn many of world's prawn farmers into millionaires, but Jurgenne Primavera now worries that her life's work might have indirectly accelerated the destruction of fish nurseries. The Filipino zoologist, whose ...

    • DENR 6 holds a Mangrove Planting Activity 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Guimbal (The Daily Guardian, February 1, 2019, on page 12)
      Another mangrove planting activity along Esplanade 6 was conducted recently. It was spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources through its Provincial ENR Office-Iloilo. Also in collaboration with ...

    • DENR calls for mangrove, bamboo planting 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, November 19, 2016, on page 3)
      Environment Secretary Gina Lopez has called for the country to undertake massive planting of mangroves and bamboo to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change. In a statement delivered at the Climate Change Conference ...

    • DENR pushes for regional cooperation on mangrove protection 

      (Malaya, September 6, 2018, on page A2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) called for further convergence of Asean member countries in promoting mangrove development and conservation. "With the conservation and management strategies that ...

    • DENR Region VI supports ‘Ocean’s Ride’ set June 3 

      PN (Panay News, June 1, 2017, on page B10)
      To raise awareness and to promote sustainable management of our valuable coastal and marine resources, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR) Region VI supports the Zoological Society of London ( ZSL) ...

    • DENR seeks mangrove plantations protection 

      Indino, Phoebe Jen (Manila Bulletin, October 24, 2012, on page 14)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 7 has called anew for the continued protection and preservation of the 3,441-hectare mangrove plantations within the Getafe Mangroves Swamp Forest Reserve ...

    • DENR starts reviving mangrove trees along a portion of Manila Bay 

      (BusinessWorld, January 4, 2021, on page S1/8)
      The environment department has started planting nilad trees at the Baseco lagoon to revive the mangrove species along Manila Bay, the agency announced last week. “Nowadays, we can hardly find nilad growing in this place. ...

    • DENR to Congress: Rush law to protect forest rangers 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 17, 2020, on page A8)
      A top environment official has asked Congress to hasten the passage of a law creating an enforcement bureau under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) that would arm forest rangers and ensure their ...

    • DENR to plant more mangroves, Pili in Bicol 

      Luces, Niño N. (Manila Bulletin, April 22, 2014, on page 14)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Bicol revealed yesterday that almost 46 percent of its targeted reforestation are in Region 5, under the National Greening Program (NGP), has been completed. ...

    • DENR's bike ride kicks off earth day celebration '17 

      PN (Panay News, April 28, 2017, on page B10)
      Organization by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6, it was the first ever Earth Day Bike Ride which Culminated with a mangrove -planting activity at the Katunggan Park in Barangay Guaan, ...

    • DENR, INC plant 3000 mangroves in Aklan 

      (The Daily Guardian, May 6, 2015, on page B6)
      More than 500 members of Iglesia ni Cristo planted 3,000 mangrove (Api-Api) propagules across 17 hectares of mangrove plantation in Bakhawan Eco-Park in New Buswang, Kalibo Aklan in celebration of their 101st anniversary ...

    • DENR-6 joins mangrove planting coastal cleanup 

      (The Daily Guardian, June 5, 2018, on page 13)
      Employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) joined other government agencies in planting seedlings of Pagatpat and Bungalon mangrove species on the shorelines of barangays Bigke in Leganes and ...

    • DENR: No more mangrove balling 

      De Los Santos, Maricyn A. (The Daily Guardian, March 26, 2018, on page 3-4)
      Mangrove balling is the technique used by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and its project contractors to “save” mangroves in Iloilo River, which are affected by the Iloilo Esplanade project that stretches ...

    • Disappearing mangrove forests cost RP P3B a year in lost forest, fish products 

      PHILEXPORT News and Features (PNF) (The Philippine Star, November 14, 1993, on page 22)
      Vital mangrove areas in the Philippines have shrunk to less than one per cent of its area in 1920. The loss could be worth as much as $3 billion. The country was among 30 countries with the largest mangrove areas in the ...

    • DPWH to realign Esplanade project to protect mangroves 

      Patinio, Ferdinand (The Daily Guardian, April 23, 2018, on page 2)
      The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will realign certain portions of the Iloilo River Esplanade projects to preserve the mangroves that may be affected by the original alignment. In his report to DPWH Secretary ...